The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-12
DEMOCRATS in COUNCIL.
FINAL SESSION OF THE CENTRAL
AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES.
Gail FOR AZ EXTRA SESSION
REPORTED ON ADVERSELY
Convention Called for I'm July.

As stated in the TIMES Of Yesterday
the Democratic State Central and EXecu-
tive Committee met az the Exchange
Hotel Thursday night and adopted the
following as the substitute for a number
OF amendments
"R,solsld. That the chairman appoint
q committee OF ten members 10 take into
consideration The questions properly
coming before this committee, and re-
port to AN adjourned meeting az II
O'Clock tomorrow FRIDAY morning 81
the p0whatan ClHb rooms.
The following committee was ap'
pointed First district, W \. Jones.
'chairmanl, Second district, r. r. Prem
lis: Third district, Louis Rawlings
Fourth district, y. 5. Turnhull; Sixth
district. W. W. Ellis; Seventh district
Thomas Martin, Eighth district, W W
Scott. Ninth district, H. 4. Ayers; Tenth
district. ;. j. Coleman.
For the Fifth district Hon John "
Daniel was named, as no representative
was present.
CALLED ON THE GOVERNOR.
Yesterday morning. before the meet.
inr of the committee 90 the cluo-rooins,
the subcommittee called on the toY-
ernOr and held a conference with hih 90
the main point at ISSUE, a- 30 whether u
was advisable ai the present time to c1ll
meeting of the legislature The com
millee in ii- interview urged nothing
upon the Governor which be- deemed oI
sufficient importance 90 necessiIaIe
call
AT THE POWHATAN CLUB
The committee met az the hail OF he
Pow hatan Club yesterday 40 II O'Clock
The purpose of the meeting was io re-
ceiye the report of the Subcommittee
The meeting was called to order by Nh
Barbour
The following report was submitted by
the committee
lst. They see no occasion TO recon-
mend called session of the Legislature
2d They recommend the calling of thc
state Convention at the city 0i Rich
mond about the last OF June or first OF
Iuly Oh tho basis of ol delegate 20 each
one hundred Democratic yotea, or ilac-
tiou- over fifty. east DO The last prtsi-
Dental election
3d They submit the following resolu
ton and unanimously recommend iis
adoption
Rls0l1e3, That we recommend That thc
State Committee authorize thc chairman
of the State Executive Committee t0 app
point secretary. 10 be removable al bis
pleasure. whose duty II snail be. under
his direction, 90 keep open an Office SD
Richmond the year round and io attend
to all matters of party organization.
20 That the salary and other expenses
of the secretary he $1,000 per annum,
PAYABLE monthly. the .imc To be raised
by assessments upon. and contribution,
from The counties and ftir-
After the report wa. submitted began
the discussions as 90 whether % should
bee adopted Mr. John w. Daniel spoke
in favor of the adoption of the report
about fifteen minutes, during which TINE
hc went briefly over The situation OF the
contendug political parties i'm the Com.
monWealth and the Union at large.
Me.srs. samuel + Coleman, samuel "
Williams, Basil Gordon, j. /. Coleman
and H. H. CardWcll spoke in strong aG-
yOcacy of the call for an extra session of
the Legislature
Attorney General Ayers spoke against
the extra session, taking the ground that
contingency might arise which would
make 10 necessary, but at present ad-
yised such a contingency did not exist
Alexander Hamilton also spoke against
the extra session. Most of the argu-
ments, both in favor of and against the
session were based CD political stand
point, which the committee did not deem
prudent 60 make public.
Mr. l.. T.. Nenahle thought il would be
out of place in this committee 20 take
any action in the matter of am extra ses-
sion one way OF the other and ON bis
motion the first Section OF The report rc-
ferring 90 the proposed extra session
was laid on The table.
STATE CONVENTION.
Aftera short discussion by Mr. Conway
Il Sands on the second clause OF the re-
port, motion was made hy him that % be
amended So that the Executive Com
mtice would be requested 10 cali state
convention at such time in July u.s. 10
might see No. This clause as SD amend
ed, was adopted.
The last ciauseof the report. looking
TO the employment of "a secretary aii ihr
year round, was extensively discussed
secretary Scott urged the importance 81
such an officer, stating that he could do
So with perfect propriety, as he would
leave the committee at The next Con
yculiOn
ON motion of Senator Henry EealOn
the matter Of employing d regular sec
rotary was laid on the table until the
next meeting of the committee.
81 3ij the committee adjourned 90
meet again subject to the cal of the
chairman