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tlRIBDll FILES
. COHTESTPETITION
I <Coatlnued From First Page.)
??rty within the ?aid~di?tiict a letter
(a the following words:
"Fourth Congressional District
L Committee.
{, 'September 24, 1>1I.
*f>?ar Sir.?Fearing that there may
%m some misunderstanding of the law,
j beg to call your attention to the
?following provisions respecting re?
turns, etc :
??The judges of election shall within
two days after the eic. lion certify the
(?returns to the county or city ci.alt man,
Who, in turn, with the .-It/ or county
Wommittee. shall, within nve days after
'their receipt, canvass the returns, tnb
Jwlate and aeal them and certify the.
B*eeu!t to the chairman of the itl*
Ktrict committee
"The district committee hss been
Wiled to meet in this city on Man- ;
?tar r.ext. the Z:<th instant, for the put
jpose of ran vasal ng th.se returns. The <
fcfve days, according to my idea, will
j aspire Friday next. 1 nope you will!
able to get yaur coiatalttee lo
ig?th<-r by that time and canvass li'
?returns and certify then io mo. in,
Krd-r that the committee may have;
'the necessary facta before them to
Igeelare the result.
; "Vatj truly yours,
' -ROBEHT (JIL.LI AM.
' "Chairman "
That ?Cterwaids, to-wit: on Sep?
tember i'j. IUI, 'he said chairman
(gent, a lalaaiai to the s:tid chairman
jaf the county and city committees !
lof the Democratic party la said dis- j
ftrlct. la the following wards:
"After consulting counst!. I con-I
lelude that section ?'i of the new pri- J
nnarv law abrogates Democratic- party
ralan ren.ilring meeting of your coi'nty I
Committee to canvass returns. JuaaTesJ
Uf election certify returns direct la me.,'
Jtnnecessary, therefore, for committee
[to canvass returns.
"ROBERT G1L.I/IANL
' "District Chairman."
iThat on the S^'h day of September.
191?, your committee met la the city
af Petersburg, and, against the pro- "
"test and objection of your petitioner,
jwroceeded to determine the votes crast,
land the result of the said' election
Jfrom certain documents, called "cer
jtlllcates," forwarded by the judges of
Selection at said primary election to
"the chairman of this committee, which
'documents were addresaed to no one;
tnd which the said chairman had. be
ore the said SOth of September. 1912,
declared to have been furnished to
/him for his personal Information only.
Vand which had been opened by him.
tor aome other peraou, before the com-[
/tnlttee was convened for the purpose I
lof ascertaining the result of said prl- I
imary election.
Poll Books >ot Iavepeeted.
That your petitioner at said meeting I
?f your committee contended, and here I
again contends, that no result of said
?primary election could be ascertained
or determined according to law unless I
and until the poll books used at said J
Brims ry election had hern opene d a:.d '
Inspected by the proper party author- I
tties. and that the poll books user] In ,
uaid election were not jpeneel ami inw ?
Bpected by your committee, and your
petitioner is advised, and here alleges,
that the said poll books have not been
opened or Inspected by the proper au
thorltis of ssld party in any of the
counties or cities of the said district,
except that he is Infirmed that the
Boil books In Mecklenburg County we***
opened and Inspected by H. F. Hutch-'
eson. chairman of the county commit- I
Be the
Reliable
Man
It is the foundation of all.
Don't strike out.
Be the pinch hitter
?be the man who
can be depended upon,
whether in business or
sport, because of a sure
eye, steady nerve, clear
thinking and muscles
and body in perfect
trim.
But to have tj'.ese,
you must have health.
You should take
Duffy's Pure
Malt Whiskey
It is the greatest health builder and tonic stimu?
lant known to mediane, and if you are not feeling
up to the mark you should start using it at once.
It will give you an appetite and assist digestion,
giving the body more nourishment and strength
?makes your nerves likes iron and sends the
rich, red blood tingling through your system.
BE SURE YOU GET DUFFY'S
]
At drwggLsts, grocer* and dealers, SI.00 a large
?ptt lc Write lor free doctor's ad vice and
Medical Booklet, containing rales of
health and tejtlasonials. ~
The Duffy Malt Whiskey Co.
Rochester, N. Y.
tf* of Mecklenburg County, without a
quorum of 6ak! committee h^lng pres?
ent, and that the poll books in Sus- I
iex County were opened and Inspected !
and the result ascertalncd and certi?
fied to your honorable committee
the chairman and secretary of sa'di
'?ommittee showed that there n"as a J
discrepancy of five (S) votes hetween
the result as so certified by the chair?
man and secretary of said committee j
for Sussex County and what was acted j
upon by your committee as documents
forwarded by the Jueges of election
conducting said primary election in
said County of Sussex.
That upon the basis of the figures ?et
out In the documents aforesaid, an?
?without any ascertainment of the re?
sult of said primary election fr>m the
poll hooks or from any other definite
or certain source, recognized or au?
thorized by the laws of the State of
Virginia >r by the regulations of the
State Central Committee ef the State
of Virginia or by your committee or
by any other constituted authority ot
the Democrat)'- party, your committee
proceeded to determine the result of
?^wemmeawweaaiwneawsawew
VfSIT THE STATE FAIR EXHIBIT
of
Hammond
Flowers Cut from Under 240,900 Feet of
Glass Daily.
VIRGINIA'S LEADING FLORIST.
With magnificent greenhouse facilities and
our experience, we can furnish always ex?
quisitely frtJB flower- and plant-, always at
moderate prices.
Table- Decoration* and Floral >-tmVc for
Social Functions of every kind. Please phone
to have rvir representative call.
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AVOID THE RUSH
State Fair Tickets
Are on Sale as Below
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Polk Miller l?rut> f>.
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W. D. Crcnahaw. In
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T. C. SajMtft.
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Saunter-. ?J Immp.
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%V. S. Hunt.
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fV. P. Warrfner.
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V\ . H. I^rererv.
? V. - ? Man -"r?t
? ?viinjl'.n ?r I jrl*
TuuK'r. aad Holl >Tfe*T?.
1 T kenvfer.
WO Laavaana pVaaaai
W. W. FrWa-J.
J?l Hall Saerer.
?aid election to have been that your
petitioner and the said* Walter A. Wat
non severally received the number of
votes set forth in the following state
[ tnents. and thereupon adopted a res
i olution awarding; the certificate of elec
! tion to the said Walter A. Watson as
I the cundldate who had received a ma
| jorlty of the votes in said primary
election, the majority, as appears from
said tabulated statement, being eight:
Results Is Counties.
w Turnbull. Watson.
Amelia . 107 335.
] Brunswick . 917 74
! Plnw-lddie . 21:' 493
? Greenesville . 219 145
. I.unenburg. 271 304
j Mecklenburg . 78 r 560
? Nottoway. IIS 981
! Powhatsn. ?4 263
j Prince Edward. 346 30?
; Prince George. 1?9 117
I Hurry . 34? 10$
! Sussex . lag 264
j Petersburg. ?21 499
( Totals . 4,443 4,461
j All of wnlrh more fully'appears from
a copy of the proceedings of th's com?
mittee on said 3uth day of September,
1912. which is hereto attached and
made a part of this petition.
Your petitioner, as well as the elec?
tors of said district qaulified to vofS
at asid primary, by reason of the ac?
tion of your committee and of the
i chairman thereof, instructing the
j county and city chairmen not to cause.
; require "or permit the poll bjoka aforo
1 said to be opened and the result of
! said election to be ascertained accord?
ing to law. or, indeed, 'ascertained at
> all. by a canvass of the apparent re
| turns as shown by said poll books.
i have been greatly prejudiced and ag
! grieved. Inasmuch as your petitioner I
i and the said electors are thereby de?
prived of the means i of ascrtalnfng
what results are actually shown by said
poll books or Of ascertaining who. in
fact, is shown by said poll books to
have received the majority of votes caat
at said primary election.
Farther Aawrlevrg.
That your petitioner la further pre- '
ludleed and aggrieved by the action of
your committee aforessid. Inasmuch as
he has been thereby deprived of the
means of ascertaining to what extent j
and in _ what manner It does appear ]
from aaid poll booka that the said
I election was not conducted according
to law and to what extent the appar
ent result thereof was affected by fRe
apparent admission of persons to vote
in said primary who Were not qualified
according to law to vote therein. o??
by the ejcljslon of persons qualified
according to law from the right to vote
in aaid election, or in any other mat?
ter or fart pertaining to his legal
I rights as ?? raniidate for nomination
at said primary election, end that the
action and ennd-i.-t aforesaid of your
committee was tantamount to a denial
to your petitioner of the means of
ascertaining 1. t? dlscdosed by the
poll bo which under the law are
public records, to enable him to ssser*
and maintain Ms rignis by contest
\ or otherwise-, as he might be adviaed.
which right ia not only guaranteed to
vo:;r petitioner by the laws of ths
Mate of Virginia, but also by the f>g
uiation* and precedents of tos Demo
I c-atlc patty of said State
Tour pt-iitiotisf. upon knowledge
and 1str'Tir.at.nn. the derails of which
j are hereinafter more filly set forth,
hereby alleges and charges that the
said e'ertlon was an undue election.
? and that the returns thereof. If tje
' dc-aim^n's called "*-*-Tllfleatee" al
lege^ to have been made by the sev
I eral J-;dges of election conducting
, said primary in said Fourth Congree
Si"r.. ! I'lstrlet, and acted upon b"
! your committee, as the sole and con
i elusive evldet.ee of the result of sspi
? ele.-tlon. sre entitled to he cal'exl re
t rr.s >. ?-ontemplatien of law (whlrn
i your pe tition. .- iie-r- <j.ii?-s?. are false .
ieturrrs. and yoor petitioner herebv
' < "itevte tfce ss.i l eleetion and the
? * t'-.s -.Tm'tt.e to award the
sal.I certificate of election to the said
w ? - a. Watson, upon the following
groumSe
^9%^4\V9fMp%\\% 9M*t ? dwfarw1 w*efw?
1 The instructions l?s?en by yae/r
to t?,? \?r1ous ptdgea of
ele-i'on fie the conduct of the said
pritnarv election, in astd dbetv*g?,and
above referr<d t? end ff.ed herewith,
j are e-mr-ous In the foUowtag aag
I ti<--.'at?. wbirh brrnrs <-arased the said
! ledges of election 10 deny the) rfgsM
I to vet* la east priaaary to puck ?
I n-.ms?T tjf r-srsona who ware la fact
quaii'.ei to vets, and ?**? daabreal PS
vote fo- vour petit toner, as weald
have 'Ranged the res ilt of satd *****
tlen er.d gis?e ? matocity of the ? sgaa
cast is said ?lecttea la year get*
?stur, ?vea it it warn *au
tabulated ntatament of the result of
Mid auction aXoiuhalB were la other
reepects correct. The error? ?vre SS*
flcleat to Tltiata the aai? primary la
toto.
(a) The said lnatruotiona ?tat?
, that "all lawful Democratic votara
.qualified to vote at the elec?
tion for which the primary la held
may vote in said primary, etc.; where?
as, the primary election law enacted
by the General Jflaembly of Vir* nia
Mi approved Marfh 14. 1012. provides |
that "all persons qualified to vote at
the election for which the primary Is
held, may vote at U-c Primary.' pro?
vided they possess the other ttWllidaa
tlons prescribed by section eight (?)
of aald primary law.
Denied Klaht t* Vote.
Acting under these ?rroueous In- j
atructlous, taa judites of election at
KdmunJ's Store Prcciuct. In the
county of Brunswick, as a test of the
gualincatloii of persons ottering to
vote, not only inquired whether they
possessed the ?lualincations prescribed
by law, but went iurther aad assumed
tlie authority to determine whether
Ith.? electors were "lawful Democrats, '
according to the- arbitrary staudards
oi the aald judge of election, Irrc
apeolive of the qualifications pre?
scribed by the etatuta in sue-h ease.
Accordingly, at said praciuu. ?*???
(7) persons who. in the next preced
UaV ge-ue-rul election In said county
had voted for the nominee of l!?e Dim- |
astatic party In said county for the j
House of Delegates of Virginia, and ,
'were in all respects eligible, name)i\ I
G. S- Daniel. A. H Hawthorne. M. L. i
Laffoon, r. W. Elinor*. F. J. W. I
Hawthorne, George E. Jones and O.
B. Waller, who had offered to votj
at said precinct in said primary elec?
tion, aud who desired and intended
to vote for your petitioner, were de?
nied tue right to vote by the Judges |
ot election, and many other persons
possessing ;ik_> qualifications, were by
the said arbitrary rulings of the said \
judges of election, prevented from of- I
fering to vote, although they desired
and intend >d to vote -for your peti- ,
tloner. ,
At Brown's Store (sometimes called
Kenbridge'ai Precinct. In the county
of Luncnburg. the same arbitrary rul?
ing was applied by the Judges of elec- ,
tlon. They permitted W. B. Parrlsh
and S. W. Hlnton to vote for the ?
aald Walter A. Watson, although they !
are Republicans, and, as your peti- ;
tioner charges, were not quail 11 ?d to ]
vote; and yet the said judges of elec-'
Don refused to allow the following '
persona?J. A. Moore, Frank aaaad.'
iA. I? Wingold, Leon Farts. *W. F.
Voathlo. J. W. Inge, G. L, McLaughlin j
and G. E. Cordle?to vote for your ;
petitioner, notwithstanding they were !
in sll respects qualified to vote uudar
ithe provisions of the act of the Legis- |
llatura aforesaid, and intended to vote i
ISM your petitioner, and this was donj
I notwithstanding the fact that the said
Judges of election were advised by au j
I officer of the law of said county that i
jsaid persons were 1 .-gaily entitled to
vote in said primary. j
Voted After Sunset.
The aald W". F. Vosthlo had been
admitted to the voting booth. out!
there stated that he Intended to vote!
for your petitioner and was there?
upon refused the right to vote. At'
said precinct also one J. A. Feather- !
stone had been appointed as ono of1
the judges of election to serve in said!
primary until the afternoon or the j
-Oth day of September, 1312. intended!
to serve, when T. A. Overby. of Black- j
stone, in Nottoway County, and Kennaj
Bagley. of Lunenbung County, both air- '
.dent supporters of said Walter A.!
Watson, according to your petitioner s
Information, called on said Feather
stone and Induced him not to act as
such judge of election and secured on*
Pretlow to serve in his stead, who was
chiefly instrumental In having the
right to vote denied to the persons:
above named. At aald precinct, also,
one Mack Seay waa brought to the
aaata after aunaet by the chairman
of the county committee of said ooun-'
ty, a aupporter of aald Walter A. Wat-;
son, and allowed to vote for the aald
Watson, although bin right to votej
was challenged, the aald Pretlow* re- ]
ply to the challenge being "You go;
to hell; I am running thla thing."
At Farmvtlle Precinct. In Prince Ed?
ward County, the judges of election
applied the aame arbitrary ruling in
the interest of the aald Walter A. i
Watson, and to the prejudice of tbej
rights of your petitioner, and with
respect to the conduct of the judges,
of election at thla precinct, your pe-,
titioner sets forth fcn this petition the!
.allowing letter which he has received
j from It. C Bristow, and which he
I adopts and makes a specific allegation'
j of this petition, adding only to
I the statement made in aald letter ;
I the further allegation that the Mr. j
, Ewing rn.nl Mr. Brock, mentioned ;
! in said letter, were, respectively, the!
j nominees of the Democratic party in j
j said county for the House of Delegates
; and State Senate of Virginia
j "FarmvUIe. Vs.. September J3. MU.
: "Hon. Robert Turnbull. Lawrence vi 1>.
Va.:
; "Dear Sir,?On last Saturday I went
to the polls to vote, had qualified In
: every way. had voted In the last gen?
eral election for 2fr. Ewlng and Mr.!
j Brock for the Legislature, and also!
i promised to support the nominee of
i the primary. I
"I consulted the county chairman.
1 Mr Dunuy, before 1 offere?! to vote. ?
. and he informed me that I had a per- ,
; feet right to vote, but I was refused i
! a ballot by the Judges, t then went)
to *e* the circuit judge (Judge Hund- ,
i ley) anJ Commonwealth's Attorney,
, Welkins. They both said I had a:
. right to vote, but still I waa refused j
ia ballot, and. of course. couid not,
vote. i
"They had three judges?one fori
, rou and two for Watson. In my case, j
j one of the Watson men virtually eon
I trolled the entire affair.
"Now. if there Is a contest, and Ij
'. can be of gny service to you what-1
eve-, let me know. If you see fit to
publish tMs. do so with my aame
signed to same
? Respectfully : ours.
"R. C BRISTOW"
And your petitioner Charge? that
' the aame arbitrary ruling waa ap?
plied by other judges of election at
i other pre?lncts la said primary elee
: tic-n in the aald district. In the in
I te-est or the said Walter A. Watson.
and to the prejudice of your petl
I tl?.oer.
ih> That wh!'.? the following lan
goage from said instructions sent out
I by thht committee to the Judges a*
election a* to the further qaaJIf.ca?
tions cf the right to uata. namely:
"Provided, however, that no person
shall be permitted to vote for the can?
didates in said primary untaaa la the
last neat pre~e11ng general election
he voted far rh* nominee of aald party
?or the Ho-is* of Delegates. provided,
frtr.er. that If ha did ant vwta at track
Burns
Anvtning
Anywhere!
City, Country
or Suburbs!
BURNS
Wood, Soft Goal, Charcoal,
Coke, Shavings, Bark, Cinders,
Anthracl e, Sawdust, ate., etc.
See it and be convinced t
We had this stove especially
made for us, because the usual
self-feeder gives too much heat in
the fall and spring months if It
gives enough heat in our cold?
est winter months. Then,
again,-anthracite at $8.00 per ton
is mighty expensive, though sat?
isfactory fuel.
In the coldest months of winter
you put in the magazine, and you
keep your room* aa hot as you
like, using it as a self-feeder with
small anthracite coal; but in the
fall and spring evenings a handful
of shavings or kindling wood will
take the (hill out of the room.
The prices are very reasonable?
$17.50, $21.00 and $23.50?and
we've sold them for three years
with extraordinary success.
We also sell the "Comet" and
other well known Coal, Gas and
Oil Heaters.
Strangers in
the City
will find our stock of Furniture and Floor Coverings one of its interesting sights.
Our immense store houses everything frdta a 45c Kitchen Chair to a $400.00 Hall Clock
or a $1,500.00 Suite of Furniture. We'll be mighty glad < ? *?* 7??* you'll not be
annoyed by qverpersistent salesmen, and should you want to purchase something
we'll make you extra inducements. All prices in plain figures.
' CHA9
Right in the Centre of the Furniture District,
ADAMS and BROAD
Don't Fail to Take a Chance
on the summer house we are going to give away at the Fair. It will cost you abso?
lutely nothing except writing your name on a card which will have the lucky number.
general election, then upon hla decla?
ration that he will support at the en
suing election, the nominee or said
party, hs shall be allowed to vote.'"
may be a correct statement of the law
with respect to said primary election,
the aaid Instruction was not uniformly
and Impartially applied by the Judge
of election, as between the two candi?
dates for the said nomination. Inas?
much as persons who were not quali?
fied to vote ander said Instructions and
the Statuts la each case. were, never?
theless, allowed to rote for the said
Walter A. Watson, whereas persons in
the same category were not allowed to
vote In aaid primary for your peti?
tioner.
If ogre Allowed to Tote.
In support of this allegation, your
petitioner charges that at Blackstone
Precinct. In Kottoway County, one H.
T. Jacksdn. a negro, and chairman of
the ? Progressive'' party, popularly
Known as the "Bull Moose" party for
the county aforesaid, was allowed *y
the judges of election to vote In said
primary election at eaM prod act for
the aaid Walter A. Watson, not with-j
standing; It waa well known to aaid1
judges of election that the said H. fJ
Jsckann had been throughout his whole
political career, a tnsssstr of the Re?
publican party until hla present affilia?
tion with the said Progressiva party,
and notwithstanding the avowed jeal?
ousy on the part of the aaid Walter
A. Wslstn. aa often publicly pro?
claimed before the election, of the
participation of nagtaaa In the) saad
primary.
At UurkeviHe Precinct- la said Jfotto
way County, year petitioner Is Infui sang
and charges that four <*) ether negro
Republicans were allowed to vote la
said primary, as an Inspection of t%S
poll beaks will disclose, and that they
voted far aaid Walter a. Watson, and at
said Psrkevtlle Preetnrl. la said
county, sundry ether Republicans wan)
waea act geellned to vote under Use
pryetafens of the act of the General
Assembly aforesaid were permitted bp
vote and did vote for the eaM Walter
A. Winsen, aa win appear from aa >a
r the pel] books.
At Crown Pi scant, t. ia said If'noway
Coanty. C C. Wasen, one of the land)
lag Republicans of said canary, and whg
as new or baa recently been ha innen
of sand fespsbi i ran party in said i
? a asm? ii at
?aid Walter A. Wate on. notwlthatand
lng they did not possess the quallfi- j
cationa prescribed by Mid act.
Upon information and to the beat of !
your petitioner's belief, the Republl-1
cans of Xottoway County, regardless!
i of whether they possess*J the quali?
fications prescribed by said act or not.
I were solicited aad permitted to ?ata
! In ssid primary election f ?r the said
Walter A. Watson, and that this un?
lawful practice prevailed at every pre
I cinct in aald County of Xottoway. but
not having had access to the poll booka.
j your petitioner is unable to give 0T*
: names and numbers of illegal votes so
I permitted and received by the Judges
I or election In said Cyunty of Xottoway,
ar to make more ?peeiflc allegations
At Rice Precinct, in Prince Edward
County, ft P. Bradahaw. 3. E. Hub
hard aad J. W. Bradahaw war* permit?
ted by the Judge* of election to vot*
for the said Waiter A. Watson. Tons]
petitioner is Informed aad charges tha|
these three persona voted npon the ade
vice mt the said Walter A. Watson I
that they are known to be pronounced)
Republican*, and ware solicited to Tot?
on their promise to ?npport the nomle,
nee. knowing he would have no oppoe
wltton. and win not v>te* tn the ensuing*
election for the presidential elector*;
of the Democratic party.
In Bluesrone District, in Meeklenhur*t
County, at Gilleaplc's Store Precinct*
or AbbyvlUe Precinct, several persons
who are Republicans. *ad did aof
posses* the nuaitflcatlon* required bd
the act aforaaahi. ware allowed to vot*j
for the said Walter A- Wauon. Tout!
petitioner la unable to aay at urblehl
precinct they voted far waat of not
eeaa ta tka poll hook*-_
(Continued an Fifth Faga.> \
The Colonial ?
Sample Shoe Shop
209 N. Sixth Street
