The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-14

Without n disse ntinE voice the Dem.
ocratic State Committee last nigh,
nnmed the above committee, composed
OF member from ench congressional
distrtct In the stnte excepting
the Second, to conduct n "full, free and
fnir investigation. of the primary elcc.
tton of August %, when William A
Young IVES declared nominated on the
face of the returns over Representative
Harry Lee Maynard.
Tue fact thnt an investigation yyorIG
be had was settled before the commit.
tee met. Many conferences were held
throughout the day, while members
were seen as fast as they arrived in
| the city. II soon became evident that
there wns a general disposition to give.
the people Of the Second District NIL the
tnvestigntion they wanted. aud there
remained; but the details OF the plan
and the formal consent of the central
body.
However. the result was not accom-
pished without pretty thorough air
Ing of political conditions IN the Nor
folk district. For the first time the
side of Mr.. Young was presented byehis
counsel. and the arguments or his coun-
sci were answered by representatives
OF Mr.. MAYNARD. Delegations from
the cities and counties presented
petitions and resolutions drafted at
various mass-meetings which have been
held, and each man had some opinions
OF his own to express.
Dnres Maynard to Investigate.
~ T. Grten. the attorney for W. a.
Young, hurled his defiance at Maynard.
daring him to investigate. Mr.. Green
SAID he hoped that the subcommittee
would travel from Isle of Wight to
Princess Anne. looking into every de.
tall OF the primary election, and that
he trusted any one found violating the
election laws, including the yarksdale
law. would be put behind the bars,
whether candidate or supporter.
I'VE invite Mr.. Maynard to irves-
tigate." shouted Mr.. Green .'We ASH
that he pledge himself to abide the
result. and then we will give him all
the investigation he wants we ting
the gauntlet in his face and dare hin
to a complete investigation. II ne
wants 1t let him come like Democrat
and ask for It, Let US see as Demo-
Gratis II Mr.. Maynard is Democrat
and where he stands.
I'VE nave never said we did not
want to investigate. But we have
said that we did not want man who
was not a Democrat come In and say
that II the investigation was con-
Quoted to suit hin, he would ac-
quiesce In the results, and II he was
not Sa tlSned he would bolt" SIS
Defense OF District
The argument OF Mr. Green Mus 4
throughout a defense OF the action Ut
the Second District committee. That
body. he said. acted according to party
law in all that 1t did. 1t was ridivulous,
he argued, to have Mr.. Maynard at
tempt to dictate what kind of an in
vestigation should be had; to avail
himself of the party authorities and
decline to submit himself to them.
Referring to the Martin incident on
time as to popular clamor. He said
that public camor should not be re-
garded unless there Is reason to back
1t. 1t has wrought moro evil, he said,
than any other one force In history.
Mr.. Green also read some statements
made regarding the State Committee by
speakers at the mass meetings.
The latter action aroused consider-
able lnterst. Attornys for Mr.. May
utterances criticizing the conmitne.
saying that neither Mr.. Maynard nor I
his counsel was responsible for them.
''Full, Fair and Free" 3
Representatives of the contestant did
not sit quietly under the arraignment
oy Mr.. Green Although expressing n
satisfaction at what the committee was
giving them, they vigorously defendeo AZ
their course and that OF Mr.. Maynard
They declared that their course had
been Democratic and that they would
be satisfied with an investigation that "
would be full, fair ana tree In fact.
this phrase was used so many times
that 1t became an axiom OF the meet
ing. Es
At the last under repeated question:
ings from Manly II. Barnes, OF New
xent. John Fl. Sebrell Jr, OF counsel 8
for Mr, Maynard said that he believed M
and so did his principal, that the *
5stata Committee would give thena All
aYfuil, fair and free investigations. ~ MA
Barnes pressed home his QUESTION e III n
lConyinpsd On Seventh Pags,1