Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-12-07
REPUBLICANS NET.
A WARM CONTEST OVER THE THIRD
AND FOURTH DISTRICTS
Editor Mitchell Wins Col. Lamb Elected
All Night Session.

All Nlgnt session.
The Republican State COMMITTEES,
pursuant 10 the call of the State Exc
cutive Committee met At the Imperial
Hotel, Petersburg, Va, Wednesday
evening, Nov. 27th at $3.50 p. M, Gen
Stith Boiling in the chair.
The Committee is composed OF five
members from each congressional dis
trict, fifty in all OF these only nine
were colored. There were contests
from the third and fourth districts
When the roll was called and the
names of Mr.. r N. Tul ner Of Gooch-
land, and Nr @ w Harris of Manches-
ter were reached, Editor John Mitchell,
Jr. objected and desired to know why
the name of Hon. ]. W. Southwark.
who was the Republican candidate for
congress in the third District and
his own had been omitted
THR sEcRETARY's EXPLANATION.
Secretary Asa Rogers explained that
he was simply reading the roll as il
stood The editor insisted upon
more definite understanding
Finally the chair stated that the
matter would be referred TO commits
| tee and with the understanding that
the gentlemen in question should ex-.
ercise no privileges or vote until the
matter was sett ed, he resumed his
/ seat.
The contest was referred to the COM
1 mittee on credentials composed of one
member from each congressional dis
trict. Editor Mitchell appeared and
made his statement and was support
ed by Hon Cesar Perkins from Clifton
/ Forge. Va Members were present
| who testified that Mr. Mitchell had
been connected with the COMMITTEES
for years and had attended it's meet
ings in Washington, Richmond and
Petersburg.
MEssRs. wADDILL AND ALLAN. ~--s-
Ex-Judge Edmund Waddill, Jr. and
Gen Edgar Allan vigorously opposed
the seating of the editor. The latter
held the proxy of Mr.. r. N Turner,
whose soSt was in question. He read
the resolutions passed by Mr. Wray T
Knight, who voted in the Democratic
| primary, Msj. Joseph Walker and MIR
| Burnley Taylor. the latter now being
in the Virginia penitentiary In these
the positions held by Editor John Nit.
chell, Jr. and Hon. j. w. Southwark
were declared vacant. The trouble
existing in the district was gone into
. at length, Gen Allan making the pre-
sentation of the case
Secretary Rogers was called for and
stated that while he was away last
: | summer the names OF j. w. Southwark
and John Mitchell, Jr, had beer
scratched out by some and those of r
N. Turner and G. w. Harris writer
= over them. He did not know by whom
but he supposed it was done by Gen
MahOno
Editor Mitchell called attention I,
the fact that vacancies could onlv b,
produced by death, resignation or re
moval by the same power that elected
the Third Congressional District com
: mittee When vacancies occurre,
!. they have TO be filed by the State Ex
ecutive Committe.
Il THEY WE'RE NOT DEAD.
Il acclaimed that neither he nor NJ,
. -outhward were dead, nor had resign
q ed and insisted that he was a membe
| of the committee and declined to b
q placed in the role of contestant
II A letter was read from Gen Mahon
y to Mr.. Knight saying that the vacaI
n cies on the committee from the di
x trict had been filled
81 Mr. Mitchell called for the offici
minutes of the meeting OF the Execl
Is tive Committee where the vacancy hs
le been filled in accordance with the pa
- ty law
1t Secretary Rogers said they were n
in existence
Editor Mitchell insisted that Ge
Malone had been enormously inforr
ed that vacancies existed where the
re were none.
is The committee proceeded to the G.
s. sideration of the contest in the 4
District 1t was evident that the we
of known machine movement was in G
as Grafton The committee report
he ! against Messrs Southwark and NJ
he chell by a vote of to 2.
It THE ARGUMENT BEFoRE THE coMxIrrI
ye- In the 4th District it reported again
Senator Flannagen and Mr. Boswe
ais The matter was warmly discuss
lat when the committee made it's repo
ag An hour was allowed for discussi,
en en- minutes to each contestant a
fifteen minutes to the committee.
ro- Senator Flanagan made a brillii
zen and impassioned speech in favor of
his claims. Gen EdRar Allan champi,
has ed the cause of Messrs Turner 3
to Harris, while Alderman Mitchell
the fight in the behalf of himself q
ere Mr.. Southwark Col James D. Brs
ght and Judge 6ener supported Edi
.u- Mitchell.
lew It was nearly three O'Clock whel
up. vote was reached.
NY
ers THE ALDERMAN WINS.
The committees report was rejec
by q vote of 10 to 2. Col. Brady Il
moved that the name OF John Mitch
Iust Jr. be entered upon the -oll. This
the agreed to and the name ] w. Sou
Try. ward was reinserted in the same m
oro ner.
was Messrs Flanagan and Bosley v
call defeated and the committees rel
ips' | in their case adopted
The colored members OF the comI
ops, tee were Messrs. r. Alexander. !
the ington Nv. H Hayes. jeffrey; z
rec Bland. Prince George Caesar Perk
Clifton Forge T. @ Walker, Glou
pow ter. @ H.; A Humbles, Lynchhl
Dris- Peter Blount. Smithfield and ia
not A. Fields, Esq of Newport News.