Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-17
NO PRIMARY
FOR NORFOLK
The Democratic Executive Com
mittee So Decided Yesterday.
WILL HOLD CONVENTION
To Nominate Candidates For tho Log.
Candidate. aud other Democrats
Advocate n Primary, While MIR.
john Whitehead, Also n Candidate
Opposes 1.-THE DRte Fixed,

The Democratic Executive Commit
tee Of Norfolk met at ? O'clock yester-
day afternoon in the office of Chairman
w. w. Dey and refused TO call pri-
mary for the nomination of the two
Norfolk representatives in the House of
Delegates. The following members
We're present:
First Ward-J. L. Scott. w. r. John
son and y. Lagorio.
Second Ward-W. p. Oberndorfer.
George l.. Walker and w. l.. Stevens.
Third Ward-Leonard Knapp, Il. j.
Randolph and w. w. sale.
Fourth Ward-W. II. Jacques.
Fifth Ward. \. Butt, Fred L. Ber-
ry and J. ii. HILL
Sixth Ward-W. L. Goodwin and n.
Daily.
Chairman Dcy stated that he had
called the committee together TO CON
slider the plan of nominating delegates.
whether it should be done by primary
or by ward meetings and n conven-
ton.
MOTION FOR y PRIMARY.
Mr.. Leonard Knapp moved that the
committee order II primary. lie said
IL W. NiiuouDNtiiN al lsttl iIdl the ltlsL-
jority OF the people favored the pri-
mary plan of selecting their represen-
tatives. AS n member of the commit
tee he said he had no right to be either
Tyler or Martin man. but he repre-
scented tho Democrats OF Norfolk. ire
spective OF whom they favored for SEN
| atOr.
FOR WARD MEETINGS.
Mir. w. p. Oberndorfer offered a sub
stitute To Mr. knapp's motion TO the
effect that the committee order ward
meetings on the oath instant TO select
delegates TO Il nominating convention
TO be held on the 3lst instant. These
were the dates, ii may be stated, previ-
ously agreed upon by number OF
the committeeman.
The original motion of Mr.. Knapp
and Mr.. Oberndorfer's substitute were
discussed pro and con by several com
mitteemen, and other who were pres
ent. Mr.. Knapp and Mr.. Obcrndorfer
Doth holding out for the adoption OF
their respective plans
PEOPLE WANT PRIMARY.
Colonel w. w. Sale seconded Mr.
Nnapps motion. In regard to the OBJ
lection to the primary raised by Mr..
Oberndorfcr because OF the expense 1t
would incur he said the judges and
clerks in the last primary all served
the same way in this primary IL one
was called. Anyway. the people de-
manded one. this being the fairest way
to set an expression from the voters.
CANDIDATES HEARD FROM.
BY invitation of Chairman Dey, Mr.
w. II. Sergeant Jr.. and Mr.. John
Whitehead. candidates for the House
OF Delegates We're heard on the prop
osition before the committee. Mr.. Sar-
seant said: II am strcnuously and
emphatically opposed to the ward meet
ing plan. and am in favor of n primary.
believe the people should DO allowed
10 express their choice in tho manner
they desire. ] am before you both as
a candidate for the House and as n sup
porter of Thomas $. Martin for the
United states Senate. believing him TO
be the peoples choice. but ] say thai
this committee should order a primary.
so that the men vino are elected when
they cast their vote for Senator Mar
Tin may do so with the consent of the
constituency which elected them and
there may be no cry raised against
them. l say give the Tyler men a fair
square show, and leave them no room
to say that snap judgment was taken
on them"
WHITEHEAD AGAINST PRIMARY.
Mr.. Whitehead said that he was
loaihc 10 believe the Tyler men were
afraid of snap judgment at the hands
OF the committee. lie was loathc to be-
lieVc that Democrats could not &c; to-
Eether and lie fair in u mass meeting.
ne opposed the primary because of the
expense of one. Where would the
money be raised? lie didn't think IL
would be right TO ask the Tyler men
for part of IL. II n primary were or
uered, he said. tho defeated side would
be just as likely to raise the cry vi un-
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