The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-14

COLONEL GOODE TAsyor ,ny,yrrD.
Ito IL Indignant and SAYS tina, tho Demo-
Gratis Have not Acted rniriy-The Mem
bers of tho Pres, Admitted.

The controversy among the Democratic
members of the General Assembly over the
question whether Colonel }. Thomas Goode. Of
Meckenburg. member Of the House Of Dele
gates. should be admitted into the Democratic
caucus was definitely settled by tho caucus
last evening At the conference OF last Fri
day evening ii looked as If tho report OF tho
special committee recommending Colonel
Goodos admission would DO adopted Last
evening, however. Colonel Goode was exclud-
ed from the deliberations of the Democratic
caucus by very decided majority. and it
seems that the letter from Colonel ThOmgs
j.. Goode. of MecSienJurg. setting
forth why the member OF the House
OF Delegates from that county should
not be admitted was chiefly instrumental in
bringing about the result. Shortly after s
o'clock the Democratic members % the two
houses were called o. order by Alr John Z.
Ryan. the chairman OF the caucus. Mr.. r..
W. Saunders. Of Franklin. who was first
recognized by the Chair stated that at ono OF
the hrst conferences OF the Democratic eau
Gus this session q resolution was offered by
Mr.. d. Taylor Strattou. Of Richmond. asking
that the representatives of the Democratic
press be admitted TO the deliberations Of tie
caucus provided. however that their reports
before given ont % the public be re-
vlsed Ivy q committee OF one lthe
chairman OF the caucus. so that It
might not contain anything detIl-
mental % the interests Of the Democratic
party OF the state. He opposed the resOlu-
ton at the time for various reasons. but 8llce
then ho had become convinced that. mas
much as the reporters always managed IN some
way 20 inform themselves of what trGnspred IN
the caucus il would be far better % admit
them 90 tho conferences. lie knew 10 20 be
tact that there had only one caucus been held
Of the dell erstiOns Of which the rep
resenttycs of the press had been IN
ignorance and this had only been
the case for the reason that the caucus was
called very suddenly and that the reporters
were unaware that such a meeting had taken
place. He therefore felt 1t his duty 10 renew
Mr.. STATIONS resolution and hoped that
hereafter the reporters Of the Democratic
papers in the city would be admitted TO the
caucus after agreeing 10 submit their reports
90 the chairman for his approval. lie added
that he thought the adoption OF the re,olu-
ton was the moro desirable for the reason
that It was expected that the consideration or
the State debt would form part OF tie dellD-
eratiOns that evening.
Senator Charles j. Jones Of Highland, said
that he was ready 20 admit that the reporters
knew a great deal of what WAS going on. but
they did not know 10 all. and 40 some future
conferences matters might he brought up
which 70 was not desirable % have the report
ers listen 20. He therefore. offered as an
amendment that the representatives of the
press be only admitted for that eyeniog. The
resolution. as amended 10y Senator Jones was
then adopted only two or three voting against
II. The representa- of TIL TINES. who
was on hand was the only member Of the
press who was benefited by the resolution.