The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-14
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A Norfolk, Va. October 13.--The pre-
.diction tonight is that senator r. r..
Holland. of Suffolk, will practically
settle the struggle Tomorrow for tha
Democratic nomination for Congress
in this district by securing sufficient
delegates to win the nomination on
the first ballot This opinion Is backed
not only by figures, but the evident
fact that goodly portion of the Nor
folk county machine leaders loyal to
Senator Martin are saidto have liked
up for Mr.. Holland and the further
fact that the latter will poll much
larger vote in Norfolk than was at
first supposed. That the Young fac
tion fears his election on the first
ballot is further borne out by the
strenuous efforts put up during to-
day and tonight to get out it's full
strength early.
1t is estimated that Mr.. Holland will
come to Norfolk with an almost solid
delegation from Nansemond. Isle of
Wight and Southampton counties, ana
1t is claimed that this will give him
at least fifty votes. His friends claim
that he will secure three or four OF the
five delegates from Princess Anna
county It is estimated by his en-
thusiastic hackers that In Norfolk
| county he will get six or eight votes,
L
folk, polling practically all of May
| nard's strength, In addition to the in-
dependent Democratic vote that re-
| NAMED away from the polls in the last
| election. They believe he will enter
the convention with between so and
\ 100 votes Any number over eighty is
sure to be winner.
These estimates are probably excess
| stve The probable number OF deie-
gates, as estimated here, Will vary pc
| tween l60 and 1870, according to the
weather conditions and the turnout OF
| the voters.
Young Leaders CONFIDENT
The leaders close to Young. while
admitting that he Is up against a hard
proposition. see his ultimate victory
on one Of the later ballots in the con-
|vention. They confidently figure that
his vote in Norfolk will be around ,,. 9!
5000, giving him sixty votes, votes. ,I,e, Ihey
ty in line, counting on at least fifteen
votes, and probably twenty. They
claim further that with Portsmouth
and Princess Anne. and probably vote
enter the convention within the neigh
borhood of eighty votes. II this does
4 not win. with Portsmouth's strength IN
| the Maynard column. they declare 1t
unless he can command other votes:
That the figures are placed high, and
will probably result in disappointment
for the ring Is believed here. The
opponents OF Mr.. Young declare he will
not enter the convention with sixty
/ Votes, at best.
It is conceded that Mr.. Maynard is
absolutely out Of the running ana i thar u
the convention and is only q POSSIBLE. ;.
ity as the second choice q the bat fingi Mi,l
be the attitude Of the Maynard and nc
Deal votes in case OF tie-upg Wh,e,, men
4 lfinally go to; In case Of deadlock:
I There are few Holland people who = &c.
3 say they will get them. The wiser
B prognosticators recognize that as Mr.
Maynard will name them himself, ne
& Twill see to it that they go in the d1rec-
& ton of his personal wishes. of course
he wants to see Young defeated. 9 !, pas l',1s
. is problematic. In the case Of Mt; Hol- tl
land it is known that his attitude g 20. To-
ward Mr.. Maynard. with his criticisms
and those OF his friends and newspa-
per supporters, makes 1t highly IN
probable that Mr.. Maynard will look
a his way,