The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-06

the said Pretlow's reply to the chal-i
lenge being. You go to he'll: ! am
running this thing"
At Farmville precinct, In Prince
Edward county. the judges OF cleo
ton applied the same arbitrary ruling
in the interest of the said Walter A.
Watson, and to the prejudice of the
rights Of your petitioner, and with
respect to the conduct of the Judges
Of election at this precinct. your Pc
titioner sets forth In this petition the
following letter which he has re-
ceiyed from r. c. Bristow, and which
| he adopts and makes specific all
legation OF this petition, adding only
to the statement made in said letter
the further allega Cen that the Mr..
! Ewing and Mr.. Brock, mentioned in
said letter. were. respectively. the
nominees Of the Democratic party in
said county for the house OF dele
gates and State senate Of Virginia.
tHere follows letter alluded to
above.)
And your petitioner charges that
! the same arbitrary ruling was APP
piled by other judges OF election at
other precincts in said primary cleo
ton In the said district, in the in
terest of the said Walter A. Watson,
and to the prejudice Of your petit
toner.
Instruction Not Uniformly Observed.
tb) That while the following Ian
guage from said instructions sent out
by this committee to the judges
of election as to the further qualifi-
cations of the right to vote. namely:
Provided. however. that no person
shall be permitted to vote for the can
didates in said primary unless in the
last next preceding general election
he voted for the nominee OF said party
for the house OF delegates; provided,
further, that If he did not vote at such
general election, then upon his dec.
laration that he will support at the
ensuing election, the nominee of said
party, he shall be allowed to vote,
may be correct statement Of the
law with respect to said primary cleo
ton, the said instruction was not uni
formly and fmpariaily applied by the
Judges OF election, as between the
two candidates for the said nomina-
ton, inasmuch as persons who were
not qualified to vote under said in
structions and the statute In such
case. were. nevertheless. allowed to
vote for the said Walter A. Watson,
whereas persons In the same category
were not allowed to vote In said pri-
Black Bull Moose Voted.
In support OF this allegation. your
petitioner charges that at Blackstone
precinct. in Nottoway county. one H.
l.. Jackson, negro, and chairman
of the progressive party, popularity
known as the Bull Moose party
for the county aforesaid. was allowed
by the judges of election to vote
in said primary election at said pre-.
cinct for the said Walter A. Watson,
Notwithstanding ii was well known to
said judges of election that the said
II. l. Jackson had been throughout
his whole political career. a member
OF the Republican party until his
present affiliation with the said pro.
gressive party, and notwithstanding
the avowed jealousy on the part Oh
the said Walter A. Watson, so often
publicly proclaimed before the cleo.
.ftprs,-. Of ths participation of nsgroas
In the said primary.
AT Burkeville precinct, in said
Nottoway county. your petitioner is
Informed and charges. that four (D
other negro Republicans were allowed
to vote in said primary. as an In
spection OF the poll books will dis
close. and that they voted for said
Walter A. Watson: and at said Burke
Vile precinct, in said county. sundry
ether Republicans, who were not
qualified TO vote under the pro-
visions OF the act Of the general as
sernbly aforesaid. were permitted to
vote. and did vote for the said Wal
ter A. Watson. as will appear from an
inspection of the poll books.
Here follow specific charges az to
other Republicans voting at differ
ent precincts The petition on this
/ int ir
At Crews precinct, in said MOTTO
way county, c. f. Wilson. one OF the
leading Republicans of said county.
and who is now. or has recently been.
chairman of said Republican party
| in said county. and q number of other
| Republicans. whose names and num-
| Der. for want of access to the poll
| books, cannot be given, were per-
| mitted to vote, and did vote. In said
| primary election for the said Walter
A. Watson. Notwithstanding they did
not possess the qualifications pre-
scribed by said act
Upon information, and TO the best
/ of your petitioners belief. the Re-
| pubiicane of Nottoway county. re-
CARELESS of whether they possessed
| the qualifications prescribed by said
act or not, were solicited and permit
| ted to vote in said primary election
| for the said Walter A. Watson, and
| that this unlawful practice prevailed
at every precinct In said county OF
| Nottoway. but not having had access
| to the poll books. your petitioner is
unable to give the names and num-
bers of Illegal votes so permitted
and received by the judges of cleo
! ton in said county of Nottoway or
to make other more specific sliega-