The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-12
THE COUNTY CONVENTION.
ELECTION OF FOURTEEN DELE
GATES FROM HENRlCO.

,u.ven for CAPTAIN George ID. Wise and
Three for Judge CardweIi-An Enihusi-
sstic ACCOMPLISHMENTS of the Demo-
cratic Committee Chosen.
The Democracy OF IIenrico county turned
out in full force yesterday at the henrlco
Courthouse. on Main street, between Iwpn-
ty.frst and Twenth.sccord streets. As
early as 3 o'clock couyeyances began arriV-
ing, and the friends Of the candidates Tor
the Congressional nomination began put
ting in their work." by II o'clock the ap-
proach in the courtyard TO the courthouse
was filed with the tillers OF the. soil, ana
innumerable caucuses were being held
under the shady trees or in hooks ana
corners of the yard. Every one talked
while within the courthouse the petit and
srand iuries found indictments against
trespassefs OF the law.
Al few minutes after - o'clock, Mr..
Simon solomon struck the gaNa upon the
Judges desk. and the meeting was called TO
order. Only few sat down, the only seats
room in front of the bench. and the chars
used by Jurors and officers 81 the court
Consequently. nearly two hundred men re-
NAMED standing. and in this way the meet
| inc was declared open for business.
| At the suggestion of some one. Messrs.
Mver Angle and Barney Frischkorn were
| appointed to notify those interested who
were in the courtyard that the meeting was
| in progress. After this was done, motion
was put and carried that only residents of
! Uenrico be allowed to remain in the court
room. Mcssrs. Alfred Russell, j. W. Pc
nick. Gold Simon, and John MOsby, were
appointed sergcants-at-arms to enforce the
motion.
CHAIRMAN ELECTED.
After quiet had been in a measure re-
stored. MIR. FrischkOrn. Of Fairfield district,
nominated for chairman Mr.. James {.
Mitchell, of Fairfield. Mr.. J. Il. russell
nominated MIR. George Watt. Of Fairfield.
The Chair appointed Messrs. j. II. Waldrop
and Dr. sheppard as tellers, and the voting
was done by the raising OF hands. Mr..
Mitchell received fi'ty-two votes, Mr.. watt
sevonty-three. the latter being elected.
While the counting was taking place. DR..
sheppard. to count one portion of the room,
balanced himself on the lawyers desk. To
do this one hand, with his hat in IT. had 10
y
while with the other he pointed with his
index finger at the men he was counting.
! The position was a striking one.
Mr.. Watt having been elected, and return
ing his thanks in a neat and appropriate
speech, Mr.. solomon vacated the chair, and
the former stated that the selection Of a sec
rotary was the next business. Mr.. {. W.
Childrey was elected TO that position.
DELEGATES ELECTION.
The election Of delegates to the Congress
iOnal Convention was the next business
Mr.. Solomon made a motion that each OF
the four districts present three delegates,
and that the remaining two (Henrico being
entitled TO fOurteen) be elected as delegates
at large.
MIR. Frischkom made motion rs a sub
stitute for Mr.. -olomOns. that delegates
should be erected not by districts. but at
a ratio of one delegate for every $50 votes
east for Mckinney. lie stated Fairfield
was in that way entitled TO five dele
gates. whereas if Mr.. SOlOmOn's motion
prevailed that district would only have
three representatives; that although pre-
cedent was in a measure good, he could not
admit such a fact when the district had
grown considerably in the last few years.
Mr.. Conway X. Sands spoke IN favor OF
Mr.. ~OlOmOn's motion. lie could see NJ
unfairncss in such a move, and thought
that as long as the county has heretofore
elected their delegates IN that way, that II
was best to follow that precedent
A DISTURBANCE.
At this point in the proceedings Mr.. solo
mon made a remark about some people
talking in the Convention who had no righ
to speak in Democratic assemblies thai
this meeting is a Democratic one
Mr. Buck" smith at once made reply
but what he said no one heard, for just az
he began speaking Solomon, who wa'
standing near the judges bench, made {
rush through the crowd TO where Smitl
was standing. Friends, Of course, inter
ceded. and the greatest excitement that ha'
prevailed in a meeting in Richmond io
some time was then witnessed. Friends
of solomon held him. while Jones
men held firmly 10 Jones. The spec
tators stood on chairs, desks, in win
dOws while Mr. Watt made the desk re-
sound with blows from his gayel. Between
the LAWYERS desk and the railing that cir
cled the room was one mass OF sirugglin.
: humanity; and the noise grew louder every
minute Men yelled to friends. other
: yelled both from the effects of enthusiasm
and liduOr. No blows. however, were struck
and in a short time the men became quieter
As soon as quiet was restored sufficiently
for a person yelling TO be heard. Mayor y
Il. Courtney made few appropriate re
J marks These ebulltiOns of wrath h
said "are likely to occur with any body o
men where enthusiasm is manifested, and
D for one am glad 10 see il. 1t show enthu
D siam. and if men take up the cudgel agains
. imputed wrongs like these. what VIII the
do "A few weeks hence, when they stand T.
. meet our common enemy-the Ropubllcan-
(, MIR. FrishkOrn's substitute ], think, Is II
. | f.t and fhl 0rrpuf 1pslT
now is for fairness. While precedent is
! good thing. can see no valid reason VII
: we should abide by il, and hope the sui
= stitute will be adopted"
J The vote was then taken. the substitute
l. being adopted by the following vote. Ayes
So noes. -.
RATIO OF POPULATION.
|, A ratio Of the number of delegates Hen
y rico is entitled to Is given below. II i
based on the Democratic vote received a
!, the last gubcrnatOrial election. Fairfield, ~
q votes, five delegates; Tuckahoe, sos votes
= three delegates; BroOkland. jOS votes, tire
delegates: Narina, 80 votes, two dele
~ rates. In all thirteen delegates -leaYin
:, one TO be elected as delegate at large.
4 recess OF some minutes was then Dc
. clared to allow each district to present II
delegates. In about fifteen minutes IN
. following delegates were reported an
l. / elected. . 49, -. o
o. Falrtield-J. {. Mitchell, W. j. Binford
b. FrschkOrn, Henry NOegler, and Nilliar
,. II. Brauer. Recommended X. {. Friend 70
delegate at large.
4 Tuckahoe-James T. Lewis, James Nial
and \. {. Green. Recommended j. l
Jones.
Brookland-Simon solomon, \. W. Bal
and George II. WaldrOp. Recommends
Conway X. Sands.
j. Narina-R. 4. Wilson and :. II. keml
Recommended Il. c. Friend.
n DELEGATE At LARGE.
II The election Of the delegate at large wa
i the next business, and IA mode for electin
X the DELEGATE became somewhat of a parade
J. to those interested. \ viva yOce vote wa
l. out Of the question, a division vote was IN
z satisfactory, and a ballot vote could not b
even thought of. 1t was at last decided, o
; suggestion of Major Courtney, that tn
5 Friend contingent retire 10 one corner {
; the room. the Sands standard-bOarers TO al
= other. and the Jones band Of Democracy
: a third corner.
II MIR. Jones, however, before this was done
= and amid the thunderings of the gayel an
u the clamOr of the 'populace,' Withdrew
> from the race, giving his support and tina