The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-06


ton. but 0fused to allow persons
in the same category. who had not
voted for the said T. e. Clarke. TO
vote In said primary II IL was known
to said Judges OF election that such
persons desired to vote for your Pc
titioner Your petitioner for want OF
access to the poll books At said pre-
cincte. 10 unable to give the names
and number Of the persons SO ILLEGAL
Nv permitted to vote for the said WAL
ter A. Watson. but he alleges that
suficient number of such persons
were permitted to vote. to change the
result of the said primary election as
heretofore ascertained and declared py
your committee. It goes without say
ing that whether the persons VINO hao
so voted for the said John T. Thsitt
were entitled to vote In the said pr1-
mary election or not the fact that
some of such persons were permitted
to vote for the said Walter A Watson
and Others were not allowed to vote
for your petitioner IL manifestly un-
fair, undemocratic and illegal
As an instance OF the prejudice
which your petitioner has sustained
bv reason Of the unfair and illegal
discrimination on the part OF tne
i,sixes Of election in said county OF
Dinwiddie. he cites to your commit
tee the names OF the following per-
sons who desired ana Offered TO vote
In said primary. Intending to vote 10.
your petitioner. but who were denied
the right to vote for him on tne
ground that they had not voted TOT
the said T. z. Clarke in said election:
~
OAK Doseph Williams. and one OF
his sons; c. n Harris. f. c. Harris
= p rowikes, W. p. Fowlkes. c. =.
TfnRley. r. T. Nase, p. I. WGnne. W.
F. vaughan, D. r. Williams and Dr.
J. H walton.
Diserans,atis. PrsetieeA
Al an instance Of the manner In
which this discrimination was prac-
ticed by the Judges Of election In said
county Of Dinwiddie, your petitioner
here sets forth q letter which he has
received from the said Rev. J. W.
Eure which he adopts and makes a
suecidc allegation OF this petition. the
.agA letter being In the words follow
ing:
Petersburg. Va. September Is, 1872
.Dear Mr.. Turnbull.-At this writing
I do not know how the election went
ON Saturday for Congressman Have
heard conflicting accounts. nrst ~.
watson was nominated then You
While I am waiting TO hear. am writ
ing you to say that my vote AZ
Re.ms. va, Dinwi0die County. was
challenged, and hence did not vote.
ana ON the ground that failed 70
vote for the legislative nominee In the
last election failed to vote Tor
Mr. Clark on conscientious scrupies.
Now this may have been all right. ana
had nothing to say untN otner men
were allowed to votp whose voeeo
were not challenged on the efouno.
and not even . question asked tnem
b. the Judges Of election. ] wrate you
This that II it becomes necessary you
may contest the action ana nave 1n,
n~eeinct thrown out I simply fees
tn.t the Judges were not consistent,
that's all
= trust you were renOminated. ana
even without my vote, ans In TINS
ouinioa. allow me 70 congrAtulase you'
-Tours very truly.
a. ana of the wards IN the city OF
p.serrSure (your petitioner being I'm.
able 20 give the number OF the var
Or vrns Of acess 60 the poll oooks,
srooner Epes and J. y. NeWcomo. az
thought possessing the legal guam
Cations, we're denied the ngnt %
vote for your petitioner.
r., That IN the said tnserucssone tne
,nS~rs st the several precincts Of the
sesS eou9rsssiooaa digty1t Wers %.
v;,eA tnsa the payment Of TIE poss
ssr,s reouireA - presequssste 90
a., right to vote In the $40 pn.'s
vou,A be su@e1ently evsoenceo
che ,ou tax liss- Furnished the saso
,uAres or BY the exhibition oy the
slsrtors o. receipts showing payment
OF the said taxes
\, has been SuAieDOusiy determines
hy several nisi prfus ccerts OF eass
STATE. notably the circuit Court o.
r,uueubvrx County. In TIE cess %
0soyes and oshes ~. HaSeesec
sovssa In the August number % sse
ylrxiuss Law Register. 1S1x thaS -
ah.ence q an sateudiug voeere naMe
srOD svch Issss asseusitied hin % vete
.n,S1 he were within the AeMnste ex-
csvs.oue q she e0a0sSesssenaa prou.
.,ous IN e<vtsta casest Bot u the sesd
instructions - the seSd commsssss
were IN sNso SVsDece cerreee ~ tee
csyweue q ne ~ p0sI saxse Wers
n no ana n NV SuoeSeusly prevee
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