The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-30
FIGHT WILL GO TO
STATE COM MITTEE
Complete Returns Show That
Straightouts Nominated Two of
Six Candidates for Super
visors, and That Fusion
lists Named All Other
County Officers.
Especial to The rimes-pispatch.l

Norfolk Va. June 29.-Comrle.ee re-
turns from the Norfolk count pri-
mary. held yesterday. show that the
straightouts have nominated two of
the six candidates for supervisors, and
that Willoughby Wilson, Fusionist, was
nominated for clerk OF the court by
the bare majority of two votes. All
inc other Fusion candidates have ma
Jorities ranging from 40 to $50 Sheriff
a. c. Cromwell led the ticket
The returns will be canvassed to-
| morrow by the county committee, ana
Fusionists and Straightouts have de-
termined TO contest the primary. The
Straightouts win contest for all the
principal Offices. while the Fusionists
WIZ make a special fight in behalf of
John a. Codd, chairman of the Board
OF Supervisors. who was apparently
defeated by w. II. Rodman by sixteen
votes
District and precinct leaders OF the
Straightouts held a meeting in the
Monticello Hotel this afternoon, when
reports of the conduct of the primary
were made to the anti-fusion campaign
committee
Irregularities Charged.
Serious Irregularities were charged
In several important precincts. 1t was
Claimed that enough Illegal votes were
cas-, to nominate Coleman. Carney and
Simpson II the contest is sustained by
the State Committee
The voting of foreigners who have
never become naturalized citizens of
the United States, allowing Republic
cans to cast ballots for Fusion candi-
dates. and permitting an insane person
to vote for Fusion candidates. were
among the alleged irregularities re-
ported by the watchers.
Attention was also called to the
activity of the county police. who. 1t
Is alleged. went around the county
and rounded up Fusion voters.
1t was declared that Fusion judges
in one precinct had refused to PERI. I
Confederate veteran, who is exempt
from the payment of the poll tax. to
vote because he could not produce a
poll tax receipt
Despite the fact that they were
challenged by the Straishtout repre-
sentatives, II was positively stated
that lifelong Republicans were per-
mitted to vote, and were not required
TO swear that they were Democrats or
would support the nominees of the
primary in the general election.
Sensational Statements.
While the Stra'ghtouts are rather
conservative in their talk about the
statements were made at the campaign
committee meeting. No one doubts that
the matter will be taken TO the State
Committee. and that a bitter contest
will be waged.
The Fusionists charge fraud in
Churchland Precinct, which gave the
Straightouts eightyfour votes and
the Fusionists one vote. It was this
overwhelming majority that brought
about the defeat of Chairman Codd.
of the Board OF Supervisors.
Both Fusion and Straightout lead
ers were scattered over the county to-
day to gather data to be used to-
morrow when the returns are can
vassed.
None of the Fusion leaders will dis
cuss the situation. except to assert that
there were irregularities at Church
land, and that the committees canvas
would show a straight Fusion victory