The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-09

FUSION Wins in
NORFOLK AGAIN
f Continued from First 1'dsc)
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This suggestion was received With jeers
and dcrisvc laughter.
Mr.. Sebrell Talks.
lion. j. N. scbrell, i'll. WHO appeared
as counsel for tho titeseCs, was seen
ut Murphy's last night AHA asked Il hn
had anything to shy concerning tho Do
cisions Of the committees g5 n
ss',1 anticipated the deciso nof the cont
isnlttcc,' lie replied. II was actually In
formed BY d prominent member of lie
body in advance OF the meeting that he
would Shut his ears and eyes TO thc
evidence and argument and aftci 1t wa3
over. would say Who Is my. friendY'
ana vote for him
i2.Aftcr the committed had decided IN
1.-The Amherst case that u had only an
appellate j,ir stllctlon in such cases, am
after IL had been shown that no con-
f,nst lad icon made before the County
COMMITTEES. II thought AZ but light that
II slmilariruling should haye been i,ialc
for Norfolk county, Tho committee
however. was extremely courteous anu
attentive 10 me and u am willn' 70 e
copt It's decisions. and ! believe thdt those
Represented by81nc and Their friends
will do all In their power 10 eject tEe
ticket recognized by the committee.
I'VE believe that whatcvo may have
been the personal feelings of the com
mittee, ha1 they given US a chance 10
produce our testimony We would have
convinced them that the decision rem
5tcred nv tho Democratic paltyeof Nor
folk county was fall and right.
Deep Creek First.
After wrangling for nearly two hours
as TO the method OF pressure e,5 uuse
taking up the election at Deep Creek Pre-
cInct first, Mi. Sebrcll stated that II an
immediate trial was had hls9people could
make no fight. AS they were not pre-
pared with their evidence Mr.. sears
made All earnest appeal TO me commit con, M,
when he had frankly stated he was ,ln-
prepared. Judge Watkins asked what
should be done as to the canvass OF the
vote for United States senator ana state
officers, and Mr.. Sears replied that ne
understood the nom nation for none = OF
these would he affected.
Judge Watkins commended that the can
vass could be made as to the general
officers first, and that then the other
contests could be taken up, 4.
Judge Watkins and Mr.. Sears finally
agreed that the canvass. should be made
of the State vote, and then the other
contests should be gone into. f7{ "a b
n Alrcsolutlon offered by Mir. Sehrell was
adopted . declaring in favor Of canvassis
the vote for general offices In Norfolk
county beginning with Deep Creek, but
making It plain that this course should
not prejudice the rights of parties to
ccntest as to state senator or other local
positions, il they shall desire to do SO at
any future time. E
Deep Creek Precinct was gone into rs
to general Offices, and Mr. Lindsay Syl-2
vest er, one Of the men appointed judge
+ for the Fusionlsts' at Deep Creek, was
first examined, #
Burned the Ballots.
He testified that Chairman BIlsoly told
him he had burned Nthe ballots Witness
said he was furnished other ballots BY
Chairman owenssof the Fusion" party,
and the election was held. Witness had
"a hard time; finding the "Straightout".
chairman. He finally located him. He
refused to take the ballots, but accepted
the tender. The chairman gave as his
reasons for refusing the ballots that the
committee had counted the votes OF the
State chairman. u l, 81, TX E. 5lg
Here Colonel Marshall handed Chair
man Elyson q sealed package, which witt
ness swore contained the returns from
Deep Creek, cast at the Fusion prl-
mary, and they were opened by the chair
man ST., 81 ,t
Tho precinct, according 10 this vote,
went largely for Martin. Swanson, Ely
son. Williams and Egglestol. hfr Sc
brel did not cross examine the witness,
declaring that he did not desire 20 maze
any appearance as to the vote for gen
cral offices.
Further examined, witness said one OF
the men appointed judge had refused
to take the oath unless he should be
allowed to vote for whom he pleased
in the general election. Witness had
election, as he had heard he would not
be allowed to serve as4judge. 1t was
current rumor that Fusion judges
would not be allowed to serve, ana hat
Martin and Swanson watchers should not
4 go Into the booths. Col. Gaines wanted
to know what authority Mi, Owens, not
h n member Of the committee, had to pre-
pare and furnish ballots the day before
the election, Col. Shackleford suggested
that this was n question Of Law with
which the witness was not supposed to
j be familiar
Returns Adopted.
The return as made was adopted as
the true return from Deep Creek Pre-
cinct
Halls Corner Precinct was now taken
up. and Mr.. w G, Parker, one of the
#"Fusion" candidates for the House, was
introduced. Two primaries were held
here. Mr.. Parker testified thati,e had
offered the returns from tho primary
held by the "Fusionlsts' to the Straight
OUT chairman; that they wore refused.
the chairman saying that the committee
Ind canvassed the returns aud reported
them to Chairman Ellyson,
He had psked of Mr.. Bllls2ly It Dud-
lcy's name would be on the ticket for
clerk and got an Affirmative reply.
He said for forty years the elections
had been held on the shell road near
where the "Fl,sonists" held their cleo
tlon on August cd
The "straightouts' had declined at the