The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-16
FIGHT WILL BE
MADE ON HOLLAND.
Signs Point to Deadlock
or Defeat of Lead
ing Candidate.
YOUNG SEEMS TO
BE SECOND CHOICE
Chairman Of Convention Will Be
Named by Delegations of
Young, Maynard and Deal.
Friends of Rival Factions
Working Hard for
Votes.
lspec!al 70 The 1Nmes.p.spatch.l


Norfolk. Va. October 15.-uniess all
signs fail, the Democratic nominating
convention, at Suffolk Monday. for the
naming or congressional candidate In
the Second Congressional District. will
be one OF the hottest ever held in the
State. and the further fact that all
indications point to either a deadlock
or the defeat OF L. E. Holland. is add
Ing spice 10 the situat ton.
Two reports are current tonight.
One Is that Congressman Maynard
and j. r. Deal Will send delegates to
the convention who Will stand pat for
their respective candidates, thus torc-
iEG a deadlock. in the belief that one
or the other of these VIII be accepted
~ the ring as the nominee OF the
ton OF Mr.. Holland, or by Mr.. Hoi-
lands delegates, In order to defeat
Young.
Young Is Second Choice.
Another report is to the effect that
MIR. Young IS practically assured OF the
nomination. as the second choice, and
what lends color to this report is the
admitted fact that the Young. May
nard and Deal delegations Will unite
to organize the convention and name
the chairman. This Is believed to be
Significant Of the hnal line-up or the
delegates.
o nthe other hand, 1t is declared that
this combination is only political
expedient OF the three minority candi-
dates, in order NOT to put the whip
end in the hand OF the candidate with
the largest number of votes, but that
it does not indicate the final vote OF
the delegates for candidate. To per-
nit the Holland forces to organize the
convention, 1t is declared, would be to
give him too big an advantage.
The Anal returns in the vote as re-
ceiyed to-day show taht the Times
Dispatch figures as to the number OF
delegates in the convention, printed
this morning. were absolutely accu-
rate. The distribution of votes is as
follows:
Holland: Norfolk city, q; Ports.
mouth. 8: Southampton. "A; Isle of
Anne g, and Norfolk county, s.; total.
Young: Norfolk city, "A; Portsmouth.
z! Southampton, /; Nansemond, /;
Princess Anne. 2; Norfolk county, 8;
Total, So.
Maynard: Norfolk city 81 Ports
mouth, 10; Southampton, /; Princess
Deal; Norfolk city, Z.
Total vote in the convention. 167.
Necessary for a choice. 81.
Candidates Working Hard.
throughout to-day the friends of
both factions, it is reported, have been
busy with efforts to secure additional
votes for Holland and Young. Mr..
Holland spent the day on the scene.
The claim is made that the Deal
votes are pledged to Holland as a sec
ond choice. The ring leaders are
working hard to prevent any such deal
going through. There Is silence as to
what will be the outcome.
In the case of Mr.. Maynard's vote 1t
is whispered that he would prefer an
independent, The report Is to the eff
feet that the attacks of the citizens
movement during the campaign on the
record Of Mr.. Maynard has practically
eliminated the possibility Of Mr.. May
nard allowing his vote to go in this
direction, It is equally as true that
the former cordial relations between.
the ring" and Mr.. Maynard are vio-
lently strained and that he would not
Ike to be forced to elect Mr.. Young.
This points to an independent having
the best chance. II one sufficiently
strong can be secured to reconcile the
three minor votes In the convention.
Only the convention Monday can de-,
termina the outcome or what SUCCESS
has been made by the politicians in
pulling off an agreement.