The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-02
SECOND EFFORT
At SETTLEMENT
IS UNAvA|L|NC
Norfolk County Contest is
Postponed to
August IS
MEETING DOUBTFUL
AT THAT TIME
Members Think Quorum Will
be Hard to Get Unless
Case is First Taken to
County Committee

For the purpose OF taking up the
Norfolk county primary election mud
die, every effort has been made to get
the State Democratic Committee to-
gether, but without avail. At the ad-
journed meeting last night in Murphy's
hotel only twen,- memoirs were nres-
emit while twenty four answered the
roll call Mondaw night. 1t takes TWEEN
tysix members to constitute a quorum.
At O'Clock last night the meeting
adjourned to Tuesday. August Is. at
O'Clock at Murphy's hotel.
The following twenty members were
present last night; J. NJ. Curtis, f ID,
Cole, G. F. Day W. w Sale. J. Il.
West, r. l.. G. Scott. Clyde w. Saun-
Robert Gillian, George NJ. Muse. Sid
ney Sheitman, c. e. Barkesdale. Gar
ner l.. Boothe. Paul Garrett w. d.
Smith. 7. A. Lynch, Edward Eehols.
T. F. Whitehead. VIM. NJ. McAllister.
Quorum Hard to Get.
The opinion Is apparently very
strong among the members that
quorum Of the committee will be very
hard to get together, unless the
straightout contingent. who are the
contestants IN the case, first take the
matter before the local county COM
nittee and IL the ruling Of the COM
nttee Ia not satisfactory. then appeal
the case TO the State Democratic COM
nittee.
The strairhtouts contend that the
State committee has original Jurfsdic-
ton in the case while many OF the
members are of the opposite opinion.
Both sides apparently come TO Its con-
clus!ons from the following para
graph In the party plan.
The State committee thus con.sti-
tutad Is charged with the affairs of the
party, and shall have power to perfect
it's ganization and to direct it's con-
duct in obedience to the declarations
and policy OF the party, as the same
shall be set forth by the State Conven-
lions II may decide all Ques< ions at
issue which may arise in election dis
tricts calculated to affect the har
mony and the interests OF the party.
and may. in It's discretion. settle all
disputes within the party relating 10
organization or nominations which can
not be settled by county or city com
miitees of the respective localities af-
fected-
Sec the Case Differently.
| The straightouts say the case can
not be settled by the county com
nittee, mem bers OF The state COM
] nittee say the effort should be made
and II II is found that it can not
/ be settled. then the appeal would
come properly before the state body
for consideration.
| Robert Gillian, Of Petersburg. stat
/ ed on the floor that Ii was his
5~.exatnjess. that the rasstsp ia .ligor1sul
had been present was because many
members felt that the committee did
not have original jurisdiction. He
| said Il was foolish TO come In. the
Z gtfs 80 n
/ and that the matter should first be
| taken before the local county COM
| nittee. He said II this was not done,
he did not believe there would be
| a quorum at the committee on August
/ Is.
Adjourn to August Is.
Upon the announcement by, Chair
man Euyson that no quorum was
present Mr.. Scott moved to adjourn
| to meet in Richmond August Is.
| Mr.. Whitehead offered as sub
| stitute that the committee meet IN
Roanoke instead Of Richmond, saying
that he thought the mountain city
was more convenient to many mem
| bers and 1t would therefore be easier
to get quorum present
MCAIlister Precipitates laugh.
A hearty laugh was precipftated
when McAllister asked II Roanoke
| was wet or dry.
The motion to- hold the meeting in
| Roanoke was lost.
Mr.. McAllister made n strong APP
, peal to the straightout attorneys to
j take their case to the county commit
/ tee and II not satisfied with the de-
cision then appeal the case to the
State committee In regular form.
The attendance Of spectators last
night was nothing like SO large as on
Monday night. interest apparently
being on the wane among local peo-
pie.
The straightout delegation returned
home yesterday and only the attor-
neys remained to the meeting. All
| of the lawyers were present as fol-
| lows: ]. l.. Heard. James G. Martin
Fl. Lawrence Brooks. Russell l.. Brad
ford ard HIN Carter. sssgfsga8a
The fuslonssts' attorneys, John w
Hopper, George Pitcher. Frank L.
Crocker and Lloyd w. w. Broken
borough were present but like the
lawyers on the other side had nothing
whatever to say.