The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-08
DELEGATES ELECTED
The PhohIhlt1oR-Rsio-m Executive Commit
tee Selected Them a Week Ago.
MASS or THE VOTERS GIVEN NO VOICE,
fhe Leaders OF the Party Tell what
They Know About the Selection of
the Men Who Are To Nominate the
Ticket TO BE Voted For Next Month
Were Only Three Present,

Have the delegates to the Prohibit.
.ion -Reform Convention, which meets
next Monday night, been elected? If
49, now were they elected? If NOT
now ana when will they be elected?"
me published call for the assembling
" oeiesates to the Prohibltion-Reforn
convention next Monday night pro1nnt-
ed this question and yesterday The VIZ
sinian reporters endeavored to secure an
answer. A number of leading Prohibit
aionlsts were seen during the day and
asked for information. Following are
the replies they gave:
Mr. ii. b. Goodridge: at am totally
uninformed, or 1 would tell YOU with
pleasure. did not attend the meeting
Monday night"
Major ID. Humphreys: ct do not
Know thing in the world about it.
me hrst intlmation had that n con-
vention was to be held was what saw
IN the papers this morning l did not
attend the meeting last night. In fact
| have not attended any of the meet.
ings" ~" meet
MI ). n. Brickhouse: II don't know"
Hugh Miller Yes, I was present.
put you will have to see Mr.. Zachary.
the CITY Chairman. 1 am very well sat-
ished that they will be selected in a
manner satisfactory to the Prohibition
REFORM party, and when they do nut :,
ticket In the field. 1t will be highly salts
FACTORY to the best citizens of Nor
folk.
Mayor c. w. Petit: Indeed, do
ings."
Commemorative Attorney e. NJ
nauH: know no more about it than
an Angora goat I have all I can do to
attend to my own business; / AVE at
tended none of the meetings"
MI. Robert Johnston: There IS moth
ing to keep back; nothing secret about
II. but l do not think I am the proper
party to divulge the information you
desire"
Mr.. Johnston was seen by another O.
! porter later and said that the delegates
were selected by the Executive Commit
Tee abou; week ago, but that he could
not give their names
! MI. w. Il. Wilder, of Portsmouth, bust
ness manager of The Pilot: The dele
gates We're selected by the Executive
COMMITTEE after q conference with
representative men from each of the
wards. Brambleton and Atlantic City,
being what was deemed n fair renre
schtation, taking into consideration
their population. There has been moth
ing secret about it. We have simply
made an effort to get the best ma.crIa,
possible. Mr.. Robert Johnston. our Sc
cretary, informs me that quit 4 number
tof gentlemen saw him yesterday and
mad their names listed for of,l.e. Any
man who Is In sympathy with the mo; y
ment is entitled to have his name go
before the convention. am 10, al ill.,
lerty now to divulge the plan OF cam
paign, but You may rest assured that II
Will be n lively one"
MI r. y. Zachary. City Chairman of
the Prohibition Reform party. was
seen by Nirginian reporter last even
ing.
II can not furnish you with a list OF
the delegates" said he. There are sew
Ienty-four of them IN all-siXteen from
the First. Second, Third and Fifth
wards respectively, and ten from the
Sixth ward. these delegates were Sc
Elected on basis of Councilmen-thsti Is
to say there are eight Councilmen from
each OF the first three wards named,
and two delegates were selected for
each of these. Now. there are only three
lCouncilmen from the Fifth and Sixth
wards. respectively The delegates
from these We're selected more on n
basis of population. taking into consid-
Grafton. also. the size and Importance
of these wards
| 1t Will he seen that the committee has
entirely ignored the Fourth ward in
the selection of Delegates and as the
colored men Were largely Instrumental
in electing the ticket two years ago,
they may have something to say.
E%COURAGING REPORT,