The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-27
RESULT Of RECOUNT !
PROVES DISASTROUS
To JUSTICE STARI
Loses Nomination for Magis
tracy While Curtis Gains
Twelve Votes
-- II
ERROR IN PRECINCT
IN SERGEANTCY FIGHT
Wilbur Griggs Gains Twenty.
FIVE Votes in Second Jefer-
son and Friends May Ask
Recount in All

While Captain John A. Curtis. vine
called for recount of the votes for
members of the house of delegates ii,
the recent Richmond Democrats
primary lay at his home. sick unto
death, the committee finished its
work. finding that the actual result
of the primary SO far as the legisla-
tive Offices were concerned, was un-
Echanged by the recount, and that ID.
I. Toney retains his nomination. His
majority, however, was cut down from
fltty-two over Captain Curtis to forty,
the contestant showing gain OF
twelve votes.
j. Floyd Franklin, of South Rich
mond. WAS nominated for justice Of
the peace, according to the recount.
and Captain John W. Starke w4a
/ defeated, although the returns the
day following the primary gave f7im
majority of ten votes.
/ Comes To Nought.
| So the recount amounted to nought
| SO far as the legislative ticket liz con. Il
cerned. hut 1t did place Justice Starke
| in the discard.
The most interesting incident III
connection with the recount. ~ tho
Howitzers' armory, was the fact itha
| Wilbur ]. Griggs. who ran for q
city sergeantcy. asked for rAcou
of Second Jefferson precinct II
precinct had given him 265 At
| primary count, while 1t gave IA
Satterfield 2o5. Upon the recoune
Griggs got 2s1, while Satterfield Eain-
cd one vote. making his total 206,
| This count was significant, but Mr..
! Griggs made no further move in the
! trAn Ia hat = .
lsfied. but he wanted 1t known that
his friends In that precinct had kept
their promise and had voted for hirn,
although the primary returns fnileo
to show that
Another peculiar incident was the
I fact that Hobson gcined 10l votes In
the Fifth Jefferson. This turned out
to have been simply clerical error,
although all the other candidates IN
that precinct lost votes, except Mr..
| Creamer, who gained one.
| Adopt Reports OF Tallyme1.
| After careful count OF the hAllot0
the city committee passed resolutions
resembling the action of the commits
tee which passed favorably upon this
returns as handed in on the morninx
/ of June / 9th. This action was due
to the fact that the recount which
was precipitated by Captain John a.
Curtis, as candidate for the legis>
lature. and Floyd B. Franklin, a.
candidate for the magistracy from
Madison ward. showed that Mr..
Franklin had succeeded In his cam
didacy, while Captain Curtis had
gained a bare dozen votes.
On motion of Mr.. Saunders the
committee unanimously adopted the
report of the various subcommittee
which had the recount In hand.
The only incident OF importance
A. ~ N.-sI
Wilbur J. Griggs. who had been in-4
formed that the vote in Second JEFF
ferson al the primary had been twNx-
ty-five les sthan he actually receivAft#
and upon this information he agkedss
the committee to recount the vote for
city sergeantcy In that precinct.
II do not care to enter protest.
against my defeat" said Mr.. GKxx1s
"All / wish is to let the friendn ~
mine in that precinct know that their
ballots were counted. / am sAt3n0o6
that II there has been a mistake that
II was not an Intentional one. Just
give me chance to show my fraGn09R
THAT they had their votes c0untQtl ~
Precinct Vote Counted. Ss
Upon motion of Clyde w. 6aundor
the committee directed that the pl1
cinct be counted In the serEeaN&& IA
ticket, and when it had been coum8<
the contention of Mr.. Griggs
maintained. He gained twenty~6I4
votes while Mr. SatterAeld gained
vote. Ss g 3
There was no representative of e.
Satterfield present. but. as was otnA
by Mr.. Saunders. II was not necoG6
for a representative of the city Q y
geant to be present. as the comt~
tee felt that Mr.. Griggs had T.
to a recount in the particular
cinct. sSNa
With this precinct as an ex&x
and the fact that the recount WaE
conducted under the Byrd bill. W
had been held by Judge CruEH&&
being the supreme law. tho GS
people feel that there 10 some ES
for another recount and they 12
was stated last night. that thN3
show that Griggs had not be3n ~
fair deal all over the city. ssSS
Mr.. Griggs. himself. stated l4qE
at the meeting of. the city coa11
that he had no intention "a r.
as he felt that he was. prohaG1<
~ beaten. But some OF Hi
stated that attorneys would
suited. and that IL II were ri
that fraud had been -c0SnNAt
fragrant mistakes had been ~
matter would be fully GifeoNf
III we can gain twenty-AE&N
every precinct" said Z friend RI
I'VE can win. There are &N
precincts. A normal gMlH5H
at each precinct N0uI4 GI
majority" There has ~
finite move In the matteE