The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-14
ANOTHER FALLFOR
NORFOLK AVIATOR
Bill Safeguarding Primaries
Passed Legislature by Con
stitutional Vote.
RECORD CLEARLY SHOWS IT
Desperate Effort to Overrule
Supreme Court Fails Utterly
Again.

Constituting yesterdays contribution
TO the daily desperate efforts which
are In progress in Norfolk to prove
that no safeguards surround the pri-
mary elections held in Virginia, 1t was
from that city that from an
other standpoint the law Is uncon-
stttutional. Following the decision OF
the Supreme Court that the law is
valid, II was stated that the journal
of the General Assembly Will not show
that II was passed upon the recorded
affirmative votes of at least two-hfths
OF the members elected to that body,
as provided by the state Constitution
The object is. of course. to show that
there is no law which provides the
punishment of election officials in pri-
nary contests who practice frauds.
Statement Incorrect.
If the statement were true il would
he indeed astonishing, for the greatest
care is always taken to see that the
roll calls as recorded in the journals
of the two houses are absolutely cor
rect. But it Is not true.
Examination OF the journals for the
long parliament" of l902-3-4. when
the bill was passed. show thai every
thing was regular, and that more than
two-iifths of the membership OF each
house was recorded as voting aye.
The bill. which made the penalties
for violations OF laws in general cleo
iions applicable to primary contests,
was introduced In the Senate on No
vember IL. 1903. and referred to the
Committee for Courts of Justice. This
committee reported 1t on November 13.
The following day the rules were sus-
pended to permit amendments on the
first reading. 1t went through on its
second reading on November II.
Passed In senate.
The bill was finally passed on No
vembcr is, 1903, by a vote of % to 0.
These Senators were recorded as vot-
ing in the Affirmative. Barksdale,
Bruce. Bryant. Byars, Chapman. Crom-
Well, Donohoe. Ford. Garrett, Gold,
%Ciuntcr, Harvey. Hutcheson. Keezcll,
Lupton. Mann, Massie, Moon. Sears,
Tyler. Walker, Watkins and White
head.
on November 10 the bill was re-
ported to the House as having passed
the Senate as Senate Bill No 3a6, ito
amend chapter 10 Of the Code in refer
ence to general and special elections
1t was reported from the Committee
on Privileges and Elections on No
vember 20. and read III first time.
The second reading was had on No
vember IS. when it was amended. on
tho third reading, ON November 30, it
was rejected, there being 30 ayes and
81 noes. whereas not less than forty
= ~ III iit fillI We're IeuIlTGu.
1t may ne that the Norfolk legal ex-
pert read thus far and no farther
Enacted In House.
But a motion was Immediately
made to reconsider. and this motion
was passed by. The bill came UP
again on December 16. when the mo-
tion to reconsider was adopted. and
the bill was passed by the following
vote.
Aycs-Allen, c.. Conway Baker. W.
W. Baker, Barham. Charles T.. Bland.
George c Bland. Boaz. Bowman, Bruce,
Cardwell Christian. Churchman. Cole
man. Cumming. Duke. Early, Edwards.
Fulton. George. Green, HUFF. Jennings.
Walter Jordan. Kelley. Lacy, I.assiter.
II. +. Lee, r. f. Lee. Jr.. Lewis. I.yell.
Mathews. Mays, Mort, Newhouse, Not
tingham, o. ems. Reed. Settle. Sipe.
Stafford. Turpin. West, whitehead and
Woodard-i5
Noes-Angell, Dudley, Folkes. Gent.
Goodwin. Hoffman. Lowry. Moore. Rob
son. Weaver-l0.
Later the senate disagreed with the
louise amendments. and the House
receded from them. The bill was
signed on December 30 by Lieutenant
Governor Willard and Speaker Ryan.