The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-28
Voice OF,
the I People
WAS II a PLoT79
Mr.. Royal T ellis a Startling Story
n About Fraud in Monroe Ward.

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Editor Of The Times Dlspa tch, N
sir.-rhe report q q the g ;rn,r, ivy Try
chct, Monroe Ward, was stuffed In the
recent primary elcctlonu5 Votcs cast cas-, fo q
Ipps and McCaW were counte for sinitn'
nna votes given for o.. he othfr
were counted for Folkes. Tho lndict-
mont OF Il few individuals for particular
violations Of the elections law is q mat
9, of c11aEse nv c t.s
ton stuffed the ballot box ls q matter 7, ".
OF trnnscendent Importance, ana y :, our
people regard Il that fact With lndliier-
hen they deserve me fa9 t knows
how far the corruption extended. Many
other boxes In 4 the. tyglnay also nave
been stuffed, and there should 70 a spe.
cal grind jury TO examine tho voters ''! "a at
# hut tho real {importnnc ice OF s. the stuiiing
OF the boxes at Third Monroe cannot he
duly weighed unless the. attendant cir
G e' are considered along W't'sit'
On May LIST there was n vacancy II
the officers OF election q. Third Monroe ,n,,,
Iii the latter part OF April Jackson WISE,
nay ~ hoSer SSre,s So
Carmody's, al 40. 2l0 East Broad. and
rented a bedroom for5two months !, from l,1 y
May list telling %Carmody ne wanted S ~ +.
person 10 Stuy III lHc SIDulli ASN,
30 East Broad IS III the Third Precinct
OF Monroe. and Wise had not lived In
that precinct before. The SUBSEQUENT
events proved that SVise rented this room
oiIleers OF q election a Third Precinct
though there was then no vacancy, On
May 10Th the Judge. who was also reg 81
trar at Third Precinct, resigned. and 3the
electoral board q tBonce made Wise Judge
and registrar at Third Precinct. 1s
Norycll states that three days before
the election Culkerson met Norvell. and
thinking Noryell was for Smith for ser 81.
10 vote. Norvell replied that he had
moved into he courtyard sould a,no t
vote. Culherson replied :: That makes
no, dlfference; am going 70 VOTE" MOI Nor.
Richmond four or I'VE years and. are not
regIstcred.,'# Culherson said, Bob Ltc
syrclc has fixed that. he gave me 50
10 pay my poll taxes 5, for three years :, i, =
show to Jim smith,'1 gave them to
him; he showed them to Smithsand gave
them back 10 me, and I.registcrcd. Syr-
polls at Third Monroe Precinct on cleo
lion morning; that Solomon. the clerk.
would refuse to serve. and that Jack mex
W Nory wHuls aaRa ut ne III as s!erk Epps
: culberson replied: Jack & Wise. and
myself will be there. and We Will at
tend 10 that" Syrcle and Culberson ran
away, and the grand Jury could not ex-
anime them. f5ss nc 81
On the morning OF election Wise and
Culberson came To- he polls together.
brins1g the po books ard bali9. pox es
clerk. Wise and Culberson held ~ the
election, and the ballot box shows tho
result given us by the grand jury. al
lit Is plain that six weeks before the
election was held the harples had fixed
their evil eye upon ha Third Precinct
and plotted how 1t was to be taken
possession OF, Eand that they actually took
possession OF it according to the plot
We can have no more confidence In our
elections IL there is no change. g} III
8 Now, @ the great lesson OF the case Is
that our elections are dishonest VIII
we allow things to go on as they are.
or will we demand a reform? The re-
form is easy. 1t all 3centers and turns
on the electoral board which appoints the
officers who hold the elections, Tho
present electoral board has lost the con-
ildence OF the people, and II should re.
sign, Or, II II does not, Judge Witt should
remove 1t. However sincere Its members
may he the day OF Its usefulness is over.
There should be a new electoral board
composed of three citizens, in whom the.
people have perfect confidence, and they
should remove all of the present election
officers and put in an entirely new SGT.
Is WIN. L, ROYALI4.
July q. 1905,