The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-01
NIH, i.IsSNI1IpS NOMINATION..
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He Protests Against Ills Victory BEING
Attributed to FuslOniSni.

+ Attributed to Fusionisn.
Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Sir.--1n behalf of the Democrats OF
Norfollt county and Portsmouth, and of
myself,NI desire to enter u vigorous
protest against the nrimus apparent In
the SPECIAL dispatch sent out by your
correspondent In this elty and PUBLISH
co IN your columns on AUGUST list,
Which saya.
"FusionIsm and Alvah Martlnism
nave again triumphed in the county.
Liquor Dealers Association and general
agent OF the Consumers Brewing Com
pany, OF Norfolk county, supported by
these !. elements, being nominated for
unoilicial and partly catimated majority
OF 5f2 votes. Portsmouth city and tho
county are In tho sume senatorial dis
trict. Parker polled most votes in
PORTSMOUTH,, but he was NOT supported
as strongly as his friends hoped that
he would be-
This article la not alone an animad-
version OF myself and the Democratic
mouth, who SO Loyalty supported me
In the recent primary. but is also gross
~ misleading.
From an examination of the vote cnst
In the primary, 1t Will be seen that in
Portsmouth, where my opponent has
been In business for years, and where
he expected to secure hts greatest num-
Der of votes, he was not, In the words
OF your correspondent supported as
his friends hoped he would be-" re-
ceiving less than two-thirds of tho en-
tire vote polled. No sane and unbiased
person could truthfuliy assert that
"Fusionism- Martinism," which must be
result In SO far as Portsmouth is con-
cerned
In Norfolk county the total vote
polled was LAS. OF these / received
my ma
jority In the county being 1000. Is
1t reasonable to presume that out of
l.445 qualified Democratic voters only
new hydra headed m ss es petured by by
your correspondent? To argue thus
would be to brand the Democratic
voters OF Norfolk county with the ,,lg-
only % as sn sa oes snd foIs tho w e
tire county.
In Huntersville. Oak Grove and one
other precinct the vote for me was
unanimous. and practically SO in every
Halls Corner, my opponents home pre-
cinct. where he led with majority of
only II votes.
Your correspondents dispatch would
lead your readers to believe that my
nomination was due to some disreputa-
BILE and supposititious factional element,
when on the face OF the returns any
unbiased chronicler could see clearly
s'AN ooS ShSbCAS
to the loyal and practically unanimous
support of the Democratic voters OF
Norfolk county and Portsmouth---a
flattering demonstration of their con-
fidence and esteem which deeply APP
preciate.
I would also call your attention TO
another misstatement to the effect that
/ am president OF the State Liquor
Dealers Association. That Office is
held by Mr.. J. +. M. Joyce, OF Ports
mouth.
One statement in the entire dispatch.
to which l must plead guilty IL that
am general agent of the Consumers
Brewing Company, and, as Henrico
county had previously sent a brewer
to the State Legislature, am confident
that my brother Democrats in Rich
mond. as well as throughout the State,
will condone my offense when assure
them that among my constituents and
in my community l have the reputation
of being sober, honest. aw-abidinE
and respected citizen. as is evidenced
by the highly flattering editorial from
the Portsmouth Star which Is herewith
enclosed.
I am sure The Times-Dispatch does
not intend to be unfair, and that n
Justice to me you Will give this letter
and the editorial from the Portsmouth
Star the same publicity as that given
to the article which evoked this let
Yours very trulv