The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-12

election, which was 1,0S9, and would
give the committee membership or
SO, instead of the apportionment OF
"a members. based on the guberna-
torial primary, in which only $50
votes were cast.
Captain Marshall c0ntended that
the party plan and the election law
gave the committee the right TO use
its own discretion. Furthermore, he
made the statement that hrmony in
the Norfolk county Democracy can
not possibly be restored by any &C
tiun Of the State Committee-the
county committee. he declared, must
be left % settle its own sffairs
Tries to Smooth Things Over.
Committeeman r. A. Mclntire en-
deavored to throw oil on the troubled
water--and at that period the surface
was somewhat ruffied--by motion to
the effect that parties to the quarrel
be allowed 10 file petition and answer.
This syas approved. and Captain Mar
shall then proceeded 10 read the an
swer Of the committee 10 the a!lega-
tions of the straightouts, His effort
TO argue the matter Vas cut short by
objections from judge Brooke, ana
the captain yielded gracefully, but the
Judge got in some good lieks fropi an
argumentative standpoint until ne was
cut short by Mr. Actntfre, who was
backed py Judge Duke ready resolu-
ton to the effect .that the State cen
rtrif III = z tte iI4taF-
fere in the internal affairs Of the Nor
folk county committee The resolH-
ton was carried by vote of 10 to !.
Mr. Downing made the point OF no
{ quorum. and contended that the ac-
ton was, therefore. not official Mr..
4 Thompson interrupted him with mo-
4 ton to adjourn, which met with
prompt second, and was carried.
| Quorum Rule Necessary.
The committee which had been
. called to meet at Murphy hotel ad-
journed TO the State corporation com
mission court room in the capitol to
+ have breathing room. Acting Chair
man Edward Echols was on hand
promptly. but only twenty-five or the
fifty members responded to Secretary
Brenaman roll call. rendering neces-
sary the enforcement of the quorum
rule.
/ Secretary Brenaman submitted a
| coInprehensive statement to the com
miuee, showing what had been done
/ in the way of tabulating the returns
| from the primary and getting the OIL
/ cial vote in shape for the commit
tees approval To save time. or
motion If j. TAYLOR Thompson Chair
man Echols appointed committee
of three. consisting of Mr. Thomp-
son. f. L. c. Scott and ]. NJ Curtlss
TO review the returns as tabulatec
under the secretary's supervision and
/ the committee took recess while the
special committee repaired to an ante
room Of the capitol and went ovei
the work.
Returns Canvassed.
| In half~hour the special commit
A.. 81, a ftsii mn
over the figures as tabulated anc
examined the methods pursued ant
find them in every way accurate. III
cases where the county chairmen re
ported differently from the total vote
in any county as shown by the com
bined reports Of the precinct judges
the report of the judges was used II
cases where the county chairmen
| reports showed a larger total, thar
those shown by the precinct judges
the chairman's report was used in cas'
all the precincts OF the county were
! not heard from. This appeared to b'
the fairest manner of dealing Will
the situation. n regard to the tota
discrepancies. however as shown b,
the returns in hand. there We're no
I more than ESQ votes, ~ that in M
wise could this affect the election
Some precincts made no report, blu
the reason therefor is unknown. Pre-
sunahly no election was held in thes'
precincts. However, as the figure
submitted by the secretary show tina
there are only $50 eligible votes
Democrats and Republicans combined
in the ten missing precincts of thu
Ave counties. which in no wise coult
affect the result, your COMMITTEES
hereby recommends that the Stat
committee declare the following as thu
nominees of the party: For Lieuten
ant-Governor j. Taylor Ellyson. 70
attorney general. John Garland Pol
4 lard, and for commissioner OF agri
!, culture George w Koiner.'
The report Of the committee wa
adopted without dissent.
Want Law Amended.
Mr.. McIntire introduced the reso
luton to appeal TO the assembly Il
amend the present primary law, which
was carried unanimously. The reso
luton reads:
Resolved, That the chairman ap
point a committee of three to draf
and suggest TO the next general as
sembly such amendment to the pres
ent primary law as will render IL plain
to be understood and to remedy such
defects as the operations under it III
to this time have made manifest,
A resolution offered by A. j. Ackiss
OF the Second district, to amend th'
general election law, was tabled. Mr.
Ackiss resolution follows:
Resolved, by the State Democratic
central committee at a meeting helc
In the city Of Richmond on Thurs
day, January /. 1913, that the leg
islature, at the next session thereof
propose an amendment to section 81
OF article Of the constitution of Fir'
ginia. entitled Condition for voting,
so that said section will read as fol
lows:
ANY person registered under either
OF the last TWO sections shall have
1.-The right to Nnia fnr nam ars Of thu