The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-22
Charges of Fraud in
Fourth Ward.
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willing to postpone till aSturday, but
he would have to be at Trinity Friday
r8ght as judge in a debate and could
not be back in time for a hearing early
this morning. He suggested next Tues
day as the date.
Mr.. Josephus Daniels of the commit
tee suggested this morning Mr.. & Is.
Barbee said this might not give Mr.
Upchurch sufficient time to prepare
his defense. Mr.. Daniels changed his
motion to this afternoon ana flnally
agreed to the substitute of Mr.. Emory
for Monday night at which time the
contest win be heard by the old COM
mittee.
Mr.. Pou asked for authority from
Chairman Joseph f.. Pogue, who pre-
sided to subpoena witnesses and to
have the Chief of Police or some
officer serve these papers, so that both
parties might require the attendance
of witnesses.
Speaking afterwards of the case Mr..
Pou says that Mr. Goodwin has plenty
of evidence to prove the charges made.
and that testimony has been made. He
will have stenographers on hand at the
hearing and the evidence taken WVl
be sent to the solicitor of the district
and to the Police Justice, in order that
the parties VINO have violated the law
may be punished, as It'll determined
that bribery and corruption in cleo
tons in certain wards must be ended.
Mr.. Upchurch and his friends de-
clare that the charges will not be sus-
tanned. and that MIR. Upchurch is fairly
and squarely elected and Will receive
the certificate.
The Vote CanvasSed.
At noon the Executive Committee.
met to canvass the vote.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Jo-
seDhus Daniels that all voters except
that of Alderman for the second di-
vision of the fourth ward, which is
contested. be canVaSsed, and that when
the committee adjourned it do so TO
meet in adjourned session on Monday
night TO hear the contest. This was
adopted as W2s also his resolution to
authorize the chairman to call a Sec
ond primary on Tuesday this for
Mayor. Police Justice and Tax Collec-
tor, no nomination having been made.
Under the primary rule the two high
est for each office in the first primary
are the only candidates to be voted
for.
The returns, as printed yesterday.
were all found TO be correct Changes
in totals were made by the acceptance
of four ballots for the second division
of the fourth ward and five from the
fir stdivision of the third ward, these
ballots having votes marked on them
for more than one man for the same
office, some voting for two Aldermen
from q ward. for two Tax Collectors,
for two Police Justices. for five EXecu-
tive Committeeman. The change in
the second division of the first ward
makes Mr.. T.. r. Pace. one vote added,
the third committeeman from that
ward.
In the second division of the first
ward Johnson's verified vote for Mayor
is SIS. Stronach's 90. In the first di-
vision of the third it is Johnson ~.
Stronach 1874, WYnne 81. These in
crease Johnson's vote by four Stron-
ach's by four and Wynnes by one, the
totals being Johnson 71J, Stronach
571. Wynne 227 a total primary vote
of sos. leaving Johnson As short Of
a nomination, and leading Stronach by
| 1879 votes.
The changes for Police Justice give
| Badger a gain of two each in the di-
one each in the first division of the
third the totals beng Badger 533
| Beckwith 800, Separk 373, Barbee SO
and Reid 80. Badger leads BeckWith
| by 143 votes
For City Clerk Wilson gains two
votes IN the second DIVISION OF the
first, and Correll one. Correll gaining
one in the first division of the third
| the totals being Wilson $50. Correll
| $50. Wilson's majority 302.
For Tax Collector Lumsden gains
one vote in each division changed,
Jones one in the first division of the
| third. Terrell one in each and Heilig
| one in the second division of the first
| two in the first division of the third
| the totals being Lumsden $50, Jones
! 1913, Terrell 279. Heilig 229. Lums-
| den leads Jones by 207 votes.
The changes in the Aldermanic vote
gives Grimes 131 in the second diVis-
| ion of the first. Harden 176 in the first
| division of the third Norwood 81
| Harden's majority 90. The only
change in the committeeman is as TO
e. r. Pace, already stated, while the
vote for F. w. Habel, incorrectly
| printed yesterday is III in his ward
thus leading his ticket.
The second primary will be held on
| Tuesdav between the hours of 9 a. m
! and p. m. with the same poll-holders.
| 1t will not be known till after the
| hearing of the contest on Monday
night as to whether or not there will
| be another election in the second di-
vision of the fourth ward.
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