Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-14
STATE CENTRAL COmnITrEE.
Conference Here OF Members OF This
pemoernfic Body.


The Democratic State Central Com
mittee met last night at s o'clock in the
private dining-room OF the Ballard
House. Hon. John s. Barbour, the
chairman, presided; Mr.. W. W. Scott
secretary.
The following members we're present :
First District w. A. Jones, Warsaw ;
L. r. b. Wright, Tappahannock F; Il. b.
Merchant, Fredericksburg; X. Nc
Candlish, Saluda.
Second District Joseph T. Duke,
Portsmouth Il. r. Prentiss, Suffolk ;
W. H. E. Morecock, Williamsburg ;
John Lamb. Providence Forge.
Third District: William Loyensteiu
and Louis Rawlings, Richmond.
Fourth District f. @. Venable, Pc
tersburg; n. A. Turnbull, Lawrence
vile; Thomas Williams, Clarksville ;
w. p. Dupuy, Worsham.
Fifth District No one present.
Sixth District Wood Bouldin, Hall
fax Courthouse NJ. NJ. Martin, Smith
vile w. NJ. Ellis, Christiansburg; W..
A. Glasgow, Fincastle.
Seventh District DR.. S. II. Moffett,
Harrisonburg I. s. Martin, Scottsyille.
Eighth District: Henry Heaton, Lees
burg.
Ninth District s. W. Williams, Bland
Courthouse NJ. II. Calfee, Pulaski City
r. A. Ayers, Estillyille.
Tenth District Samuel +. Coleman,
Oak Forest.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The following members of the State
Executive Committee were present
ST. George r. Fitzbugh, Hon. l.. r.
Watts, NJ. Il. Cooke, L. c. Venable, and
b. b. Gordon.
Major Burke, OF Stanton, was unable
10 arrive on account of the accident on
the Chesapeake and Ohio road, causing
a delay IN the running of the trains
The following nominees for Congress
were in attendance: Hon. Gilmor 5.
Kendall, Captain h. G. Marshall, Hon.
George ID. Wise, Hon. Il. G. Venable,
and Hon. Paul G. Edmunds.
Electors present: Hon. T. r. B..
Wright and ID. Gardner Tyler, First dis
trict Tazewell Elicit, Third ; W. H..
McKenney. Fourth II. q. Peters,
Fifth Il. B. Pocre. Sixth.
CALLED TO ORDER.
The session was an executive one, but
some few prominent Democrats not
members of the committees were allowed
in the hall, and the proceedings could
be easily cleaned on the outside. Chair
man Barbour, in calling the meeting TO
order. made very nice fifteen-minutes
unwritten speech, in which he urged
thorough organization and harmony. He
said that one of the greatest troubles
which the Democracy of the State would
have to overcome would be inactivity or
oyerconfdence. The prospects, be
thought, were bright and promising,
DISTRICT REPORTS.
The congressional districts were called
in their numerical order, and reports
were made from each one. On the whole
these were encouraging. The belief was
expressed 10y many that in the next Con-
gress Virginia will be represented by
eight Democrats, whereas she now has
only three. From every district came
the good news that the party is being
well organized and a thorough canvass
made. The people are aroused, and
what is wanted III every county is for
the party leaders to bestir themselves,
and by securing the proper kind Of
speakers have the masses well informed
on the Issues involved in the impending
canvass.
The committee remained in session
until after midnight, when it adjourned
10 meet here subject to the call of the
chairman.
A meeting of the Executive Committee
will be held this morning.