The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-05

sss W Wa as sd his ' shsh
i, U.s.. hi ,es. as q part Of this report under
ayln asss sa ron f a sShlht ftes
4. NJ to examine such records and
documents as were asked for and ar.
legged to be necessary to the prepare.
ton n, or such specii,cntions
peared In person and by his attorneys
r. r. Hicks and N. r.. Green. and upop
similar motion to that OF the contest.
ant was allowed until 10 a. NJ. Tuesday
ana rs sFepste wh Eli ai tms
such answer was filod and is made a
Par I,nn OF tnis report under tho dcsigna'
scope Of the Investigation thus begun
on. the part of numerous citizens pres
ent and expressing intense Interest In
the proceedings. and IN the local as wcll
cratic cratic! party. the committee after con-
plan, and speakinE through It's chairs-
man:
- ,sh r. . MeIntyre; "eeniemen; ]
senting the Democratic party of the
State OF virginia. We we're sent here ere
by the Democratic committee for the
into the primary OF the 2sd OF August.
and simply to make to that commit
tee our experimentation
have been produced BY the strict letter
or these resolutions tina THIS commit. :
toe would confine itself to techn cal
issue, such as might be the result Of
formal pleadings at law, Do not by
the PURPOSE Of this subcommittee.
10 Find Local Trouble.
we are here to find out what is tile
local trouble with the Democratic
party party; we are here to relieve that
anodynes or anything that will give
temporary relief; but we are hcre, ~
necessary. to use the surgeons knife
and hope that we may thoroughly
understand one another before we
start. We expect to give what We
were sent here to give--a full. fair
and free sinvestiEatiou-not to Mr.
Maynard. not to Mr.. Young. not to any
ono indiyldual or set OF individuals:
but to the Democratic party in the
course of these proceedings, be GLAD
to have the light turned on--search.
light, II need be: We are here for that
purpose. We want to be In position
to go back to Richmond. when we go
the committee of this State. who have
the Keeping of the good of tbs grand
old party OF ours IN its hands. what
the trouble Is in the Second District,
II any.
{ Now, gentlemen, with that under.
standing. and with your understanding
that there shall be nothing suppressed
on account OF any technical reason.
and with the assurance from the chair
man of this committee that no techni-
ton. of evidence shall be applied for
the purpose of suppressing any truth
say. with this assurance on my part,
as chairman OF this meeting, at the
threshold of the investigation, let us.
in a true, old-faxhioned. Democratic
spirit. proceed to find out what the
trouble is.
Really Among Friends.
We wish to thank the community
for the hospitable manner in which
they have received US We feel we are
your help and ours. and with all the
light that can be thrown upon the
matter by everybody concerned, / am
sure we Will be able to make re:
port TO the State committee. that will
forever put at rest the uneasiness and
unrest which seems to be in the Second
Congressional District.
Whereupon citizers' committee,
which appears TO have been appointed
on previous date, in the city of Nor.
folk, at mass-meeting. composed OF
some 1000 people. appeared by their
attorneys h, A. Biltsoly, o. L. Shackle-
ford. Braden Vandeventer, James G.
Martin, James e. Heath, A. 3. Carney
and NJ. r. Peterson, and having moved
this committee. We're allowed to have
the same full, fair and free hearing
as other parties in the investigation.
and such committees. through its at
torneys, having had all the same priv
ileges accorded 1t to copy and inspect
papers and documents deemed by its
attorneys to be necessary in the prepa-
ration OF charges against both con-
testant and contestee, filed a petition
10 a. NJ. Friday. September 20; which
petition is made a part of this report
Under the designation OF Exhibit c..
Your committee wishes to report
that the plan and policy thus an
rourced and pursued, met with prompt
ond universal approval. and relieved
a strained tensity of feeling perhaps
in the history OF the Dem
ccratic party In Virginia
Investigation Begun.