Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-20
KING WILLIAM AND GoocHLAND.
Discussion As to How Many Votes Those
Counties should Cast.

The Committee on Credentials. through
Chairman Wickham. reported that the
counties and cities were entitled TO votes,
"A follows Chesterfield, II; Goochland.
:. Hanover, -: Henrico, IA; King VII
liam. Is: Manchester, \; New Kent, 8;
Richmond, 6G.
convention and the committee recon-
mended that they be allowed to cast three
fOurths of a vote each.
When the report was read Mr.. isaac
Digcs. Of West Point, moved to amend IL
so as TO give King William seven votes.
He explained that about nInety-slX Demo
cratic votes were cast last year at Dlanquln
precinct. but on account of technlcal!ty
the prccinct was thrown out and not IN
cluded i'm the official figures upon when
the District Committee bad based the
county representation. With the votes
thrown out added the county would have
a right TO seven votes.
MUCH DISCUSSED.
Mr. George y. Haw SAID he was at the
KinC- illiam meeting, and the iacts as re-
lated bv AIr. Diggs were made known at
that time. but the meeting was OF the oplh-
ion that the county was not entitled 10 hut
Mr.. Wickham explained that the com
mittee had all the facts before them and he
thought the matter had been properly
solved.
Mr. John f. Meredith, Of Richmond,
smoke warmly in favor of giving king
William seven votes, which the county Is
Justly entitled to.
MIR. +. NJ. Parrish said with the light be-
fore him he felt constrained 10 vote hlng
William only six delegates. only the
official figures, he said. were TO be used III
a niafiuU nc reDrp@eu NATION.
,,udoe Roger Gregory, of King William,
eXplained that the Democrats OF his coun-
tv met at the courthouse 70 elect dele
cates to the convention They did not
Know how many representatives, they were
entitled 10, and so decided 10 let each OF
the four districts select TWO delegates ana
the eight TO cast the vote OF the county
wbatever II MIGHT be. He also told how il
was that the vote at Manquln preclhcl
came to be thrown out.
Mr.. n. V. Randolph said after listening
TO Judge Gregory's explanation that ne
was ready to vote for Mr. Diggs's amend
ment which. after several other speeches,
Was adopted with very little opposition.
GoocHLAND WANTED SIX.
Mr.. T. ". Parrish moved to further
amend the report SO as to give Goochland
| county SIX delegates instead of five on the
same ground that King Williams repre-
sentatiOn had been increased. lie dld not
know exactly how many votes were thrown
| ont at Manakin precinct in hrs county, but
he was confident they were enough TO en-
| title the county TO another delegate.
Major J. II. Capers urged that the same
favor be shown Goochland as King WI
| liam.
Mr.. F. p. Burke wanted to know how fai
| the convention proposed TO go IN lncrea-
sing the number of delegates, If Gooch
| land was given an additional representa-.
| tive he thought Clay Ward should have
| two more on account of its increase IN pop
| ulation since the election.
After some further discussion on this
| subject Mr.. Charles +. Wingo moved C
reconsider the vote by which King VII
| liam WAS given seven votes.
Mr.. Diggs made the point OF order
which was sustained by the Char. that. a
motion 10 reconsider u vote could not b'
made while another motion was pending
Al this point Mr. Parrish withdrew hi
motion TO amend and Mr.. Wingo repeated
| his motion 10 reconsider which wa
adopted. and the committees report IN th'
shape ia which it was presented wa
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