The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-04
Town OF SUFFOLK

p. Harper and b. NJ. Bruce were placed
I'm nomilNatfon for chairman. The las
declined and the name of the second was
finally withdrawn, so Brooks was chosen.
w. III. Arlington. colored. was seeoteti as
secretary of the county committee. After
a prolonged contest John Ivey, colored.
was named as a member of the district
comIn16ttee from Nansemond county.
q. III. Causey, Jr., offered resolutions en-
9orsing the platforms of the State and
National conventions, and she c,sndidacv
of MCKINLEY ard Hobart. On Col. l.. p
Harper's suggestion the delegates to tn
Hampton convention were instructed to
stand by and support the nomination OF
c. H. Causey, Jr., Cor Congress.
CONVENTION NO. ..
Immediately after the first convention
adjourned c. w. Lassiter proclaimed In
n loud voice that another-a Republican
convention-wou1d then ne held. n l.,
Boush was made chairman. and r.. l..
Wooodward was selected as secretary.
The chairman. In his speech of ac-
ceptance, said hhat the first was not n
true Republican convention and he
could not endorse their action, When
he went home instead of leaving words
OF announcement he could offer nothing
but despair.
w. a. Boyd. colored. who stood by the
first convention. got on a bench and for
n time had things his own way. sum
portcrs clustered around him and while
he denounced the boilers they cheered
Justify and the business of No. was at
n standSt:ll. Some of the language used
would not make appropriate headlines
for Sunday School articles His friends
gave threee rousing cheers and he re-
tired from the hall sounding the con-
demnation of the alleged holtcrs
Col. Harper cndenYored to allay the
feeling which had arisen and tried to
placate the factions. He asked for the
authority of No. .. Jordan Thompson,
co!ored. spoke for them and said he,
tCol. Harper). had no right to lnterro-
gate their motive-he would know In
Hampton. The Colonel persisted but
THOMPSON remained firm and declined to
answer him.
While the nominating committee was
out b. b. Dumville made a speech in
which he denounced No. / I'm scathing
terms. 1T did not represent Republi-
can principles" ne said, and with few
exceptions the delegates We're not fit to
be there. they will turn traitors and sell
out" The following elections were
made:
vile. r. NJ. Bruce. r. L. Woodward, A.
1. Harrel c. w. LassIter. John r.
CowlinE.
Alternates-J. P. Tate, Thomas Reed,
Jordan Thompson, Charles H. Hill,
Larry Jones, John Boone. Frank w.
II. p. Brooks was elected county chair
man and George l.. Barten secretary.
BASEBALL TUESDAY.-There will
be n game of ball Tuesday afternoon be-
tween the locals and the Stonewalls, of
Norfolk. The visitors are said to be
COMPOSED of some goood material and a
pretty game may be expected. The con-
test will be called at 4:30.
Jim Brouch was this afternoon taken
from the county Jail here and carried to
Norfolk county, where there are three
warrants against him.
The Tom Smith camp of Confederate
Veterans will have an important meet
ing Tuesday night. The commander
asks for full attendance of members.
DR.. ]. H. Mapp, of Buena Vista, Va,
was to-day in Suffolk visiting old
friends.
Thomas Harps was this morning fined
, 40 for being drunk and asleep on the
street
The game which Suffolk played in
| Hampton Saturday resulted in a tie af-
! ter eleven innings-9 to9
| Schooner Richard Cromwell, Thomas
sailed to-day for Washington with lum-
| Der from A. r. Crainer.
NJ. G.. Lassiter returned to-day from
| Richmond where he passed Sunday
with friends.