The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-12
SIDNEY P. EPEs CHOSEN
To Lead the Hosts Of Democracy 10
the Fourth Virginia District.
FUSION WITH popUllsrs DISCUSSED.

Colonel Thomas r. Goedc, However.
Refuses 90 Appear lserore tho
Convention Mt. Epen' Ab,e speech
Accepting the Nomination = A
biographical Sketch.
Petersburg. Va, Sept. II (speciaD.-
The Democratic Congressional Conyen-
ton OF the Fourth District assembled
last night a! o'clock In the Corporation
Court room. and was very largely at
tended. The convention was called to,
sitter. j. C. Smith Of Dinwiddie
county. was made temporary chairman
ana Judge Crute. OF Prince Edward
county. temporary secretary. Commit
tees on Credentials, Permanent Organ!-
cation and RESOLUTIONS, consisting of
one delegate from the city of Petersburg,
and each of the counties I'm the district
one hundred and twenty-Iour delegates
were present with no contrasting dele
CATION. The Committee on Permanent
Organization recommended for peru,a-
ncn; chairman Judge j. j.. West OF Sus-
sex county. and MIR. Charles Hall Davis,
of Petersburg. for secretary.
pEoPLE'S PARTY PROPOSITION.
Mr.. r. Il. Lassiter presented the fol-
lowing communication from the Peopie's
party:
Petersburg, Va. Sept. 10, 1896
Hon. II. II. Lassite:, Chairman Democra-
tic Party. Fourth Congressional Dis
trict OF Virginia:
Dear Strive, the Executive Commit
tee of the Peoples Party OF the Fourth
Congressional District Of Virginia, being
appointed by the convention held in
Burkeville on August 20, to confer with
your convention In regard to reuniting
ne silver forces In this district, upon
one candidate, beg to inform your con-
ventlon that we are present and ready
mi rnf,1f ny, L.,
your pleasure to do So Respectfully,
]. Y. ALLEN,
GEORGE w. JACKSON,
F. F.. WEAVER
The convention appointed as the com
mittee TO confer with these gentlemen
are f. II. Lassiter A. D. Watkins. ].
w. Folkes. Robert Turnbull Henry
Mclean. DR.. w. w. Henning, George u.
Smith. L. j. Fason. c. j. Faulkner and
Judge Timothy Rives.
me committee subsequently reported
ITO the convention that the committee of
tine Popultst party had no proposition to
make. except to recommend, that this
convention endorse the nomination OF
Colonel j. Thomas Goode, and your
committee, having maturely considered
this matter deem 1t not advisable 10
make such cndorsation.
Mr.. Il. r. 1.assiter offered the follow
Ing, which was adopted:
Resolved. That Colonel Thomas +.
Goode and his friends be invited to
come before the convention and submit
his claims to the. nomination with the
understanding that he and his friends
abide by the decision OF the convention
me committee called on Colonel
Goode and his friends. Senator Thomas
N. Williams, of Mecklenburg county.
acted rs spokesman OF the committee
The committee subsequently reported to
the convention that they had waited on
Colonel Goode and had exhausted every
effort 10 induce him 10 appear before the
.sf N Tn, Il ,t.s
out avail.
Resolutions were then adopted endors-
ing the candidates nominated, and the
platform adopted by the National Demo-
cratic Convention at Chicago, and es-
pecially the planks of the said platform
favoring the free and unlimited coinage
OF silver and gold at the ratio OF l6 to
L. and that plank favoiing the income
tax. and cordially inviting all others
of the district, irrespective of party az
filat!ons. to unite with them In the sup
port of their ticket.
After the adoption of these resolutions
the convention proceeded 20 nominate a
| candidate for Congress from this dis
| trict.
Those put In nomination were Hon.
| sydney p Epes. OF Nottoway county.
and Captain a. r. Hobbs. OF Prince
George county Mr.. Epes was nomin
| ated.
He appeared before the convention
and in very able speech accepted the
nomination.
NJ Hnrx Chairman and Gentlemen of the
mo man can just lay claim to friends
| more loyal than mine. NO friends were
ever held in higher esteem than are those
who have selected me as their leader in
this Congressional district. Your action
fills my heart with q gratitude cannot
ind words to express; not because ii is
the qualification of mere personal am
billion, but because / believe Ii +, the
recognition on the part OF true Democ-
racy of a life that has been devoted to
its interests. 1t is peculiarly gratifying
be cause II comes upon platform that
can honestly and faithfully support. 1t
comes. too. upon n platform that every
Democrat in the land, every America n
citizen. can go to the people and advo-
| cate. Our Chicago platform is not q
threat TO destroy the value of money. II
is an effort to restore the value OF ali
other forms of property in the land
With all the ability I can command, with
all the courage l may have, with all the
earne stness of my nature, shall enter
this fight for the maintenance of those
principles which maintain constitutional
government and best subserve the true
interest of the great mass of the toiling
people of this land. I shall go thrice
armed: yea, more, ! go armed with 81
cause not only just but righteous. for 1t is