Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-15
POLLARD BITTERLY
DENOUNCEs FUs|ON|sTs
Au"rney-General Replies to Attack
Printed i'm the Tidcwatcr
Times.
DEFENDS LEGAL OPINION
Ruling on Question Involved Was
rendered Long Before Controversy
Arose In Norfolk County and Could
Not BE Based on Local Differences

Attorney General Pollard yesterdav
made a vigorous reply 70 an attack
made upon him by the Underwater Times.
an omcial organ Of the fusionists in
Norfolk County, in connection with his
recent opinion that the senatorial pri-
mary Judges on September IS should be
named by tho electoral board instead OF
by the county committee, as desired by
the fusionists. incidentally he rcitcrat-
cd his support Of the straightouts and
commented on the fusion organization's
political affiliations.
Senator w. G. Corbitt. Of Portsmouth.
is candidate for reelection and Is
backed by the straightouts, while Harry
l.. Alexander is tho fusion candidate.
Mr.. Alexander has announced that ne
would refuse TO enter the primary u
the Judges were named BY the electoral
board. The Attorney ruled
that the new primary law was specific
in It's requirement that the electoral
board should appoint the judges.
POLLARD REPLIES TO
EDITORIAL CRITICISM
In reply TO the criticism of his posi-
ton. Mr. Pollard said In letter to the
newspaper which printed the attack:
My attention has been called TO your
editorial comment upon my opinion to
the effect that all direct primaries must
be conducted by judges appointed by
the electoral boards of the several
counties and cities. In your issue OF
September 1 you remark:
"'While Mr. Pollard was quoting la "
10 appease a few boilers from the Dem
ocratic party in the county. he might
have quoted the whole law instead OF
a part thereof. with credit 70 himself.
Mr. Pollard will find that he makes a
fatal error IN making "gooGoos' at the
so-called straightouts
You arc manifcstly in error in think
ing that my opinion was rendered for
the purpose of appeas!ng what you
term TO be boilers from the Democratic
party. My ruling upon the question In.
volved was printed and distributed
throughout the state last spring long
before the Norfolk County controversy
arose and before ! could have possiniE
had in mind your local differences.
NO LANGUAGE STRONG ENOUGH
TO DENOUNCE FUSIONISTS
AS 70 your statement that am
making "gooGoos" AT the so-called
straiEhtouts.' | must protest against
your leaving my attitude towards the
straightouts expressed in such ambigu-
Gus terms. i beg OF you to give me
space 10 make my position plain.
have never made any effort to conceal
the fact that | am in sympathy with
the straightouts in Norfolk County, nor
have i hesitated to denounce in un-
measured terms the diabolical combina-
ton OF negroes Republicans and Dem
ocrats. admittedly headed by the Re
publican national committeeman. and
known as the fusion party OF Norfolk
County. Those who know me have
never questioned the fact that for many
years I have stood squarely with the
straiEhtouts in denouncing the fusion
movement in Norfolk County as crime
against the Democratic party. the State
of Virginia. and the AnElo-SaNon race.
7 have often regretted that could not
find in the English language words
strong enough TO express my contempt
for such com Animation.
please, Mr.. Editor. never again eX-
press any doubt as TO where I stand on
the Norfolk County situation. l con-
slider such an expression of doubt as
reflection both on my integrity and my
Democracy"