The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-06
TURnDULl FILES
CONTEST PETITION
CONTINUED From Fourth Psge)

CONTINUED From Fourth Pege0
At Buffalo and Aveystts Precincts,
In 4scklsnburg Comfy. all Republic
cans. notwithstanding they did not
possess the Qualifications required BY
Law TO vote. were permitted By the
judges Of election to vote In said pri.
mary. and did vote for the said Wal.
ter A. Watson. Your petitioner ID
unable to furnish their names ano
aumbes for want Of access to the poll
books.
aepublAeas vsaes.
+ Al Chase City Precinct. In said coun-
" Of Necklenhvsg. your petitioner 10
Informed that one Samuel T. Mcknight
applied 70 vote. and. It being supposed
BY the supporters OF the said Walter
A. Watson that the said Samuel T.
Mcknight intended to vote for your
petitioner. his vote was challenged,
upon the ground that the said Nc.
KNIGHT did not possess the Qualihca-
lions TO vote: afterwards. It being A..
eertained that the said Mcknight I'M
tended to vote for the said Walter A.
Watson. the Judges Of election re-
vessed their ruling and permitted him
10 vote. Your petitioner has recsived
IN adldavit from the ssA Samuel r.
Mcknight. which II adopted and made
ono Of the allegations Of this peti.
tion. ana 10 in the following words:
"Chase City. Va, September 80. 1917.
This 10 ID certify that want to
che polls on Saturday. September ~.
1912. TO vote In company with Mr.. w.
II. JeiRreys, Jn. Mr.. ]. W. Roberts
challenged my vote. and the JUDGES
asked me II / voted At the presidential
election. and who voted for. told
them Taft ] told them that DID
not vote At the last State election ana
had not voted since the last prssi-
Dental election. also told them
that was Republics and expected
to remain Q Republican. but II voted
ia this primary. would support the
nominee .of this primary IN the fall
election. They then told me could
NO, vote. ana ! went awao.
I'm the afternoon Mr.. c. NJ Bosweli
came To me and told me that the
Judges haA told him they had made
mistake In the morning: that they
had found they were wrong. and bad
decided to let me vote. w. 7. Hughes
nav me roing down the street with my
tools ana came out and stoppe6 me
and told me things were all right. ano
that could vote. and he and Colonei
ROBERTS accompanied me TO the poiis
and voted.
Estate OF Virginia, County OF "eeA
Ienburg. to-wif:
Samuel 7. Mcknight this DAY ep-
Deared before me In my county afofe-
said ana made oath that The foregoing
Sc true. Given under nay hand tnis
soth day Of September. 1912. NY COM
mission expires March 10. 1919.
fsfrned) ~. II. l. MYERS.
e., Notary Public"
Iilexalfy PernaAfed 10 vste.
In the county Of Dinwiddie. In the
next preceding general election. T. T.
rlark was the nominee Of the Demo
cratic party for the House OF DeIe-
rates ana John 7. Thrift vas an In.
6.uendeuf candidate for the saio
House Of Delegates. A lsrge nun"
her OF the voters OF said county ~
said election voted for the said 'onn
=. Thrift. and at the said primary tne
judges OF election at many OF the pre-,
eincts In said county permitted Al
oersons to vote In said primary II II
.vas known to them that such persons
sAesired TO vote for the said "a!tes
a watson. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. they had
not voted for the Democratic nominee
4, the next preceding general elee-