The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-10
REGULAR DEMOCRACY.
Address to the Democratic Voters of
Norfolk County.

at n called meeting OF the Democratic
Executive committee Of Norfolk county,
| held ut the Madison Hotel, In the city
of Portsmouth, on the 2Sth day of Sep
TENDER. 1897, the following address to
the Democratic voters Of the county was
| issued:
The Democratic Executive Committee
OF the county of Norfolk, having only In
view Of the interest and success Of the
Democratic party In tho county and
State, would hereby respectfully but
most earnestly impress upon all true
md loyal DEMOCRATS Of the county the
| necessity for serious work and untiring
activity In behalf of the election Of Hon
M. S. Newberne. the regular Democra tic
! nominee of the regular party organlza-
ton OF the county of Norfolk and State
| of Virginia for the House Of Delegates
and the Hon. II. L. Maynard, for the
State Senate.
This admonl.ion Is made all the more
imperative, in view of the combined
forces which now confront us. made up,
as they are, of the evt0 present, though
open and avowed enemy--THE REPUB-
L1CAN PAI&TY-and a small element Of
those who style themselves straightout
Democratic, composed, for the most
part. OF few chronic. voracious and
unscrupulous oiiice-seektS,. who have
S.ii'Sa ~ Niitil dlu TIC lcdulHS ana Slln-
Ing lights Of the POPULIST AND RE
PUBLICAN PARTIES, political turn
coats, SAM SMALL DEMOCRATS, re-
cent 1nterlopers and the usual and pro-
verbal party-kickcrS. and disorGanizers
whose policy has ever been "RULE OR
RUIN"
As the individuals last referred to are
seeking to conceal their real purposes
by endeavoring to pose under the guiSe
Of SO-CAINED "ANTI-FUSTON"
party, and as this term is no doubt
intended as an imbecile and lmpotent
reflection upon the regular Norfolk
county Democracy. we beg leave to sub
| nit the following statements.
lst. Whatever fusion may have been
| sanctioned in the pas by the Democratic
! party in the interest. as 1t may have
been believed, of good government In
u county which has heretofore had an
overwhelming Republican majority GER
tainly there can be no excuse for cry
Ing fusion" in the approaching cleo
ton, unless 1t can be contended that the
State nominees and the Honorabes II.
l.. Maynard and NJ. S. Newberne are all
| fusionists. The last two named gentle
men, being now and for two sessions
| past, In the General Assembly of Vir-
| glnia, the Democratic Senator and Dele
gate respectively, and In fun sympathy
and participation with that body in all
| Democratic caucuses and measures. This
being true then why this silly clap-trap
cry of fusion?
| End. In the mass meetings recently
called by the district chairman in tho
several districts of the county, there
was not single contesting delegation
TO the county convention, and only II
, the case Of Washington district was
there contest In the Senatorial con.
Vention held in the city OF Portsmouth
These contestants were given full
and courteous hearing by the last.
named convention and were adjudged
not to be entitled to seats on the floor
Of that body.
The same, or like delegation, after
ward presented their claims 10 the Ia d
Democratic State convention held Il;
the city OF ROanoke-the highest Dem
ocratic tribunal In the State-and were
declared by vote of twenty (2S)
to two (0 In the committee on credcn-
tlals not to be entitled TO seas IN tina,
body, which was unanimously endorsed
by the State convention; and Yet In
open and rehcllious defiance of all marty
rules and presidents. and of the decis-
ion OF the county. district and State con-
ventions, these same reca!cl;rant indi.
Viduals are to-day posing under Il pre-
tended separate party organization and
have put forward 4 candidate in oppo-
s'itlon TO the regular Democratic nom-
inee for the House of Delegates.
Upon what meat do these Caesars feed
that they have grown 50 great ats to
defy the highest party tribunals In the
State. and yet call themselves Demo
Gratis?
Sd. AS a fair sample and exponent of
this opposition, we beg to refer veCy
briefly to their nominee and standard
bearer. MIR. j. EDWARD COLE, and
call the attention Of the Democratic
! voters of the county to the files OF the
| NORFOLK DAILY PILOT of date
| March %, 1895, in which 1t will be seen
that at the time when the Democratic
| party In the city Of Norfolk was in the
last thioe9 of u temporary death at
| the hands of the SO-CALLED GRE
| FORM PARTY" led by one SAM
SMALL, this same MR. COLE was the
one man In the county who attempted
to Introduce SAM SMALL AND SAM
SMALLlSM into Norfolk county poll
tcs-his political friend and champion
| at mat time i'll his aSpb-a lions for the
| commemorative Attorneyship
| This conduct and political escapade on
the part of MIR. COLE was bitterly re-
! sented a: the time by the people of the
county, and we have never had, as we
| VIII never have. one word or act from
| MIR. COLE which could amount TO an
excuse for this desperate departure
| from the Democratic mornings
And this is the rtraigh:out, ramIrod
Democrat which this boiling party is
to foist upon the Democrat people this;
rail. Verify is he q true type of the bolt
| ing element, and we venture to say tina
were his election within the range of
possibilities, he would not, with this