The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-09
THE STATE COW ENTl0N.
...r.fr yHr Place 1ND MAY
SIXTEENTH IJiE DATE

...,..aft tho state Democratic Commit
... Richmond. Norfolk. and ChSriottes-
.u. The Rivals sharp Fieht-Norfolk
.Y...cn "a second Bollot.
r. Democratic state Executive and
r..ri Committees met last night at
.. r1chlngc Hotel To decide place
.,t. Cor State Convention 10 send
t...-.t.- Oh thc National Convention At
81 L.lis.
I...e present. or represented 10y proX-
..-ul,> thc chairman, were, Mcssrs.
smith T.. IL. Wright. T. r. Prem
IS U More ock. \. j. Dalton, Il 7.
IS Duke ST. g. Hughes, II. H. smith,
r.Icveu Elicit Conway K; Sands
. urr Richmond delegauon). \.
....I J'Dci ". s Twmhull, VI. Page,
. d. ~uihau. Captain II. Woo1iug,
Mullins, & A. Staples,
So B. Iaic. w. w. Martin,
r A Kr,c. g. W. Milcr =. H. O'Ban-
... 3 NoH3l H. / Byrd, " J..
H.r ~ iirnou, G.. Is. Shaceleiord,
AN Bowman, \ NcCartucy, W. Nc-
l... S. j. Coleman, T. Ec10ls of The
.mu Committee, ud roiOnc. \. ).
U.|YiI.J j ID. Patton. aad Basil j. Cor
tu .. tAc Executive Committee.
I.. committee Was called 90 crdtr at
.r.lock bv Hon John 5 Barbour, MIR
N IS Scott, secretary. Aller stating
f.e object OF the meeting, the method OIL
.min. delegates was taken mp. Mr.
NmIiug moved That "a state OonNeniion
ae AeN, which was adopted. May l6lh
was chosen as tuc date by a vote OF % ioi
fhal date, ; for May SIN, and / for May
3D.
The situation OF place next occupied
the attention 0t the committee. Ten
minutes was allowed members of the
delegation from Richmond, Noriolk, and
-harlottcsyille to aGyOCOte their rcspec-
i've cities.
Mr. Ellis laid the advantages OF Rich
u1ul before The committee in AN admira-
... speech Mr.. Dalton advocated Nor
uh Mr Marshall also spoke for Norfolk,
.uI reiterated The many claims which
rat city has ou the patty Mr. Hughes
followed. paying glowing tribute 10 the
-t.-.r Of the Democrats OF the Second
n,cssi0nM district Mr Duke also
..Dsc in similar strain. Mr..
G..Yn of Albemarle urged the
claims of Charlottesville, saying that
Piedmont was dissatisfied with the re-
..Esoitne recent Legislature, aud the
rr...uce of Sine convention would remedy
-Is Mr ii NJ smith, Jr, thought
Richmond would bc good compromise.
A recess followed and The Norfolk
t.c-lt0u during thar time, by talking
UUgueutv over oysters, succeeded IN
V1uuire over some oft the Charlottesville
r.orE After recess Colonel BulOrd and
Nr Eucu spoke f1r Richmond, and
N..r, Dalton. Page lleat0n. and Miller
tr Aoriolk
rlcfrst ballot resulted-Norfolk, IA
Richmond ia; ChatlGitesyillc,S Onihe
second ballOt Norfolk vas selected the
.urc being Norfolk. 10; Richmond, 10.
On motion OF Mr. IL. NJ. smith oi Rich
morl The vote was made unanimous.
BASIS OF REPRESENTATION
TLeb4sis of representation was next
considered MI Page moved That II be
made one delegate 90 each 100 Demo-
.rtc voters or traction thereof, in eX-
ce.. 0. SD ou the returns OF the last
r-..tmte election Nj Miller moved
4.a substitute that one delegate and
alternate lor each goo votes, or irac-
u.. equal 90 100. cast Tor Lee Tor Gov
..l.r
It. substitute was adopted and The
committee then adjourned AT ll.41 TO
u.aa. Norfolk on the might OF May l6ih.