The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-10
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REP UBL|CANS NOT
invited TO VOTE
Charge Of Mr.. Jones as 10 Isle
Of Wight County Officially
Denied
FOR WHITE DEMOCRATS ONLY
Secretary johnson Writes Letter
to Congressman, Giving
Primary Plan.
FOR WHITE DEMOCRATS ONLY

Official denial OF the charge
by Representative William a. ones, IN
his Richmond speech on Friday night.
that Republicans had been invited t.
take part In Democratic primaries in
Isle of Wight county, Is entered by
a. S. Johnson, secretary Of the Demo-
cratic County Committee. MIR. John
son has written to MIR. Jones regarding
the matter, and produces also Il copy
OF tho rules Issued to govern tho
forthcoming primary.
Mr.. ones stated In his speech that
In Ialc OF Wight. where Colonel c..
T'enton Day, tho fnthcr-in-law of Sen
ator Thomas S. Martin, is county chair
man, Republicans had been invited to
take part in Democratic primaries. lilo
also said the same thing was true in
the other counties OF the state sena-
toriai district. and vent further.
charging that 1t Is done in every
county where the machine is in con-
troll.
Writes to SIR. Jones'.
The letter OF Mr.. Johnson. which is
written 10 give Mr.. Jones IN opportu-
nifty to retract his charge. Is as fol-
lows:
May s. 1911.
Zion. william A. Jones. Washington,
D. c.:
formed that in your speech in Rich
mond OH last Friday night. you made
assertion. In effect. that Colonel C. +.
Day, chairman of the Democratic
party In this county, and also the
father-ln-law OF Senator Martin, Mad
arranged to permit the ltopublicans
of this county TO participate in the
primary election to be held In Sep
TENDER next, for the nomination OF
fnit afl tat ~ IN,
state to you that this lis an Injustice
10 tho Democratic party Of the county
Of Isle Of Wight, to Colonel Day. to
Senator Martin and to yourself. in that
you nre not well informed or extreme
iy careless in your statements.
II have been sccrctary OF the Demo-
cratic Executive Committee of this
county for about eleven years, Of
which time Colonel Day has been
all that time the Republicans OF this
county have not been invited TO take
any part in our party affairs, and
have no reason to believe that thoy
will ever be-
"I am inclosIng. herewith, & copy
OF the instructions for the conduct or
the primary election 10 be held here
OH May 20 1911. for nomination OF
county officers, and which. in effect,
+
the party during the time aforesaid,
and which. unless conducted radically
different from any former primary
held in this county. and 10 which
have been in any way connected, will
govern the primary to be held In
September next, for nomination OF
Limited states Senators. and / feel sat
lsfcd in saying that our committee
Will not permit such departure as
YOU suggest.
II am writing you this letter to
give you an opportunity to retrnct
statement. purported to have been
made by you on that occasion above
referred to tina Is positively erroneous,
"Yoursirery5truly.
"a. S. JOHNSON"
Gives Copy OF Rules.
Following are the rules referred to
by Mr. johnson governing the pri-
mary OF May IS:
"All white Democrats who have
qualified themselves to vote In the
general election to be held in Novem-
Der, 1911. may participate in this pri-
mary election.
''ln case any Democrat whose name
shall not appear upon the list of per-
sons who have paid their taxes for the
Sbrec years preceding May 5. 1911, shall
offer to vote. he may do so by pro-,
ducing his tax receipts showing that
he has paid the same for said three
years or by being sworn and testify
Ing that he has paid the same and is