The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-18
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Suffolk, Va, October 1s.-After taking
205 ballots without any result other
than to demonstrate the fact that the
candidates are individually unwilling
to relinquish their chances of nomina-
tion. the Second District Democratic
convention adjourned at 2 o'clock this
morning, to meet again at 10 o'clock
The last vote was Identical with, the
first-Deal, q, Holland, so: Maynard,
II; Young, SO.
All through the long hours OF bal
loting the Holland delegates stood
firm. not man changing his vote. Two
hundred and five times did j. c. Par
ker, OF Southampton, floor leader for
Senator E. E. Holland, reply eighty
for Holland" when the roll was called.
j. E. West. of suffolk, another Holland
leader, announced during the early de-.
bates OF the convention that he would
stay and vote for the Nansemond Sem
ator until the day of election. More as
a joke than anything else, on two or
three ballots either Deal or Maynard
gave Holland one vote, but he needed
four
The votes of the other three candi-
dates varied widely. The Young vote
was a number of times cast solidly
for either. Deal or Maynard, and had
the other candidate thrown his votes
the same way a nomination would
have been possible. But apparently
such contingency was carefully
guarded against by the Young people.
who could have changed before the
vote was announced.
No end is in sight to the most men,
orable political gathering in the history
OF the district, and which was heralded,
by some of the speakers as probably
the last convention which will ever be
held In Virginia. for 1t unanimously
called on the Legislature to legalize
primaries at its next session. Three
times the convention adjourned for
short periods to allow conferences
which might break the deadlock, but
to no avail Deal will not yield and
holds his seven delegates together.
Maynard, it Is understood, will give up
If Deal will go to a dark horse. But
Deal feels that he was badly treated in
Fridays primary by the Norfolk or
ganization.
The opposition to Holland combined
to effect the organization. The Holland
| cought 1t bitterly, but their fears
We're evidently unfounded, for they
agreed perfectly with the action Of all
committees and their methods did
to solidify the opposition.
FINALLY test came on the motion
to adjourn The Holland people wanted
wishing to tire the delegates out But
| they We're beaten by the usual vote.
ST to So Charges We're made be-
fore the committee on credentials that
Republicans in Suffolk had voted for
Holland. But they We're not pushed
and did not come before the conyen-
| tlon.
Convention Organizes.
/ District chairman q. Fanton Dav
called the convention to order at 1925
| o'clock, and Rev. r. G. Mcfarland Of
| fered prayer.
Colonel Day announced that the dis
| trict committee had been unable to
agree on a temporary chairman, hav-,
| Ing been tried and 2. He called for
| nominations,
j. C. parker, the floor leader for Hol-
land, was on his feet at once and pro-
posed the name OF Dr. Gavin Rawles.
of isle OF Wight county 4, j, Wool.
the Maynard leader, was only mo-
/ ment later with the nomination OF
George Pitcher. Of Norfolk.
Mr. Wool followed this with mo-
| tion that the vote be cast according To
the number to which each candidate
was entitled. Mr., Parker, on the other
hand, wanted the chairman OF the del
egattons to announce the votes, r. K.
1 Hicks, OF the Young delegation.
/ thought this would take too much time,
4 j. E. West asked that the basis Of
! membership in the convention as pre-
4 pared by the district committee be
4 read This was indorsed by John
i Whitehend the Deal leader
A Mr. Wool Withdrew his motion, and
i the report OF the district committee
4 was read, 1t showed that the stand
4 ing of the candidates was as previous
III announced in The Times Dispatch
a so votes for Holland. 63 for Young, 4 4
y for Maynard and for Deal, The coszs