Richmond planet., 1890-10-04
REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE.
ResOlutio ms Adopted--Speeches
Delivered.

At n conferences of the leading
Republicans of the Third Congress
sional District of Virginia, the meet
ing was called TO order by Sheriff j d.
w. Southwark. Col. w. f. Giddings
of Chesterfield was designated as
temporary chairman and Chas. B.
Roane of Henrico, secretary. The
organization was made permanent
by acclamation.
The following resolutions were
offered by Sheriff J w. Southwark:
Waklt~As. LA ,bc .as. Congressional
election rhe Democratic IN N gers ron
bed the Repub Party h: The Dis
tricf OF Abon. 0O legal votes, thertb
impns in -ui on ou- legally elected
Representative, Judge Waddll. the
neces sIfy or a contest In order 20 secur
his seat. aud
WHEREAS; cmboldened by their
success OF 1898, the same y -mocraiic
managers in the year OF 1889 wicked y
and violently TOOK this Congressional
Distric [ bich year before we carried
by nearly a thousand and they only
claimed by s6l votesl by the fabulous
majority OF g $40 which was practically
a fraud upon It's face aud which fr lud
Is emphasized by the fact that the same
Democratic managers are now on every
hand urging the party vote To come IL
line and importing speakers from al
over the Union to save 10 th"m a
District which, only year ago they
carried by the handsou.e msi lrity OF
6 500; and
WHEREAS: the question OF what
best TO do while such state OF deprav
ity exists In the Democratic manag''
ment is one OF serious moment. believ
ing as we do that the good people o'
the Democratic party d. NOT believe
and will not long submit 70 such state
of al, airs that now environs them politi
caliy, and which impalrs their goud
name and fame and Is destructive 81
every business interest OF this commu
nifty; and
WzEREAs: during the existence OF
such a state OF Afi.irs it may he the
most eff ,ctive remedy TO turn .thos'
loose who rob us 20 operate upon "a,
honest men of their own party. al
though we know with an homes cleo
fiou Ehis district is ours, par iculariy
with the present Democratic uoininee
who rsn behind Orover Cleveland ol
New York in every county and city IL
the District at the last eiectiv". s.u"
whose defeat every patriotic cilize'
must desire; and
WHERRAs: there is no effective ststs
law that Furnishes election crimes an6
the Federal law ps Op1sing the remedy
having fail.d of Success;
WHEREAS the Republican Congre'
sional Committee for this Dislric ha'
ing failad To call a convention 70 nom
nate a candidate frr the 62d Congres
ie Is the sense OF this meeting tha
something should b. done 70 keep ~
the orxzniz alton of the Party. therefor
be it
Res Iced; First that Il commi tee O
one from each county. one fsom Nj u
chester and four fr0m the city OF Rlcl
mond be appointed, whose duty it shal
be TO confer with ths ConRressiona
District Committee as 70 what Is best Z
be done, IL anything hooking to th
placing OF candidate for Congress Il
the field and as TO the Course best
be pursued by the Republicans in tn
District and mat the Republicans /
the District are advised TO ABIDE th
decision of such conference betwee
said committees.
Second, that whatever NAV be In
action OF said committees i'm referenc
TO the running of a candidate. w
earnestly recommend 70 the Congrt
sional Committee the necessity of Iss
ing an address. calling upon the Repu
ltcans especially those who were d
frauded of their right to vote by erasin
their names from the registration boo
last Fail TO see themselves properl
registered to The end that whenevs
hereafter fair opportunity is nff ,rue
to vote either in their own party or
tween candidates of the opposing part
that they may not find tbemselv'
dlsfrai ed.
Congressman Edmund Waddil
Jr.. delivered an address defendiI
his course and explaining the wOI
of Congress. He was interrupted /
Mr.. Henry Layne, who demanded I
know how he voted in the LangstC
case. This caused much confusio
At length Congressman Wadd
proceeded with his speech.
Editor John Mitchell, Jr., all
delivered an address urging t
necessity OF nominating a candida
in this District.
Sheriff j.. w. Southwark follow
in an able presentation OF the stu
ton.
Resolutions endorsing Preside
Harrison, Speaker Reed and &c
gresham Waddill were adopt
after which the meeting adjourned