Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-04
COMMITTEE REPORTS
TODAY IN RICHMOND
investigation in Norfolk of Illegal
Voting In Recent Primary of the
Second Congressional Primary
Comes to Close-Judge Hanckel In
structs Grand jury to Probe Matter

NORFOLK, VA. Oct. 3.-With the
investigation of the recent congress
siOnal primary over so far as this
city is concerned, politicians. MessrS.
Young and Maynard, the candidates.
and a number of friends OF each left
tor Richmond tonight, where tomor-
row the subcommittee, which con
dCcted the probe here. will make rs
report to the state central committee
and a verdict will be rendered.
From what could be learned the in
ficatiOns are that William A. Young.
who defeated H. L. Maynard in the
primary by a majority of A., will De
declared the nominee. although there
is a possibility that the primary may
be thrown out and another ordered.
The presence of fraud in two wards
in Portsmouth, Maynard's home town.
eliminates all possibility of his win
ming by the contest.
Orders Grand Jury Probe.
Judge Hanckel today instructed the
grand jury TO probe all alleged cleo
ticn frauds as brought out in the in
vestiga:ion of the Democratic Second
District primary. The grand jury
will go into the mstter, but will
not consider the failure on the
part of both Congressman Maynard
and William A. Young. who was the
victor on the face of the returns. to
file statements of their campaign, ex-
penses. as contemplated under the
Rarksdale election law.
The only step poss BILE under The
Barksdale law, said Judge Hanckel.
We uld be a proceeding by the common
wealth to collect a maximum fine of
$1,000 from each of the candidates
for ia lure to file their statements. I'm
der this law no punishment is proyid-
Cd in the event candidates. without
means, prove their inability to pay
fines.
Penalties Prescribed.
From all of the things that were
proven before the primary investigat-
ing committee il looks as though the
court may find itself very busy with
petit Jury trials for the next few
months if section 122 &C" of the Code.
upon which rests all the election
prosecutions: is found to apply to pri-
mary elections not legalized in law.
Persons found guilty under this act
of bribing any one in the election in
any way whatever would be subject
10 Imprisonment of twelve months
and $500 fine. Persons found guilty
Of intimidating any one in the pri-
mary would be subject to a like pun
ishment. Persons found guilty of hav
ing bet more than s. on the election
would be subject to a fine of not less
than the amount they bet nor more
than five times the said amount
Judges Of election found guilty Of
neglect Of duty as corruption would
be subject to twelve months in jail
and a fine of $500 Persons found
guilty Of illegal voting would be sub
jet to a fine of $1,000 and twelve
months in Jail.
Persons found guilty of attempting
10 influence voting would be subject
to twelve months in Jail and 81 600
fine Persons furnishing false ballots
would be subject TO twelve months in
jail and $1,000 fine. As would also
other persons found guilty OF putting
n fraudulent ballot in the ballot box
for any one else or voting a non-reSi-
dent OF his precinct. OF persons found
guilty Of receiving or giving 4 bribe.