The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-17
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CASE TODAY
State Central Democratic Con-
mittec to Take UP That
City's Contest.
.TREHY FACTION CONFIDENT
They Think That the Committee
Will Certainly Sustain Their
Contentious.

The contending factions IN tho Norfolk
city political muddle arc already here
In force for the great struggle before
tile State Central Democratic Committee
to-day over sustaining or overturning tho
result Of tho recent primary In Norfolk
city, in which the control Of the city COM
n,ittee is involved. An appeal has been
made to the highest party tribunal III tho
state to overturn and reverse the re-
silt Of that primary on tho ground OF IN
usual methods savorlng of fraud and tho
lack OF representation Of one faction Of
the party in the officers Of election.
It Is a rather old fight between tho
factions, headed, respectively by Cap
Tain w. w. Dey, city chairman, and Mr..
james V. Trehy, clerk of the courts,
in which the Trehy faction have filed
grave charges Of irrcgularity ngainet the
Dey faction, which WAS In comp'ete con-
troll of the election alleged to nave been
conducted In a remarkable way.
LARGO ATTENDANCE
The indications at midnight arc that
the meeting viii be marked by tfss lars-
est attendance In person OF members
III the committee that has attended any
meeting In recent years. AS far as can
be gathered from the meagre expressions
heard the Trchy faction appears TO be
confident OF a verdict In their favor
on the merits Of the case, unless the
tncts are vastly different from those
generally admitted by tho press or Nor
folk and Of this city,
So far as can be learned. however
neither side will yield the casa, and there
seems no alternative but a long session
of tho committee, and a stormy one,
in. which the factional quarrel, of which
tile dispute Is but a phase, VIII t,s fuzzy
.lred and much testimony offered. Cap
tain Dey is here. and shows no signs OF
yielding, as some predicted.
Mr.. Trehy, with his accustomed ACTIVITY
Is also on The ground With his cohorts
and they have not been IDLE
SOME WHO ARE HERE.
no 5ts Of Norioll: present besides fiap p.
tain Dey and Mr.. Trehy arc the follow
Eng Walte o: Il Taylor aM NJ LevE orn aef T.
t.ngham. Ralph f., Gaze. s.Hv::P. Gber-:
aortsr' H }ames r: - prince Thomas M s. q f.
jacques. 8. *. Unlerdown. j. NJ swinson.
/. {. Davidson. e&.C6ngre1ssmqn y Ll; a,d
YOUNG n5 9ameS s. W N!adiek R hel e.
IS, -Delega,e-elect W.. II. Gum. Maurice
Thurman. r. -. Mulbon. j; j. Allen, J..
n. Spedaen, NJ: j. Cannon, J. i. hudson y!
Tunstall. Colonel George g. Cabell; at
torney for! the LDey forces, is inlso hel'e,
and has been In the city for day or
two
"a number Of the members Of the com
nittee came in last night and it IS GER,
tain that a majority VII be pre-, ~
g. g. 1 Jones, !: Boyd Sears ard i. =. an
worth: W. W. Dey, Geo. W. Jones, j.. A.
Curtis will arrive IN the morning.; Jno =.
Eusley. +. " CogOlll, Jonn j. Lyncn,
John S. HARDWOOD. Il. y. watkins, X. a..
James, George M Helms. u. G. Esgle-
ston; 4. 7; Craddock. John 5. pa1 = n
ton, Edward lIchols, Irving F., Whitehead
and ". +. Blrksdale. There are tmenLy-
two already here. with the prospect OF
cations are that proxies vii cer.ainly
be in minority. ard viii be equally d.
vided between the Two factions.
Ll.a!rlnan j. Taylor Eilyson stated last
night that the COMMITTEES was disposed 10
give EACH side a full and fair hearing. &c
believed. and would decide t.e case ST. CT
" on It's merits. further than this ne
leaders of the rival factions was disposed
to seek publicity, last night; inete Is
every prospect that both SIDES VIII be
heavily enforced to-day, and when 1he
committee is called to order the large, as
sembly room in Murphy l1oel VIII be
i /" -; TRIAL OF STRENGTH,
The filst ll,ul OF stre.atl III " the COM
nlittee WILL It is expected, DO prec!p lated
over the effort by the Trehy faction %
force the committee to eive Thorn access
to the poll books wh CHI, It Is ALLEGED, has
been denied them heretofore, The 10y
faction Will probably demand speci,. ca
tons to the general charses.
Alessrs. LaWless S: Jellries, of Norfolk,
represent MIR. Trehy and his ache ents,
willie Colonel George C. CaLe, Jr., aN-
member OF the House and member of the
staff OF the Governor. Is expected TO APP
pear tor the Dey faction.
The sitting OF the committee If tEe case
Is fully gone into, is likely TO last through
tho afternoon and possibly well into tho
evening.