The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-04
MR.. SMITHDEAL AGAIN.
HE WILL Run FOR CONGRESS- ON
THE COLD WATER TICKET
Gayle was In tho Rsct-Ssventeen Men
Present at the Convention,


| Prohlbtionsts OF the Third district. me,
at the Smithdeal Business College, on
| Broad street between Tenth and
Eleventh, yesterday afternoon at
| O'Clock for the purpose OF nominating a
candidate for Congress from the Third
| district to take the place of G.. i. Jones,
who accepted the nomination some time
ago. bus afterwards decided that he
wasn't cut out for representative in
! Congress on the cold water ticket, SO
| declined the nomination.
OF the seventeen delegates present
| only one or two were from out OF the
! city. Ar. Smithdeai, the district chair-
man. stated the object OF the NEE tiils.
! of prayar 10 further the interests o.
! the party. lie accordingly Cahed upon
| Rev. Dr. Wright, OF Legh-oueet Bdp-
! list church, 10 open the convention Win
Chairman Smlthdeal said that Mr.. Jones
| had good reasons TO resign the hoIIilila-
! ton. though ms reasons were Oh pr
waite nature lie was sure thdt tile ~
| didate would not submit 10 DtlIs W
nttled and succred at through the col
umnS Of the daily press uhivSS ne "%S >
I'm earnest. and believed It matter OF
duty tor him TO work for the "eIidie VI
Nfter a little private conference BE-
tween several OF the members IN lHe
front room, Chairman SmlIhdedl an
nounced mat they were rCduy loI ~ rt
ness whercupon Mr. W. H. TlCHeI III
mated J. r. Montgomery. mat b'Ht-N-
man seemed TO be aytrse TO acctPtlH5
me nomination. lie had been OSIrdelItu
ana prosecuted, SAID ne, loi eSPJ Jts,a73
the Prohibition cause, but ne ntle'e'
IL was right, and ne prOposeu ~ "
tinue to work for that cause. lie Hdu ~
decline the nomination, however as ne
was not 30 well suited 70 the position d.
some Of the others
Err. sMIIHDEALs OPINION.
Mr.. Smithdcal aid not believe IN urslns
a man 10 accept II he felt thaI ne Could
not do So ami then Secretary AINUou
dominated Mr.. j. Gayle, OF hehrlcQ Coun
w. Mr. Gayle was dominated AT tht a. 49,
CONVENTION. but declined on account Oh MS
ase-threc score and eight years. ,.ooob
ON this occasion ne maze sPT5tIt
similar TO the one he made at the last
meeting. and begged to be excused. II
the Delegates thought he ought TO run on
the ticket, why, ne would 90 an ne COulu
fer the cause in spite Of his lnlrmil!'
c. NJ. SmIthdeal was then pIacsI III
nomination by l.. q. lIVln, VINO salu l'in'
Mr. Smthdeal was the leader OF FROM
biton in this district, ana ne "ouId
endure all the criticisms OF the press ana
the sneers OF the other parties Tor the
cause. -,
mi al
r.,,jev,ed briedv his connection with the
prnbiiitio.1 n.rfv lie was sorry 10 say
mai no innressjon had gotten out that
ne was the sum and substance OF the
Prohibition PARTY and that he had been
seeking the nomination: that he was
about the only man who would accept the
nomination The reports which had been
circulated about him were Infamous false
hoods, and he did not hesitate 70 say so.
He would however. accept the nOmina-
ton, if the convention saw fit.
Mr.. Sickel then nominated Mr.. Atwood,
who insisted that his name be not con-
be closed and me question 'ti be decided by
ballot. This prevailed Here is the, re-
suit; Gayle, .; Smitndeal s; Atwood, I;
totaI-Ir
Chairman SmitLdeal then stated That
none OF me nominees had receiver q
u. iIl' yo' ~, ana ahother bdIIoI "ouiu nave
10 ~ AMI !,
w, .li NV U9d asked lh1t ms HdHit IL, ~
hoped nobody would vote FOR them ne
c-Gili E%Hol resulted as IoIlo"S. u"5 -
- '' ~ 'o'dI It,
,,p. e,,rTunr., ,ccnpre
NH Az
MI SihilhdeaI Inc accepting me HoiiI-
HatIoh' Hdlu ne appreciated tHe toHlIugIige
vi l!e uSIee",tS, DuI uouDlJu lHe!I 49,
account of their Imited funds they could
not carry on 4 vigorous campaign, as
did the other parties. He could not drop
he would do the best he could lac was
anxious for Mr.. Atwood to get the nom
nation, since that gentleman was qual-
fed to speak in public and meet the
He urged the necessity of sending out
speakers. especially to the rural districts
and instruct the people. who knew little
or nothing Of politics, and give them
the Prohibition doctrine. He referred
to the glazing frauds IN the elections
in Norfolk and in Smithers precinct,
and spoke Of the Importance of fighting
against SUCH frauds.
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nm AMIi HptA" NtAp' Inn iIMfs'
Mr. Smlthdeal read the article from
|es terday's Times, which contained the
following paragraphs:
several of those who have affiliated
with the IrohibtionlstS heretofore on
posed any nomination this time, and
would have nothing TO DO with the former
nor VIII they take part IN
this one
They look on the move as EenSeIcSS
and fruitless, and some OF them are I'M
kind enough TO say that the whole mat
ter was gotten up by Mr. g. VI. Smith |
deal for the advertising that ne could |
get out Of II, ana mat the failure TO re-
'clNc the hoHllndtioH was great uISdp- |
polntment 10 nm.
,,p s,CTuDrIr spr,Es
NJ, e,.--,,,,., ..,.,,,,. ,.,. s--,t,.,. ,
MI oIiilIiutdi HPOHC Wy ITGIIHEIN ABOUT
lhe aIutlG IN ne iiiCS' ne Sald most
AmphatlcaIIS thaI ne diI not want any
advertisement that could be gotten out
IL ms conhGctlon WIN me Prohibition
laftN' ana ne tIousnl ihfI II was n
mean llCh Ioi any newspaper 10 treat a
nan ti .f m@@S ,eat5 b .,,.h+ Ill, 800.
,ta,, tbis srticIe i'm rhe rug niS5' So no
- nrebt IN he done bv ri -,
81 aS,,eryhodv who knows mo t Ill l,,,
bat nv connection with mis- nartv is
,r"T,-ted nv nlrely ungeIfisb NATIVES md
nat l am Ciho 49, 'yhi nIiu WIN ne