The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-05
Second Congressional
District Primary De-
clared Null and Void.
FRAUD CHARGES
ARE FREELY MADE
District Committee Must Select
Method of Naming New Party
Candidate, Though No Pri-
mary Can Be Ordered or
Held-To Decide Ques-
ton on Saturday.

After listening for three hours to
passionate and apparently completely
lisrcgnrded argument from the nttor-
ncys for the separate contendinE pollti-
cal elements III the Second District, the
stnte Democratic Committee consumed
fifteen seconds Inst night In voting to
sustain the report of the investigate
ing committee, which recommended
TINT the August primary be declared
mil nnd void. Only one dissenting
vote yvns cayt-by Paul Garrett, OF
IeesburE.
To the ScecOnd District Committee
was given TIE task of selecting the
method of nominating party candt-
tlnte. 1t was given powers to mouify
the party Inv in case 1t decided to
hold primary, because of the lack
Of time to comply with the regula-
tions In detail.
However, there will be no primary.
To Meet on Saturday.
After the adjournment of the State
Committee meeting, the district chair-
man, Colonel C. Fenton Day, cailed a
meeting of his committee for O'Clock
saturday morning, at the Montlceilo
Hotel. in Norfolk. THIS was over .he
protest of I. z. West, OF Su1oik' WIZ M
wanted the committee 10 iheel
night for consideration OF the ques'tu'
Mr. West was openly disguised. rie
told the newspaper men that they couiu
cav nosfttyely that this delay IN set
tIement of the question meant thal no
urinary could possibly be called. ~ -.
fact" he added, Il believe nothihs o.
all will be done.
II is probable though that GOMEZ
ton will be had. Ad1utaht- 'l', o.
w. Sale, member OF .he ,,ss vet
trict Committee. said that ne hau .us .es
re,,rned from visit in distant part
~ the state, and was not prepared 10
vote on the question without consuita-
ton with the people of the district.
Holland Enters Race.
Following the meeting OF the com
mittees Senator E. E. Holland. of SUI
folk. announced his n candidady 5oiyytrist LSr
gGnseesit s,Shtses 10 the the action Of the Demo-
cratic convention. This Is taken 70
mean that he will secure the support
| OF the citizens movement IN ~. NJ o,,, .o'
and it is believed lnnnolt ne in the the COUNTIES. @
senator Holland is exceedingly pop
ular with his colleagues IN tne ,,,ahie Sshie
Senate where he esdid mueh va naiuan,r annr
work In committee and on the mo-
during the last session. ~.
As Stated above. the argument OF the
attorneys present was disregardeo ny
The State Committee. MI y iouns ~
resentatives wanted the report Oh VIZ
committee overruieu a'u
his certificate of nomination connrHieu ai
The counsel for Mr.. Maynard asked lha.
new primary be held, In which only
he and Mr.. Young should take part
The three attorneys for the CITIZENS
Committee wanted both Mr.. Young and
Mr.. MAYNARD eliminated from the Sec
ond primary.
Must be Open to All
Thereupon the State Committee pro-
ceeded to turn down all these requests
one by one. 1t declared the primary
of August 20, and consequently Nj.
Young's certificate, null and void. IL
said that the primary or convention 70
be held should be .'open to all Demo-
Gratis otherwise qualified" 1t also by
this action refused to eliminate the
contestant and contestee The district
committee completed the job by ar
ranging things so that there can be no
primary at all.
Although the speech-making was un-
productive, 1t was much enjoyed from
an oratorcal standpoint by the large
audience of interested Democrats which
gathered. Some speeches were dellv-
cred which were eloquent as we'll as
able and which doubtless confirmed the
opinion OF the listeners as to the abil-
files of members of the Norfolk bar.
Perhaps 1t Is rather remarkabl In
view of the public disapproval of poltt-
ical conditions in the Second District,
supposed to have been largely brought
about by the friends of Mr.. Young, that
the speech which provoked the heartl-
est applause was the concluding arsu-
ment by r. r. Hicks. of Mr. Young's
counsel This attorney held the most
absorbed attention of the COMMITTEES
and public throughout.
AS a feature of the proceedings, 1t
was remarked that somewhat OF a
change had come over the spirit OF the
Creams of Mr.. Maynard's counsel since
the last meeting of the committee.
There were now compliments for Mr..
Young, mingled with the arguments
that only he and Mr.. Maynard should
be permitted to participate in the sec
ond primary
Wanted Both Haired.
The ''citlzens'" counsel wanted both
barred. Mr.. Maynard's counsel did not
like this, and We're in turn twitted by
Mr.. Young's lawyers for advocating
I"the only plan by which their candt-
date could nope to get to Congress"
On the 'other hand, Mr. Maynard's law
yers asserted that he would not accept
! the certificate We're it rendered him
| by the State Commuters in considera-
/ tion Of the frauds which had been per-
| petrated In the primary. ts
The representatives Of Mr.. Young
fought to the last for continuation OF
! his certificate They argued that the
tcharges We're for the most part unsus-
ltained that those sustained affected
Mr. MAYNARD much more than they did
Mr., Young, that by every process OF
| elimination or excision their man was
nominated and the other man defeated.
J and that It was an Injustice to the
Democrats who had borne tho burden