The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-25
DEMOCRATS IN SESSION.
rrAsD rxEcUrIyE cLHmiTTEEs
,,.cting Held ut the Exchange Hotel
~,e convention VIII Meet J" '''"-
mond on the I9,h Of May.

.., "a. meeting Of tfe icm'c'"''o N'a'o
committee and tho executive commit
I'm the parlors OF the Exchange Hotel
see .t.. a, noon and in two hours disposed
.,.t, business before them. Mayor Ely
coded and Secretary James Il. Fisher
member OF the executive commit
.s present except the Sixth dis
81. follows: First district. W. A..
.. second district, VI. Giennan; Third
CIV. Mered.th Fourth district, w.
....s. Filth district. W. 4. Sutherlin:
,.-.h district J.. =. Martin Eighth dis
Shcnuerd. Ninth district. II. A.
Tenth district W. A. Anderson.
",L.f,,l. wing members OF the State central
..,tioe answered 90 the roi-cGll.
'r-t District lloyd 4. Smith. u Northum-
rl Is B. Merchant. fredericksburg:
.-.stt b. Jones, Ming and Queen in place
b. b. Wright. r. Fletcher. Accomac;
,-.o f. Nundley. MlddleseX, proxy for
srt NcCaudhsA.
A..,ad D.s,uct-R r. prontiss. Of Nanse-
,l J T. Duke, Portsmouth, W. II. r.
,f.-..,ck. ork =. T.. Duke. proxy for j. NJ.
a. Portsmouth. T.. Thompson, Jr, Ports
r-i pistric,-E. l.. C. Scott. Of Hanover,
.Und. j. ID. ODel, New Kent: +. G. ID.
,,, Chesterfield.
rr.a District n. r. Iassiter, of Peters
t n s iuInbull. Brunswick; }. ]. Ely
81. iIoAy Tor 4. y. Williams; x. q. Southal,
"rt. District Harry woodinc OF Pittsyl-
,..a benjamin Hatcher. Franklin.
~,l District. a. krise, Lynchburg;
r.-..- Glass So proxy for ". 81. Ellis. = :. r.
I.re.u. of Richmond. rs proxy for Wood
Sr n. Jr. NJ NJ Rogers, OF Roanoke, as
,-.lt i.l IS. a. Glasgow. Jr.
seventh District-H COlman as proxy for
n Nofett. Archibald w Archer. of Rich
r.rl as proxy for III. l.. Walton. T. >. Mar
'.e.,h District T. Ryan. Of Loudoun.
N. Archer. of Richmond, as proxy for q.
N.r.h District-D. c. ZolHcoHer. of Taze-
well as proxy for i. A. Lynch
Tenth District Camm lattesOn. OF Buck
,r-ram. 10 place of $. T. Coleman; Edmund
f.ho.s Of Augusta w. NJ. McAlister, of Bath;
S. s.. Anderson. OF R0ckbridge.
IHlT GIT TO WORK.
The chairman opened the business by
reading tie call fOr the National Convention
igt the national committee.
Nr p. A. hrise moved that a committee
composed of one from each district be ap-
pointed to report the basis OF representation
IND location OF the State Convention. The
notion WAS rejected, and II was lett TO the
entire committee 20 decide these questions.
Nr scott. of Ashland. moved 10 make the
basis 0f representation for the State Conven-
q n one delegate Tor each one hundred votes
cast 10 the Governors election held III 1889,
sid one delegate Tor a fraction over fifty votes
COST and after some discussion 1t was carried.
Loan0ke Norfolk and Richmond entered
fla contest as the place for holding the con-
V.uuon. Captain Rogers, OF the trst named
ety. made o gallant slngle-handed nght ana
Norfolk was elOquenty Represented by
colonel Glennan. Nr. Fentress. MI IhOmp-
SOB and others. Richmond was advocated
y nr. Jud. b. Wood, city chairman; MIR.
Iaskins. MI Meredith and Mr.. Ryan. Of
Richmond. Mr.. Merchant, OF Frederic ksburg
sud Colonel Sutherhn. OF Danville, and
others Captain Rogers finally withdrew
Roanoke from the contest, and on motion
the vote was taken by individuals and not by
districts. and resulted In Richmond receiving
q. against II for Norfolk.
thursday. May 18th. was fixed as the time,
SUI the chairman was directed 20 issue the
cal. with the basis Of representation.
ApPORTIONMENr OF DELEGATES
Tie following is the official allotment of
feerstes by counties made by the chairman
Ot tie committee under the above lnstruc-
tons:
Iff>-AccOmac 81, AlDenAIlo ~, AlcA-
ard-a s. Allegheny 3. Amelia z, Amherst 10,
Appomattox >. Augusta 36. Bath 5, Bedford
s. Bland g., Botetourt II. Brunswick II,
buchanan 4, Buckingham j. Campbell %,
gl0Iue 10. Carroll 49, Charles City 3,
Charlotte H. Chesterfield is. Clarke -,
Craig t. Culpeper 16, Cumberland s,
dickinson 4. Dinwiddie IL. Elizabeth City q.
Essex o. Fairfax 20, Eauquier ., Floyd 8,
Eulanna II. Franklin %. Frederick ly. Giles
II. Gloucester 10. Goochland T, GTaysOn IS.
Greene d. Greensyile 6. Halifax Al, Hanover
l HsuucO n. Henry II, Highland 6, Isle OF
Wi.lt1-, James City 3. hlng George q, hlng
and Queen ., King William 8, Lancaster .,
ice u. Loudoun g. Louisa -,
] leuourg 10. Madison -. Mathews 10.
Aec-enDurg y. Middiesex T. Montgomery
l NausemOnd 20. Nelson l6, New hent D,
Norfolk county ~ Northampton 10. Northum-
is1aud TO- NottoWay s. Orange 10. Rage
~ Patrick 10. Pittsylyania 46. Pow
li,an Is. Prince Edward II, Prince
George 3. Princess Anne 10. Prince val
liam l3. Pulaski L. RappahannOck IL. Rich
rnd county o. Roanoke y. ROckbrdge %,
doaA -. Snyth is. southampton y, Spotsyl-
ya1ia @. STANFORD 8. Surry ., Sussex 8. lazewell
H Warren r. Warwick d Washington 80,
We.tmoreland r. Wise e. Wythe Is ork z,
Alexandra II, Charlottesville z, Dan
v.8 Il. fredericksburg &. Lynchpurg q
Manchester II. NOflOlh 30. Norm IdA fiiit q.
Petersburg 20 Portsmouth is. Richmond 80,
Roanoke -. Stanton s. Williams burg 1. WIN
chester 3.
Tie meeting was strictly a business one and
nearly all the members returned home by the
afternoon trains. There was no discussion OF
tie presidential or other questions IN the
committee and individual expressions OF sen
tueut were as varied rs possible.
ruE COMING CONVENTION.
The vote upon which the representation Is
based numbered lG42l2. and, with tho trac-
tolI representation. the convention VIII
comprise between seventeen and eighteen
hundred delegates. OF which, judging 10y tho
percentage OF absentees OF other conventions,
aaol. one thousand delegates Will meet here
o. Bay 18th.
ln tie Gubernatorial Convention in 1883
Richmond had eighty delegates as against
Iue.y-eight in this one. The assem- ulaSe VIII
probably DO larger than any similar meeting
ID tie state. The average attendance hereto
fore ha. not exceeded eight hundred. lhere
vasauuanimOus sentiment among the com
u.tteemen that a large convention was de-
sf40e. and the present basis OF representa-
ton wi.l give at least one delegate LOT every
Precinct ~ any importance II the State. Ahu
nobody can feel sighted. ,
Tic only work before the convention VIII DC
TIE election of delegates o the Nat'onai Con
Te.ton aud presidential electors for this stare
d.l tneelection of State committee ana q
State chairman.
Mayor Ellyson is recognized as successful
leader of the party. and Will have no oppoSi
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