Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-06
AN ACCOUNTING MAY BE AT
HAND.

Since the district Democratic com
mittee. arbitrarily refused to inves-
t.sate Congressman Maynards charge
th.t he had been cheated out OF the
nomination for reelection TO congress
from the Second district. the con-
xtessman has made no definite state
ment concerning what he proposes 10
do. although he has made II plain
that he does not propose to accept
the committees action az final. lie
has intimated rather strongly, how
ever, that unless he succeeds In get
ting fair treatment at the hands of the
party authorities in the district he
will make his appeal directly to the
voters-which means that he may be
In the race for congress as an indie
pendent against William A. Young. tol
whom the certificate of nomination
has been awarded by the Democratic
committee, and the Republican nomi
nee
II Is to be hoped that Mr.. Maynard
will heed the suggestion of the Nor
folk Landmark. and take his case tol
the State Democratic committee D.
fore taking any other action. AS The
Landmark says. HE owes this to ;he
Democratic people of his district
Every regular means of appeal for
turning on the light should be ex
haCsted"
According 20 the Norfolk papers.
appeals TO the State committee from
the Second district. when not made
BY represen .atives OF the machine
forces. have not been uniformly sue
csssiul, by any means. But. even
though MIR. Maynard may feel that he
is going before preiudiced judges the
appeal should be made. II should be
made. In the first place. because, as
The Landmark says, every regular
means OF turning on the the light
should be exhausted" And. further
mere. we believe the State committee
will see that ii would be dangerous
to do otherwise than give Maynard
and the Second district voters decent
treatment Even should a majority
Of the State committeeman de
sire to sustain the action of the DIS
trict committee without regard to the
meritsr6f The case-we are not charg-
ing that the committeeman would
have such a desire-we credit them
with having sense enough TO know
that such a procedure would be an
sfrront to the respectable Democrats
OF the entire state as we'll as 20 those
Of the Second district.
Democrats in Virginia are loyal To-
their party uader almost any conat
lions. They have been known 81
many INSTANCES TO give hearty sup
port to candidates who practically
we're known to have secured nomins
lions by frand-sli because there Wa
nc way OF changing the Nomination
aud they would not vote tor the Re
publican against the Democrat. Blu;
IN the seco8d district this loyalty has
been taken advantage Of 30 often tha'
The people are tired. They are be-
ginning to wake up to the fact tna'
there are two sides to the primary
bargain and that the only obligation
does not sest upon the voter. 49,
Norfolk vIrginIan-Pilot. ir a thoughi
fal editorial. couched ~ conservative
language but striking a powerful blow
at the very Foundation Of the Norfolk
machine structure. points out that
an obligation rests upon fhose 30
charge Of he eviction machnRcry 10
provide a free and fair registration
q the v;il Of the party susrssans and
to see 70 Il that each q the asDirants