The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-19
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SUFFOLK, va. october 19.--With no ap-
parent hope OF ever nominating any
body, the Second District Democratic
convention is still voting early this
morning for a candidate for Congress
The District Committee may take hold
of the situation to-day, and deliver an
ultimatum to the convention, telling Y
that il 1t does not nominate the COM
mittee will do SO.
AT midnight, when the result Of tho
440th ballot was announced. short
recess was ordered.
This ballot resulted: Deal 10; Hol-
land, so; Maynard, IT, The preceding
13e ballots had all been the same.
Young went to Deal on the 3OOth
vote, but Maynards men stood firm.
They would not even adjourn.
For five minutes lightning hovereo
around Hollands head. but 1T did not
strike, because the four Deal men VINO
were to go to him were won back py
the Young delegations promise to go
for their man. Then for five more MIN.
,rtes the bolt threatened Deal. but May,
nard would not stand for this. Twelve
Maynard men would vote for Young.
but no one of them will favor Deal.
Committeeman Disguised.
The Second District committee held
conference, with the leaders on the
oSSSNSSA'
committeeman were disgusted with the
proceedings. Colonel West wanted a,
conference between the candidates and
the committee. but Chairman Day
thought the aspirants would resent any
suggestion from him.
Colonel West disclaims that the pri-
mary convention plant, OF which. no
was the author, contemplated sucn
result as the existing situation. Afters
reasonable time he thought the dele
gates would be absolved from al
ieeiance TO candidates and would be
at liberty to exercise their own judg-
ment. He thinks they owe a duty
now to the party. Colonel Day agrees
with him. But the conference was un-
| productive.R
recess, which was taken at $50
o'clock for a half-hour, heightened
into more than an hour. 1t was stated
| from an apparently authentic source
that four of Deals votes would go
| TO Holland, giving him Just enough.
! There was rejoicing in the Holland
camp but for only few minutes.
Then Trehy came into the hall ana
| conferred with the Maynard delegation.
| Instantly it was said that 10 prevent
| Hollands nomination the Young forces
! had agreed to vote for Deal, thus again
| solidifying the latters vote, Trehy
wanted Maynard to go for Deal
Delegates Are Firm.
| But the Congressman delegates
would not bulge. They announced
| they would vote for their man until
/ election day, and We're ready 20 ad-
iourn the convention sine die They
helped the Holland people defeat
motion to adjourn TO 10 o'clock In tins
/ morning. They cheered every time
! their seventeen votes We're cast. ms
! Young voters Went to Deal and STAYED
there. No further effort was made by
them to support their candidate Ihes
/ sat stolldly and eyinced no interest IN
| the proceedings
| Decidedly a feature of the afternoon
session was the positive declarations OF
headers Of the three largest delega aons
| for legalize6 primaries in Virginia
| q. West OF the Holland delegates. re-
!. affirmed his allegiance to theTprmci-
i ple which he sought 20 have enacted
at the last session of the Legislature.
II j Wool, the Maynard chairman, said
/ that the Second District would see 10
slit that the Legislature performed this
! duty. while j. v Tpehy, the Young
leader. not only seated that he had at
ways favored legaized primary. but
In the presence OF 500 men pledged hs
earnest efforts to aid in Its accomplish.
ment He went further and declared