The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-20
w. a. YOUNG ANSWER
Hot Shot From His Batteries Poured Mer.
clIessIy Into His Opponent.
SARCASM, OENURclA1ION AND LOGIC
a Complete aud Vigorous Document
Conditions OF the Fi.ht-CompIi.
CATIONS Involved Precinct by
Prccinct-NorfoIk County should
be Thrown Out.

After being in the hands of the prln-
ter several days, the Hon. w. ~.
Ipung's answer Ia DR.. X. y. Wise. de-
featcd Congressional candidate from
this district, has been completed. ana
City Sergeant Lawler. accompanied by
Judge ID. Tucker Brooke who Is one of
MIR. Young's counsel left yesterday aft
ernoon via Chesapeake anu Ohio for
williamsburg, where the paper Will be
served on the doctor
Those who have read the answer.
which Is i'll every respect an able. COM
pletc and convincing document. say
they would like to sec DIR. Wise when
he reads IL. which goes to show that
people haven't forgotten how to find
fun i'll other peoples troubles.
The document is FAR too volumnous
to be published in full. and indeed,
such a course would not be necessary.
The most salient and interesting por-
lions are culled and herewith printed.
THE ANSWER.
The first two pages are devoted to the
Introduction. which follows:
Norfolk. Va, January 1897.
DR. r. y. Wise. williamsburg. Va:
Dear Sir--In answer to your notice Of
December I'D, 1896. that you will con-
test my right TO n seat in the Fifty-tifth
Congress Of the United States as repre-
sentative from the Second Congrcssion-
Al district OF Virginia. | say as fol-
lows:
| do hold the certificate of election
to said office issued under the direction
Of the Board OF State Canvasscrs Of the
State Of Virginia. and cannot he de
privcd Of 1t without the commission of
crime against the elective franchise
as exercised. in the erection referred
to, by n majority OF the duly qualified
q ~ eli nj
district of Virginia, who gave me IL ma
jority over you of 2.399 votes and of
$50 votes over the vote east for you,
William NJ. Whaley. Esq. and a. Il.
Griffin. ESQ., combined. That you claim
the seat in Congress in question:
against the win OF the electors Of the
district as evidenced by the large ma
1ority Of their votes against you. Is
abundantly apparent from the "a pages
of bitter denunciation. unbridled abuse
and accusations of almost everybody
and everything concerned in the recent
election contained in your notice of con-
test; but that YOU can sincerely believe
that you are justly entitled to the seat
YOU claim seems incredible In view of
the known political condition Of affairs
I'm this district. unless 1t be explained
by the charitable theory that your in
tense desire has clouded your reason
and your unbounded cgotism has dis
turbcd your Judgment
HIS PERENNIAL ASPIRATIONS.
You have fatigucd the people of all
parties in this district by your perennial
aspirations for seat in Congress until
II has become manifest that the simple
fact which stands between you and
your high ambition is that not even
the voters of your own party desire you
TO be their representative In Congress-
and a large majority of voters Of all
parties persistcntly refuse tn vote for
YOU
In the general election held November
Sd, 1896, you were not even the unqucs-
toned candidate for Congress OF your
own political party, having obtained
from fractional convention, organized
under the direction of the leader of
the anti-McKnley Republicans of the
district when it became apparent that
You could not control the Republican
Congressional convention, regularly
called to meet Mt Hampton, Va, on the
9th day Of August. 1896. This action of
your advisers and supporters resulted
! in the holding of two Republican Con-
gressional conventions at Hampton on
| that day; in your securing the nomina-
ton of the anti-McKmley Republicans
and the nomination OF the Hon. John
| j. Deyer by the other, whose legality
| and regularity were subsequently re-
cognized by the Republican state com
mittee by seating the three members OF
the State committee selected by it owe,
those claiming by virtue of their selec-
| tlon by the convention which nominated
! you.
THE GENERAL SITUATION.
| After this follows n number of press
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