The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-05
.HECHLER DECLARED.
NOMINEE OF PARTY
County Treasurer's Total In
creased on Recount Demanded
by O'Bannon.
THRocKMoRToN NINE SHY
Lawyers Engage in Bitter
Wrangle at All-Day Session
Of Committee.
THRocKMoRToN NINE SHY

Following n recount Of the ballots
cast in the primary election four
weeks ago. and heated debate
by counsel on the question of delay
Ing tho official action OF the COM
mittee until Saturday. the Demo-
cratic Committee OF Henrico county at
o'clock last night declared Henry
S. Hechler the party's nominee for
Treasurer. The recount showed that
MIR. Hechler received s23 votes to ISL
votes cast for his opponent. 8. NJ
the first count were e1s and $50. re-
spectively. the recount resulting In
the gain OF ono vote by Mr.. O'Bannon
and an increase of four votes for Mr.
Hechler.
In the contest between Throckmor-
ton and Davies. the recount confirmed
the election of the former with only
a slight variation In the totals. Mr.
Throckmorton's vote decreased from
sl6 to 912, while those cast for Mr.
Davies showed an increase from s73
to sfs The recount resulted in tho
reduction of Throckmorton's majority
bv nine votes. He was declared the
nominee of the Democratic party by
the committee. In the matter of the
contest for Justices OF peace of the
Fairfeld District. the election of
fheSSTs blnIOru. sunday ana watson
was confirmed by the recount
Lawyers In Bitter wrunrIe.
Stormy titlts between counsel repre-
sentinE the O'Bannon and Hechler in
terests characterized the argument
preclpitated at the conclusion of the
count. when a member of the board
moved that Mr.. Hechler be declared
the party candidate. Attorney ]. r.
Russell. appearing for the defeated
candidate. demanded verification of
the tax lists. and an examination OF
the poll tax books. without which, he
said. the recount was neither fair nor
Just. He was confident he said. that
such an examination would reveal tho
names OF number of persons who
were permitted to vote without legal
right.
Attorney d. C. O'Flaherty. on behalf
| of Mr.. Hechler. declared that his client
was being literally 'houndcd" by tho
opposition. who sought to discredit his
election by every possible means Hav-
ing failed to establish e valid claim
to the office By recount OF the
ballots. Mr., O'Bannon. upon advice of
counsel" nc said. has as a last resort
fallen back upon the expedient of
working for further delay with the
hope of uncovering possible fraud"
! He demanded to know why. II 1T IVES
J hiit iHteutlOu Ol NlT- ~ bdnnOn TO as X
for an examination OF the tax rolls,
he had not stated his intention when
he filed his request for a recount. in
stead of asking merely for a recount
OF the ballots.
Failed to Get Poatponement.
Lawyer c. r. Sands. replying for Mr..
O'Bannon. referred to the objections
raised by Mr.. O'Flaherty as being pure
ly technical and designed to discredit
further the Democratic party of the
county in preventing just and
equitable inquiry into the disputed
election. He asked for a postponement
OF the decision OF the committee until
Saturday to give Mr. O'Bannon an op-
! portunity OF going over the tax lists
and offering proof that many of the
votes were illegally cast. A test mo-
tion to that effect was offered by a
member of tho board, but WAS voted
down.
! The committee was in session con-
tinuously from IL noon to o'clock last
night. and was thoroughly tagged out
when the end Of the much disputed
case was reached. Upon certification
by notary that Mr.. Hechler had com
piled with the law in fling his election
expense account. he was. upon motion,
declared the candidate OF the Demo-
| cratic party