The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-29

attention to a precinct which had given
Montague nine and Whitehead, for the
legislature, several hundred.
The Dey people had no judges, and yet
they won. He SAID. and prolonged cheer
ing that tie negro was being Adseu III
Norfolk to Cypress one wing OF the wrlltes
people. The chair appealed for order. ma
Mr.. Tilton went on to declare against
| what he alleged were corrupt methods OF
| erection in ms city.
He said tie sDey people had stood a
poor show on election day in Norfolk.
ne appealed to The committee TO help
bring order out of the chaos and declared
| that he and his friends would ABIDE the
decision of the committee.
Mr.. Tiltcn and Mr.. Trehy haq a priei
colloduy, but they displayed no bad tesi-
| ing.
! Mr.. II. y Randolph was recognized TO
speak for the Trchy side. He wanted a
i settlement and wanted it to take place
| on a Democratic tass. His opponent
had confused matters by his speech.
| There was no Dey-rrelly fight, but it
was a fight OH the old Executive Com
mittee. 1t was no Observation-Disclosures
j tight, and should not be SO considered.
He claimed that Mr.. Anderson was the
regular chairman and should be SO recog-
/ nized. He read the call OF the commit
| tee for the meeting on September 2sth
/ signed Wv. ". Dey. chairman, and 1. j.
!. Randolph, secretary" and went on to
deal with what he said led up 20 the
| trouble
Mr.. Randolph contended that the con-
! fusion had first arisen over the ruling OF
/ the State Committee that local commit
] teemen be chosen a t the same time mem
| bers of the Legislature We're chosen laste
| fall, and he read all the party papers
| leading up to the primary, including .its
| plan. He read from sCrap-book, con-
tanning newspa per clippings, referring 70
the primary. and there were many cues
lions, but they were not spicy or inter
I esting There We're attempts to cut Or
/ these questions, but like Mr.. Tilton, Mr..
| Randolph was glad to answer inquiries
He contended again and again that 'he
Trehy people had conducted their P'A
| maries in a fair and orderly manner ana
he believed that they had a clean shec'
| to present to the committee.
TO CAPTURE BOARD.
| He contended that the large number OF
| applicants for City Committee showed a
preconcerted plan of the Dey people 10
/ capture the Electoral Board, ana mere
the speaker explained how the commit.
| tee had met on a call of majority 0!
/ its members and chosen an Electoral
L
/ posed Of a very high class of men. ne
| ether Electoral Board was known as the
/ Dey Board Mr. Randolph devoted d
| great deal Of his time to reading clip
pings and to going over the ground Win
| which the public is familiar. In answer
! to questions by Col. Gaines. Mr.. Randolph
! said tho Trehy candidates had gotten d
| majority OF votes In the primary on Octo-
| Der Sth. Mr. Tilton declared the Dey peo-
pie had gotten 1000 more votes than the
| Trehy candidates. Mr.. Randolph said ne
! was speaking of the returns made by
the legally constituted Electoral Board.
Col. Gaines was not asking, he said, for
one side He wanted all the votes.
/ ALLOWANCE FOR INTERRUPTIONS.
MI Whitehead and Colonel Lane had
some words over how much addltlonal
time should be given Mr.. Randolph on
| account if Interruptions. y motion was
! made by Colonel Lane that it be 10 MN.
utes, and Mr.. Whitehead said Colonel
Lane had consumed more than Is minutes
of Mr.. Randolphs time. Colonel Lane re-
! torted that Mr.. Whitehead had consumer
more of the time of the committee IMAM
any one else. and the incident was closeu
| and Mr. Randolph's time was EXTENDED
! The speaker proceeded and now took UP
and read a carefuly-prepared argument
| for his side He intimated that the Dey
! people did not want 4 fair election, ana
said the only question to be determined
. here was "NetleF Tic PAL ~ ditcih >'iio'iN'
| be controlled by party committees, OF
whether bogus candidates should be al
| lowed TO control The Dey people had
| chosen one Republican and one erst-
while, Republican on a Democratic Eiec-
! toral Board.
Ii the regularly delegated party author
ity was to be ignored, Mr.. Randolph
wanted 10 know what was to become or
the party in the Stete. He thought the
committee of which Mr.. Anderson was
chairman had acted in accordance Win
precedents and within party regulations
and claimed eloquently that his people
should be sustained E'y the State Commit
tee. He charged that the Dey primaries
were irregular, and, in conclusion, he
appealed for the recognition OF MI. All
Gerson and the Trehy committee
MR. TILTON'S CLOSE.
Mr.. Triton had twenty minutes In which
10 close. but he used only part OF II.
He said after all the committee was TO
decide the question according to its merits
and in accordance with the VIII OF the
people as expressed at the potis. lie ue-
cIared that had the primaries been larry
conducted and all the votes counted as
COST the Dew candidates for the LeSis-
. lat,1re would have been nominated lie
closed with an eloquent appeal for Wnflt
he termed simple justice, and was ioudiS
cheered. The committee at Il O'Clock
went into executive session
MIR. TRE1Y HEARD.
Colonel Gaines, after briefly reviewing
the evidence, moved that the Dey Com
mittee be recognized as regular lar. ms ms
committeeman from the Fourth Ward
where there were no Dey candidates up
The Chair declared that the motion as
modified was two vogue and was. there
fore, out of order. Mr.. Trehy, now tool
the floor to speak for his side He de
cIared that the fight had been one on hin
personally Mr.. Gordon raised the pom
that Mr.. Trehy was not in order; as tn tn
The Chair overr,,led the point. Mr.. Stuar
moved that he be allowed to proceed, bu
the Chair declared this motion unneces
Colonel Lane said he held the proxy .o
Captain Dey, and he was sorry the c.A
tain was unable to be here to have tnt
same privilege as that extended Mr.
Trehy.
Mr.. Trehy proceeded and made a stronE
speech for his side, going over much o.
the ground covered by Mr.: Randolph. bu