The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-04
CHARGES OF ILLEGAL
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its exclusive publication" concerning
Clerk Christian was not true. The
News Leader said: "Out OF sixty
eight names on the first sheet OF the
Statewiders' petition, twenty-four are
declared by Clerk Christian not to be
eligible to vote In the September cleo
ton" But when asked by a Viz
ginian reporter concerning the accur-
acy OF this exclusive publication" OF
the News Leader he said: Il have no
reason TO believe that those signing
the petition are not voters. l take
their word for it. l never said that
any Of them " ere not qualified voters
1t was almost impossible at once
for the Anti-Saloon league to trace
each of the signers in question, ana
II was only last night that this work
was completed. And the result or
this inS estigation shows that there
were only three out of the entire
list of sixty-eight names involved
about whom there could be any doubt.
The other twenty-one had a legal right
to sign the petition. OF the three
mentioned one was in Washington
when his wife paid the taxes on real
and personal property. but the clerk
in the treasurer's office did not IN
Guide his poll tax in the BILL as had
been done for years. and this man
has been q regular voter in Rich
mond for seventeen years. But ne
did not discover that he could not
vote until he offered to vote in the
primary and was informed that his
poll tax had not been paid.
Results OF Investigation.
The result OF the investigation of
the Anti Saloon league, through those
who circulated the petitions, by per-
sonal conversation with signers and a
comparison of the records Is given as
follows: There were three who signed
who were not eligible, but who as
cert that when they signed the pc
tiuon they confidently believed that
they had IA right to do so. They are:
w. W. Hope, who thought his poll
tax had been paid; r. II. Sarvay and
". II. Mankin. The others had legal
right as voters in Virginia to sign tho
petition. Their names and voting
places are as follows:
r. c. Beazley. Hanover county;
Chas. w. Henley, Henrico county: ]. s.
Baker, not transferred from Charlottes-
Vile: N. p. Parrish, Leo Ward J. r,
Rtbble. not transferred from Peters
burg; I. II. Evans. Jefferson ward: r.
b. Proctor. Henrico; Ernest Keesee,
| Henrico; c. c. Anderson. Madison ward
| Ewell NJ. Huband, Jefferson ward: J.
N. Rayhorn, Henrico county: Chas.
Oslin. Jecerson ward; J. w. Cheek, old
soldier, Jefferson ward; r. J. Siaugh-
ter. Les ward: p. II. Reed Jefferson
ward; A A. Atkins. Jr.. jefferson ward:
]. II. Reed. Jefferson ward: r. .. Kelley.
Jefferson ward: F. H. Harris, Jefferson
ward: w. T. Wood Jefferson ward
H c. Schwoob. Jefferson ward.
Absolute Unreliability Charge.
The above facts demonstrate the
absolute u1reliability OF the whiskey
interests and their sympathizers when
tho interests Of the liquor traffic are
involved. The same avenues OF In
! formation were open to the whiskey
| people as to the Anti-Saloon league.
| It is because they were afraid of
the truth to be revealed that they
were unwilling to walk In them why,
| for instance, did not the representa-
tiyes OF the whtskey interests ascer-
tain that Mr.. J. w Cheek was an
| old soldier and voter who did not
| need to pay any poll tax7 Why
should they put an old, loyal de-
fender OF the State and of the South
IN an attitude of disloyalty to mo-
sality. and herald him abroad as a
violator OF tho laws OF the State ?
| Echo answers "Why?" And time
would fail to speak in detail. Of the
I other honorable citizens OF the Com
| monwelath who have been held up
| to the scorn OF all as deliberate v.o-
lators OF the law. In view OF these
! things 1t IS submitted that no con-
! hdence can be placed IN the state
nlents of the representatives OF the IL
| quor interests. That the Saloon
| league has made out Its case no I'M
prejudiced mind can deny.
| In yesterday afternoons News
| Leader, under glaring head lines
other reputable citizens OF the Com
monwealth are charged with the vio-
| iation of the law concerning the sign
| ing of petitions The head line de-
| ciares.
TWELVE NAMES OF PETITION
! ILLEGAL"
Here is a direct charge of illegal
| ity. Of the knowing and w!llful vio-
lation OF the law. But. upon such
an investigation as has been possible
10 make since the publication yes
terday afternoon. this charge is In
harmony with the charges already re.
futed. and. without further investi-
CATION, the Ant!-Saloon league Is
willing to submit this latter case
to the Judgment Of the citizenship OF
the State as also unworthy OF serious
| consideration.