The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-03
FOR HONEST ELECTION LAWS
The Fair Election Convention
Meets in Petersburg,
The Plan of Organization for the Con-
duct of the Canvass in Behalf OF
the Nom Partizan Honest Elec-
ton Law Was Adopted by
This Conference.
Special Dispatch to the virginisn.

PETERSBURG, Va, Aug. 2.--The
''houest election" conference djourned
lnst night to 10 O'Clock this morning,
but 1t was 40 when Chairman Blu.
ford raped the body to order, aud
said he had Just come from tho commit.
teo which WAS considering the non.
partisan election law. mud no had been
asked by some members OF tho com
mittec TO formulate an amendment or
substitute tor portion Of the bill thew
were considering. Tho sugpestiun,
MIR. Buford sal he had mndr, met the
approval of lumber of the committee.
Mr.. Bulord said AS the COMMITTEES
wonld bo considering the bill for some
time he would nsk that some geutle.
mnn take the chair until he could be
heard on tho substitute he had pro.
posed.
Mr.. :. Brown Allen said it was not
usual Ia discuss report while it, WAS
In tho hands OF the COMMITTEES, and he
moved that the conference adjourn
until the committee was ready to re.
port. Gen. Walker favored the sug
gestion made by MIR. Alien aud tic
conference adjourned until 2 O'Clock
p. III.
When the conference reconvenod al
2:3o O'Clock Chairman Il. =. Bnford,
said ms there may bu some matters TINT
he might wish to discuss he would ask
Col. Thomas Gioode TO take the chair.
Col. Goode suggested TINT some one
else be cuIled To the CHAR. MIR. j. y.
Morton was thereupon called to The
chair.
Zen. Field, chairman of the commit
lee appointed To formulate Il uun.pHr.
tiZan election law, sand his committee
was realty tn report.
Capt. j.. h. Cooke suggested that
the committee on plan OF organization
should mhko ITS report first MIR.
Haskln Hobson, chairman of The com.
miltee, thcrcupOn submitted the fol.
lowing report which wns adopted:
PLAN or or3ANIlArIoN.
For tho conduct of the cauvass in
behalf Of the nou.pnrti2nn honest
election law adopted 10y this con
ference.
|. There shall ho four persons, Col.
j. Il. Miller, T.. +. liuiord, W. T..
simpson and Col. j. Hampton Hoge.
who shall bo State steering committee,
charged with uil matters pertaining to
the conunct Of The cnuva,s, and especinllv
with power to decide and designate III
ease oi controversy who Is tho cnndi
date that the friends OF the law ought
IT, support. md that such candidates
Including those where there liz 10 con
troversy nre suitably pledged to the
proper support OF The same, nnd tho
sad cnmmittee Is charged expressly
with tie dnty of designating q persou
ia any county and corporation of the
state not named 10y this conference.
who shall be charged with the supreme
control aud conduct of tie canvass III
nuy such county or corporation.
IL, The persons named by this con.
ference nnd who may he named, us
provided IN the preceding section OF
this plan OF organization, shall be
charged with tho organization OF their
respective counties nud cOrDoratious.
aud the immediate conduct Of the can
vass therein, unless or until relieved oi
duty by nu improvised county or cor.
poration Organization BY the friends uf
the proposed law adopted by this con.
ference, and IN the event of such au
organization the same shall be
promptly reported 10 the State steer.
lug committee.
Mr.. T.. +. Buford said he was much
obliged to the conference for pnttluv
nun oh tuO SubI Luiltet, lll lie ulu not
think he should be on it first because of
bis youth, and secondly because he
was 30 situated with his own
business that 1t would he Impossible
for him to serve on tho committee. He
would. however, be willing to do all he
could III the way of stump speaking,
etc. Mr.. Buiord suggested that srme
one else bo placed on the committee in
his place. lie thought Captain h. Il.
Cooke would be a suitable person to
put IN his place. Mr. |. ID. G. De.
Jarnette began to discuss the bill.
when he was Informed hy the chair
that discussion OF the bill was not i'm
Order. ] he question before the con
ference now was the Resignation of Mr..
Buioid AZ Il member OF tho committee.
one OF the delegates suggested that
the name of Gen. James c. Walker be
placed on the committee in place of
MIR. Hampton lloge. Mr.. Iloge ad-
dressed the council briefly and said he
mnoh preferred for Gen. Walker to be
put III his place. Gen. Walker was
thereupon substituted for MIR. Hoge
and the resignation of MIR. Buford was
not accepted. Gen. D. q. Field, chair
man Of the committee to formu-
late nou.partisan election law,
III addressing the conference, said the
committee had discharged it's duty.
The committee did not claim that It's
work was perfect, but 1t had discharge d
its duty. The committee had heard
tho oral statemants of sevaraI oactla