The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-01
WILL REMAIN ON SCENE Il
TO FRAME ITS REPOR'
Investigators Slap in Norfolk Where Facilities for Add
Information Are Available Speculation Rife Recou-
Observation-Disclosures Committeeman Talks.
Especial to The Richmond virginian. ,

Especial to The Richmond Virginian,4
NORFOLK. VA. Oct. l.-~Members
Of the primary investigating commit
tee, which will complete It's hearing
Saturday night, according To present
indications, expects to remain over IN
Norfolk until Monday evening or
Tuesday morning for the purpose OF
compiling their report to lie submit
ted to. the Democratic State central
committee In Richmond the following
night, the date set Tor a return OF
their findings The subcommittee
wishes to slit the evidence and facts
on the scene. where facilities for get
ting any additional Information de-
sired will he more available tnan In
Richmond
AS To what will he the nature Of
the recommendations to he made to
the central body, speculation il rife
Members of the COMMITTEES. however,
have been careful not to let fail a hint
relative to their probabi findings. Re-
ports are current in some quarters
that W. \. Young, opponent cr Con-
gresham Maynard, will get the GER
t,tieate, hut these reports do not ais-
pear to have much. ii any. ground
work behind them. Persons who have
followed the evidence closely are con-
WINGED that the grussest kind or fraud
VAS perpetrated by notn sides In the
congressional contest, and the state
committee has no recourse but 10
order u new primary. The people are
Disguised With conditions as they have
existed these MANY years. and they
will insist ON change for the bet
ter. Few non-partIsan persons believe
tor a moment that either Young or
Maynard could win the nomination III
second primary. and under mo c'r-
cumstances could 0sin In the general
election In. November.
Would CAST Both.
pr f. $. Hope. OF Portsmouth.
member OF the Democratic Second
district committee. and by virtue Of
this office d member OF tn. State
body, states as his opinion that the
central committee should not allow
either Young or Maynard to run in
second primary, in the event IT is
convinced that either had knowledge
of The ff.ad committed or took any
part In it themselves.
Il feel positive the committees has
every right under our party law 10
take such a stand In the matter.
says the Portsmouth physician.
Br, Hope is one of the two mem
bers ri the district committee VINO
slded with Maynard when the question
OF an investigation came up releres
that body and was appealed to The
higher tribunal.
Two items OF fraud uncovered have
proved of especial interest go ipr
Hope They had to do with q couple
OF dead voters in Park View who were
his patients before death DIR. Hope
is positively that neither of these dead
ones will come to lie, even ii X. l..
Green. an alleged dead voter, did ap-
pear in the flesh Friday afternoon
and convinced the Investigators that
he was very much alive.
John 4. Flood Ii another Ports
mouthian who cannot he fooled. He
was pall-bearer last December for j.
v. Shea. a dead veter of Maynard's
home precinct. and he told the com.
mittee SO to clear away all doubt
when II came over to Portsmouth
from Norfolk for an afternoon ses-
sion.
DR. T. sanford Cooke, of Ports
mouth. was too busy to appear be-
fore the committee to- say that he
did not vote on primary day, though
SO recorded. One OF his friends. how
ever. volunteered to tell the commit
tee that he did not reach the polls.
as Attorney John " SebreIl facetlous-
some Kind Friend.
Howard M. Kerfoot, OF Norfolk,
formerly Of Herryville. Va. told how
he was unable to pay his poll tax
some months ago when he called at
the Office of city Treasurer II. Gray
Tunstall. LIE was informed, he said.
that his tax wac already paid for him,
and he would he unable to get a re-
ceipt when he requested. Mr.. ker-
feet went on 10 say that hc went to
the courthouse precinct on primary
day and cast ballot for Maynard.
making the twenty-sixth voter to tes-
| tify TO that effect. AZ II by some
strcke~@of irlny. he was included a
few DAYS ago In list Of Illegal voters
filed by eounsc! for the man he voted
| For, and 1t was because 81 desire 10
clear himself and to straighten out
the situation that be appeared before
, the COMMITTEES at his own request.
Daniel J. Reardon, we'll known
throughout the Second district az Ia
Dor leader and insurance solicitor,
not To mention his affiliations with
the Grand Old Party. figures In the
Long distance class in the pending In
/ veStigation. Mr.. Reardon. who hes
been In Birmingham. Ala. tor the
last several months on business, was
yoted In the Second ward, Ports
mouth. In which his family resides.
Daniel J. Reardon, Jr.. aged thirteen.
answered subpoena Friday after
neon end told the committee that To
the best OF his knowledge and belief
hls father was In Rfrmingflam and
had been ther4 for some time before
the primary.
The youngster took oath before b,