The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-26
THE RICHMOND vlRGIhlAN:l !

the Second district might be copied by
the time the committee OF nine APP
pointed by the State committee to IN
Vestigate charges of fraud. etc, meet
Tuesday morning, corps OF young
men and women were engaged all day
Sunday In copying Dames, addresses
and IN some Instances other papers.
While there were no sensational de-
velopments Sunday, there was consid-
cradle talk about the charges attorneys
for William A. Young viii file Tuesday
morning. These charges will, II is said
he the most sensational ever heard OF
Ina Virginia and they Will be aimed
particularly mt the city of Portsmouth,
where Maynard received i,l4T majority,
and where Judge Leigh Watts in his
famous speech before the first mass
meeting held in Portsmouth to protest
against alleged frauds committed m
Norfolk declared that what Ports
mouth did was done honestly. but what
the Second ward. % Norfolk did was
done by fraud"
Judge Watts also said en- that memo
rabIe occasion that ne mad never be
fore heard of fraud In primaries. when,
as matter OF fact, George G. Cabell.
who opposed Harry l.. Maynard in
1906 and 1908. charged that he was
robbed on each occasion.
IT was at the mass meeting in Ports
mouth also that Judge Watts made his
famous reference t. senator Martin
which called forth pointed reply from
the senior senator from Virginia and
created distinct sensation in poIiti-
cal circles all over the state.
When the charges are filed by
4oungs attorneys tomorrow i; is re-
ported that they viii be of SO sweep
ing a nature that the sensational allie
cations made by Maynard, to the effect
that he received 20 votes and was only
credited with 10 III the second precinct
Of the Second ward in Norfolk, and
similar charges efiecting certain pre-
cincts IN Norfolk county, win fade Into
lusiguihcance in comparison.
The allure to get possession OF the
registration books In Norfolk county
has caused great deal of talk. 1t
is reported that no registration books
were used in the primary and that
reference We're made 60 the certified
list from the clerk Of the court as to
the rights OF a man 20 cast his ballot.
Merely as a forecast Of what the
committee might do, il can he
summed up in two ways. The com
mittee might recommend the holding
of another primary although that is
doubtful because OF the short time
If The committee should throw out
the Second precinct Of the Second
ward, where Maynard ,narges fraud.
Halls Corner, where Maynard also
charges fraud. that would give May
nard the nomination.
Should the committee throw out
every precinct where Maynard charges
fraud and the city vi Portsmouth with
the exception of the Seventh and
Fourth wards aud certain precincts in
Southampton and Nanscmond coun-
ties where young charges fraud and
Irregularities. Young would still be the
nominee.
In other words ii the committee
eliminated every precinct in the dis
trict where fraud is charged, William
A Young would still be the nominee
and there would be no faint OF fraud
or suspicion on his right to the Ger
tiicate.
But the committee may hnd that
fraud and irregularities were SO gen
eral all over the district. that they
might recommend the holding of an
other primary or a nominating con-
Nention.