The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-12
NORFOLK COUNTY
CASE 1O-lIGHI I.
Another Hearing Granted Coleman
Side.
THERE MAY BE A PRIMARY
witncsse. on Bath Sides Summoned
Before The Committee Mr.. Mon.
inguc Challenged = Political
News and Gossip.

The Norfolk county factional fight is T.
come up again FOR hearing before The
State Democratic Executive Committee
Tonight, and Chairman Eliyson has no
;ii.cd the parties in interest to be present
nj his Office at s O'Clock osSive testimony
IN regard TO The matter
This was the result of the marty all
night session held at Mr. Ellyson resi-
dcnce on Thursday night. After deii5ef-
ating until nearly o'clock a M, me
body decided to grant the request OF inc
Coleman people and to reopen the case
In the minds of good Judges OF the sltufi-
lion this means y reversed of the former
decision. in recognizing the Cromwell fac-
ton and the ordering of a primary TO de-
tcI,nli1e which side is regular. II IS eS-
..niated that eight of tho nine committee
mon viii be present Hon Tate Irvine,
OF wise has gone home. and there is a
vacancy in the. Sixth District. Congress
1Gail Jones went TO Baltimore at noon yes
terday. bat viii return here this after
noon, and M Kelley, who was absent
Thursday night will be on hand. The
other members remained over in the city
ana are ready for another long siege to-
night The time in which candidates
must file notices of their intention of run
ming for tha Legislature will expire on
Tuesday night. and it has been urged that
the result Of a primary could not be had
by that time. should the committee
der one tonight This objection is met
by the Coleman candidates. who say that
they will file their notices, as the Cron.-
Tell men haze already done, and then those
defeated in the primary may Withdraw.
before the tickets shall have been printed
The case is one OF great interest. ana
The crowd of Norfolk county leaders al
ready here Is expected TO be materially
IS.s y,,,.. u .7n,.
a Democratic member Of the Constitu-
tional Convention WIS returning here
from his home in Southwest Virginia
several days ago, wi4en at some point
along the way ColCIel j. Hampton Hoge
boarded his rrain. Colonel Hoge at once
began TO twit the member about the al
legged slow progress made by the conven-
ton. and was proceeding TO make some
thing OF 4 speech in the car. The mem
Der suggested that if he had known ii
was the inremioa of the Republican lead
er tc make :. speech on the train he would
have courteo q. joint debate. Colonel
Iiogc then asked the member what was
his idea OF the peoples opinion of the
work Of the convention, to which the
following reply was made: Il think
Colonel, YOU will have a splendid oppor-
trnity for getting information on that
subject the night of November 5th,
when the returns from the election come
In.
United States Marshal Morgan Treat
has addressed The following letter 10
Chairman Doherty, Of the City Demo
cratic Ccnlmi;tce:
Richmond. Va. Oct. O. 1901.
James p. Doherty, Esq,
Chairman City Central Committee.
Richmond Va:
SRI would be glad if you would name
committee of your body TO confer with
me locking to the arrangement for joint
discussion between the Hon. A J. Mon
tague and the Hon. j. Hampton Hoge,
to be held in the city of Richmond some
time during TIE month Of October.
Kindly let me hear from you as early
as practicable, and oblise
Yours truly,
MORGAN TREAT,
Member Republican State Executive
Committee.
Nr. Doherty will l1-ing the matter TO
TIE attention OF the committee at It's
meeting next Monday night, but it is
safe to say that there will be no joint
debate, hut that the committee Will fol-
low the example Of the State Committee
on he subject. Colonel Hoge makes il
point to Challenge Mr.. Montague every
week or two it IS not at all likely that
:hcy viii meet on the stump during the
canvass.
The final arrangements for the big
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