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

been Kept IN said special election. the
class oS persens who we're permiteed
70 vote q oaid election. % - 70 give
% the eniA walter A. Watson the un.
usually large vote which he 10 ac-
credited with from said county. APP
piled through his agent to the
clerk Of the Circuit Court OF sasd
county Of Nottowsy for the privilege
OF inspecting the poll books kept In
said special election. when. to his sur
prise, his agent was informed BY said
clerk that even the oficisl poll books
In the special election could not be
exhibited to him for the reason that
they were in the possession OF Mr..
Hunter II Watson. attorney at law.
and brother Of the said Walter A.
Watson. who. the clerk stated, had all
the papers in his possession in con-
nection with said special election. for
the purpose OF formulating the neces-
sary papers incident to contest OF
the legality OF said special election. so
that. unless your petitioner Is mis-
taken In the information which he has
received. and upon which this allie
cation 10 based. ii would seem that In
Nottoway County. every avenue of in
formation has been closed against
your petitioner: and the pregnant fact
said special election In which the
same electors participated. is. accord
ing to this information, being assailed
by the citizens Of Notteway County
themselves.
S. Your petitioner further alleges
that since the forgone portion of this
petition had been written. J. ". Bailey.
one of the judges of election who con-
Quoted the primary election held on
said 2lst day Of september, 1912. at
Edmumd's Store Precinct. in the coun-
ty Of Brunswick. has made an affida-
Wit. which he has furnished to your pc
titioner respecting the manner in
which the said primary election was
conducted at tho said precinct. which
AFFIDAVIT is hereby adopted by your
petitioner and made a specific sllega-
ton of this petition, and is in the fol-
lowing words:
state of Virginia, County Of Bruins
wick. to-wft:
II. ]. r. Owens. a notary public, in
and for the county aforesaid in the
State Of Virginia, do certify that J.
w. Bailey this Cay personally ap-
peared before me in my county afore-
said and made oath that he is one of
the judges of election appointed to-
conduct the congressional primary
election at Edmunds Store Precinct
in the county Of Brunswick, Va: on
September Fl. 1912. and that when a
person offered to vote at said pri-
mary election he first ascertained
whether ne was registered and had
paid the poll taxes. or, If he was an
old soldier. he did not require any pay
ment Of the poll tax. and the af1ant
further stated under oath:
II then put to each person Offering
to vote two quest ons. the first being
Are you q Democrat" and the Sec
ond. Will you support the nominee Of
this primary" Unless they answered
both Of these questions in the affrma-
tive. we would not allow them to vote.
1 was the judge Of election who put
the questions to the persons offering
to vote. In consequence Of this ruling
on the part Of the judges. recall that
F.. J. w. Hawthorne. G. E. Jones. A.
H. Hawthorne. IL l. Laffoon and @.
S. Daniel. who desired to vote for
Robert Turnbull as nominee OF the
Democratic party in sand primary. were
refused the right to vote in Said pri-
mary by the judges Of election at
said precinct. I will 90 further and
say that to the best Of my knowledge
and belief. II these men had not been
denied the right to vote. at least
twenty (2e) other persons would have