The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-30

irregularities In the latter two. Not
tpwAy and Dinwiddie gave ma1orities
tor Watson. while prince Edward.
Brunswick and Mecklenburg express
ed preferences for the incumbent,
Says Net Represented.
The Watson people declare that they
were not given representation among
the election officials in BrlnsWich'
their request 10 that end being me.
with the response that the demand
I for me of the Judges was a reflection
mon the honesty OF the Turneuh
Judges ALREADY named In contrast I"
this thss point TO the fact that In every
precinct In Nottoway county Turn
hni, man was named as one Of the
judges,
In Meeksenhurs they claim that their
man secured more votes than are cred
tied to him and that Turnhulls ma
tnritv on the face of the returns IL
,arwer than he is rightfuily entitled TO
Here again, the evidence TO be pre-
scented, II presented at all. Is Kept
secret as a matter Of policy. Watson
supporters claim that things We're done
5 shst viii make II mandatory upon the
committee to throw out number ~
ballots, hut IL their information came
from headquarters this is All they re-
ceived. Wild talk is indniged m hPt
only in this instance. but In others and
bv both sides. but the takers seem
10 have nothing With which to back
their statements. d
Charges Of Irregularities.
In several precincts In Prince Ed
werl. Nottoway and IN 1inwlddI" u
lis said voters have signed afildaVfts
Ia the effect that thev voted for Turn
huh, IN each case the number Of those
signing hpirg larger than Turnbhlts
total vote In those precincts. At head
quarters neither affirmation nor denial
~ This could he occurred. According to
the Index Appeal of this morning
news has reached Petersburg Of the
activities Of a HinNldoie county mag
t~trat4 working Tor Turnbnllt who mad
been swearing voters az 20 how tneY
cast their ballots. Al Monks Neck
precinct eight men have sworn that
they voted for Turnbull, it rs said.
while the count gives the congress
man 6uf four. Wholesale voting OF
Republicans and the voting Of num-
her nj negroes win be charged in Not
toway. Technical violations of the pri-
mary law will also he charged IL is
said Irregularities will be charged
on the grounds of the submission on
the courthouse removal question at the
game time that the primary was being
conducted, the use Of the same ia +
Iat boxes for the primary and the eiec-
ton, and the printing of more ballots
than ailoAei hx law. L ndrr the BYRD
law only twice the number of f'allots
east in the previous general election
can he printed and used. Al $ettoway
more than twice as many votes were
cast in the primary as in the prereo
ing election It So pointed out that
this is true in practically every coon-
~. and In Petersburg, when Turn
bull carried by majority almost
esIHaffHg tire number uf votes east III
the election.
In Prince Edward it win be claimed
that at a number Of precincts there
vas but one Judge. and that at some
precincts Turnbull received two OF
three more votes than given htm in
The count of the judges,
Thresh Out Byrd Primary.
II q contest he called. the correct
Interpretation ri The Eyrd primary
law win he tfifeshed oft officially foF
the first time.
The right OF negroes and Repnhll-
cans TO vote will be questioned The
solution IA be reached by the commit
tee on this point is not difficult To
forecast. The law appears 20 he plain
enough In it's provisions. II gives fhe
right 10 vote in a party primary 10 al
who voted that party s ticket in the
preceding election for members Of the
house of delegates and who swear 70
support the nominee Of the ticket
Those who did not vote at all in the
preceding general election have but tc
swear to vote for the nominee Of the
primary in which he participates. This
seems to allow all qualified voters
white and black, who can meet this
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