The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-06

Cromwell and Owens. who We're recog-
niZed, respectively, as the nominees for
the Senate and House by the recent de-
cision, yesterday filed with Chairman I'll
Tyson a lengthy document in the nature
OF a protest against a reopening OF the
case. The paper sets forth the corresponds
encc between Mr.. IIliyson ana the
''straightouts,' as to the latter's request
for a rehearirs, and that between all the
parties leading up to the recent meeting
Of the committee, which resulted in the
recognition of the Cromwell people.
Il then goes on to say that this decis-
ion was final, and from it there is no
right of appeal. and that Messrs. Groin
well and Owens have flied their notices
Of candidacy as required by law and gone
on with their fights the regular Demo-
cratic nominees.
OBJECTIONS MET.
The paper then takes up the grounds
upon which the Coleman people ask q re-
hearing and attempts to answer them.
The first is newly discussed evidence"
and OH this subject it says:
After weeks and months of nvestiga-
ton made by them and presented to Your
committee, it is lard TO understand how
any evidence that they have since dis
! covered could be such as to make any
change in the status OF affairs. They had
ample opportunity to bring all the evil
dencc before your committee, and we sub
NIT that it would be unjust to US after
having been declared the regular nomi-
noes, to have to submit 20 q rehearing on
the Very eve Of en- election. when we
Should be berdng our every effort TO
carry the standards of Democracy to vic
tory"
The second ground is that full COM
Mittee should pass upon the case and the
| paper says in reply that there can be no
assurance that a full committee will be
present at the rext meeting and that the
case has already been passed upon by
large RUNNER of the committee.
The third ground assigned by them is
thct
"a rehearing and q primary can alone
restore party harmony and bring out the
full Democratic vote.
MAY NOT ABIDE DECISION.
'.While they have assigned this as q
ground FOR a rehearng," the paper goes
on, sit appears to us that it comes closer
to being a statement that they and their
friends will not abide by the decision
even should rehoaring take place I'M
less that decision should be favorable to
than.
Suppose your committee were to cali
for another hearing and even that a fun
committee We're present, and the decision
should be in favor ourselves. is there any
guarantee that after what has taken
place that these gentlemen and their
friends would fall into ranks and loyalty
support the nominees that are favored
with your decision? To the contrary, it
seems that their agreement to submit
was made merely for the purpose of get
ting a hearing TO be Withdrawn by them
in the event that the hearing was not
decided favorahly 70 them. Had your
committee the night Of the 18th or
September decided in favor of Mr.. Cole
man and his collea CUES. it would not have
required as much time as has elapsed
since that meeting to the present time
for US to have declared not only our
willingness to submit to the decision rem
Gcred by YOU but our loyalty to them
as the regular Democratic nominees. 1t
being matter of honor vel! of poll
tics. Instead. however. of abiding by the
decision rendered by yoar committee and
giving their loyal supaort to US as the
declared regular nominees as evidenced
by your letter quoted above they return
home only to agitate the public mind and
to attempt to disrupt the party Meet
ings have been held in which the action
OF your committee was denounced in
unqualified terms by them or t..eir sup
! porters. and the public press has been
very freely used to give them every OPP
portuTlity to show their dissatisfaction
and to further irritate the public mind.
In conclusion we desire to say that
we regret that Mr. Coleman and his col
! leagues have refused to abide by the de-
| cision of your. committee and to join
hands with US in the effort to secure
Democratic supremacy.
The campaign is advancing, and it be-
hooves us all to rally TO the standards
and roll up a big majority from Tide
water Virginia for the State ticket. The
course of these gentlemen. however. is
not surprising, inasmuch as it was stated
| in their presence and not denied by them
that Mr.. Coleman had four times bolted
his party: that Mr. Jones had scratched
the name CT the regular Democratic nom
inee for Congress, and that Mr.. Halstead
had not taken enough interest in politics
to vote for eleven years
The party could be harmonized at once
! if it was their desire to have It so. and
any statement made by them merely en-
! rhasises the fact Of tiseir refusal to abide
by your decision.
Mr.. Ellyson Back.
Chairman J. Taylor Ellyson has re-
turned from Bristol, where on Friday
night he conferred with Democratic lead
ers as to the situation in the Ninth Dis
trict. He said last night that he felt
very much encouraged at the outlook for
Democratic SUCCESS in the southwest, and