The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-17
SAUNDERS. FOLKES
AND SMITH sNAMEDs
Resolutions Passed Demanding
Boards Resignation, Denounc
ing As Fraudulent the Late
City Primary and Dis s
claiming All Obligations ss
to Vote for Nominees. z
m IHI IA

In the Capitol Square WIS q success ao Ss
far us fcarncstnes and attention was con- E
cerncd. The crowd. while not nearl as S
great as atsthc first meeting, listened 81
closely to the Vigorous and otttspoken3 ssai
words Of the speaker, and punctuated his
remarks by loud applause as he empha-- .33
sized q statement or showed up a politi-,,Has
cal miscreant # 5!i S{3 v sJ3 Ssg
at the end Of his speech, which lasted 6s
3 an $hour, Mr., Royal, asked that tho me e t-gs
Ing pass certain resolutions condennins NJ
the Electoral Board and the la,c city a.
primary. These resolutions, three lii nj ni-As
bcr were passed with but three voting N
against them, IN 5 n u n 5,4s q
Although the crowd called Justify for So
more, MI. Royal e,lined to continue. IL
and the meeting broke u 10 with cheers 81
for Royal, which We're freely given. III
Diogenes and His Lantern.
Promptly at $3.50 O'Clock Mr. Royal an.
tered the speakers stand which was built N
Just east of&the Washington Monuments
a single lantern hanging from a pole
assisted a dim electric light to illuminate
the scene. aA;$s
II Mr.. Royal began by saying that he had
invited the crowd to a show In which he
was the only actor, brt no had no apollo BY
to make Tor his appearing .etore them
Hero are some OF his remarks 3ss ssssss
on. the ,E Iectoral5g Board depends all a
the other institutions Of our city 5 for
on honest election officers depend honest 81
elections. sS$ t the board 81 discharges Ito Il
8functlons Improperly We have dlshonest355l
elections.,' 5 ssiss55 NJ; 3s's 5
LII there be one Sdshonorcd n 9 ficer he
Will spoil the election, just ms one bad 4
egg will spoil the custard. IN. M
suppose most . & our icials are hon
est me- say his only for the sake OF
argument applause and alatlgh tetl ~ w hat
+ ls&easierE to weed out the honest and ~ sui
stitutc the dishonest, SO that the ret urns4
will be a Stuffed ballot box. II 9 Nh NJ sSSB
ss3.'It Is a we'll Known fact that there
exists a conspiracy between a boss ~ and {
the Electoral ooar4. Think Of wla t5t1..ss 4
partnership can produce! What pa ~ dig
produce! Ballot boxes at two precincts
were stuffed and Epps and NIcCaw's yot I
were counted foriJ. q G. Smith while @ heras
ballots were, counted for Minetree Folkes.
when q BOSS gets absolute control
OF a city what be the utcomc!? RI He D
will appoint all the election officers to ri
count your8votes; he will elect the Cons
nlonwealth's attorney appointed by them
to prosecute the thieves; he will select a.
Judge appointed by thieves to- try t he 4
thieves, and city sergeant to- take
charge OF the thieves Laughter and q p--#s
IplauseO \.
'.EIc Will elect the Council and loot the ;ty {
treasury. .i fi3 ti5 5iS Il t3 Il ssf SS2as3
Alarming Facts. IN
ST don't say that there exists any such
contract between tho boss and the E lleec-S
toral Board / have not seen Y bu t4SSI
will cite certain facts that are enough
to alarm all thinking mem .33i IT ...s
n Mr.. Royal then read nm affidavit OF
E,JsfII Drake, which stated that Mr.. Ebel
mad said that nine election officers We're
appointed on the recommending ton Of
Clyde w. Saunders, Il Is III IS N
g&a He continued & si AZ INV
That's u pretty good share for on
man, especially when one Of his ap-Ss
#pointees was Jackson Wise. Applause
ana cries of Hit EN- up, Buck,
WHO is this Mr.. Saunders? VINO Us "a
hep cnQuired the. speaker. am safe 4
In saying that no comes in contact with
politics more often in our city than any
other man. US
"In the last ty primary, thirty candl-5
dates for. fear Of untagoniaing him. all h
had election cards printed at his estab-S5
lishment and now l waHt to speak 3 \
word Of Mr.. Robert Lee Syrcle, This
gentleman has been long In close assoc
citation with j, C. Smith, commonly
known us Junk. IA II. 5i N
The speaker then went on to tell OF \
that relation, and how Syrcle had ma -{ II
aged Smiths campaign, After the .elec- \
lion 1t was convenient for Syrcle to leave
like the sora at the first coming Of frost.
and when he was found by Alex. Toml1n-&
son, he was with Junk Smiths horses at
Readvie Mass, = 56 ss a. ys4 81
II Affidavlts of Dr. G. V. CnrringtoH, 5MT.$
W. d. Mann, Mr. Epps aud others were
then read to prove that Messrs. Cohe1i \
and Ehcl, OF tho Electoral hoard mad \
notice OF the bad character OF the election
officers and had'otfers from honest men
to serve.
"Now my fellow citizens, notw'lhstand- &
Ing these statements to Ebel and Cohen,
these men wero made Officers or elec.5
ton. 81 !,
~ ask you in all seriousness u any
man who would appoint such men shoulu
be member of the Electoral hoafa
Cries of mo, no, no!
Piteous Spectacle.
IT cannot help speaking Of the plteous
spectacle presented g rev Gays aso .py
rrm,hertson when ha appeared In the Po-8l
lice Court, arrested for tho dirty work
that had been planned BY others, He
GOES ia the penitentary, while the reat
rnscnls drive about town In Jumpers ana
phaetons. (ApplauseD VI
$50 help me God! when read an ae'
count in the papers OF this poor tramp's
miserabIe condition., could scarGsly
Keep irorn going aowr then 70 defend
him. &,
n tell you take no stock IN sendtn0
THAT poor creature to the penltentiary,S
want to see the men who put up the
lob 60 to the pententlary. Z.
WHO are those othersf They are the &.
ones want ~ vf }E. ff5s9t. e{ t&5 SENs est$&s8