Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-25
THE CLOSING HOURS.
Wipd.Uu Of The State Republican
Convention,
or ORGANIZATION.
right over the chanSes-'"''
and r"~'e' the rr'"'-'''''s
raets Regarding the "es
,,,cc-Ailan Frustrated.

.EfTN 4 n
.,,bering Of Republicans came 70 a"
his afternoon when the STATE con-
80, of the party adjourned aiter
l'ns. ssonted a plan Of organization In
81, The power OF appointing the Ex-
..,,.e Committee Is taken from the
-, Of the party and conferred
the state Committee. the mem
,,.r.bip Of the latter being reoneea from
Ss.y 20 thirty, at the suggestion or
-..1,,J Lamb. Under the plan. each
...,.v is 10 be represented in the Con-
,.lssional committees. and the County
.,,,,ees are to be reduced in MEM
,,rsbip while those Of the cities are TO
.,.,st Of two members from each pre-
e.nct
r,. electors-at-large chosen were
r,tfl, ". Strother. OF Giles county, and
,r,rren S. I.ourdy. Of Rockingham, while
,tc alternates elected for the delegates
s,ls~qe were William NJ. Flanagan, of
u...nstan: Washington Gardner. OF Bed
,,r5. j 5. Sammons (colored), Of Char
istesyllle and NJ. NJ Lewis (colored), of
rss following are the district delegates
ss Given out by State-Secretary Asa
Rogers: -
,5mac. T. c. Walker Gloucester. Alter
-ates. j. NJ Griffin. Fredericksburg; W.
Laws. MOntross.
second District. g. T.. Bowden Norfolk;
NJ Smith. Hampton; A. IL. Martin,
portsmouth; Harry Libby, Fort Monroe
srr-nates. Robert Norton. Yorktown;
I,rian Thompson. Suffolk; J. +. Brady
Portsmouth; William Thoroughbred, Nor
0lk
Third District, Edmund Waddill Rich
noud. e. ". Harris, Manchester. Alter
sates. Edgar Allan, Richmond; Il. +.
Robinson. Bostwick.
Fourth District. General Stith Boiling
Pe,ersburg ]. ID. Brady, Petersburg.
Arernates W. II. Green, Lawrenceyille;
Charles Gee. Disputanta.
Fifth District, c. T. Barksdale, Dan
vile. g. NJ Tucker. Hillsville Alter
mates. ". j. Brown, Rocky Mount; w.
b Pedigo. Stuart.
Sixth District. j. NJ Mclaughlin,
Iyachburg; S. E. Sproul, Roanoke. AL
ternates Adolphus Hundley. Lynchburg;
4. X Morris. Bedford.
Seventh District, John Acker Rocking
ham. j. II. Riyes. University of Virginia.
Alterusies. Alexander Mccormick, Briggs;
R. T. Griffith Manchester.
Eighth District. W. Z. G. Shumate,
Calyerton. W. J. Vale. Louisa. Alter
mates. W Il. A. Young, King George;
r L. Mitchell. Alexandria.
Ninth District J. 5. Browning, Poca-
houtas, u. F. Bailey. Bristol. Alter
mates W. T. Kent Wytheville; r. w.
Dickinson, Lebanon.
Tenth District, j. c. Scheffer. Stanton:
z. r. Hubbard, Boiling Alternates,
Willis Carter Sta1nton; a. Stuart James
River.
Though the convention adjourned last
night 20 meet this morning at 10 o'clock,
was near an hour later before the hall
was halt-f.led and the chairman called
the body 90 order The long and tedious
session Of The previous night had COM
pleieiy worn out the delegates, and many
Of them were very tardy in putting in an
appearance.
The first business before the body was
the election OF the four alternates for
the delegates at large. The following
were placed in nomination: T. j. Wilson,
q Clifton Forge; @. l.. Pryor (colored),
Of Norfolk; w. NJ. Flanagan OF Pow
haian; Washington Gardner (colored).
% Bedford. J. s Sammons (colored). of
Charlottesville; James Wilson. of Dan
vile; William Lancaster. of Cumber-
land. and NJ. ". Lewis (colored), of Nor
folk
Mr. Edgar Allan. in seconding the nomi-
nation of MIR. Flanagan, alluded 10
The difficulty in the Senate chamber be-
tween the nominee and Senator Flood,
and the blows the formed received This,
he said is the reward that he has re-
oeiyed for his courageous and manly
dewnciat0n Of election frauds. and his
fIf atN s.F HfFH eli 20.
laws IN the Senate OF Virginia. Let us
honor the man; honor ourselves, and de-
n0unce the assault by electing him by
reclamation.
Mr. Allan had hardly finished speak
ing before senator Flanagan was unani-
mousN chosen as one OF the alternates.
u Was decided 10 take the vote 10 elect
'he remaining three by calling the dis
r.cis. IN a few minutes, when all OF
be districts had reported. the re-
Hli OF the vote was announced. as fol-
ows: Gardner. $50 5-6; T. j. Wilson, $50;
,ammons, 96; Pryor 1865; y. r. Wilson,
3. Lancaster. 2i2: NJ. NJ. Lewis. 46S 1-6.
iai1ner Sammons and Lewis were, ac-
Nrdugy declared elected.
A PROTEST.
Major Joe Walker. OF Chesterfield pro-
Tested against the Third District voting
as unit saying that his county had
been voted by Morgan Trent, without his
having any "say-so" in the matter, or
even being present. He made a motion
20 reconsider the vote by which IL was
aeeided 10 elect by calling the districts,
90 That each county might be called Sc
2araiely but this was lost.
TIE ELECTORS AT LARGE.
The selection OF the two electors at
NFEn r,,aoraafal xtsffh
Fere four names placed in nomination,
they being those OF ]. l.. Gleyes. OF Wythe
county. A. B. Funkhauser OF Rocking
han Philip W. StrOther, OF Giles, and
Warren $. Lurdy. OF Rockingham. These
Eere placed In nomination, respectively,
,y j. $. Browning, Colonel Rives, Carter
VI Souihan. and DR. J. b. Webb. There
Vas some contest between the delegates
Iom The Seventh District In regard TO the
aecton of Funkhauser and Lurdy. both
N Rockingham Or. j. B. Webb, when
ae placed the latter in nomination. de-
slarod that the Seventh District had not
some unanimously FOR any one as elector.
alntn. a colored delegate from Clark
.eln'y, In speaking In favor OF tho nomi-
nation OF burdy, said that the latter was
lhf eolorcd mans friend. and that every
negro delegate in the convention should
tpit Tor him. When the nominations
"eTe declared closed Major Joe Walker
promptly moved that the vote be taken
o} counties. and this time he gained his
point. The vote when announced was
4. follows: Funkhauser. S36 10: Gieves.
- ~ strother. 50; and Lurdy. 397 2-7-
me two last-named. OF course, being de.
ciarei elected
lhe vote Of the Third District was as
follows: Funkhauser. 70: Gleyes. 70:
sirolher, 3, Lurdy. 9. The entire vote
oi richmond city tsD was cast for Funk
hauser and Gieyes