The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-14
Norfolk Candidate in Conf
dent Mood, Morning After
Meeting
ASSERTS PROBE WILL
DlSCREDlT OPPONENT
Congressman Hurries Back Home
Following State COMMITTEES
Session at Which Inquiry
Was Ordered.


Young at Murphy's Wednesday when
asked how he felt the morning after.
The investigation will show that theirs ~
has been no fraud. as charged by nv
opponent and I have no fear OF the
result Of the committees probe
The committee. as | understan0
the situation, will first have to receive
a bin of particulars from Mr.. May
nard specifying his sraud charges
Then / shall file bill setting forth By
irregularities | believe were commits
ted in favor of my opponent. After @
that the committee viii get to work
and begin its investigation.
Mr.. Young smiled when told that VI
report was going the rounds to the
effect that both he and Mr. Maynard
would be ousted from the race ana III
that either Captain ]. e. West Or &
State Senator Il. E. Holland would ~
be substituted by the State executives
committee to run against Fl. III. Rum
BILE, the republican congressional nozn-
inee. I'D
There is nothing In that report. n
confidently remarked Mr.. Young.
Congressman Maynard, who regis sS
tered at the Richmond Hotel while IN
the city, left for home early Wedne1-
day morning, accompanied by q. J.$4
Wool and other members of his party. j
He got away without making states
ment as to how he felt the morning
after
Mr.. Young and party leave for Nor-
folk at 3 o'clock Wednesday after
noon. Most of the out-of-town State
committeeman left for their respective
homes either late Tuesday night or rs
Wednesday morning.
VIII Probe to Bottom.
For the purpose of investigating this
az s1p{z
| mary In the Second district, when
/ William A. Young was declared the
| nominee on the face OF the returns
| over Congressman Harry l.. Maynard.
| the special subcommittee OF nine APP
| pointed at the meeting OF the State
| central committee Tuesday night VIII
| likely assemble In Norfolk within the
| next two or three days.
| The exact date OF the meeting of
/ the subcommittee is subject to tho
| cali OF its chairman, Major r. A. Nc
| Intyre. OF Warrenton. member OF the
| State committee from the Eighth dir
| trict.
Major Mcintyre left for his home
| Wednesday morning, stating that he
| would have to get in communication
| with several absent members Of the
| investigating committee before hG /
| could definitely determine the time OF
the first meeting.
The personnel OF this COMMITTEES -
as follows: E. l. Ailworth. EastvtiIe,
First district: Clyde w. Saunders,
Richmond, Third district. A. r. Mor~
ris. Sexton. Fourth district: d. a.
Nicholson. Rocky Mount, Fifth diar
trfct: Henry p Adams, LynchburG.s
| Sixth district; W. T. Carson. River
| ton. Seventh district; r. A. McIntyreys
| Warrenton, Eighth district: b. Frank-
lin Buchanan. Ninth district: Edward
| Echols. Staunton. Tenth district.
Second District Excluded.
Under the terms OF the resoIutt0n
| calling for the naming of the coInnalts
| tee, each district committee with th02
| exception of the Second designakU1F
| representative from Its number.
The resolution provided that the Sac-
| ond district, for obvious reasons, -
not represented on the probing come
mittee.
The resolution. which was offered
by Captain ]. E West, of Suffolk. AMI
amended by Major Mcintyre. also pro
vided that the committee should re-
port the result OF It's inquiry to thAi
State committee at an adjourne0
meeting in Richmond on October ~.
In substance. the resolution stipM~g
lates that there shall be full. k4tkN
and free" investigation OF the frau0s
charges 1t was carried unanimou1lYs
after counsel for Messrs. Maynard anA
Young had set forth their respective
sides.
To what extent 1t will be necessary
for the committee to make the prpb1s
will probably not be determined until
after Ii gets down to work Mr.. Mayks
nard charges fraud only In several
precincts In Norfolk and ipmsdiaxns
vicinity. while Mr.. Young 50 far hnns
brought no definite charges II n prA-s
| het hsao vxA ~ - aS&S
porters will furnish the commtttee
with plenty of work. according t9s
intimations already thrown out. T61Ns
was evidenced Tuesday night. whSG
~. T. Green. counsel for Mr.. y0uMx5
threw down the gauntlet to thu otlsS
and dared Mr.. Maynard to 90 tn&1
| the investigation. $a
Throw Down Gauntlet. a
In the course OF an impasQ1On1E
. appeal on behalf of his client. 1&fs5
Green declared that I'VE invite Nff&s
Maynard to a contest and tnvosttEN@7
ton and don't care whether eQil
didate or subaltern goes to jA1l jn6MI
30 the investigation Is thorough 411i&
complete IA III NJ $#S
What Mr.. Green objected Ia mo-
he said. was the character OF Uxaa
Maynard's democracy which Appears
ed TO be OF the heads ! win IN
tails you lose" kind. "
Mr.. Maynard was not prenen& 6l
his attorneys gave assurance tha4
, would abide by the result Of tho
vestiGation II It was full. fatf
. Free as there was every reaW0
believe would be the case.
Bring Mr.. Maynard Ia ana M
him sign the pledge" cried N. 6Q(
but Mr. Maynard. though nosneN1
| In the city. was not produced
Want 70 Hind Maynax1 zs1ss
q Mr. Green recalled that III.
! tnard had refused 70 sign thu U1
TO stand BY the result 81 the
III districts COMMITTEES action ~
. thought the stats COMMITTEES IN ~
i appeal had been made eh0u
! him to the A8reamAnt. s#%
Manly u. BarneS q ~