The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-19

E9Ayes-Messrs. Boykln,tg$ SroWningI&f
Doherty, w. G. Duke, Faaan, y lcks, SSsS
Manning, Montague. Munford, Phii--ss8s
lips, Rosendorf, Saunders, sharp,Ssas
shae, Steiner, Taylor and West---17 Ssg
A Noes-Messrs.s Bowman, carrlngton,} }s&
q Connolly, 5E, w. Evans, VA. 4. Evans, /, s44S
Mcclure, Petlcolas, Rector, stone,SSS.ss
Thomason, TtlIer, Tyler and elsl $as$ $sfS
i8-13, i, 5 ~ 9fsss8SSSsSs5
BY the above vote the City DemocraticSs
Committee last night after a, session ofss
nearly four hours dismissed the effer-MS
son Ward election con test, thereby ex01l-ssS
Grating the election officials and declaras5B
ing that the primary for council nell3s at;ss
the first precinct on a pril $26t was g fairlyS8
and regularly conducted. ID q ssYsf sttS5sNSs
IS Messrs. John a.. Selph and Joseph II o.
Phillips, the contestants, were present.
and when tho resolution to dismiss was
adopted, they announced that they would
bring such evidence as they have to- the
attention OF C.onlnlonwe cal th' ST. AttorneX&
E'olkes, with the View Il d getting HEIR
cases before the grand
5Hs The llee TIN & was stormy. frolf, art
40 finish ana slts times Cha trnan 9ohentys
had to pound Ills gdlvel h enV u Y forfo ofdel'sa
The whole matter was gone Into and
there were many wi tnesses forB Bboth sidhs.S
When finally all the evidence wa s. I'LL
three resolutions were offered as fol loWs:4
BY Mr.. Mcclure: For n new primary
In First Jefferson next Tuesday. 4. s.sSS
Ey Mr.. Thomason: To allow all the
candidates in Jefferson Ward to run NJ
tie general election. 81 Y}5s s3f 55'53
Ey Mr.. Saunders: To dismiss the case
ana exonerate the election officers. n SSsss
Z The last proposition was offered as a@
substitute for the whole, and the vote
rcc,rred upon the first. S.s 8 sgs8
Tho others were never $rea ched, II as Bona@
rel coll determined the question once for
AZ, and put an end to the matter so far
ns the committee is concerned. 3;s
Heavy Crossfiring.
& Whatever proceedings may follow n IN
the courts, 1t Is altogether likely that the
result OF the primary will be undisturhed.#
aud that the nominees chosen on April
gGth, will be ELECTED on June 18th. 5ssfs;
Riting bits of sarcasm, and warm
,thrusts of invectlve We're hurled back
and forth across the committee room
tlulinE the evening and spicy inquiry. and
at one time 1t looked as though a colluquyiS
between Messrs. Selph and Manning
might take personal turn. 5sS$
D Mr.. selph had tried hard to get the
police commissioner to admit that he had Il
lived without the precinct since last No-E3
velnber, but lie would not, a$
When the question From what place.
have YOU paid your gas and water bil;s#
since last November r. had been several
times repeated, Mr.. Manning retortod# #
warmly; IT you mean to say i have
resided out of the precinct since N0-s3
.vember, you say what Is not true" Chair-5S
man Doherty raped vigorously for order.@
and the incident closed. &
There were other sharp passages be-t3
tween witnesses and others. ,aS&
Witness Whitlock was upon the stand.
and In answer to a question by Mr.8
Manning whether he had seen anything
suspicious go on in the precinct on elec-M
ton day. he created great laughter by
saying: No moro than would expect s
among any other gang Of politicians. q
wouldn't trust any of them s. @
Made Good Witnesses,
Register Steiner ana Clerk Cohen made S
capital witnesses for themselves they 81
told of the conduct OF the election ana Ai
declared they We're being persecuted. In 8
the pending matter. Mi Steiner obs
served thai an election booth was no #
place for decent citizen In these tlmes,M
and he would not serve again for $4,000, ~
Mess,s. selph and Phillips made hrief#4
statements. and they introduced several {ySS
witnesses TO bear out their contentious.
Mr. Manning introduced signed state-&g
ments from W. A. Coleman. s, o., Poll sS
ana s. 7. lie Cler, saying they had never a
given nffidavits that they voted for
Sclph. He referred to another afffant,8
n. II. Saunders, as having served g. term
In Jail for stealing brasses, and said he 3&
was NOT entitled to II VOTE while ans
rnlized citizen. H3;S
Mossrs. ". q, Duke Manning and
S,,nders led the fight for dismlssing the 81
case while NIessrs, Mcclure, Welsh and s&
Thomason We're most active IN opposi-H
tion. 5 s8
= rrha .,s, Inns heen before the conlmttea sS