Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-06-29
... 4.072 3.457 3

Totals.......... 4.072 3,457 3,269 IL
1t will be seen that Mr.. Osrlin's plu-
rality over Mr.. Gordon is 6l5 and over
Judge Nicol 800.
Judge O. E. Nicol filed petition for
full investigation of the recent primary
in the following words:
To the honorable district committee
Of the Eighth Congressional District of
Virginia:
Whereas there have been charges 10
the public press and otherwise of bribery
aud illegal use of money, and illegal
registration and voting in the primary
election that occurred on the 18th in
slant, as one of the candidates before
said primary l demand an investigation
of said charges, and to that end respect
fully petition your honorable corr
mittee to adjourn TO such time and
place in Virginia as may seem proper
to your committee in order that a
public hearing of said charges may
bs had. Aud your petitioner further
states that whatever may be the outcome
of said investigation be would not accept
a nomination at the hands of your COM
mittee, but this Investigation is sou Sht
by your petitioner in the interest of pub
lie morals, the good of the democratic
party, and the purity Of elections in Viz
ginia; aud our petitioner rcqlests tlat
said investigation be sufficiently broad
10 comprehend the action OF sll the can
didates, including your petitioner, and
their friends, at and before the said
primary. And your petitioner further
requests that in the event any consider
able fraud, bribery, or illegal voting be
found to exist 10 said primary that a
new election be awarded by your COM
mittee. Respectfully,
lime 2S. 1907. e. NICoL.
The following resolutions were passed
by the committee:
Resolved. That this committee adj
iourn until the 9th day of July 1907, at
which time, at 10 O'Clock a. No., meet
ing will be held at Alexsndris, Va, at
the Office of Gardner L. BOothe, TO fully
consider the protest of Judge NicOi.
Be 1t further resolved, that Judge
Nicol be required, within five days
from this date, to formulate specific
charges in reference to his protest, which
charges shall give names, dates, wards,
precincts, counties, towns, cities, &C., a
copy of which charges shall be forwarded
within five days to the chairman OF this
committee and copy to MessrS. Carlin
and Gordon.
Be it further resolved, that at said
meeting Judge NicOl and Il. Lindsay
Gordon, should be desire to do 80, shall
produce witnesses to sustain said charges
Prior to the adoption of the above
mentioned resolutions, Mr.. @. O. Carlin
was notified, and appeared before the
committee. He joined 10 the request
that q full investigation be made.
The only specific charge of fraud came
from Oulpeper county, and was made ny
the Culpeper Enterprise, which opposed
Mr.. Carlin, and which charged that OF
the two hundred votes cast in Catalpa
district, that county, for Mr.. Carlin, one
hundred were bought. In refutation OF
this charge over lou OF the zVV VIM
voted for Mr.. Oarlin have signed state
ment denying the charge.
Mr.. Carlin's friends, throughout the
district, are deeply resentful Of this charge.
They declare it to be wholly unwarrsnted.
The following was received at this Of
fee today
Manassas, Va, June 20. 1907.
To the Editor of the Alexandria Gazette.
The intimation in the Washington
papers that l may be an independent
candidate is absolutely unfounded. L
decline to accept the terms of investigs
ton as laid down by the committee and
the matter is ended 80 far as 1 am con-
cerned. congratulate Mr.. Carlin, on
his nomination and will support him
and ask my friends to do likewise.
@. E. NIcOL.
This it is believed will end the entire
matter and that the meeting called for
July 9th in this city to consider the pro-
test of Judge Niccl will be abandoned
DEDEONAT