The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-22
CHARGES OF FRAUD
IN FOURTH WARD
Contest to Be Heard
Monday Night.
RESULTS DECLARED
In The Race Again Johnson and Stron
ach For Mayor, Badger and Beck
with For Police Justice Lums-
den and Jones For Tax Col
Iector, Other Offices Filled.

Iector, Other Offices Filled.
The official canvass of the return
of the Democratic primary of Thurs
day was made yesterday and the re
suit as announced in this paper yes
terday morning was given the ofiicia
O. *, with the contest in the SECOND
division of the fourth ward continued
till Monday night.
In the final canvass one change wa:
brought about by the admission OF
nine ballots, four in the second diVislo-
of the first ward and five in the hrs
division OF the third which had beer
held up by the poll-holders out of ex-
treme caution. On some of these tho
voters had voted for from two to 1iv,
men for the same office, and for those
offices the Democratic Executive Com
mittee rejected the vote. allowing tho
ballots to be counted for the others
The only charge made was to change
some majoritieS and to elect E. l.
Pace as an Executive Committeeman
in the second division of the first ward
one added vote giving him 60 to j
Il. Green's "a.
The interest of the day did not con-
SlSl III Ills III COuIltiilS VI NotSS, lOl
it was known that Johnson and Stron-
ach for Mayor, Badger and Beckwith
for Police Justice, Lumsden and Jones
for City Tax Collector, would all have
10 race again in the second primary
next Tuesday. The hot material sug-
gested in the contest of CT. w. Good
win against j. Sherwood Upchurch for
the nomination for Alderman in the
second division of the fourth ward was
Tod a
the curious gathered at the meeting of
the Democratic Executive Committee
in the mayors office at eleven o'clock.
Mr.. Upchurch and his attorney, Mr..
William Is. Jones. were present. Also
Mr. Goodwin, and his attorneys.
Messrs. James II. Pou. w. n. Jones
and Il. p Maynard. A regular protest
had been filed against the certificate of
election being given to Mr.. Upchurch.
fraud being charged.
A Convict and Bribery.
The meeting at II O'Clock was q
special one to hear the protest and
Mr.. Pou, for the contestant Goodwin.
was first heard. Mr.. Pou stating that
on the face of the returns the vote
showed 35 for UpciiUrch and "a for
Goodwin, said that he appeared as
the representative Mr.. Goodwin and
objected to the legality of the election
challenging five of the votes said to
have been cast for Upchurch as not
only invalidating the election. but sub
jecting the parties and those abetting
them, to criminal prosecution under
the law of the State. as the primary
held in Raleigh was regulated by an
act of the Legislature. He charged
L. That John Britt. a penitcntiary
convict, who had never been restored
n oft chin had in thn nlQo-
ton for Mr. UDchurch. ana second
that other disqualified persons had
also voted in the same precinct. Or
these charges he was ready to be hearC
by the committee.
Mr.. w. Is. Jones. for Mr.. Upchurch
asked a continuance of the hearing
as his client had received no notice
except that given to the committee on
Thursday night. and he did not know
till Mr. Pou spoke the charges that
would be made. He asked till today
for the matter to be heard. saying il
was only just and right and democratic
that such a course should be pursued
that no Democrat should be put &c
trial on so short a notice. that tht
continuance would be but justice &c
Mr.. Upchurch and the Democratic
party. In conclusion he requested q
bill of particulars of the charges from
-
met and it be shown clearly that Mr.
Upchurch was entitled to take his seal
as an Alderman of the city.
Mr.. Pou said he agreed with Mr.
Jones as the charge is Il serious one
and Mr.. Upchurch should make hi:
defense and not be rushed. There is
one thing certain''he exclaimed "ant
that is that the people Of this city are
not going to submit to corruption ii
certain wards in this city" Here Tho
speaker was interrupted by Vigorou!
applause from the big crowd in at
tendance, cries of good, good, that.
right coming from many of them.
81 am not going to give a bill o.
particulars MIR. Pou continued "as
DO not propose to specify the five
names of persons claimed to be dis
qualified. 1t is stated that Mr.. Up
church is going around saying that The
3 men whose votes are challenged votet
for Goodwin, and 1 don't want t.
make it so that these men will be-
sought out and say that though they
refused the request of Goodwin anC
his friends to vote for him, that they
family did SO. / don't want to leal
them into temptation to their hurt
/ will prove that five of them are dis
qualified and if they dare to changt
their statements l will prove that thal
voted for Upchurch. If this is denied
I will charge and prove that friend:
of Upchurch offered money for vote.
for Upchurch, one scale of figures be.
ing used for men who would cast M
vote and another for men who woult
vote for Upchurch. I dare them t.
deny it,
Then Mr. Pou said he was perfectly
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