The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-29
Straiehtouts, Declaring That
Fraud Was Perpetrated.
VIII Contest Primary
ONE STRAIGHTOUT 81
SUPERVISOR WINS
BY SMALL MAJORITYS
Fusionlsts Declare, so Far as
They are Concerned, Pri-
mary Was Honestly Com
Quoted, and no Ground
For Appeal

Special to The Richmond vfrginian,1
NORFOLK, VA. June 20.-
Complete returns from ycstcr-
days Democratic primary elcc-
ton i'm Norfolk county show that
w. J.. Wilson. Fusion candidate
for clerk Of the court, won by y
majority of one vote over Charles
W. Coleman, the StraigistOut
Democratic candidate.
This is conceded by tho
StraightOnt campaign committee,
but announcement Is made by tho
straightouts that contest Will be
made of the whole primary on
the ground Of irregularities.
The Fnsiontst organization de-
ciares that the primary was hon-
cstiy and fairly conducted and
that there can Ie no Possible
ground for contest. The Straight
outs have not yet outlined their
course. but some say that the
Democratic state committee win
be asked tn declare the primary
null and void as whole; that tho
state committee assume charge
of the Democratic affairs In Nor
folk comfy and call 81 new pri-
mary election for all county Of
fees to be held simultaneously
with the state primary election
for United States senator ana
members of the general assembly
on September eth NEXT Both
the Fslsfonisfs and StraikhtOnts
are charging fraud. The FusiOn~
lists charge that twenty moro
people were voted In the Church
land precinct OF Western Branch
district than there are voters On
the hooks. Chnrchland h q strong
Straightouts precinct md tho
vote here resulted i'm tho defeat
on ttHs face OF the returns ~
John A. Codd, chairman 81 the
board Of supervisors Of Norfolk
county.
The straightouts charge that man
fioaters were voted at Ocean Vfes
and that persons not naturalfxed ctti
Gems of the United States were per
naitted to vote AT the Paramount Pzrl
precinct.
Cromwell Leads Ticket.
A. G.. Cromwell. for sheriff. led tn
icket with q majority Of $50 vote
,ver his opponent. Benton r. Simpson
,aptain r. C.. Marshall. for Common
. ealth's attorney, followed with q ma
ority of Is4 over his opponent. A.. Z
carney and b. o. Fentress. for com
missioner OF the revenue, in the Sec
md district. came next with M
ority OF IT'S over his opponent. T. 4
Stewart. who took the place on tn
ieket caused by the sudden death q
William b. Wright last week. Evan
.or commissioner of the revenue \
he First district, won by major1t
If 40 over j Stroud Roper, tn
,traightout, and J. r.. Hall, for treaa
lrer, won by majority OF 81 ove
ais sfraightout opponent, Dir. Jach
son.
Fight for County Board.
DR. Sturges was elected supervise
Of Tanners Creek district an an or
succeeding III. G. Corn
%. who was running for re-eiect1o
IN the straightout ticket DIR. StuF
yis' majority being eleven. WiisO
md johnson We're elected to the boa1s
II supervisors as organizations
rom Washington and Deep Creek d.
riots. respectively, Wilson coming 0u
With a majority OF 4s and J0hnno
with a majority OF ~,
The majority of Rodman. strAigh1
,ut candidate for the board OF sup0J
yisors In the Western Branch ~
trfct, over Codd was rs. IL n con
tended that the throwing out Of n
eyed Illegal votes in Churchland nm
,inet win elect Codd over R0dutan.
The straightouts. while concedtn
he nomination of Wilson over t1aoi
candidate for clerk, said they weS
lot worried. They declared that Y
appeal would go at once to the 0tMt
and that strong cO1atna
would be made of The primary ~
!. Whole.
Got BY by skin OF Teeth
In several of the big pr0ctnol
which were expected To form part 4
hal WAS believed TO be q ian0nlkx
or the Martin Cromwell hosts, IN
were returned for thA m
'ionists. several of those on th&l
ticket Just getting by
After hearing reports OF IRREGULAR
les in number of districts, the 1@&
srs of the auti-fusion campaign NJ
! brief conference and decided IT.
hey would not make q statement r.
II they had aa opportunity to u IN
he question MORE thoroughly =
'onier WITH theAr attorneys who ~
IN duty 1T all ot the precincts.
They will put their estdeun
proper shape before making Il nnn
declaration THAT frauds have
agzss2
The general CONSENSUS % OH
expressed 1T headquarters early
WAS that an appeal N1Hf
lively ne made TO the atAte cq1
tee liz Was stated that the
srats OF the county Will nret
abide by the decision ann0umG
he fusion Judges. who con4McoI
primary aeearding to their rMlA
and methods 3S
The legal advisers III I'm
Hotel this afternoon. dnr1l @
hey Will hear the rpnNrt
watchers,
The tinse required III c0mn
tAfunsinuesi on SHNast& n