Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-14
SUNDAY. MARCH "A. 1909.
NORFOLK COUNTY FUSION.

Their CUES Elevated" Is he head
ing uadcr which the Newport News
Press publishes the following. WHICH
would appear to be addressed 10 Inc
Landmark. among others:
Judge Dickinson admits that mes
n Democrat. but never F-ted lor
Dryan. The chief 7rouhle with the
Democratic parry is that 1t cohtai"'
so many OF that sort. "-Wa'hinston
Timen. Ind. Rep.
NO: the chief trouble with the
Democratic party is that ii contains
Mr.. Bryan.'-Ncrfolk Landmark.
The Chief trouble with the Demo
cratic party in Norfolk county Is Its
alliance with Mr.. Alvah II. Martin
the Republican leader. who by grace
OF this alliance holds the best paying
Office in that Democratic ~ county.
The Norfolk Democratic guns are
all OF the loag range variety. They
are capable OF hurting destroying
missiles away out to Lincoln. Nebras
ka, but can n; be brought to bear
u,tgn the Norfolk county clerks
ofice.-Newport News Daily Press.
The Landmark has never failed
when there was any chance CT defeat
ing Fusion. 10 condemn 1t and say 1t
ought to be defeated. 1t has re-
peatedly gene IN record in plain and
unmistakabAe terms, at times when
talk meant something: and it is not
the only Norfolk paper that has done
so. ~
viii the. Newport News Press look
into it's files and show us where II
rallied to the standard Of Straightout
Democracy in NSrfOlk county when
the great fights against Fusion were
being made? Our contemporary is
cushing up and shutting the stable
dccr with much agitation new. but
he horse is gone and will BE- out
for some time.
The chief trouble With the Demo
ora:ic party in Norfolk county is thnt
the FACTION Of the county Democracy
which supports Fusion Is sustained.
thrcngh thick and thin. by the State
Democratic machine. The anti
fusion Democracy tf Norfolk county
has r3 more chance than hob tailed
bull in fly time when the friends OF
the Fasionisis control the General
Assembly and the State Democratic
committee II Is an astonishing
thing that organization Democrats
frcm other parts OF the state in many
cases support in Norfolk c-unty a
condition which they would not en-
dure In their own sections.
When the present coEtrr Hing fac
ton CT the State democracy vas over.
thrown fer a time by the fac;wn
rEder the leadership Of Attorney
general afterwards governorb MONA
que. the anti-fusion Democrats Of Nor.
folk county had chance and took II ::
but the moment the control 0: The
State Organization reverted TO he
Old haa.s. the State organization
ts. ned the StraightcutS down. The
trouble Is net so much an alliance
between DCmocrats and Republicans
in Norfolk county a. IT Is ar alliance
between Democratic and Republican
voli;iciins in Norfolk county and the
State Democratic machine. So long
as that condition exists there Is very
little service in denouncing the small.
er evil and overlooking the Ia: ser
o-c.
Concentrating aEeat!on On the
county clerks o.ec Is futile when the
RAJ trouble Is elsewhere We hold
no brief for Mr.. Alvah II. Martin.
clerk Ct NosfoE; cornty and Reyub-
licsn na,ioaal Committeeman Or vir.
einla. but re blame the Democratic
party for the cordffiop Of Fusion
much more than Ne bl<me Mr.. Martin
o. the other Repub!ioan osscehoiders
~ EHsolk couuty wao &C. sheir
.s1eces b. ressoa a Fu0sa.- These
Repabdcaos were after c0ce and