The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-05
HE DID NOT RESIGN.
SENATOR sTUBBy WIlHDREW HIS
PAPER BEFORE PRESENTED.
He Deemed II the Right Thing to Do. But
Was Persuaded 10 Alter His Deter
minstion by Others.

Senator James y. Stubs. Of Gloucester.
has not resigned.
He wrote his resignation Wednesday.
addressed il to the Lieutenant-G Governor.
and placed 1t in the hands OF the clerk.
to be read at the opening Of The Senate
yesterday, but withdrew It he same
afternoon. at the instance Of the repre-
sentatives from his district ana the few
intimates with whom he conferred.
While few Of the senator's knew
kept secret by the clerk. to whom was
ntrusted the document. and when |
asked the Lieutenant-Governor yesterday
after the morning session what DISPOSE
ton he had made OF the resignation OF
Senator Stubs. he replied that the paper
had never been In his hands but from
what he heard from other sources. he
supposed the senator was undecided what
he wOull do.
Smarting under the resolutions passed
by Democratic meetings I'm MiddleseN
and Gloucester. severely critcising him
for voting for United States Senator
elect Thomas s Martin, I'm the caucus.
when instructed for Lee, he wrote the
resignation and placed II i'm the hands Of
the clerk. He was prevailed on, how
ever, to withhold il for further considera-
ton. and after conferences with the Gov
ernor. Senator-elect Martin. and others.
determined at o'clock yesterday to
withdraw the paper entirely.
Senator james y. Stubs, who has rep
resented the Thirty-ninth district either
i'm the House or the Senate for twenty
years. is still i'm that position, and has
determined to hold the fort.
The circumstances leading up 10 the
threatened resignation commenced with
the convention which nominated Mr.
Stubs. at which time a resolution was
passed instructing the nominee TO support
General Lee for the United States Senate.
When the nomination for United states
senator came up in the caucus Senator
Stubs voted for Thomas :. Martin, and
his action created great dissatisfaction
among his constituents, and a meeting
was held i'm Mathews county condemnins
his course.
Mr.. Stubs said then that he had never
seen the resolutions of instruction ADOPT
cd by the nominating convention, but only
I heard that they had expressed a prefer
ence for Lee. In defence. Senator Stubs
said he had frequently on the stump during
mis- canvass stated that he would not sup
port any man who was not in accord WIN
Senator Daniel and Congressman Jones
on the silver question.
The meeting In Mathews proved TO bf
but the mutterings OF an Approaching
storm for on December 9th Demo
cratic meeting was held i'm MiddleseX, al
which resolutions were passed declaTinH
his course arbitrary and undemocratic'
and that they regarded him as no longer
a suitable person to represent the Thirty
ninth district
They requested other counties TO take
similar action. and last Monday meeting
was held an Gloucester Courthouse. con-
demnng in somewhat similar terms SEN
ator Stubs course in voting for Mr.. Mar
tin
I'm view Of these evidences Of dissatis-
faction. Senator Stubs conceived IL his
duty TO resign. but his friends in the SEN
ate thought different. and they succeeded
I'm so persuading him.
He had a long conference with Gov
ernor O'FerraI Wednesday night, and
again Yesterday morning, In company
with Senator-elect Martin. after which
he changed his determination and decided
to retain his seat IN the Senate.
I saw Senator Stubs yesterday after
noon. and ne stated that he had received
numerous requests from his district not
TO resign, and that the influence brought