The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-01
NORFOLK ROW IS
STILL UNSET TIED

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night. having left their case for the
present entirely in the hands Of their
attorneys Messrs. John ". Kemper.
George Pitcher Frank l.. Pack and
Lloyd W. w. Brockenborough
Straightouts Appear Early
The straightout contingent was
early at Murphy's Hotel yesterday and
as members or the State committee
slowly gathered, they were at once
approached and the case discussed.
They Will contend that the State COM
mtttee Is the supreme political power
in the State and has perfect juris-
diction IN the pending case.
There are members of the commit
lee, who do not believe that the State
Committee has jurisdiction. Others
contend that even If the case is within
the jurisdiction OF the State Commit
tee that it Will be a bad precedent to
establish. which Will really throw down
the bars for any dissatisfied element
70 take its case to the State COM
mittee. when II has not been previous
ly considered by the local committee.
Meeting Called to Order.
AZ $50 O'Clock Chairman E.llyson
called the committee to order and Sec
rotary Brenaman called the roll Only
fifteen members we're found to be pres
ent and the chair announced a recess
OF ten minutes and the Secretary was
asked to ascertain if any other menu
berS were III the hotel.
Members Present.
Al the second roll call twenty four
members answered as follows: First
district. j. NJ. Curtis and f. II. Cole.
Second district. e. Fenton Day. W.
W. Sale. DIR. r. ). Hope, and j. E. West.
Third district. +. L. G. Scott, Clyde
W. Saunders, Or i, Il. Fisher, Manly
II. Barnes. Simon solomon.
Fourth district. a, r. Morris. and
Robert Gillian
Fsfth district, no members present
sixth district George ". Muse. Sid
ney Shetman and c. {. Barkesda1e
Seventh district. r. T. w. Duke and
Z. w Carpenter
Eighth district: X. e. l. Morcure, and
Paul Garrett
Ninth district T. A. Lynch.
Tenth district, / p. Whitehead. W.
+. Allen and W. W McAlIster.
Lack Two Of Quorum.
Chairman EUyson announced that
only twenty four members were pres
ent, which lacked two of being uuor-
um.
Mr.. Gillian, of Petersburg. moved
that the committee adjourn until to-
night and that absent members be
ttN sTaPneu IOf 10 come TO the meet
ing,
Mr. Whitehead. OF I.yncnburg, offered
as substitute, that If the contestants
were satisfied for the twentv-foiir
members present to act on the case.
that the meeting proceed without a
quorum
This brought Judge r. T. w. Duke.
OF Charlottesville. to his feet, who OBJ
Jected on point OF order, which was
tina 1.-THE committee could take no &C
ton In the absence of a quorum. Judge
Duke. however, said ne was perfectly
willing to leave the entire matter with
Chairman Ellysea for decision.
A vote on the motion to adjourn I'M
I'll tonight was taken and resulted
fourteen in favor of 1t and ten object
ing.
Several OF those present last night
said 1t would be impossible for them
to remain over for the meeting to-
night. but strong effort viii be made
to get enough OF the absent members
to make quorum,
large crowd OF spectators was
present at the meeting, among them
being a number of State officials. and
the keenest interest was manifested in
eNry thing that was sdone