The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-12
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Hcpiy Ia the Gard of q. ~. po,ner
Hud others.
10 the ncmoCrats of Norfolk Comfy.

o the Democrats of Norfolk County:
My attention has iu-t been called ton corl
'lshcu by G. W. owner aud others. put-
porting TO GINo an account of tho proceed
insH oil Inc lcWoctntc primary i'll PIeasant
Grove March 18th. 1895. There urr iunnv
Hood names To the oard, whp. feel sure.
never lntondcdtN indorse a document viii IN
so grossly misrcpreseuts both lryself md
the incts OF tho me ting, and who must have
slgnoi without knowing it's puruort / shall
make PLAN statement OF all tho facts Tie
meeting was probably tho largest Demo
crate primary over assembled in Pleasant
,'foNe. When l arrived on tho ground
ioWh" conspi uously posted Il card certified
To by Nlr. Il. q. stewart whirh was published
IN some ol the city papers OF the 2,th he
substance OF this cara "a cory of which
have no j. az follow. ~ r. O. Strw,tlt
no certify that on Saturday night. March
29d. WIS waited on 10y II o0mmiitco which
invited mo 10 n conference in btll over the
store of }ir. George W Curhue Whcu /
arrived at the huii founi Air. NJ g. New
Dorne Mr.. l.. " Nicholas. chairman OF the
pHp'lcnh 3rty OF Norfolk county. and
t"olN' or hftoen othora ussomhloi Mr.
Newbcrne Introduced me. and said had
been sent for To consult with Mr.. Nich,ll
ana rs were both candidates for tho Of
hcc OF Commissioning of RnNonuo, lie sug.
gteted thnt We Work together and 70 to the
Dcmocrhic primary of tho Goth, and 10th
support tho 1Imo delegates. stated TINT
! would like to get the nomination. but he
ing Democrat could not JON with tho
Republicans To got IT, and ret rel from the
meeting
In connection with this card. found MIR.
l.. VI. Nlchoa- and near All the white Re-
pubhchns OF the district present taking an
active y ri IN COuvaABing tOunsclIibr aud
directing the primary. IN addition % this
hau been informed by MIR. james Stewart
one OF tho participant in the SATURDAY
night meeting, ami one of tho delegate
cl' ctcd by the fusiouist5 to the Democratic
Ina. f,t mn
to act with the Repub!i ans. and dil not
think hc ever would again vote n Demo
cratic tick In view of these rcclled
Facts, as soOE az Mr.. j. ". JORDAN, District
Charm II, "a lc 4 tho meeting to order.
raised the question a. to whether Lepubli-
CAM and pruicsse omocrats who vera net
j. with Republicans shouli Le nliuwol To
YDte u pcmocratI, pr mnry. ho chair
man ruled u! at they conld not Immediately
! moved that the meeting lie permanently
orgnniZod Ivy the election OF j. w. Jordan.
per.nan.n chairman. and o. A. Wilson. sec
rotary, ana in courtesy to Nj. Jordan, put
tho motion myself The meeting then pro.
ccedod to the nomination Uf Dr. II. s. Eth
.redge, George NJ lia.l ana >. ~. Jordan n.
dc cgates t. the Convention of ril 9TH
Tho hairirau. Mr. J W. Jordan put the
motion anl ia inrc | the Election. in lie
manner the hlterMat,s ana District on cers
were nominated ANA the motions put and
elections de clarcd by the chHIrman. ana the
neeilns Hdlontnodin regular orier | cer-
tiiy that put no motion "a L tho one tor
tic permanent Organization. Now. # tile
chairman CORE tlv rulo ''ihat Rcpubli-
cans ana nrofes5cd Democrats. acting with
and in the !nttres 90 Rep Jblicans. had NJ
STANDING III u, n ratI, primary, then
this mo ting was lcSnlHr aud far, and we
submit thu ruling and acts of the meeting TO
the Democratic Convention
JOHN II. WEST.
We certify that the above statement of
Capt. West j, q orre,t account OF the pro