The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-27

party, not only in said county, but
in the STATE at large.
III
That certain smaller Offices in said
county are, as a result of said con-
diuons, tiiled by Republicans.
".
That the primary election held on
June rs, 1871, was ordered by a So
called Democratic County Executive
Committee, which, in cur opinion, is
unworthy 10 be called such, for rea-
CONS abundantiy apparent in che rec
ord as made in this investigation and
herewith filed. and therefore cannot
be considered as rejecting the will
of the Democratic tusiOnism'
being the dominant factor and con-
trolling influence in said primary and
In said county committee, both at
the polls and in Illegal -sregistration
and Irregularities in permitting Ger
tain persons to vote,
That there is now no shadow Of
excuse for the continued existence
of SAID "fusionisnr.
VI,
We find that the Democratic sheriff,
Mr. A &. Cromwell, who is both a
member Of the county and the State
committee, is in our opinion SO init
matelH connected with and controlled
by said fusion alliance that no
should not be permitted to be the par
ty candidate. and that if new pri-
mary is ordered that he he permitted
to vote in it only on condition that
he give to the ticket, not only his
vote, but that he also give his active
loyal and sincere support to said tick
l.
tofore given. We recommend that he
be declared Ineligible for candidacy
for any office in tho primary rec
commended hereinafter
VII.
That the primary election of June
rs, 19ll, be declared null and void,
and new primary be ordered for all
county and district officers, and that
as the present county committee Is
composed in large part Of the mem
oers OF the committee as it was con-
stituted on June IS, 1911 that a new
county committee DO elected at the
same time, and that none of the pres
ent committee who were members OF
the county committee on June IS,
1871. shall be eligible for reelection
therein, at the primary hereinafter
recommended.
VII.
we recommend that "a primary be
ordered for the above purposes, to be
held at such time and under such
regulations as the State chairman
may direct and prescribe. and we
Tsc"mmsni that he ue given full
power so to do, and the returns and
ballots of said primary be put into
the hands Of such person or persons
as the State chairman may desig-
nate, and the certificates of nomina-
uon in said primary be awarded by
SAID chairman in such manner as he
NAV direct, and the party law per
init or require.
We recommend that the offices of
all the members OF s,the county com
mlttes elected at the primary OF Sep
TENDER Z, 1911. be declared vacant
until filled by the primary hereinbe-
fore recommended.
NJ. c. McALLISTER chairman.
II. o. HUMPHREYS.
NJ. H BARNES.
J. L. WEST Committees
The reading of the report created
genuine sensation, Every man in
the room craned his neck and lis
toned with intense interest as the
teTse and scathlng Indictment vas
read.
Immediately at the conclusion Of
the reading OF the majority report Mr.
w hitehead submitted q minority re-
port which. while agreeing with the
other members of the committee as
to the existence and evils OF fusion
ism, disagreed with the methods to
be adopted for its elimination in that
1t contended that certain of tn, can
didates in the primary having received
an undoubted majority of he Demo-
cratic votes and were bona tide can
didates should be sustained and the
primary only thrown out as to what
he termed the straw candidates"
Minority Report.
Mr. Whitehead's original report was
as follows:
To the Honorable Chairman and Mem
bers of the State Central Com
mittee.
The undersigned, a member of the
subcommittee appointed under reso-
luton passed at the last meeting of
this body to investigate the primary
election held on the twenty eighth day
of June, 1911. in Norfolk county.
and to further investigate and report
whether or not there was a fusion
between the Democratic organiza ton
and the Republican organization in
said county, whereby certain Repub-
licans were elected to certain Offices In