The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-24
Objects to Methods Used
in Copying Registra-
tion Lists.
AGREEMENT MADE
NOT ADHERED TO
Lively Tilt Expected To-Day.
When Matter Will Be Ar
gued Before Comnittee-De-
mand That Both Candi-
dates Be Dropped and
New Election Held.
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Norfolk, Va, September 23.-At to-
4 nights session of the subcommittee
Btlisoly and his associates to examine
the registration lists and to copy infor-
nation they contained met with a
storm OF protest from the Young fac
tion, 1t being claimed that the nota-
tions on the margin were being taken
off, something 1t was agreed should not
be copied
The second attempt to go over the
books was due to the sharp eyes of
a newspaper reporter, who casually, In
looking over the books during lull,
discovered that there was a wide Diff
ference between the lumber of votes
cast in the Second Ward and the mum.
ber qualified to vote, according to the
registration lists. His hasty count In
dicated that something like 100 more
voted in the ward than the registration
lists qualify. It was something that
had escaped the eyes OF the attorneys,
this comparison of the number voted
with the number duly qualified by reg
| istration.
When sttention was called to this,
attorneys made dive for the books,
to count for themselves. They began
to count the names checked as quail
| fled voters. The objection quickly fol-
| lowed and was argued at length, the
| matter going over until Tomorrow
morning, when the effort will be made
to again secure the books to compare
the voting lists with the qualified reg
istration lists. 1t is expected that the
g liveliest tilt of the investigate will
be the result.
Books Coutain Secret
Under the agreement of the sub
r committee. made when the registration
lists were first called for, only the
names and occupations can be copied,
: and the claim of the Young faction lis
oi that the private records OF the regis
( tration officers are being copied. They
claim that certified copy of the quail
fled voters can be quickly obtained
e from the officials. thus saving private
e records from examination. That the
J. books contain some secret that has
been carefully concealed so far is ev,-
dent.
S With both the citizens committee
j, and Congressman H. l.. Maynard
, charging fraud in the Second and First
. Wards of the city of Norfolk, and in
the Halls Corner Precinct of Norfolk
Q county, and giving specifications at
e length, the alleged disclosures of the
, investigation of the registration Lists,
:, poll books and ballots of the Second
District primary election were given
o to the public this morning.
h Lengthy Charges.
In behalf of the citizens committee
lengthy charges We're brought, and
according to the understanding these
refer to alleged fraudulent practices
by the Young faction. Mr.. Maynard's S
charges are OF course against MIR.
: Young.
The investigation room was crowded
to suffucation this morning at 1u
o'clock when the subcommittee met to
present the specific charges. Many
, present, including "A. B. Carney. Bra
, den Handkerchief. Marshall r. Peter
son and James G. Martin. as further
attorneys for the people. Both Mr..
, Young and Mr.. Maynard were present.
The developments to-day indicate
. that there is a concerted action on the
part Of number Of citizens to deal
the powers that be Knockout ploW.
IL such .hing is possible,
This is indicated by the fact thar, 50
far as known the citizens committee
; is TO make no charges of fraud or 1r-
, Irregularities against the Maynard fac
|tion. although it is loudly Whispered
THAT there are such to be disclosed IN
Portsmouth and the upper counties OF
1.-The district. as we'll as charges that the
Barksdale election law was aEso vlo-
Hated by the Maynard faction In Erin
cess Anne county.
That there Is substantial bottom 70
! 1.-The charges of fraud, both in the
. Young and Maynard factions. is gen.
} orally admitted, and the feeling IS
I growing here that 1t will be up to the
committee to declare the primary OF
. August void and to call new one. It
is also declared that the disclosures to
follow Will mean the elimination OF
: both Young and Maynard as candidates.
Scores Of citizens declare that there Is
no other course left open to the COM
! mittee. The condition OF the reglstra-
2 tion lists, from which the Portsmouth
: voters were allowed to exercise their
franchises, 1t Ia admitted, let the bars
down for wholesale frauds and makes
e 1T almost imposslbIe for the finger 70
: be put on specific cases.
The fight this morning on the pre-
sentation of the charges by the two
sides against the Young faction was
an effort to secure the filing OF charges
4 to be made by the Young attorneys
!, against Mr.. Maynard.f, The straw that
: showed which way the wind Is blowing
9 was the nsistence of the citizens at
! torneys that they should be filed with
t 1.-THE charges they had filed. The Young
: faction claimed the right to hold their
!. charges and answer In abeyance unth
next Tuesday, This, It was claimed,
was the right granted by the main
1 committee, when Mr. Young is to file
!, his answer and such countercharges
, as he may hAvs.
The reply to this was that Mr. May
nard would have no chance to answer
these charges. privilege that had
been granted Mr.. Young. The attor-
peys for Mr.. Young replied that the
contestant could take all the time Re-
sired; that they would raise no ob1ec-
a tions. The subcommittee ruled that
i under the resolution the Young faction
a a has until next Tuesday morning for
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