The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-14
LOSING CANDIDATES
WILL NOT CONTEST
PRIMARY OUTCOME
Those Mentioned AS Probable
Contestants Make Emphatic |
Denials
FALSE
SAYS MAJOR r
Has No Idea of Seeking to So
Aside Verdict of Voters
Thursday---F errandini
Satisfied

ht ~ Va N8O
and legislative honors conducted In
Richmond Thursday will be allowed
to stand without contest.
Wild rumors that this man or that
would ontes his defeat or would
take up the cudgels for q friend were
scotched last night by the two men
spoken of as contestants, denials
being emphatic and without reserva-
ton.
Amy report that | intend to COM
test the election of Frank Ferrandini
as a member of the city Democratic
committee from Lee ward Is a lie out
of the whole cloth" said Major Miles
Martin. former chairman of the COM
! mittee and the defeated .candidate
from Lee.
Il have no intention of making any
contest against the nomination OF.
John l.. Satterfield as city sergeant
over Wilbur Griggs," said Mr.. Ferran-
DIM, when questioned as to the truth
of reports in afternoon newspapers. {
Other Candidates Satisfied.
No other candidate has been quoted
as preparing for a contest and so a
as could be discovered none has n
idea of doing other than abiding by
the decision of the voters in Thurs
days primary. The victory of Sherin
Mercer was SO overwhelming as to
max ak of irregularities an abb
surdity-something of which his op-
ponent has not been guilty. For com-
missioner of evenue Henry E. Tres
non. the incumbent, had a majority
over both his opponents. There has
been no suggestion that n of III
defeated candidates for the nominal
lions for the house OF delegates have
any intention to dispute the result.
- -f4xt ,a~-@~~t Gottrrxr11 had
majority of $50 over Griggs. All the
rumors of contest over this nominal
ton were woven around Mr.. Ferran-
DIM. who dispelled them last night
in a brief statement to the Firgfntan.
"If there have been any ~irregularf-
ties" said he. II know nothing OF
them. I have absolutely no intention
of making any contest for anything or
anybody. J. was elected and am sat
isied. Some one whom do not
know came to me n said that he
believed there were irregularities In
the second percinct of Jefferson ward
and wished to know If ! would bring
the matter up in committee meeting.
/ told him that if he or anyone else
could present proofs of fraud or ir-
regular voting in that or in any
other precinct the committee would
take c~ognizance of it. If ne could
! convince me that there we're grounds
a contest anywhere l would be
glad to present the matter before the
committee for him. i could have
said nothing less. AS for my inten-
l.tion to contest Mr.. Satterfield's nomi-
nation 1t simply does not exist"
Not After Craftsmanship.
Ferrandinl denied also tina he Is
a candidate for the craftsmanship to
succeed Major Martin. He said that
while being congratulated early FRI
day morning upon his reelection to
the city committee several in the
party suggested that he might be
elected chairman in the place OF the
man he had defeated. His reply had
been that he was not a candidate. Mr..
Ferrandini said that he could not
tell what would happen. but he would
not seek the office and really did not
want it. II can do more work from
the floor he said,
Clyde w. Saunders. sub-chairman
of the committee. is also spoken OF a.
a successor to Major Martin, but han
had nothing to say IN that point. ThA
committee NETS Monday night.
1t took Major Martin just long
enough to be told hat reports to the
effect hat he might contest a been
printed to enter an emphatic denial
1T is a lie cut of the whole CLOTH q
he said promptly. You can make
that statement for me. / have no
idea whatever of contrasting any
thing"
The Cause of the Talk.
The suggestion of a probable connBs
test had birth in the fact that thirtyts
day notice of the holding OF th4a
primary was, not given as required ~
the Byrd law. 1t had been the inten~
ton of the city s~corafnittee TO conducEs
the primary under the provisions ~,
an earlier primary act, which doe
not require fling of notice. The a..
cision of Judge Crump, of the EAMtS
and Equity court. hat the primary
must be held under the Byrd Iaa1s
was not made until within q few dAxxs
ofthe date set and thirty days, n0aSf
tice was rendered a physical impopfsS
sibility. There is Some doubt 49,
whether the primary was legal Ge4f
this reason, but no one has given a<&1
intimation of an intention to 4ol<@f
advantage of such a slim technte4f%
ity. Certainly, Major Martin Will 4&
One Of the features of the prlnn1&
Thursday, aside from the great
lay in receiving returns, was The IN
Der of votes east. The total
466. In the State senatorial .pr31m
of 1911 only 5.734 votes
and in the presidential electao3
1912 with members OF all po1Ef<%
parties voting the total was leme&
1000. The vote Thursday wa
20 per cent larger h in the
i~strative board primary Last Hep4
Der. S 8S&8
Young Men Vote S2
One cause of his ~excessivAIY#
vote was the enhancement Q1 4h1s
%t0Tate through the acfivitfes
organization Of young men la1&s
They succeeded in adding ri ~
of qualified voters about thr&6
sand names aud practicAliya IN
new sovcrei9ns seem
advaataea N tAAstr oppGs1M49l