The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-27
NORFOLK PRIMARY
IS THROWN OUT
IN PART ONLY
State Democratic Committee
Does Not Heed Majority
Report
FOUR MEMBERS ASK
FOR DRASTIC ACTION
"StraW Candidates" Are
Thrown Out, but Crom-
we'll and Marshall
Are Sustained

In the lace or majority report
of subcommittee recommending
that the Democratic primary held in
Norfolk county June rs. for the nomi-
nation of county officers be declared
null and void, and another primary
for nomination of all officers held,
and despite the fact that four out OF
five memb ers of the subcommittee
signed this report, the State Demo-
cratic Executive Committee. In session
at Murphy's Hotel last night, voted
Overwhelmingly in support of a mi
nority report signed only by Irving
p. Whitehead. OF Nelson county.
This report recommended that three
candidates who participated in the
primary and were declared the nomi-
nees on the face OF the returns be
recognized as the regular nominees
These are A. G. Cromwell. r, c. Mar
shall and Il. .. Fentress candidates
respectively, for sheriff. Common
wealth's attorney and commissioner
OF revenue for district No. ?. Four
candidates are thrown out, In this
report on the ground that they are
stray candidates One Of these is
W. l.. Wilson, candidate for clerk OF
the court against Alvah II. Martin.
the Republican incum bent who Is
generally reputed to be the backbone
and sinew of fusion, as well AS re-
sponsshie for the alleged disrepu.able
political conditions In the county. On
the face of the returns Wilson de
feated C. w. Coleman. the straight
oat candidate. by small margin OF
votes in the June primary
Hold Another Primary
To renominate candidates for these
four Offices, the minority report rec
commended the holding OF another prl-
mary which will be in the hands OF a
n =
named by the Seate chairman Their
names Will be probably announced to-
day, Mr.. E.lIyson said last night
The special committee will fix the
date for the new primary and attend
10 an other details
Those who voted for the minority
report are AS follows: Messrs Cole.
Day. Sale. Hope. Scott, Saunders, Sol
ONION. Morris. Arvin, Thorn pson. Gil
liam, James, Nicholson. Muse, Banks
dale Duke, Mcintyre, Garrett Green
Button. Echols, Whitehead
Those in the negative were. Messrs.
West Barnes, Humphries. Buchanan.
Lynch. McAister.
Messrs. West, Barnes. Humphries
and McAlister were the members OF
the investigating committee that
signed the majority report. This re-
port was not subjected TO a vote.
West Takes Floor.
When the ballot was announced
Colonel West whose home is In Suf-
folk, took the floor. and in an i'm
passioned speech. fun OF bitterness,
took the State committee to task for
siding with fusionism. AT times such
disorder prevailed that 1t was with
difficulty that Chairman Ellyson pro-
duced decorum with his gavei. Mr.
West moved that the necessity of
another primary be obviated by rec
cgnizing the straw candidates as well
as the others. Chairman Eliyson re-
fused to entertain his motion. pro-
nouncing II as out OF order.
Subcommitteeman HUMPHREYS, who
halls from Bedford City. also took
the floor to tell the committee what
he thought Of its action. but he was
quickly ruled out The committee
adjourned while he was attempting
to talk.
The matter OF the Goochland-Flu-
wanna contest went over till a later
date. the special committee named to
look into the case being unprepared
70 submit report 1t was A. NJ.
when the full committee adjourned
Meeting Called to Order.
It was $3.50 o'clock last night boz
fore quorum Of the State Demo
cratic Committee was found to be
present in the assembly room of Muir
phy's Hotel for the anxiously await
ed meeting called to canvass the re
turns of the recent primary election
and to hear the report of the subcom-
mittee appointed to investigate the
primary held on June % last In Nor
folk county.
An interesting feature of the open
ting moments was the applause which
greeted Senator Swanson's appear
ance by proxy. When Mr.. r. A. Nc
Intyre, of Fauquier. entered the room
he was given round OF applause
Mr.. MoIntyre is Senator Swanson's
double, and several gentlemen ten
dered him congratulations on the re-
suit Of the recent senatorial primary
before discovering the error
The roll cali showed thirty mem
bers OF the committee present, rriends
and supporters OF Congressman W.
A. Jones on the committee being con-
spicuous by their absence. Those
present were as follows:
Thirty We're Present
First District. e. D. Cole: Second
District. C. F. Day. w. w. Sale. ur
f. S. Hope. ]. Il. West, A. c. Crom-
we'll; Third District. E. l.. c. Scott.
Clyde w. Saunders Or. ]. b. Fisher
Manly Fl. Barnes Simon Solomon;
Arvin, J. Taylor Thompson. Robert
Gillian: Fifth District. r. A. James.
]. M. Hooker, D. A. Nicholson: Sixth
District, George NJ Muse. G. c. Barks-
dale; Seventh District. r.. T. w. Duke:
Eighth District. r.. A. Mcintyre. Paul
Garrett. Raleigh T. Greene; Ninth
District, F. B. Buchanan, r. A.
Lynch; Tenth District, Joseph But
ton. Edward s. Echols. l. P. Whito-
head and William M. -McAlister.
Chairman J. Taylor Ellyson an
nounced that the first business In or
der was the canvassing of the returns
OF the senatorial primary.
Secretary Brennaman. aided by
Nessrs. Mcintyre and Buchanan. as
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