The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-16
State Committee De-
clares Him Fourth
District Nominee.
FINAL MAJORITY
WAS 20 VOTES
Turnbull's Contest Resulted IN
Gain for opponent-Two Mem
bers of Committee Vote
Against Watson - Four
Hours of Debate Pre-
cedes Decision.

With only two dissenting votes tho
Democratic State Committee last night
decided to confirm the action OF the
Fourth District Committee In award
ing the certificate Of nomination for
Congress 10 Judge Walter A Watson.
Of Nottoway. His name will be nleo
to-day with the Secretary Of the Com
monwealth. 10 be placed on the ofhciai
ballot In the November election. The
time expires at IL o'clock tonight.
On the motion Of Irving p. White
head. OF Amherst. that the judgment
OF the District Committee be ratified.
the roll call resulted as follows:
Ayes-E. ID. Cole. of Fredericksburgs
A. ,. Aekiss. Of Prineeas Anne; w. w.
Sale. Of Norfolk, Z. l.. &. Scott Oh
Hanover, clyde W.. saunders. OF Rseh-
n0.d; Manly H. Barnes. Of New Aents
simon Solomon. Of Henrico; Z. u
BarksAale. Of Halifax, ROrer \. James
Of Danville; Lswrenee :. Davis OF Noe-
noke; n. &. L. Moncure. Of stafford; b.
T. Wilson. Of Rasselis Edward Eehols'
Of staunton, Joseph Button. Of Ape
-,.ttox, i. p. Whitehead, Of Amherst
II.
SOesJ. ~. Csrtls, Of Newport News,
X. L. AHwsrth. Of yortAampton-S.
Net voting-A. n. Morris, OF Sorry,
Robert Ciliian, Of Petersburg, J. Tay-
Ior Thonpsoa. Of Prince Edward, W. Z.
Wins. Of LaaenburE~
The members Of the Fourth District
Committee declined to vote. not de-
string to pass on their own ACTIONS.
Had they taken part, the vote would
have been - TO 2.
State Chairman J. Taylor EuySon
thereupon declared Walter 4. Watson
the nominee for the House OF Repre-
sentakives.
Foor Hours u Asganent.
Fer four hours the COMMITTEES. SIT
ting In the Je6erson Hotel. heard the
argument and evidence in the case.
The testimony was all reduced to the
form OF aaidavfss, 30 that nothing bus
pleading remained E. r. Buford. OF
LAwrencevilie. alone spoke for Repre-
sentative Robert Turnbuil. the oonsesf-
ant, while Judge Watson. the con-
,essee, VAS represented by Richard
Evelyn Byrd and Richard H. Mann.
the latter Of Petersburg. Each side
took two hours.
Mr.. Buford argued for a strict In
terpreta,ion OF the primary law. 90 as
to count only such ballots a. were
marked according to the provisions OF
the general statute; contended that
the eight negroes who voted for MI
TurnbuII in Brunswick were lawful
voters: that the law was administered
with partiaIity in Dinwiddie County.
where men who had voted Tor an IN
dependent candidate for the House OF
Delegates last year were permitted 10
TAKE part in the primary, and as
serted that many persons voted who
had no. properly paid their Poll taxes
In return, Mr.. Mann went over the
evidence in detail to show that many
OF Mr.. TurnbuIrs charges were I'M
founded. ana that where irresulari--
ties existed, they cut both ways. really
making q slight gain for Judge Wat
SON. Mr.. Byrd pointed to the section
Of the act providing that II should
be literally construed. 30 that the VIII
OF the electors shall not be defeated
ny informaIities. and denounced the
voting Of negroes in a Democratic
primary.
Judge watson's majority. As deter
mined by the district committee on
a recount. ana by throwing out all
the negroes, IL twenty.eiSht votes
DsssrScs CenaSstee FIDdings.
A. soon as the State committee had
been called to order BY Chairman
EIlyson, the findings OF the Fourth
District Committee were reported oy
its chairman, Robert Gillian IT Set
forth that in the recent primary there
were unusually few irregularities and
no frauds. The committee had elimt-
mated the votes OF ei&ht negroes who
had voted for TurnbulI and one VINO
had voted for Watson
IL appeared, said Mr.. Gillian. Thai
Republicans had voted fact OF which
the district committee had disapproveo
But the speciac proof was lacking. ana
the committes felt that the 1udgeA
familiar with local conditions and
people, possibly Knew what was beeS
starting with the original eight
majority for Watson. four were added
on a recount Of ballots. and sevea
more on void votes. IL was found
that eight persons. with no legal
right TO the ballot had voted for Turn
bull and four for Watson Altogether.
,wenty-eixht majority for Watson ID
the district had been ascertaineo.
An appeal having been noted TO the
Democratic state Committee, shes eooy
took the n3sser upt After seDe az.
cussjon. each side was allowed TIVE
hours. and the toSs-uOes eso"O
were begun at S:15 O'Clock
4. r. Buford opened the discussion
for the contestant Mr.. Turnbull He
Iatd dowe the proposition that tAs
,aghs 70 vote had bsca denied 70
more applicants who favored Tsssesn
nan 20 those who were Ter Wosooa.
he conn,asusd shss sbs A3eeSs0e go.
mi,tee. = 90 rspssS baA Gtvsn uDdue
peowj0suce 20 The face toe& TvSo.
bull haA sOked that ses vseD q seeAs
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him The chairman q ~ rees0sve
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heA. Ne posassd out voted ~ Woe.
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