The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-27
SECRET IS KEPT
WELL GUARDED
Young E a action w i'll
Make Sensational
Charges.
S WANT
THOROUGH PROBE
Will Demand That Persons Re-
sponsible for Fraud Be Prose-
Gu t e Il Enough Already
Found to Justify State
Committee in Declaring
Election Null and Void.
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Norfolk, Va, September 2s.-with
the closing cf the preliminary inves.
tigation tonight at 1880 o'clock
when the young forces and the Citi
zens' Committee rested on their oars.
ready to report tomorrow morning to
the entire Investigating Committee as
to the countercharges of fraud against
Congressman Maynard. the first sec
tion of the probing of the Second Dis
trict congressional primary frauds
came to an end. 1t was a weary crowd
that filed out, all admitting that the
time was too short for the complete
digestion Of the records of election. so
necessary to turn on the light.
The question now is, what will be
the nature and scope Of the charges tc
be presented to the committee to-mor.
row morning? That the Young faction
has something UP its sleeves. and tina;
1t believes the biggest bomb is yet to
be exploded, Is the rumor tonight
The secret mas been we'll guarded. II
IS known that the Citizens Committee
has unearthed fraud all over Ports
mouth. as Well as made new DIS
closures of fraud In Norfolk and Nor
folk county
Should BE Declared Void.
Attorney 1;ilisoly openly declared to-
night that their work had unearthed
sufficient fraund and irregularities In
Norfolk, Norfolkcounty and Portsmouth
to throw the election results OF ali
three out, and to Justify the state
committee In declaring the e1ecuon
null and void. He is confident that
the Investigating Committee will dc
this He further believes that the com.
mlttee will rule that both Messrs
Young and Maynard shall be barred
from the second primary
Mr. BilosoIy will demand that the
investigation do not stop with these
actions. He wants the State committee
to go to the bottom of the fraud In
this district. expose the methods and
prosecute those who are responsible
He s.ants the people shown exactly
the condition Of affairs. He admits
that this will take time and cost
money, but he believes the latter will
be made available, and that the com
mittee should give the former in the
interest OF the party, for its preserHn-
ton.
The Citizens Committee will make a
formal demand on the State committee
tomorrow morning that the Barks-
dale pure election law. violated by,
both candidates, 1t is alleged in that
they have made no report of their eX-
penditures as required by law. be
brought into the case. /
The expected bomb of the Young
faction is believed tn be the ooen
charge of violations of the Bark sdale
law in Princess Anne county. in the
alleged offering or giving of bribes.
with the witnesses named. and the
disclosure Of proofs that every ward !
in the city OF Portsmouth was honey
combed with fraud.
Will Preclpitate Fight.
The presentation or the Young |
charges will precipitate fight bo-
fore the committee, as Mr.. Maynard's I
fcient time to look into the charges
and to formulate end make answer
To. this, 1t is understood. Mr.. Young |
is willing. believing it to be fair and
right but the committee will oppose
1t, owing to the limited time before
they must formulate O decision, in
order that another primary can be held
II necessary.
Another matter to come up, ana on.
that has already been taken up with
the local judiciary, is the investing
of the committee, or the use of court
powers of subpoena, to enforce the
OF witnesses and others on
the meetings of the committee when
desired. Whether or not this can be
legally done, is a question in dispute.
The closing announcement tonight |.
Of the Citizens Comnlittee was to the
effect that the further 1t probed into
the primary returns and It's data the
greater the evidence Of fraud was
found indicating that the superficial
to date should be pro-
longed until it is made thorough. For
this the committee will strenuously
VIII Not Continue Probe,
That the State investigating commit
ZEE empowered to probe the alleged |
slection frauds In the Second District
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