The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-23

INC TOW |INU NIINAhiiNIIf tI NftFlf WAS
not idle and. headed by In IS. ~. ueu-
ming the superintendent of public schools
in that county. tlay tried their very best
to bring aH possible influence to bear in
the interest of their candidate. MI JAS
Jordan, of posha'ou.
The convention when % finally met
consisted of thirtr-0ue caudlGates who
were divided ass follows.
Manchester s. Chesterfield, 10, Pow
hatan, 6.
Just before the opening Of the conycn-
ti0n 10 was stated Dog tle friends 0f Mr.
owen that the latter would. besides the
solid Manchester delegation, certainly re-
'ceiYc eight votes from the delegates of
Chesterfield county or sixteen votes IN
an. which would secure him the uOmina-
ton boy one majority
Among the interested spectators who
had come some little distance. were Chair
man j. Taylor ElIyson of the Democratic
state Central Committee. Mr Frank J..
Crump. of Richmond. Capt James j..
Wcrth. of Richmond. Cong.essiuau John
Lamb. Of the Third District Mir Henry
Cohn. Of Richmond, capt Carter llarri-
son. Of Powhatau who. with Mr. Wood,
during The last session OF the Legis'a-
ture. represented this district m the
House of Delegates. and Chairman j.. J..
g. Scott. of the Third Congressional DIS
uict.
The two ROOMS IN the rear Of The big
hall were set aside for conferences iof
delegations of 20 attain tId Chesterfield
counties respectively. and the little room
FOB the rear of that of tle Puwhaian dele
cation was devoted for "a similar purpose
0n the part of the Manchester delegates.
LIST OF DELEGATES
The following BIS list oi the delegates
who were declared t0 De entitled 20 seats
ln the convention by the Committee ON
| Credentials.
Alanchcster-F. ~. Fitzgerald. l.. j..
pool r al Johnson. D.. 81. Betty. n. ID.
owen. b. NJ. Robertson. IS. B. Cox, b..
T.. French.
Powhatan Couty-Dr vs.. II. Henning.
w. S. Goodc W. ID. Soay. vs.. +. kudd.
VIM E schroeder a. NJ. harwood.
Chesterfield -Messrs. Haley Cole John
a. Lester. Wills Moore. Ut j.. =. ,nedl-
| ham. Joseph WiiH'9,on. i ,,.l,,...
IT,, J.. J'u'5. gu. r.t.C mn,
/ D. 49, '' ,r --.i' 90 n ebaf
! S' pa W., ,,1a,eor ~ v Vaughan.
/ ~ a Cboafham.
when MIR. EIlg-on appeared on the plat
form with Chairman Pool ho was greet
| ed with applause DO was almost halle
mast twelve o'clock when Mr. Pool called
| tbe convention to order. and after brief
address wherein he stated that the OBJ
icct of the meeting was the election of
| two DELEGATES to- the House of Delegates.
THE chair then called for % temporary
organization. and on motion of llr Bon.
=. owen. Mr. VIII Moore OF Bon Air.
was elected temporary chairman while
MIR D. A. Fitzgerald. OF Manchester was,
/ on motion of Mr. b. l.. French, selected
| os TEMPORARY secretary.
1 .
recess hoe taken for about five minutes
to enable the DELEGATES Of Manchester.
/ Chosterdeld and Powhatan counties 10
select one member each for the Commit
tees on Credentials. Permanent Orunl-
,afou and Resolutions.
MIR. EIIYSON SPEAKS.
No y N Robertson. of Manchester.
,efered ne an amendment that Chairman
I,ify.on of The state Committee be heard
az, Tbie was AGREED TO-
Ar Fuveon fban steppcd 10 the front
and erots FIN mart ms follows:
! s.you seemed TO have reversed the order
| of min ann always for organization.
and ,cant to sneak 90 YOU ON organization.
Ne have nut I'm nomination a State tick
/ ~ which is $50 strong that our opponents
have decided not 10 uut "a ticket of their
ov., i'm tle 0eld
81, tbo cloeo legislative districts. how
,,.o, ,,n ,yu find q ,,eU-oreanizel and
,i,.,,,,,,,,i,, e,,,tnreJ onrositioD ann
'.',,. e5rr. t,ot a.. have mot the strong
net st.tc ticket tbat the Republicans
.o,,id nominate to dpht AGAINST. for we
are never i'm such GOOD shape as when
,,o Ta,.e an omen foe to dcht. and there
w. ,,,,cb dancer for ms i'm store when we
ma v,itho,t onnosition."
Whom Mr. Fiyson had ended. he was
,r.ctoI Viii, opnlause Mr.. owen then
reroy,ed his motion 10 take d recess.
,..tt,t -, o7ontca
- - l,,,-iioro1,to tir,o for fho Chee-
]. 'ooh 'o'I9''li az ~, 80 ~ 49,
teiheid ueiesd'lo" ~ 'ut"v pr O." "-.'
ment but Ihally lhc luioWIHb I''"iii
mcndauons were made Tor the commit
tees on Credentials, Permanent Organi-
zation. and Resolutions. and at once rati-
6ed bv the convention
GOING TO WORK
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b Cox Manchester T.. Finch. alternate
for w. ID Seay ROwhatan). Julian sale
lCbester6eid1
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