Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-17
Isio OF wight controversy.

Editor Nirginian Pilot:
Ii the preambles and resolutions OF
the Isle of Wight Democratic Executive
Committee, as published in the Dis
patch and NirGinian- Pilot sunday. Au
gust 18Th, are facts, dc they purport 10
be, then there are hundreds of people
in the county who have no idea what
the word fact means. The assertion
that the action of the Stands Brad
shaw faction was advised. aided and
actively participated in by Il large
number of Republicans and non-resi-
dents" Is as gross misrepresentation of
the :actS as the human mind can con-
ceive of. 1t is alleged that the pro-
ceedings were violent. &c. We frankly
admit that the proceedings of Chair
man c. +. Day were Violent he sought
10 force the meeting TO endorse Martin,
Boykin and Jones. and when failure
stared him in the face he polted a DEM
ocratic meeting by declaring said meet
ing adjourned without any motion or
vote.
AS soon as the adjournment was de-
clared by Chairman Day he and Il part
of his followers left the stand. The
meeting. seeing that it had been de-
serted by the chairman, elected another
chairman ana secretary. and proceed
ed TO transact the business for which
said meeting was called. No personal
alteration had, or would have. occur
red but for the Interference and per
Sonal attack made upon Il member of
the meeting by a Day Boykin- Zones
boiler. The alleged disorder. violence
and turbulance was not OF such ma
ture DIS TO interfere in any manner with
the regular transaction of business.
The fact that 465 of DR.. Bradshaw's
supporters were actually and fairly
counted is sufficient to disprove the
charge that DIR. bradshaw and his
friends would not submit 10 4 count.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
1t is stated that the Democratic f,x-
ecutive Committee of Isle of Wight
10 notice. ratified. endorsed and con-
firmed the action OF {. +. Day. chair
man of the said meeting, in adjournins
the same.
We are not surprised TO know that
NJ. Day and the signers OF this res
olution should ratify. endorse ana con-
firm his action; but in doing so they
confirm an act, the power of which to
DO was never vested in any chairman.
1t is the power of 4 meeting and not
the chairman. to adjourn. 10 claim
that this meeting was legally and pro-
perry adjourned by Chairman Day can
mean but one of two things, namely,
either 10 admit an attempt to misrcp-
resent facts and misead the public, or
titit NIT. LAY Is so utterly unllIllllar
with Parliamentary usages as TO unfit
him TO preside over any meeting
1t is claimed by some of Mr.. Days
strongest adherents. who were
Boykins-Jones men," that inasmuch as
he CHR. Day. vacated the chair with
out permission. the meeting acted pro-
perry and legally in electing another
chairman. and that all subsequent ac-
tons and doingS were regular and
legal. and that DR.. G. j. Bradshaw is
the regular Democratic nominee for the
Lower House OF the Legislature. and
should be so considered; and that the
sixteen delegates chosen to represent
the county in the Senatorial Convention
to be held at Suffolk on the oath of
August, should be seated by said con-
vention; that the call for a primary to
be held on the 18th to nominate an
other candidate for the House of Del
eGates. and select delegates to the SEN
atorial Convention. is irregular. un-
Democratic and unfair. and not in
harmony with the Democracy OF the
county.
Il. LEE SEWARD.
Iele OF Wight. Va, Aug. 10. 1899.