Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1909-09-01

AANh shc NoNlt huN the ftlnTuS ChnNdsceu.
On the face of the returns, Grigsby had
six majority. and the Committee called
in Messrs. Grigsby, and Jas p. Reardon.
who appeared as counsel for his father,
and notified them Of the result, and that
In the absence OF contest, this would be
certified TO the public and the State
Chairman.
Thereupon Jas. r. Reardon as counsel
tor M. ii. Resrdon challenged the vote
and demanded an official count
On motion, Messrs. B w. Ca,lett and
X S. Bryarly were appointed to count
the ballots. They proceeded with this
work, Messrs. Grigsby, Jas p Reardon
and X. II. Lee, Jr., County Chairman
being present. The other members Of
the Committee came back after dinner,
and received the report of the counting
committee. In this report il was stated
that eleven defective ballots had been
found, which had been placed at the
bottom of the pile as the count proceed
ed al the direction OF the Chairman
The sub committee composed Of
Messrs Cailelt and Bryarly stated they
We're unwilling To take the responsibility
Of the count OF these eleven defective
ballots which had been objected TO by
the candidates; and referred them 20 the
committee OF the whole. which then pro-
ceeded TO count them. The ballots were
then handed from hand TO hand 10y the
Chairman, " no took the tally and made a
memorandum in his own handwriting on
the bSck OF each ballot as IL was voted
on, the memorandum showing the action
Of the Committee in each case When
the vote on the eleven ballots was com
pieied, they were handed back TO the
sub committee, who adjusted them with
their count OF the unquesiioned ballots
and reported the result OF the count Of
the ballots as Sowing 2l5 ballots for VI.
I II. Reardon. PA ballots for. ! r. Gricsbv
and ll2 votes for II. f. Boyer. and Il
ballots for VIM NJ Struder
On the following day, the Committee
refused successfully TO throw out votes
/ alleged 10 have been irregularly cast al
/ White Post precinct, at Turner's Shop
I precinct, AT Shenandoah precinct. al
I MorgaA's Mill precinct. and at Pierces' :
I precinct. because Of the hearsay charac.
I ter OF the evidence brought TO support
J the motions made TO that end. They
/ likewise refused To throw out the entire
vote Of the White Post precinct on IN,
motion of y member so tho Committee
f This motion was made on the ground
that the ballot box was taken from the
voting place by the judges to the home
Of DR.. Thos Lewis, who was sick. hi.
residence being about fifty feet distant
from the voting place. The Committe,
found that no fraud was alleged Oh
| proven in this action OF the judges; that
the ballot box had never been out Of th,
custody or vision of the judges; and thai
no improper vote had been obtained
They consequently refused TO throw on
the vote Of this precinct.
After all the evidence was in and til,
matters had been fully argued 10y counse
representing Messrs. Grigsby and Rear
don, the Committee after careful consid
Grafton declared NJ. II. Reardon the Dem
ocratic nominee, and in this action re
queste3 the concurrence of the Warner
/ County Committee. An appeal wa
prayed 10 the State Central Committe,
ss provided by the primary plan Page Is
and TO the Warren County Committee
This appeal was allowed to the Stat,
Central Committee, and denied 80 far a
the Warren County Committee was con
cerned, they having 10y their resolution
left the matter with the Clarke Count,
Committee, and the appeal was accord
ingly denied for want Of jurisdiction il
the Warren County Committee.
The appeal now stands certified to tn
State Chairman, who has acknowledge
receipt OF the communication notin
the appeal. Your Committee lahore
earnestly for the proper and conscientt
Gus discharge of their duty and there be
ing no unanimity of opinion on the sey
eral matters that came before them 70
their consideration, everything was d,
termined 10y majority vote
In the canvass of the ballots the Con
miltee had in mind the law (Sec 1920, !
, 76, Pollard's Code, 1900 which provide
; that all laws for the protection an
regulation OF elections, shall apply {
; primary elections whether legalised {
not. and such laws obtained therefore i
= the primary of July l., 1909. Havin
= in mind therefore Sec. 1920 pollard
F. Code 1904, p. 13), the committee tire
: out two Of the disputed ballots, becau:
4 two of the names of the candidat,
e thereon, were not scratched at a
: Another ballot was thrown out, hecau
Q il was not marked as the law direct
y there being long mark drawn peJpe
O dicularly down the face of the tickt
f Another ballot was returned Nitho
: the names being properly scratched al
r with the word "void" written on its fac
r and this ballot was thrown ont,
And another ballot constituting Il
i fifth was thrown out because three nam
J. were not properly marked The for
!. going constitute the five ballots throw
d out. The remaining six ballots, the i
n tention of the voter being apparent, we
counted as case, and the canvass of q
e ballots having proceeded continuously
L an end, and from lhe opening Of q
5; ballot box, the result was found a. her
q tofore published in theCLARKE CoURIE
II and VI. H. Reardon declared the nomint