The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-07-31
ARMORY OFFICERS
OPPOSED To THE DEMOCRATIC CON
yENIION Being HELD THERE.


Buildings held q meeting Monday nigh
and at that meeting the following com
munication from Mr.. William Ryai
was received:
" Mr.. q. 81. PhWips, Chairman ~ ~
COmmHfceOn Grounds md Buildings
Dear Sir,-Being charged with th'
duty OF securing place OF meeting o.
the Democratic State Convention. calle'
to assemble in this city Wednesday
August l4th. 1889, hereby respect
fully make Application to your honor
able committee for the use Of the ar
mory hall for that purpose.
After looking at the other publ,
buildings, find that the Armory is th'
only house large enough 10 seat toe
Convention. which is composed of .j2l
delegates, 10 say nothing of the alter
mates. Hoping that your committed
will see fit TO grant this request. am
Very respectfully.
"WM. RYAN.
When this matter was brought up h.
tie Committee ON Grounds and Build
Is it was postponed until tine board
of officers Of the First Virginia Repi-
ment could be heard, and a full report
of th. details Of this action was pub
lished i'm the IDWs Of the succeeding
day.
BOARD OF OFFICERS MEET.
Last night the foregoing communica.
ton was presented at o meeting of the
board Of officers Of the First Regiment.
There were present Colonel N. l.. spots
wood, who presided, and the following
officers: Lieutengnt-CClOn Joseph Y.
Bidgood. Major Alouzo !. Phillips.
Captain G.. y. B)ssieux. Captain b. A.
Jacob. Captain Charles GasseI Captain
J. III. Derby shire, adluiaut of the rcgi-
ment and secretary Of the meeting.
Captain William IOmpklns, Captain
Merrlwether Jones and Lieutenant d..
II. Tenant
Colonel Sp0tswCod stated the object
Of tie meeting and alluded to the COM
sent from the Committee on
Grounds and buildings signed by Mr.
Ryan. He stated that along with this
letter communication had been sent
boy the Committee on Grounds and
ln which that committee
had stated that I'm accordance with "a
precedent they could not act until tho
wishes of the board II officers had been
made known. and Chat this was the
reason why the request had been Zee
fefed 20 tie board. He then invited
Mr.. Ryan TO address the meeting.
Mr.. Ryan took the floor 90 say that
he thought Dee had succiuotlv stated DO
lis communication 90 tAe Committee
)n Grounds aud Buildings all That was
necessary. .Bus perhaps it might De
well ior him.' 20 state mat tins was
arge convention. and that he did not
.hnk any other place was as well
suited for the purpose as the Arm0ry
Han. The Richmond Theatre was
good place. but he doubted the fact
hat it could accommodate the great
attendance. He seemed to think
hat 1t was matter Cl pub
lie spirit Co hold the meet
ing in Armory Hail. and
Jo dly proclaimed that he thought %
POINT could be- stretched in order 90
nave the convention held there. lie re-
'a.lcd the n.tanco of the Sunday ma
meeting held. when the negroes Of
Dauvllie tried To- override by violence
.an-ed an in,lirnari ..,,nr., ~, ,,.l;n.-
n Richmond. and also referred tO the
'lct chat the Hon. John Randolph
Fucker had addressed % mass meeting
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