The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-27

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1oscpl Ill cirubbs, Il. S. Edward r. N
srhomrson, Sam ss.crnbcrs. -. a Martin
II. d. bernstein II. j. Glenn, E q. Wood
burn, AZ Il, X. Cuiberson, u. ". Wilson
s. ST bass. Byron 13aer, l.. Miller, Jane:
iKass, Henry Solomon, j. II. Bane. y. y
S1iarweil. josef, Cove. II. WHittet, II
II. jacobs, n j. 1latchcr;' james DOVE
William Miller, l.. jackson. James =
stewart, T.. Il, Taylor. u, NJ. BEDFORD
iA. q. FRANKLIN, NJ Hutzlcr A.. !, CASTOR
~. thinner, c.. j. Smith, 7. ], Farley
AZ, Murlconi. Albcr, Stcn,GT II. Walker
Jesse y. Coats, Phil Bottigheimer, e y
.Dnnford j. G, Levitt r. Meredith, y. ~ y
Folkcs, Il. lralk. G. L, Mattern, Al. Levy
j. Rothschiid, NJ. stenberg, II Schwartz
r. C. Mullen. b. Wolf, He. G. Harm"i
.--5S. Thirty-one hot present. 80,
q These witnessed told but little' In ,a
were I'LL asked for whom they mr. rot ,,.
FOR commemorative attorney and " ely
sergeant. but only Il small number O,
t,,cm answered, having II right to decline
10 do SO Under the ruling of the cour.
B The full text Of the grand jury repor'
is MS follows: 49,
Richmond. Va, jnly %, 1921 1871;
4 no the Honorable Samuel - MttihIn
Judge OF the Hastings Court OF INC
Y City or Riphlncnd ~
I'll Inc charge ucllNeieo ny ',,,I,, re
4 grand jury empnuclcd for tlie uuts on
4 Investigating the recent primary cree
ton was SO comprehensive ana en- ,.
3 rlcit that The Jurors nave aocmeu y, !.
proper to take the widest ln,tuue ~, (
he investigation. They ing ~, IN, ,i H.U
10 safeguard the ballot. The inan-
nor or appointing officers Of the cleo
( ton precincts is not guarded suit
ciently by the Electoral Board, WHO:
. .ErI.a Al 1l,., ttpt
the ballot inasnuch as they appolnt
tho officers who racclvd tho votes.
and should. thcreforc, exercise the
stric,cst care IN the selection Of these
officers. Our Investigation shows mat
r. lie appointments are made on ,hn
that tho Board Is governed thereby,
! We arc Of opinion TINT the Board
+ should be governed By the rccommen-
dations Of the City Central COMMITTEES n &C.
TINT the elections nre, fairly ana
honestly conducted, and should DO
Z required TO share the responsibility.
& we ind. also, TINT the destruction
orcn the door TO fraud, and that this
< feature of the election law should be
Ws also find, upon tho sworn tcsti-
mony OF one hundred und seventy.tWo
I voters or the Third Monroe Precinct.
/ out Of two hundred and one who voted
J at that precinct in the last primary
election, that only thirteen refused to
4 testify. two failed TO renenbcr how
they voted for City Sergeant, three
Commemorative Attorney. and two
= did not vote for either officer. Tho
others showed a willing desire to as,
sist the grand jury in every way pos
sible. aS
.s Our verified count shows that for
. the Office of City Sergeant. II. c.
Epps received sixty votes. r. w. Nc
Cav received twcnty-onc. and j. G,
Smith received seWeny-four. The
4 certified returns from the judges who
S&served In the election showed that II.
c. Epps received for;y-four. r. w. Nc
Cav received eLsren, and j. G. Smith
K received one hundred and forty-two.
For the office of Common wealth's At
torney. our count shows Anderson re-
two, Folkcs fifty-tlircc, Howard two,
James nineteen, WALLACE eight. George
e Wise eleven. and George D. Wise
twenty-one. The certified returns OF
the judges Of election OF TINT precinct
showed that Anderson received four
teen votes, Cary fifteen. Folkcs one
hundred and eleven. Howard SIX,
James eleven. Wallace ten, George
%. Wise thirteen, and George d. Wise
twelve.
We find, so far as We have been
able to discover, that the election was
fairly conducted with the execution of
the cases which we report to tho hon
ornble court with suitable indictments.
MI those indicted walked UP llkc men il
the court and gave their bonds, save
Culberson who will perhaps never be
seen in Richmond again.
Those who are Interested In clean poll
tics and fair. methods in. primaries ar,
expressing the belief that tho finding.
of the grand illry will have n brnltbf,