The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-20
SECOND DISTRICT
INQUIRY BEGINS
Committee Will Thor
oughly Probe Allega-
tions of Fraud.
OUTLINES SCOPE
OF INVESTIGATION
Charges Must Be Filed by Fri
day and Answers by Next
Tuesday-Membefs Declare
That Surgeons Knife Will
Be Used if Neces-
sary.

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Especial to The TimessDispatch.l
Norfolk, Va. September 1s.-The
poll books OF the city OF Norfolk
were not produc to-day at the
| opening meeting OF the committee
OF investigation, named by the State
Democratic Committee to probe o the
| allegations Of fraud made by Congress
man Harry Maynard, In the Second
Congressional District Furthermore.
Chairman powhatan schenck, who Is In
charge. of these records wanted by tho
! Investigating committee. could not be
| located throughout the afternoon.
As a result, the committee finally
( adjourned this afternoon following two
4 sessions. leaving sub committee here
| in charge OF the situation to receive
| the poll books and turn them over to
| the attorneys OF Mr.. Maynard.
| Poll Books Located.
So far as Norfolk Is concerned, the
subcommittee OF the investigating
committee in charge OF the primary
4 District will be in charge of the poll
| books used tomorrow morning at 10
| o'clock, and had they SO desired, the
books would have been turned over
Tonight, along with all the election
! records in the hands of Dr. Powhatan
Schenck, chairman of the City Demo-
cratic Executive Committee.
DR.. Schenck and the committee, at
/ ter an hours search tonight, got to-
gether, and everything was smoothed
out DR.. schenck didn't know any
member Of the subcommittee personal
ly, and therefore had some difficulty
in locating them in the hotel lobby.
they not being found In their rooms.
4 rr.,. hof
satisfactory.
1t seems that Or. Schenck was called
to Petersburg this morning, and while
4 he knew that the committee would
q. meet to-day. had no notice that he
4 would be needed, or that the booka
and ballots would be called for. Tele-
grams exhibited showed that the phys
ician was called there on professional
business The explanation was en-.
tirely satisfactory.
j Immediately on arriving In the city
! on to- nights train. DR.. Schenck heard
that the subcommittee was hunting
for him, and without waiting to go
home went on search for them. His
offer to Immediately surrender the
records was waived aside by the COM
. mittee, 1t being agreed tina. they would
be on hand tomorrow morning, when
there will be meeting at the Monti-
cello Hotel.
VIII BE Thorough.
That the investigation will be
thorough and the probing deep was
], made plain by Major r. a. Mcintyre
!, the chairman of the committee. who
declared that the committee would lln6
out what is the trouble in the Second
District, and that If found necessary
the surgeons knife would be used.
j The scope of the investigation wa:
> outlined in the following resolution
The committee rules that al
charges, specifications or bills OF par
ticulars as TO fraudulent, irregular ant
unlawful acts in the conduct OF tht
, primary held on the 23rd day ol
. August, 1910, for the nomination Of the
Democratic candidate to Congress ir
the Second District shall be filed on OF
before Friday, September %, 10 a. NJ.
and all answers to such charges shall
!. be filed before this committee for Its
consideration on Tuesday morning
September 81, at 10 A. M"
The adjournment of the COMMITTEES
was until next morning, when 1t Is
expected that the preliminaries Will
be ready for the actual investigation.
In the meantime the contestee will
examine the poll books and prepare
ii the allegations on which the contest
: is to be based, On Tuesday 1t Is eX-
pected that Mr.. Young's counsel VIII
be ready with their answers, and such
countercharges as may be desired u
make in defepse.
! SIX Members Present.
{ The first session of the committee
] with six present. was brief. owing te
the absence OF N. T. Green, one Of the
( counsel for Mr.. Young, unavoidabls
! detained in court, Besides the chair.
man, there. We're present Henry P
Adams .of Lynchburg; r. L, Ailsworth
Of. Eastville; Clyde W.. Saunders, 0:
Q Richmond; Edward Echols, of Staun
ION. and william E. Carson. Of River
!, ION. D. A. Nicholson, of Rocky Mount
= B II. Buchanan. of Marion, and a. r
e Norris OF Surry, were named as secre
d taries. and ID. S. Phledger, OF Nor1olk
8 official stenographer.
], The attorneys present We're. Repre-
9 senting Congressman Maynard. Joht
: n sebrill, Ir. Robert w. Shultice, T
d 4 wool; representing Mr.. Young, N
k n, Green and r. r. Hicks. 2. a. Bilo
n soly. James r. Heath and c, u. Shackle
FORD we're present as representative;
or the people OF Norfolk and the dis
tr,ct and as announced by Mr., Bio
IS solv. to ask fair play and a. thorough
y Investigation.
The Anal session Of the comm.tte'
{ was devoted to the question of IoH
= = much time should be given to Mr.
I. Maynards attorneys for the prepara
\ tion at their case, and to the defens!
! for its answer and counteroharges. I
!. any should be decided on. the aues
: ton involved the examination Of tn
Z poll books. n Mr.. Bilosoly wanted y
Q behalf of himself and colleagues op
u portunity, 10 examine these at length
call witnesses, and present the case
Where are Poll popkss
i This brought forth this question
\ Where are the poll books? There wa
4 no answer, No one knew They wer
u not present, and no one could accoun
Q for them. Chairman schenck, Of TIL
9 City Democratic Committee, In, who's
\ lContInuN1 on Seconl PnEll