The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-05
ACTION OF THE CAUCUS.
Al Disgrace t to the Democracy.

a. Disgrace to the Democracy.
That rs what the action Of the Demo-
cratic caucus OF the House IN the mat
ter OF the Norfolk county members was.
1t must sraiseG8in the mind OF every
thought full Democrat the serious questions
{ Is the Democracy Of Virginia becoming min
degenerate {,
In sorrow. ana In shame, 1t must be said
that the incident makes negative an
swer risky when taken in connection VII
train Of events that It Is unnecessary
to detail here The bald fact. the dlsgu Is!
ing fact IN ne the faee .naf he.
General Assembly, with its eyes g, wide ,isl
lists elected BY thb help Of anegro voters
fraudulently Registered, elected IN tln SUR
over the regular Democratic nominees;
thereby putting the seal Of its approval
upon the most Infamous bargain In poll
tics ever struck in the. history y, OF ME
caucus has dlsregnrded the party author77
i ll.,!tn 10 guilty Of pulse nfamy.TT- or
folk yirginian-Pilot.
A Plain Proposition.
1t is a burning shame that e. Demo.
cratic caucus should give q cert1licate OF
regularity to- men who, by, ta e.! ai a., OF
Republican votes, defeated; Norfolk coun-
tvs regular Democratic nominees for lle
Legislature. 1r1makes no difference how
able or how agreeable personally are ! !. ne e
is one Of principle. The proposition was
y, plain one, and must have been under
stood But we remember having recently
heard a gentleman who Is thor,oushly ia.
millar with the political situation IN TINS
State say that "there Is no such thing as
aiplain proposition In politics. IT,
| Well, there is one plain proposition,
4ra,nelv: hat the4methods "hch. nave
been in vogue under previous conditions 9il
ginIa If they arc continued under the new nc,
Cons tltution large number OF poltl-
clans seem determined to stake everything
on a desperate effort to perpetuate, the
men will go down. and 1t behooves the
Democrat tic party to put them down IT.
self, instead of going down with them
| Norfolk Landmark.
Beginning of the Contest.
So far from the action Of the House Is; cav az.
county by admitting the Fusion members
| from that county to seats In the Demo
cratic caucus last night, It was but me
beginning Of struggle Whlen y so, az sth ~
Democrats of this congressional dlstrlc'
viii never agree that the fusion n !, NOT ~
| folk county which eleYates Republcans
negroes to office IN thaf of fhe depo
for Years. shall receive their endorse
ment. Delegate w. II. Cardwell in mov:
| ing that the resolution to exclude ~.
two Fuslonists be tabled. is quoted ~ ~
saying that he '.sawb5no nece,ssitS a aol
its adoption at this time; that tnere We're .,r
/ no more caucuscs toybe held, ahd no Ru1tr =,
pose would be subserved except 70 gr y T.;
terested themselves In the case ,sts Xxi Mi
/ Cardwell is entitled to his opinion on IN:
question but If In his quoted relhdpkS vI r.
! represents the Democrat lc party ~ ~ y
GINA, that party IS greatlS ~ a Iseu ,vh,
/ new leaders in tho State-lea GERS wv wv
| View with abhorrence and dete Tesla +,
] such mercennry alliances as e".a, ,,o,,
Norfolk county. The vote n the ch nant
emphasizes the fact that tne oppo.. ',nr,
of fusonIsm should organize ~, n,
county and city in the safe WhereNRputi ;
4 oeists or defcnders Of the Norfolk efnt:
il political alliance are to be found,i; w y
view to keeping them out OF pup''c -
4 Norfolk Ledger.
Full License Given,
BY the action Of the. pemoc1rn ~ ,,, Trt
Tho Fusion members from Norfolk count
continue as We understand It,. to sly 4, a
members of the caucus, IN GSou s et,nn
in tho Democratic party. Thls acI Ion,
equivalent to giving notice that !1e'n AZ
Gratis NAV make any sort OF denl 70 ue
feat regularly nominated DelliuIi, n.J - - |;
come up 10 Richmond IN fun y Nv farra
the Democratic party II W y = he IN
ing force that Is bound tG ~ M s;ta I,
Jury of the party thronsnou. ,,orst nolli
ical scandal in the State,-staunton p'S
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