The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-12
One CANDIDATE
WILL Be HELPED.
Result Of Hollands Withdrawal
From Race Is Problenlati-
cal.
YOUNG QUESTIONS OPPONENT
Wants to Know If He Is for or
Against S Senator
Martin.
Special to The -Dlspatcbli

Especial to The Times plspaatycIhiiil
Norfolk. Va October 1l.-W me y.
Peter Holland, of Southampton ms ai,s
announced his withdrawal from tne
race for the new Democratic eo ,ii an
stonal nomination, his name WIZ "p
pear on the ballots, all of when NAYS
been printed and distributed LOT
days primary. ,,
AS was expected by those who know ,'' >,
James V. Trehy the report that nc .' ~
deserted William A. Young TOT Jui'ies
r. Deal met with a strong anu e' GU.
phatic denial by the clerk oil cour ~
and recognized leader OF "hat
known as the administration OF ii..s
faction of the local Democratic pa " :
1t came as no surprise TINS lhoi . =,
for Mr. Trehy has always been known
for his LOYALTY above all things else.
The retirement of j. Peter hoiiahu
from the race instead of c4atlls ius
the situation, as was his intention,
Is said. adds 20 the middle On WIG.
side of the triangle OF Candidates ni'
support will be found cannot no" w
declared Certain 1t is that ms ao
ton Will strengthen one man anu
weaken the other two. A..
Instead of Mr.. Trehy being Tor M:
Deal. it is declared that TINS man, ~
1t lis found in the convention that MT.
the entire strength under the cohtroi
of his wing of the party 10 an mae
pendent candidate, dark horse not
vet in the race 1t is declared that II
Young does not get the nomination IL
is certain that none OF the cahaiuates
now in the race can win
Mr.. Young created sensation TINS
morning by giving out an interview v,
In which he wants to know IL n. r.
Holland. one of his opponents, is LOT
Senator Martin. The statement Is as
follows:
'In the recent campaign between Mr.
Maynard and myself there was praetl.
cally no issue except the personality or
the candidates, but the recent move
ment upon the part of the people
against machine control through the
State and against the nomination OF
any man for Congress who will no.
pledge himself as opposed to the State
machine makes one of the issues In the
present campaign plain and clear.
For or Against Martin.
1T will not do for Senator Il. E. Hol.
land, in the face of such an issue a.
this. to content himself with references
to mis- past record or 10 deceive himself
with the idea that the people Will be
satisfied with the declaration simply
that he is independent The matter
is not now one of the past, but of tho
present and the future. and what the
people wish to know is whether, in the
coming contest for the United States
sneatorship in this state, he is for or
against the Honorable Thomas S. Mar
tin.
"Candidates must come from unde.
cover and be for or against, not inde-
pendent. In other words, Mr.. Holland
should state plainly whether he is fol-
or against Senator Thomas S. Martin IL
the coming senatorial fight.
The slogan of independence in pol
itics will not be satisfactory to peo-
pie who wish to know what will be tho
attitude of their representative"
Senator Holland said, after reading
the Young statement, that he would
reply in his Norfolk speech to- morrow
night
Saying as to whether you are fo1
or against United States Senator Mar.
tin?' he was asked
No" said he, because I am neither
for nor against any one in this fight"
Mr.. Holland finds himself between
ltwo fires, as Congressman Maynard ha!
taken exceptions to circular spreat
broadcast throughout the district b!
the Holland forces. in which the people
In specific words, are urged to send al
honest and clean man to Congress b.
voting for Holland. Mr.. Maynard pro
poses to answer this, declaring that hi
record in Congress and in the polite
OF the district is both honest and clean
He considers the card a personal re
/ fection - him.