The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-25
The WORK COMPLETED YESTERDAY
adjournment of the State Re.
publican Convention,
AFTER Eiecting AIternates Mt Largo to tho
st. Louis Convention, Presidential,
Electors ut Large and Adopting Plan
ofParty Organization, with Important
Chsnses-state Committee Reduosd
From Fifty to Thirty Members.


worn-ous by last nights long session,
the delegates to the Republican State
convention were late in rising. At 10
| o'clock the hall contained not over 200
people. AT 1920 Chairman Lamb called
the convention to order nd nominations
for alternsies at large to st. Louis were
| proceeded with.
Gen. Edgar Allan In secondinp the
nomination Of State Senator w. M. Elan
sgAn said his candidate bore upon his
head the mark OF blow struck by man
from behind, who would have sssassi.
mated the Senator for his boldness in de.
nouncing election frauds. This express.
sion caused great demonstration In
honor OF Mr.. Flanagan. There were
some ten or twelve persons placed I'm
nomination. Senator Flanagan was
elected by acclamntion.
a recorded vote by districts was taken
ios the three remaining alternates.
When the vote WAS announced Msior
Joseph Walker, OF Chesterfield, entered
q vigorous protest, com planning that
morgan Treat had voted the Third dis
flct a. whole, when he had no
authority to do SO. Mr.. Treat replied
and the convention refused to order
another vote.
oesse Sammons, colored, of Char
lotsesvilie; j. B. Gardner, of Bedford,
ana d.. N. Lewis, colored. OF Norfolk.
were elected slternateH. j. l.. Gleayes.
OF Wythe; Rev. A. P. Funhhouser. of
Rockingham; P. W. Strother, OF Giles:
warren s. Lurty, were placed in nomi.
nation for electors at large, and Lurty
| ana Strother were chosen.
capt. y. K. Hine presented the report
OF the committee on party organization.
The reading of the paper was given olose
attention az 1t WAS generally understood
tnat tne hnti-Lamb people would take
advantage OF this opportunity to make
war Oh the State chairman. The inn
portent changes are these:
The State committee Is reduced from,
hfty to thirty members; mem beers OF the
committee are to be elected by Con-
gressional conventions; the committee
Is TO have an executive committee of
four, to be elected by the State commit
tee from outside that BODY; An
aRgrieved party is to have the right of
appeal from the chairman and executive
committee TO the State COMMITTEES.
Congressional committees are to consist
city. "AN
The plan also makes changes in the
county, city and precinct organisations.
Capt. Hine said the changes made were
along the line Of enlarging the power of
voters to manage their party affairs,
ana he believed 1t was calculated TO re-
move friction. Fl. D. r. Bailey, of
washington county, fought for Q re-
| committal.
Col. Brady, an anti-Lamb leader.
made rousing speech for change in
the present plan of organization and
supported the report. while the Allan
Waddill faction cheered him on. Col.
kives, OF Charlottesville, urged con-
sideration of the plan submitted. He
did not think too much power should he
placed In the hands OF one man. j. s,
Browning opposed the motion to re-
] commit.
Senstor William M. Flanagan. OF
Pownatan, urged the adoption of the
report OF the committee and said that IL
would prevent discord In the future. A.
ID. Dickinson, Of Smythe, followed and
opposed tho adoption of the report.
An amendment was onered tending 10
prevent confusion by continuing in
power conversational nominations al.
ready made" This amendment was
accepted by the committee and on mo-
ton OF Col. Brady the report "a amended
was adopted smid tremendous applause.
Ihe convention then, ut $3.50 D. m.,
adjourned sine die.
General Allan tainted.
Gen. Edgar Allan after making @
speech In the convention to day tainted
from nervous exhaustion due to long
mental and physical strain in working
up the Mckinley forces. He WAS taken
home to Richmond on the train this
afternoon, In semi conscious condition
and tonight is recovering. The plan of
organization adopted by the convention
insures his remaining as chairman of
Richmond city.