The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-08
PORTSMOUTH ADv'S.
10 HE OenOCr0|iC Voters Of HE
CIy Of Portsmouth.

o,. IN ,ticSh?nsr TO resolution of the Dem
"vtaur Executive Committee at its Inst
M 'iilt h'id ON Monday Scptcmhrr q,
1879. w" desire to submit rnr III" n.,,, ''
cratic voters Of this civ 3. .t,i,,,u,,t ~" !.
~. action taken rs the ENorI,tiyn So,n
th" mnmn OF '>i,fhNe I" thr REQUEST that
ms; primary 80" =" '"' 'ohi-
co %",,i a rour's Is deemed hut Jus, To the
HI",,,iiit,.v ana to those candidates thai
nave complied with tn. r"l,t,intinns ' mf
the committees w
oU in' l"h OF September th, cornni,
te" held its first mr,li,I. nui n, rU'i,tn,a
ny th" selection OF Mr. / ~ VvnnI y"
T,'," MIN ana Robert Irwin as secretary
ne t"itS OF ihc pT"ViouS uriiunrir. w..
rciih ana final action oi th,un v.,s It,
~ I" ,ht neat meeting o,Inh,t 81, ~,
m''r v''" as ne day 'or holding th,. pri-
i ''' hiLi II was ordered that "A uoiir,
ne placed in tn" papers rnIIin,, on ~
nv, 49, 49, L" present themselves at ia.
committee met in thu cnmn,I ,, I"u lne
ana the tr$i business was III. ,,,i,r',i,,
p,.,m,r, = wtt,.HHS I" govern the comin;
ANONYMOUSLY adopted. h.iu, thr su,u, -"
NmimS,nnrr Il" those tn force in pTryIo,,s
Section . of these rcgul,tio,, 90,
.l reads as follows: An pyrsnn,; ,I,,gi,-
t ,ig to To- voted Tor at such primary nl',.-
ing to Roht. G. irwin. sr,r.tUry OF ~
committee. on or hciur" M Ri Lny ~,
S"ptumher; 10 that their names may
lk.HfE l..
Hsed ct said primary election W ~
section reads as follows. '.'rb. ,,,
SN",' hahc snail not l." entered ON IN.
list To hc voted for at tin rri,iiI,ry i.'
non until II" has handed ia to th. sow.
laiE OF tn" committee. Ruht q Irvi,
~ Huii aSS'SS,d Tor expenses ATTENDING
ne 'irrtl"n ana a certificate to IA. rrTn|i
mat IN tn" event ri his defeat Ia, ,.itt
ahid" thereby and support the momin.,. Of
said urinary. = W.
Pursuant to these regulations N.yy,
hlnnd Wool ana Maupn addressed ,,,r,
unNl'ttlnHS to the secretary ia ur.nrd
"hr" with the REGULATIONS Tor III. ~
proachinE primary. At this rutut N,ys
Nl"mcNrr ANA Milliuan asked i.,tni.. i,,,
10 hIurrSS IA" committee, and such Der
ihlHSioh being granted. they staten in
Su"siHnC" that they desired ia rIt,,' ,,,
name OF Major J. T. Cruck,t win ~,
aronhN on ia" list, to be voted Tor at m,
/, was tho unanimous sens. of ma.
meeting That Major Cookers name could
plianc" with tho regulation Of H. Dui,''
Niit"". which HAD been already ;,d.ut,,i
ana winch had been IN force, tor srvrr!,i
Th" committe" took a recess ,o ol.
low these gcntlrmvut to wait ON Mni",
,iork"r and they finally returned aud
stated that Major Crockrr was mn
M,ii'ns to sign his name to any paper
notwithstanding this the commit.
which they refused to DO for r.nsuu.
very apparent To all who viii Civ, IN.
'''tNA'.i 81 moment suIelI,t.tt
" Major Crock"r was Willing ia .inv
iiIS friends ia MS" his name, what Xyu.
!" rl"T%ui his saying so over his sigii,.
luttt II ne was willing to huy. Iis ,,-,,,'.
used IN tho primary, he would b,. mn,',II.
bound L" support the nominee 5r III
lhf'N. and this lcinr tn" ease. "" dan
So no reason why he should no, sin,,
nN'. hl, signature that he would abid,
~ the result OF the primary
h.' mat WAS not exactly Tho question
ti'at was h"lor" tn committed, n va.
"a question as To whether Two ar tG,,,
mon 'ouln com" before Ia" committee. nm,
nav" IA" mnm" OF ,hvir friend placed On
me liSi after the rules and regulation,
had been adopted making certain -,
Iuirrn"uts. The committee, very rrorn,.
" Sh'' ah candidates should b.. treated
dlik'. "" meeting was open To ain and
amy ons 50 desiring could avail nim1,t,
of Tho privilege.
Had the friends OF Major Crorl,.r
lcar"d AT tic meeting of tli, ron,ni,t
nrId on September 18Th and rcuu"st "A
ihvn TO '"ns!ier In connection win -u,I
III to bring before TIA" meeting. a r.snI,.
ZION allowing tho name OF any b,ni,,-
tIHl' voter To 80 before the prim.r,
'l"H u l' llhu ~ his behalf siEn,d Ia,
Hl least 900 Democratic voters. And iit,n
liis friends guaranteeing that then. ,:,udi,
"H'r W"htd support thr nominee of III,
lHfiN, ana paving his prupurtionat. slar.
OF thr EXPENSES, Ia. committee. vouIj
nay most sadly considered tho .tIyisI-
ply o. n'iinf nr"n such a resolution.
ana would hay" acted finally mon II
'n Scuirnicr .dd. as th"y did ON otlri
regulations which were aiiuyt.d nj Ina,
meeting. Not hHy.ng awaited themselves
81 that upportuuiiy Il was too lli. in
come IN on TIA" might thal canIiiat,s
W''' to comply with the regulations For
~ such ~ request had been made on Sen
t"mhcr I'D aHd adopted as "a regulation 10
govern subsequent Primaries IL .ouiI
not have applied 80 thu m,-tiut, Of than
iat". a. II would huvr been Impossible.
Tor the friends OF any man to haV. com
piled "ith such petition duly drawn up
ana signed ia accordance with TIA. pro
posed regulation
When MI Ni"mcyor nud Mr. Alnliuan
appeared h"i1r" the meeting on the night
nl the -Ei OF september they mad,. ma,
niiuaiion That they had such "a petition
4u!N slguDd. Hur l.Vc We ever Heard N
minated tgat they We're 50 provided
ana sn,h being ia" facts 1t must be-. cvi-
dent. mat however sdlUtHry and l,nr-
iicjdl to the party such a resolution ana
regulation might he. IL could not have
| mad any practical bearing ON the an
proa hing primary.
II lS needless tu say that the facts Ie-
ing as stated herein tic committee would
have srultiit"d themselves had they con
the iu''ilH" h"Ib on ia" 3utu uitimo
W" submit that The above Is a clear
nud tull explanation OF The action OF rh,.
lpuiaift"". Their" was and could nav.
hurn no desire ON the part of th, com
mite" {" "&'llG" an" Democrat from
THIS OF amy other primary. The facts be
ing AS stated above. "" cell anon AIN
the polls ana support the man OF thrii.
". + HACKus. Jr.. Chairman;
Il T.. GLOVER
JOHN W. WOOD
W T. GAYLE