The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-29
REPUBLICANS CONFER
The Meeting of The Republican Slate Com
mittee Held Yesterday Afternoon.
PROMINENT REPUBLICANS PRESENT.
stauntOn Secures the state Couvcu.
tiOm-T thursday. April a1,h. Named
Rs the Day-Thc Dates of the Eis-
trict Conventions Xamcd-Rusi.
ness of te,c Meeting.

The Republican State Committee met
III the Real Estate Exchange yesterday
ut II M, With Col. VIM. Lamb presiding
ana Capt. Asa Rogers and Major r. T.
Walker as secretaries The following
were present:
Executive CCmnittce-Coloncl VIII
liam Lamb. Gen. 'Stith Eplllng, MIR.
Aivah II. Martin.
First District MeA;rs. T.. +. Ores
ham, Josephus Trader. ". w. Ashhy,
George Il. Windcr AMI 4. Z. Walker.
Second District-Alcssrs George f..
Bowdcn. John J. Dyer. a. c. Pcachy.
James a. Field and Z. T.. Blount
Third District--M essrs. j. ~. South
ward. Joseph Walker. I'D. Waddill and
w. 4. Knight.
Fourth District-Messrs J. L. Raw
lings w. Il. Hayes II. u. Bland. S. y.
Gillian and John II. Boswell
Fifth District-Messrs c. w. Jones.
J: NJ. Parsons. c. T. Barksdalc and w.
Is. Grown.
Sixth District-A. S. Ashbury. w. H..
Faulkner and I. NJ. McLnushlln.
Seventh District-McSsrs l.. S. Wal
ker. J. G. Newman, Il. G. Sims. a. NJ.
Willis. Jr.. and Hiram RcnLhousch
Eighth DistrIct-Aless j. Amber
Brooke, l.. W. Corbctt. c. l.. McCabe.
ii. J. Vale and II. G. i1ldisa
Ninth Dstrict-M essrs A. NJ. Dick
crsnn. Il. II. Mccoy and George w
Blankenshin.
Tenth District -Mcssrs S. Brown Al
len. W. c. Franklin. H. Il. Alexander
and Caesar Perkins.
The following; committee was appoint
cd to fix dates for the State ana dis
tricis conventions: Mcssra. r *. Wall
kerr y. G. Peacliy, judge Waddill. Col
Brady. j. NJ. Parsons. y. S. Ashbury
l.. s. Walker. Parke Agncw. a. NJ. Dick
inson. S Brown Allen
Greetings were. received from several
Republican orGanications after which
the following committee was appoint
ed. to which all resolutions should he
referred: Messrs. W. T.. Craig. G. l..
Bowdcn, II, J. Vale, John Mitchell and
Alvah Martin.
Recess was taken until , y. m. at
which tour ;he E,aly reasscmb,cd ana
the Committee on Calls reported.
Stallnton was selected as the place
lor me State Convention.and Thursday.
APRIL 81 1896. was fixed upon as the
date
The following are the dates fixed upon
for the district conventions:
First neutrality-suspicious. April
18th. l. IN.
Second District-.Newport News. Tues
day, April 2lst. IL m.
Third Observation-Disclosures, April god
L. m.
Fourth misunderstanding April
2lst. II IN.
Firth Observation-Disclosures April Dist.
G u. III.
Sixth Observation-Disclosures April 18Th
II III.
Seventh District-Harrisonbu April
22d, y. m.
Eighth Observation-Disclosures. April 22d.
II m.
Ninth District-Bristol. Friday. April
81. y. III.
Tenth District-Staunton, April ODD
- IN.
The afternoon session was occupied
almost eri.ircly with the discussion of
the best basis for the election of dele
gates. the members being almost equal
~ divided. one part desiring to make
the Presidential vote for 1855 the basis.
and the other the Ciubcrnatorial vote
OF 1889. The matter was debated for
about two hours and II halr. and final
~ concluded by the adoption of the
rate 1f lSSS. The parties who strive for
this latter, pramin"nt among whom
was Hon. George J.. Bowden, ex-Con-
gresham from this district. clnmcd
mat the vote Of SO, owing To the MA
ninulation + the State election officials
and many other Well known reasons
was less than that Of SIS by about 30
coo. AS one delegate is elected 10 Tho
district conventions for every two hun.
Ord votes east in the election decided
UPON as the basis fer ..hc election Of
such delegates, il will he seen ,hat ~
basis adopted will put lao more dell
gates into The STATE convention than
would have been the case had the
ether been selected
The committee took another recess
until o'clock. when a short sc;si n was
held. ut which a call was adoptcd for
The State and district conventions and
the necessary election Of delegates 10
the same. The committee then adiourn-
ed sine die