The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-29
MAKING MATERIAL
FOR REPUBLICANS
Conservative Democrats in Second
District Say Maynard's Cry OF
Fraud Win Help Rumble.
"A CHRONIC ~CONTESTOR"
Defeated Congressman Has
Charged Manipulation in Prev
ious Primaries.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
NORFOLK. VA. Aug. 29.-The
only developments in the congression-
al primary fight Is tne report that
Maynard may bolt and so into the
general election sgsins, w. A. Young.
the Democratic nominee, and H., II
Rumble. the Republican candidate.
Some Of Maynard's supporters In
the primary have already pledged
themselves to support of Young. The
most conservative Democrats say May
nard and his friends are making splen-
did campaign material for the Re
publioans by their continuous cry of
aud.
Former supporters of Maynard.
while anxious to have the recent pri-
mars thoroughly Investigated. look
with disfavor upon his who esale
charge of fraud. The defeated ron-
gresham has practically charged
fraud in every place where a majority
was returned for Young, including the
Sevtnh ward in Portsmouth.
Young and his friends have made
no formal charges OF fraud. although
they have some strong evidence in
their possession, and win use 4 il the
district committee decides to investi-
gate the returns from all over the
district.
- Money Freely speHt.
1t viii also be shown that money
was freely spent To influence voters in
certain county precincts which may
terminate in a criminal prosecution
for violation of the B~arksdale pure
election law.
Mr., Young declares he Is satisfied
that he has been nominated, and will
fight to a finish to establish that
claim, His majority of As ali over
the district has been confirmed by a
canvass of all the votes cast.
Young says he is perfectly willing
that Mr.. Maynard shail have a re-
count of the votes cast all over the
district. lie says, however, that the
cry for another primary is basel on
no proof Of fraud. excepting the state
ment OF a defeated candidate.
Strange as II may seem, 1t is, never
theless, true that In every primary
in which Maynard has been a candi-
date there has been e cry of fraud
after the votes were counted.
In all of them, excepting that OF
last Tuesday, MAYNARD has been a
winner, and he never put up a cry
like he is at present.
More Votes Than Voters.
Two years ago, when he defeated
Colonel George Z. Cahell. it was open
ly charged that precinct In Nor
folk county polled more votes thar
there We're voters. These were for
Maynard. The same Second ward OF
Norfolk that returned a big majority
for Young this year went for May
nard at that time.
-Four years age. when Maynard de-
feated Cabell, there were charges oil
fraud in the county, but Cabell took
his medicine and did not make halt
the holler' that Maynard is now max
ing.
In 1902, when Maynard defeated
Joseph I. Law!ess, now Judge Law
less. Of the County Circuit Court. and
DIR. Bryant, OF Franklin, there WERE
open charges of fraud.
Newport News a a part of the dis
trict then, and it was openly charged
that the city was stolen from Lawless
The returns from Portsmouth were
not returned until the day after the
primary, and the county vote was held
back until Portsmouth was Eeart
from.