The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-15
NORF ok COUNTY
FIGHT NOT 0lE R
'straigttouts Democrats Down
cast, But Will Renew Their
Battle.
CURIOUS. RESULTS FOR j !. CLERK {;
Dudley Got More Votes In
Primary. Than ..: In ! .l,,',:
ton.
CURIOUS RESULTS FOR CLERK

The .,straightout Democrats OF Nor
folk county are considerably downcast
.tove the results of tho recent 4 election
there hut they intend to renew their
lattle and continue to wage their fight
for Il white mans government and
against what they term an unholy all
liance''s between <Nlvah H. Martin, Re-
!. democrats on the other. III
As was predicted by the Straight Demo
TRAITS before the State Committee here
\ rot long ago, Avail Martin won hands
Down" for clerk, and the officers were
',whackcd up between Republicans and
..Inusion" Democrats. An inspection Of
The vote in Norfolk county and COM
parison between hat cost in the primary
and general elections for county clerk
viii show some curious results
The "straightout'' Democrats put up
s Senator e. Finley Cromwell, a young &C
tive, militant Democrat and a man OF
widespread popularity, in the primary for
{ county clerk, and had he been nominated,
,
5 county over Martin by a good majority.
But the .Fusionists entered the Same
8 urinary with opposition candidates. They
pitted Mr. w r. Dudley againse Senator
cromwell, and voted solidly for him. On
the face of the returns, Senator Cromwell
was the nominee. But six big precincts
came forward with a contest. AT these
the "Fusionlsts'' held separate primaries,
and thc State Committee counted their
returns vt allsbf them and declared Dud-
ley the nominee
In the contest the "Straightouts"
charged that the Fusionists' had bolted
al these precincts because they refused
subscribe TO the pledge fixed by the COM
nlIttee binding them to support the nom-
inees at the ensuing general election
They further alleged that the Fusionsts
had nut Dudley up as a straw man, and
that they would throw him down" at
{ the general election and vote for Alvah
III Martin, the Republican Fusion incun-
bent in the office Of clerk
Curious Discrepancies
The figures which arc given below,
which are official, EeeIn 10 fully pear out
thes charges.
For example. in the SIX "balloting pre-
cincts" referred to above, Dudley got
81 votes in the Democratic primary over
Cromwell, and yet at the general elec-.
ton. with both factions Of The Democratic
party processing TO be supporting him.
he only got 1919 votes for clerk over
Martin
The straightouts say they supported
Dudley, although they did not think he
was fairly nominated. They certainly
din not support the Fusion
leader who has operated his machine
with an iron hand In the county for
many years, The question they are ask
ing is: What did the Fusion-D Democrats
do?" and they do not hesitate 10 answer
that they ala what was charged they
would do prior 10 the election, viz. sup
ported Martin and the Fusion ticket.
The offices We're divided, as usual.
Offices Divided.
Ihe Democratic wing OF the alliance
gothic members Of the HOUSE. The Com
nlonweaiVhs attorney, the NState Senator
and several commissioners of the revenue,
while the Republican end was given the
elerk, the treasurer and two commissions
ers Of the revenue.
Here is the vote for Dudley for clerk