The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-15
Suffolk Convention Must
Choose Successor to Rep
resentative Maynard.
WAY IS NOW OPEN
FOR WIRE PULLING
Holland Leads Four AspirantS With
Eighty Maynard Mus
tiers Only Seventeen.
By THEODORE TILLER.

By THEODORE TILLER.
NORFOLK. Va, Oct 15.-The fight
against machine rule in the Second dis
trict OF Virginia. which necessitated the
holding Of a second primary because Of
rank frauds in the regular August pri-
mary, must be carried 60 the floor Of
the Suffolk convention Monday, for no
one Of the four candidates for the seat
Of Representative Harry Maynard can
win on the first ballot
This means that the way is open for
wire pulling The subtle hand of the
machine doubtless VIII be felt, although
every candidate processes to be indie
pendent and accuses his competitor of
being under the domination OF Senator
Thomas Martin, styled during the cam
pdiFnec just closed as chief ma
chinist."
Holland In Lead.
+. f. Holland. vi %, perhaps. most de-
serves the characterization Of insurgent
or independent, viii go into the con-
vention with eighty votes, according to
returns from all save two or three iso-
lated precincts William A. Young, who
ran against Maynard in the first race,
which was declared void by the State
central Democratic committee because
o. frauds, perpctratcd by both Young
and Maynard supporters, will have six
Jy-Jhree to siXty-fiVe convention votes.
Harry Maynard. once an unconuuera bic
factor IN Second district politics and
former protege of the machine. lags
lar behind, with only seventeen votes.
and Joseph Deal. one Of the recent en-
tries. can muster but a paltry seven.
Iioildno. therefore, viii lack four or
~ votes OF having a majority on the
1iLsI ballot. Yesterdays primary was
III ot-ISiNe' much % the regret Of those
Dehlnd the reform movement in the Sec
ondr who now fear the entrance of
some Objectionable dark horse
hoilahd could win easily il either
zeal or MAYNARD will throw their re-
SpecJlVe votes TO him in convention. bur
Oeal and Maynard are not expected 10
90 THIS. There is some probability that
deal may support" young. but even this
lock.
Maynard Holds Balance.
Hopelessly beaten himself. Harry
Maynard seems to hold seventeen votes
welding the balance OF power .-
The four-cornered race Of Yesterday
was unprecedented in Virginia politics
for never before has it beer deemed
advisable to nulIify an entire primary
election. When the state central com
mittee discovered that several hundred
deaG men had been voted in NorfioTl,
ana portsmouth for Young and Nav
H3rd. respectively and that scores CF
otherS had voted by proxy, a new. race
was ordered. The revolt Of the naorIa
could be SATISFIED IN no other manner
Inc Ialure or Maynard to hold the
popular vote he pOlled in the former
~ "a
nard received less than 1 co.. votes in the
district. He received more than 1000 in
The August primary, and was beaten by
1ounS d only - votes Holland re
celVed 5,9S votes, Young 3,104, and Deal
go on the face Of the returns n0y-fn.
4ounS was supported by the Martin
machine IN August The Martin iuHu-
ence was supposedly against him yester-
Htcal disagreements.
Maynard Holland, and Deal denied, N
turn, that they had the Martin SUPPORT.
Young Citizens" Revolt.
Yesterdays primary was the first
fruits Of a revolt begun by the so-caIIcd
young citizens element in Norfolk
Immediately following the disclosures of
gross frauds in the primary Of August
3. 1t is regarded as a direct slap at the
State machine
The influence of machine politics
seems especially powerful in Norfolk
county, embracing the cities of Norfolk
and Portsmouth. Il was natural. there
fore, that movement, which bids fair
10 be Statewide I'm its significa nee.
should have its inception in tn harbor
cities. The fact that fguratfyeIy sDes K
ing, the lame, the halt, and the blind,
as well as the dead. were voted ct Nor
folk and Portsmouth August D gave the
citizens committee an opportunity 70
get in an opening wedge.
Maynard Started Probe.
Maynard. who has represented his dis
trict for five terms, apparently was de-
feated in this primary by 45 votes. He
raised the cry Of fraud. It was echoed
by his opponent, William Young. To
nObOdy's great surprise the committee
found that fraud had been practiced not
only in the Young stronghold, Norfolk
but also in the Maynard baihwick
Portsmouth.
Senator Martin came down to Nor
folk to pacify the citizens who as
sembled in mass meeting. When the
master politician began to make ex
cuses he was Kissed back to his seat
The fact that q United States Senator
had been Kissed, convinced every
body that the insurgents were II
earnest The primary Of August ,,
was declared null and void. The SLATE
was wiped clean Maynard, Deal, ant
Holland entered in the primary JUS
closed.
The story Of machine rule in Vir,
GINA is one Of many ramifications and
tangled ends. The machine, however
has been well oiled and in perfec
running order for the past twelve
years The fabrication has been sup
piled. in large measure. by the feC
system in Norfolk county, particular.
". Here city and county officers re
ceive no salaries. They want none
on the fee basis the average officia
receives in one year more than sala
, Tied officials Of other cities viii carr
in four and five. It's a sorry city jol
that doesn't pay more than $1,000. anC
one Of the positions which viii b,
referred TO in a subsequent article
pays nearly one-half as much as TIL
salary received by the President o.
the United States.
Trehy Rules City.
James A. Trehy is the Democrat,
ruler of the city Of Norfolk Alval
Martin, Republican, is the leader IL
the county. Trehy and Martin. il j!
understood. have had a workins
agreement for some years. Trehy
presides over the destinies Of cit,
politics. and Martin doesn't interfere
Martin controls the county patronage
snd Treby doesn't interfere.