The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-07
State Senatorship and
House Members From
There Involved. VII.
MAY ALSO CHANGE
MONTAGUE'S VOTE
This Contest Apparently Over
shadowing Other Work Work: Of
State Conmittee-Daniel
and Martin Here-Con-
teemen Slow in Ar
irving.

Tho matter OF tnbulating and announc-
Ing the official returns from the recent
State primary by the Democratic STATE
3Es Committee tonight Is completely over
= shadowed on the eve Of the meeting OF
the body by the vigorous contests arising
in tho Thirty-third Senatorial District
and In the county ot Norfolk
There are other minor disputes TO oe.
settled and a plan OF campaign IS TO be
manned ont but the parties3to the con-
tests mentioned and their respective
friends atc giving nearly all the llie tncTe
is in the situation, and when the corn
mittce meets in Murphy's annex at S:3p
4& o clock tonight some spirited scenes are
expected Both the state Central and
Executive Committees are called to meet
ind both United States senators and al
,he congressman have been Invited 70
ltteni and TO talk over the situation with
reference to the fall campaign
The two senator's and two OF the con-
gressIncn are here, hut less than a dozen
Of the committeeman had arrived UP to
a last night.
Norfolk County SAGE.
Colonel II. c. Marshall, Sheriff a. G..
Cromwell and Mr.. George Lindsay are on
tho ground for the "F'usloE.ts, while
The sole ""stralghtout" representative SO
far in our city is Senator y. Finley
Cromwell, who is the nominee OF that
wing OF the party for county clerk
Messrs George W Jones. e. ~. Cole
man and others will be here to-day.
The Norfolk county muddle has Il very
ugly appearance, and will almost GER
tain1y provoke bitter fight before the
committee
The "Fusionis,s.' claim that tho
"straightouts" did not give them a square
ieal in the primary, and they held a
little election OF their own a two pre-
.Incts in the county. II the State Cons
rittec shall recognize the election held
sy the "Fusionists' and count their
,otes instead OF those of4the Straight
outs. Mcssrs Owens and Parker viii
Is 30 nominated for the House; Mr.. ]. -.
& s>cimyer for the Senate, and the county
viii show II majority for Senator Martin.
II the election glands as at present.
Mcssrs. George W. Jones and G.. w.
Coleman arc the House nominees; Mr..
s. r. Montague the senator, and the
county gives Governor Montague a ma
jority for United States senator.
Both Sides Here,
Colonel Il. c. Marshall will represent
Il the "Fusonsts' before the committee to-
night. and Mr.. George w. Jones and
others will appear for the straishtoutiss;, :
Senator Bland Massie, OF Nelson. IS
here. and II he presses his contest against
Mr. strobe for senator in the Nineteenth
District he will be represented BY Sena-
tor w. T. Barksdale.
Mr. Strobe Is also on the ground. as
companied by a number Of friends. hese
include DR. Don Scott, Hon. b. X. fiarri- :
son Sheriff John T.. Beard Mr. Stickley
Tucker ana Mcssrs. !. p. and Thomas
Whitehead In case OF the contest being
pushed they will render Mr.. Strobe al
the assistance in their power.
ants for county chairman Of Amherst.
viii not be here. Former Judge Camp
hell. the other one. is expected TO DAY.
contest for city committee from Pc
tersburg vii be up tonight. and there
wtll be a few other minor ones from mere
and there In the State
Senator's Here.
Both United States senators are IN Wv
city, but so far only Two consressneh
ore on the ground. They are Messts:
MAYNARD, of the Second. and RiXey, OF
Tho Eighth District. The former IS al
No Westmoreland and the latter at Muir
phys. Neither Of the senators haa unS
Thing to say for publication senator
Martin spent the evening chatting = WIN ~,
some friends at the club. while Senator
1SanIel was forced to hold an Informal
recognition in the lobby nt Murphys' me
senior senator never looked better, nor
did he ever appear IN finer SPLITS ,iie IL
came down by the Chesapenke nnu ono i.'
route from Washington and VIII remain
tara for n few days, Senator Daniel re-
NAMED for some time in the lobby and
sat IN the midst Of an ndmirins group
for nearly an hour. -.
Major George NJ. Helms, former super
intondent of the pententiary and mem
bor of the state Central Committee from
ihc #ITifti District, is at Murphy's, as Is
also former Ileutenant-Goyernor Ecnols,
81 . slaunton. a member OF The state
Executive Committee.
Few Members Here,
Mr.. Echols's health is much improves. lp'r y,e!t
and he was congratulated unon WIS tiul t
and his, Recent nomination lor NV ovna : n rs
which body he served i9T ila'y a. SeSn last
night were - II
Executiyo- Edward Echols. staunton; a.
4 state aamee1s esntraG TSiee M Muse, Roam,
oke; W. p, Barksdale. lIulfax;, George
NJ Helms !, d Franklln II A. lynoh' 1osenh aaaH1
Amherst, and Il = s., Glair, Ga Of ,,lals Cues t.
Prominent Democrals, not members na = ~ y
Green editor OF the Culpoper Exponent;
Mfponala Lee aitor e so1T the Rpyt pyo6
George a. Lea, Danville; Dr.. G, u. New
bill, Norfolk; John J, Stuart, Abingdon;
Colonel r. G. Marshall. PORTSMOUTH,; a.
c. Cromwell and 7. II Cromwell, Norfolk
ne # the nsY and