The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-19
Nansemond Senator Nominal
ed at Suffolk by Sudden
:, Switching of Young's
Delegates
JAMES TREHY DELIVERS II
90 VOTES TO WINNER
With 40 Votes to State Solon'S
Credit, Delegates Decide to
Give Him ALL Action
Unexpected.

Especial to The Richmond virginian.r
SUFFOLK. VA, Oct. 10.-Edwafd
Everett Holland, independent DcmO- Z
crat. succeeds Representative Harry
l.. Maynard from the Second Virgins
district. his nomination coming Nm
cxpcvtedly shortly after noon to-day
on the 502d ballot Of . conventtOu
which had been deadlocked for hOuFu.
On the decisive ballot tho vOo0
stood:
4. r. Holland. 1O4: Harry Il. Map
nard. Il: Joseph T. Deal, Z: William
A. Young. 3.
The nomination was brought abOas
by Jimmy" Trrhy. Young's ncoe
manager, and n member Of the NcE.
folk city machine, who suddenly aroo
and cast sixty Of YoMng's votes for -
dependent Holland.
Three Young delegates did not Co..
over on this ballot. VI
When the uproar had sube1d1eGs
Trchy announced that all Is Of -
Young delegates would be in the Hob
land ranks.
Deal followed with his voices 49,
Maynard's floor manager moved 49,
make II unanimous.
Politicians are unable to Accoumt
for the sudden turn Of the Norfolk
machine men to Holland.
Deal Close Second.
The baiioting had proceeded mo.
notonously all morning. Young being
steadily for Deal his avowed second
choice Four OF Maynard's deaA8a&eos
also had gone over to Deal, who hmt12S
hut votes OF his own. making the
roIl-calI. Holland so: Deal, "A; AAy~%
nard. Il.
The fatlgued delegates. worn out BY
au-night sessions and the long dsad-S
I lock. cheered for five minutes whons
| Trehv arose and startled the conven-
! ton bv saving: without speaking o.
the entire Young delegation, l havGs
been authorized to deliver enough voteo9
10 name Edward E Holland"
Trehy frankly told the conventions
that Young's second choice was Deal
but that they wanted to break the
f aaad,ock N3
II is rnmored that Deals refusal ~
thro,y his strength to Young and thos
i Nnrro,,, machine for more than Eoos
ballots turned the Norfolk leadASMs
ora,nst him eventually as the ring
had been bitterly opposed to Holland
All a,onp
In his speech of acceptance Ho1lAnG3
declared his Independence OF any rim
or faction and declared he had made
no pledges
Holland came into the conventtOMs
with so delegates and a large populaR
plurality over all other candidates. Hos
needed but votes To secure the cons
yention nomination. but despite TIL
the ..hoIdout against him lasted foG
FORTY eight hours sss
The defeated candidates were calle
to the stage after the nomination AnG
gracefully accepted the result all 4Aes8
tions promising the independent th4e4
support. The convention ended ~
Democratic love feast
Promises Large Vote. %S
4 Trehy, the Norfolk machine'a e4
j neer. made himself popular with t.
rural delegates by assuring Hnlland r.
large Norfolk vote Holla0&U
i strength. lay In Suffolk and the ccal
j ties outside Of Norfolk. s.;$3
Some of the politicians here, It,
ever believe there is some motive 6(
hind the "fiop' to Holland by TrNAx4
and Young. and that the astute NC48
folk ring leaders will demand eokma.8|
thing in return. SsI
One thing seems certain-Jossph ~
Deal regarded as Quasi-macM4
man in Norfolk. will never reach pMM3
lie office, because he failed to suppe9
Young. who stood a chance q &Ma4s
ing enough additional delegates fre
Maynard to win the nominations.
The machine IL also diagruntl94 4
! Maynards convention tactics. henc
the sudden nomination Of HollaM
when things seemed to be gofng 0eAH
way. ss