The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-31
THEPRIMARY
J. AT II NORFOLK N. [. J K
Tile Special Committee Hear.
stimony Of the Good Gov
eminent Side. #
APPOINT THE REGISTRARS / Z E'l''''
Norfolk County Straightouts
Claim Victory and Declare No
More Negroes be Registered.
APPOINT THE REGISTRARS
Norfolk County Straightouts

Especial to The Times Dispatch.) SIX
4 NORFOLK, VA, March 90. IT he sub
committee OF the Democratic State Cen
trail Committee. consisting Of Judge Gill
liam, Mr. Watkins and Mr.. Smith, re-
stunned the hearing OF testimony In the
contested primary cases here to-day.
p. T. Garrison ore OF the Good Cow
eminent" judges Of election. in the Sew
enth Ward, was the first witness He
declared that there had been no tamper.
Ing with the tally sheets, and that they
had been shown to voters at his pre-
cinct who demanded a view Of them. H
He admitted that the man who took
down the choice Of the voter had the
.eEtire control OF the record, but was net
permitted to say whether he thought
question was overrued on the objection
iof$the defense.
Tire hearing will likely last for three
days. 81. 8
NEW REGISTRARS 3.
The electoral board OF Norfolk county
met to-day and appointed registrars for
all i the precincts in the county. The
Straightouts claim that in these p
ipointments they have won a signal vic
TORT and that there will be no more
negroes placed on the reg ton books.
The F'usIonIsts say that while the
minority faction gotmorc registrars than
they should have had, they were given
them in a spirit Of fairness. and that
there is no occasion for the Straightouts
to crow over their victory
n So far as the registration Of negroes
Is concerned" said Mr.. r. H. Dagby
Fusion member OF the board, this after
noon, 81 desire to state that there is no
man in Norfolk county more thoroughly
opposed to their registration than. I am. :
3. CHANGE OF.FRONT.
The most rema rkabIe point about the
utterances of the Straightout faction
with regard to the appointments of the
electoral board is that they hall Judge
William n. Portlock, of the county Cir
cult Court, as a. deHverer. whereas they
have not heretofore been especially in
clined to regard the Judge as their friend.
The occasion for this change Of front
on their part. In. regard to the appoint
ing power In the county is that the court
board Mr. A. T. Stroud Of Tanners
Creek. The Straightouts frankly claim
Mr. Stroud as their own, They say
thai his attitude toward the appointment
OF Straightout registrars shows that he
is in sympathy with them. AS a result
OF the. appointments made to-day the
straightouts believe that they Will easily
carry the county at the next election
E$ WORK OF REGISTRARS.
4 Tho registrars who have been appointed
will hold Office for two years, and lit
will be their province to pass upon the
eligibility OF voters at the two elections
that will occur during their terms Of
office. These elections are those of the
electors and the congress-
man, which will occur this fall. and the
election Of the Governor and the county
clerk next year. It Is to the latter cleo
ton that the Straightouts pin their faith
that they will carry the county. They
believe that the registrars who were ap-
poned to-day will prevent the reelection
OF Mr.. Alvah II. Martin as clerk of the
courts, ard that this will be the last
Diffusion In Norfolk county. Mr.. Mar
tin himself. however, appears to be I'M
disturbed BY these things
The straightouts have four out OF
fifteen, registrars in the county and
one out Of three. In tho town Of RerkleY