Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-10
HENRICO POLITICS.
INTERESTING MEETING OF BROOK
LAND DEMOCRATIC CLUB.
Several Speeches Made I'm Favor Of the
Primarv-Proposition 20 Rrscind the
Censure Resolutions Tabled.

Quite q good number of the working
| Democrats of that district braved both the
rain and mud last night to attend the
meeting of the Brookland Club, No. 1, held
at their headquarters in the county Just
across Bacon's-Quarter branch.
President S. b. CHM occupied the chair
and Mr.. Fairlamb acted as secretary.
Four names were presented for member
ship and the persons were duly elected.
Several candidates were present. who
made addresses.
After the usual order Of business had
| been disposed of the President stated that
| but for the bad weather there would have
| been delegates from the Lee-District Club,
who desired TO confer with them. and he
| was sorry that they were not present, as
| there was nothing he so much desired as
| harmony in the Democratic party of the
county and the State Of Virginia: While
! be was not native Of the State no loved
her sacred soil ss much as any one OF her
| native sons.
HOW TO NOMINATE.
No plan of making nominations, he said,
| had been agreed upon. He was for any
plan that would promote harmony. Only
one club had passed upon the question,
and that was this one. The whole matter
was now IN the hands Of the County Com
mittee, but the committee was good one.
| and it would be obliged TO be influenced
| by the people who would do some talking
between now and the time of nomination.
| But the plan would be known by Saturday
night. He believed the people desired q
| convention.
WANTED A CONVENTION.
| Mr.. Thomas p. Carver did not like the
primary plan. 1t placed the election In
| the hands Of wlre-pullers. They could not
so we'll manage a convention as they could
primary elections and then, too, the latter
| plan costs so much money. The County
| Committee, he said. favored the primary
| plan, and three or four of them were can
didates for Office themselves and wanted
| all the plums but he was willing to adopt
any plan that would promote harmony and
| keep the Henrico-County Democracy solid:
| Mr.. Simon Solomon, late chairman OF
the County Committee who came In after
| the meeting had commenced, was cordl-
| ally welcomed and invited to address the
meeting.
DEFENDED THE COMMITTEE.
| He said he did not come TO make a
| speech but To refute certain charges that
| had been made against him. The first was
| that he had not placed a representative
| from this district on the committee. This
was not so, and Mr. Solomon added that
| he had appointed man, who, IT he was
| not an efficient one, he could not help II:
Again, it had been stated that he had said
| there was not q man living on the
| branch" who had sense enough TO make a
| good sheriff. He was too good politician
| 10 make use of such an expression even If
| he thought il, which he did not. In
| order that there should not be even the
| appearance OF untairness on ms
part, ho had resigned the Of
| flee of chairman OF his county
| 10 run for the Office of Sherif-a
position that he neither sought nor want
ed. as he had business that was giving
him a good living: He ran because the
| Democratic majority was small III the
county and great many of his fellow.
Democrats had called upon him to offer for
the place. They regarded him as the man
| who could beat the Republican party. For
that reason he was in the field. This club
had criticised his action and he wanted to
put himself right.
FAvoRs A PRIMARY.
He was in favor of primary plan as be
ing the cheapest and best. II would not
! cost s5CO, as had been stated. He would
guarantee that it would not cost over
$50. The impression had gotten out thai
the committee had decided upon primary
II had done no such thing. The commit
tee, he continued, will meet in March
when some plan will be agreed upon H'
was going to support Mr. Lindsay TO
Sheriff, or whoever was nominated, nt
matter what plan was adopted.
blr. John Lindsay, candidate for Sheriff
said he. too, was for the nominee no mat
ter what the plan or who the man. liz
wanted harmony.
WANTS A SLICE OF THE PIE.
Mr.. C. w. Chldrey. candidate for Com.
| missioner OF the Revenue, said he had beer
a Democratic voter for nineteen years. ano
had worked for the party without eyel
before asking for anything. He knew thai
the Democratic party's minority Ill Hen
rico was small, and there was not a man
10 lose. He would Weld to a stronger
man if that would secure victory. At the
! same time he wanted q slice of the piG
| while il was being handed around.
| MIR. John Lindsay said he was sorry that
| this club was considered % kicker and
wanted to run the party. He, too, wanted
| harmony.
| Mr.. Victor Floyd said some members OF
| the committee did not attend the meet
| ings, and should either attend or resign.
| Mr.. Lindsay moved to rescind the reso,,
| lutions adopted at the last meeting and
/ DuUlcutu III lAlI bt'HAitft
| q primary and censuring the County Com
| mittee, whose resignation was requested.
Mr.. Carver moved TO lay MIR. Lindsay )
motion over until the next meeting. which
was carried. The meeting then adjourned.
| This club meets every Monday and mas
| 1873 members.
Action of Lee District Democrats.
At the last meeting of the Lee District
| Democratic Club the resolutions adopted
by Brookland Club. No. /, were discussed
! at some length, and the following offered
| by MIR. William IL. Sands were adopted:
| Whereas certain rumOrs are being clrcu-
| lated throughout the county that Lee dis
| trict Democratic Club has endorsed certain
| Republicans for county officers at the cleo
| tion to be heldin May; and whereas GER
| tain uncalled-for reflections have unJustly
| been cast upon our present efficient Coun'
| ty Committee therefore be IL
| /. Resotred, That we hereby stamp the
| rumors referred 10 as absolutely false and
without foundation.
| 2. That we most heartily and unc0ndi
| tionally endorse our present efficient Coun.
ty Committee in their efforts TO overthrow
| the corrupt rule of Republicanisrl, and
| hereby pledge TO the committee our unanl
! nous and most earnest cooperation and
| support.
| 8. That we pledge ourselves to give oui
| undivided and unanimous support To the
nominees of the Democratic party or the
county, promising to give them our full
and hearty assistance to blot out the cor
| rupt and unprincipled Republican party
| which has ruled so long in this county.
This club. which will meet every Satur.
day night, has appointed Messrs. james
Phillips (president). and Lewis n. Ferriter O
committee to prepare plan for canvassing
| the entire precinct.