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.plause.] Colonel Coebrane was alIuding to
the good TINT might be doae for the coIored
people, and was referring TO the law forbid

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people, and was referring TO the law forbid
ding .f.S; s.:.s .sf,s ~ 4s.e 5;
! s,..;e IfTERMARRIAGE OF THE RACES,
when Major Walker, OF Chesterfield, !, rose TO
q point---that the remarks were out OF order
until an organization had been effected.
Mr. Hoxie agreed that 1t would be well to
elect a chairman. rs i
Major Walker thereupon nominated ex-
Senator JohnF f. Lewis.
Mr. Lewis said that he respectfully de-
lclined, as he was suffering from 4 headache
and was so hoarse that he could not be heard
across the room, and, anyhow, lie could not
stay out late at night. he was suffering
not little, but a great deal. He liked to
meet bis Republicans friends, but really his
health would not permit him to linger with
them tonight.
Major Walker nominated for chairman
Mr.. J. W. Southwark, Of Henrico, and he
was elected. ,
Mr. Southwark baving taken the chair,
Delegate Norton stated that he had just
come in, and he wished to know the object
OF the conference.
Mr.. Hoxie, being fluent speaker and
well posted, proceeded to S.sf
HELP THE CHAIRMAN IS
out BY stating that aa far back az the Tth OF,
November he had written to the Republican
members advising them that in bis opinion
there was now chance for the party to do
something for themselves II they stood up
and acted together as party outside of the
debt question. Subsequently it was deter
mined By the com mlttee that it would be
we'll to have conference of Republicans OF
all shades Of opinion, and there were here
ex-senator Lewis, Readiuster; Mr.. Yo>t,
1 ~ Il f.so
is Republican before anything. (General
Wickham was in the room, but had a FAR
hack scat. Mr.. Jorgensen was present for
time, and there were dozen. other Re-.
publicans of State reputation and many OF
lesser note there at Or about this time.]
| MIR. HoXie went on to say, relative to The
presence Of outsiders, that II there were
others here than Republicans it was not the
committees fault 1t was hoped by the
committee that out OF the combined wis
dom OF the party some good would come in
this crisis. @
Delegate Norton then said. as be under
stood, they were there 10 exchange views
iustas they would in
A MASs-MEET1EG.
That is all; consequently this is not con-
ference, but maSs-meeting. ....
Giles Jackson rose to question OF order
several times. He wanted to nominate
secretary. He failed to receive the recoGni-
tion OF the Chairman, but endeavored faith
fully to make himself beard. Finally Ross
Hamilton came over and quietly told Giles
to shut up; that he (5iies) was Conserva-
tive, and ought to stick to bis colors mot
his colorl. Giles was much inclined to re-
ply, bu. Hamilton went off.
Delegate Norton went on with long
speech, in which he borInsly discussed the
question whether the asscmblage was 4
mass meeting or conference.
1t was finally determined, but not with
out protest, that it was a mass-meeting.
Then came up
THE OLD TROUBLESOME QUESTION
about excluding outsiders. TO this Major
Walker persistently objected. He main
tanned that as in the halls OF legislation
they would have to come out openly they
might just as well reveal themselves in
their tue colors here now. Several Others
took the opposite view. A number OF
votes were taken; in which outsiders and
all others joined more or less, and the
deeper the meeting got into the subject the
more inextricable the confusion and the
more numerous the speeches OF Major
Walker and Delegate Norton.
| Colonel Forbes attempted to pour
OIL UPON THE TROUBLED WATERS
in suggesting that all OF those not entitled
to he present retire. A vote was taken viua
voce end the motion declared rejected.
More confusion. Additional speeches.
Noise and trouble. " =
Mr.. Fl. r.. Wickham, after stating and
commencing the object OF the conference as
he understood it, moved that all persons not
willing to subscribe themselves true Repub-
| licans retire.
Mujor Walker resumed the floor and op-
posed this motion. The Major got ex.
cited. He stated yehemently that the Re-
pubicans had private caucus, which was
broken up for this conference. He wished
the thing to be open to everybody. They
had resolved themselves into a mass-meet-
ing, and he thought he spoke for the men,
bers, th;t they didn't care who heard what
was said. A colored member got up and
remarked that the Major could speak for
himself, but not for all the others.
MAJOR WALKER WAS FIRING AWAY
yaiantly when Colonel Brady made The
point that the Major wasn't Republican,
| inasmuch as he bad stated 70 him Colonel
Brady) that he would vote for 4 Democrat
| ic Readiusttr for the United States Senate
before he would for Republican. [Great ap-
plause for Colonel Brady.] Colonel Coch-
rane now took the floor beside Major
Walker and said : Z" ! charge that this gen.
tleman Is here to break up this conference,
and has no right on the floor. Is the point
we'll taken?" -
Then came confusion indeed. Colonel
Cochraueand Major Walker faced and point.
| ed their fingers yindictively at each other,
and talked long and loud. The ChairmaL's
rams were unheeded Everybody gathered
around the two. Major Walkers breath
held out longest, and he declared IN
THUNDER TONES
that the whole head and front OF his offend
ing was that some members had a scheme
for an alliance with the old enemy and he
would not ioin them. Mr.. HoXle asked il
that was charged upon the committee? Ma
ior Walker did not say that it was; but he
declared that it was bis purpose to fight
against the Democracy to- the last, and
every project that would likely rednite
them. TGreat applause.] Major Walker en-
pbaticaly denied Colonel Brady's statement.
Colonel Brady then called upon Colonel
Popham as a witness. Mr.. HoXie explained
that be had heard Major Walker say that he
| would not vote for Republican Fnnder.
Major Walker, in the midst OF all the con-
fusion. was understood to admit that much.
| The Major. more eXcitedly than ever, de-
clared that the Democracy were on the run,
and he for one would do nothing to heal
the breach in their ranks.
AT THIS POINT
DR.. Mills. who had not before opened his
| mouth, got up and said: Great GOD, now