The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-05

He remarked that the goddess Of Dem.
ocracy had had her clothing removed
and had been debauched by 1.-THE wors,
had ever known He asked If 1t were
not true that all the party trNubles
In recent years had come from the
Second District. AS to the frauds In
Portsmouth. they were admitted by
serted that the First Ward In Norfolk
was as rotten as the Second, but that
the committee had not had time to
get TO It.
j. G. Martin, for the citizens. went
over the alleged frauds in detail, ana
the Second Ward precinct was an ex
post tacto fraud. He thought the re-
turns had not been made until 1t was
found that a big majority was needed
Braden Nandeventer. also for the
citizens, laid stress on the fact tina,
the judges whose precincts were at.
tackled had not come forward to testi-
~. He concluded with the argumen.
that both Young and Maynard should
be eliminated from the second primary,
Investigating committee by refusing
TO testify.
r. ". Shul,ice, for Mr., Maynard,
argued that both Young and Maynard
were too good to be whistled down
the wind. He thought the matter
choose between them.
Closing for Young.
r. r. Hicks closed the argument for
Mr., Young. He argued that his client
had majority no matter which way
the matter was figured. He thought
1t an outrage to take away a certiti-
cate on such fiimsy evidence. such as
no jury would convict on. In another
primary, he said, Young must not only
face Maynard and his friends, but also
wild rumors and baseless charges
which nothing could disiodge from the
public mind. He said the committee
men had no right to cas- tsuch stigma
Of fraud on Democrats as good as they.
This is no time he SAID ito make
a vicarious sacrifice of the Democracy
clamor, Before Congress or any court
the precincts at which there were ir-
Irregularities would be thrown out, and
not the whole election declared void.
If the conInittee would cut out these
precincts, 1T would get not the raptur-
from elections. but it would earn the
gratitude and good will of those who
fight the party's battles and were to
be relied on in the hour of need
s,a T. J. ~ Wool spoke l,a briefly in eoneiu-
friends of Young and Maynard had
done wrong. he admitted. but he
thought the committees duty was plain
to send the matter back for an honest
vote between the two men and no
others.
To Adopt Report.
Judge r. T. w. Duke. OF Charlottes-
Vile promptly moved that the COM
mittee's report be adopted. 1t was
not argued. and the committee voted
aye with one exception. The in
yestgating committee was then dis
charged with the thanks OF the State
committee, Chairman Ellyson adding
his personal appreciation.
AS to the method of nomination.
after some discussion. the following
resolution was offered by Robert Gil
liam. OF Petersburg. and adopted:
Resolved, That the district commit
tee OF the Second District be author
iztd to call primary or a conven-
ton, which shall be open to all Demo-
Gratis .atherwise qualified, for the nomi-
nation of n candidate for Congress
from said district; but In, the event
that said committee deem 1t best to
hold . primary election. then whatever
of the primary law cannot be COM
piled with, because of lack of time, he,
md the same IN hereby, suspended for
that particular election.
r. Gray Williams. OF Winchester,
was elected member of the commit
tee from the Seventh District. to I'LL
the vacancy caused by the death OF
c. H Purcell, after which the State
committee adjourned