The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-27
TO HEAR CASE OF
NORFOLK COUNTY
Chairman Ellyson Issues a
Call for State Contra!
Committee
WILL NECESSITATE
- SEVERAL MEETINGS
Efforts to Have Matter Set
tied by County Commit
tee Prove Absolute
ly Futile

ly Futile
The Norfolk county primary election
contest viii come direct to the State
Democratic COMMITTEES, call fer
which has been issued by Chairman
Ellyson TO be held at Murphys Hotel
next Monday evening, July Il AT 8
O'Clock
Following the primary OF lure IS.
when the returns showed thas the
straightout Democrats had been de-
fcated protest " as made. the coateS,-
ants asking Chairman Ellyson TO call
the State Committee to hear the case.
| Mr.. Ellykou advised the contestants
| t. take the case before the sub co.n-
nlittee OF The Norfolk county commit
| tee, and II not satisfactorily settled.
/ then take Il to the State Committee.
| TIE contestants did not agree with
| Chairman Eilyson. and the latter ae
once called the COMMITTEES to hear the
/ case.
| Chairman ElIysons Call.
| The following is the fun text OF
| Chairman Ei1vson's call for the meet
! ing of the State Committees:
Richmond. Va, July IS 1911.
My Dear Sir.
| / hereby call a meeting of the stats
Central Committee for the purpose OF
| considering Il petition from &. w,
! Coleman and others, contestants. m
| the contest concerning the Democratic
primary election held in Norfolk crun-
| ~ juno %. It is tho wish of the petit
( TONERS that tie State COMMITTEES shall
assume original jurisdiction In tnia
case
The mee'i,e is very irnpertanI, and
am very anxious that every member
snail be present Please do nc; allow
any ordinary engagement =, prevent
/ your being with us.
The meeting will be he'd at Muir
phys Hotel on Monday evening, july
3ist. at O'Clock
! Yours very trtli*,
:. TAYLOR. ELLYSoN,
5- Chairman.
j, =. Fd;ES+WAN,
SECRETARY.
Advises Local Action.
In reply to the contestants asking
that the Norfolk case be heard by
the State committee. Chairman Ell
/ Tyson wrote AZ follows:
Richmond. Va. july 20. 1911,
Messrs. J. c. Heard. H Lawrence
Brook. James G.. Martin, B. Van
deventer, Russell l. Bradford.
Counsel for c. w. Coleman and
/ others:
Gentlemen,-I share with you in
YOUR desire for a speedy consider
alton and prompt decision with ref
erence to- The contest In Norfolk
! county growing out OF the primary
election held on June IS. take it
for granted that what We all want
/ is that this matter may he settled an
speedily as possible. and respectfully
| submit for your consideration that 1T
| viii save both time and expense ir
YOU Will consent to let the matter he
heard by the subcommittee of the
4 norfolk county committee. and I
would suggest that you take five
days in which to take your own tes-
! timony, allow five days for the con-
testees and then, allow FIVE days FOR
/ khe argument of counsel and the
/ consideration by the committee. If
this plan should be followed and the
/ decision OF the local committee was
( not satisfactory to you. Won still have
/ the right of appeal 10 the State CEN
| trial committee = which could be
! promptly called for the consideration
of the appeal If. however. the State
I committee should assume original ju-
risdiction, 1t would necessarily involve
two meetings Of the committee; first.
| TO hear the appeal and determine
| whether the original Jurisdiction
| should be assumed. and If assumed
then the appointment OF subcom-
mittee to take the evidence and pre-
pare their report. which would have
to be referred back to another meet
ing Of the State committee. and In
asrnuch az the State central commit-
tee must meet in September to re-
ceive and canvass the returns OF tho
( State senatorial primary. It would
make three meetings for the conn
fnittse within the next two months
Now, when 1t is remembered that
the members have to pay their own
expenses in attendance upon meet
( ings. I am sure you will appreciate
the burden that is put upon those
who live at long distance from
/ Richmond. I would be very glad IL
you would adopt this suggestion, be-
cause, IL you would. you could como
to Richmond with your case already
made up and the State committee
could at the one session pass upon
the whole question and decide il.
i de- nat Sos tina svins &ieas& es eyaMF right
of appeal to the State committee how
you could be put M any disadvan-
tage in pursuing the course indicated
by me, for you could certainly take
your own evidence and submit your
own argument in support of the evil
dence in as convincing a manner al
I you could if the evidence was taken
by q subcommittee of the State COM
mittee In addition to this. you will.
Of course, save the expense incident
to the conduct of the investigation by
a subcommittee OF the State central
com ulittee.
Please be good enough to carefully
consider this and wire me Your 49,
swer, as I desire to settle the questiCU
without further delay, l may add that
/ am as bitterly opposed to fusion az
you could be. 1t may have been nee
essary In other days. but there Ii GER
tainly no excuse for 1t now.
Yours very truly.
J. TAYLOR ELLySON,
Chairman State Committee.
p. 81 did not return to the city
until yesterday. and In consequence
did not have the opportunity sooner
to read the papers you left at nay
office last Week.
In reply to Chairman Etlyson'n let.
tier OF July IS the Contestants wroed
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