The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-05-19
RICHMOND 1T WORK
NtGho REPUBLICAN RESOLUTIONS,
a Conference sn R,chH,oun ssesoIvaa
In Favor OF Abolition or s.ynciIinRs
nnd sHc7i Disi,osiIion OF 5ratrgu..sS
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Especial Dislatch to The Virgirfan.1s SIS
Richmond, Va, May / s. 1897
Tho ccmmittet appointed last 8niEfltss
ny she Young LIENS Bu3rasss .Aasociaegi
ti"n to present the claims OF Rich nondS
rs u suitable place Mt which to hold thesfsS
state Democratic convention have e.; Risss
ready got ten down to work There Wa All
q conference this morning, and the work
70 DE done was mapped out. Memheraa
OF this committee will look afterSHtfIa&
members Of the State committee oil their
arrlVa! here and will do Il little rnissfon.&
nnry y,,i work before the committee meets.S
Mr.. William NJ. Coulllng, q we'll known b
business man and a good sneak er & fwi1ffs
probably make the formal presen tatforiS
OF Rlchmond's claims before the colnsg
mittec. - siiS S5sis aF5tssss A 81
Several members OF the State corn mi t.SS
Ice are expected here tomorrow nigilt..8
and II Is understood that several OF Sttea
gentlemen who are to present the claif1ists
or Norfolk and Lynchburg will be here
at that time. Il St
y NEGRO CONFERENCE.
There was conference of colored Re-I
puhlicnns held In the True Refornersss e
Hall here at noon to-day The attends
John Mitchell. Jr.. and his folloWe rsi ID
VINO we're expected to participate finaflys
decided to have nothing to do withEtha;i
meeting. The conference was ln{ secret
anu no one was admitted except Those
who signed q certain paper the con-
tents Of which are known only TO those
who participated In the proceedlngs.5
Rev. w w. Browne, the president Of the
True Rcforlncrs. was called on to preside
and James II. Hayes, d lawyer Of thiss
| city. was made secretary. The object
OF the meeting was explained to be- for8
the purpose Of giving expression to d ia-s
content with the Republican leaders
| who we're accused of discrininatingT
against tho negro In making up $8 the
slates for offices. Speeches were made
by Rev. Browne. Nj. N. Lewis, .A..&tT$5yY 81
Harris. and others and a committee on
resolutions was appointed. :52$ fs3 S5 4SsS5
The committee on resolutions reporteag
n plan for q permanent organizat ion &tog
be known as the Negro Protective EAsso4
ciation OF Vire inia.& IT provides 4 for
State and district committees The OBJ
ject Is 10 protect the negroes pollticallyg
and soclaliy. chiefly politically. Long
resolutions were passed setting forth
how the negro had been discriminatory
against. They condemn rape and cpn-s
Isdcmn also lynchlng for this crime The 4
plan OF organization and resolutions
were adopted. a committee OF fifteenS
to walt on President Mckinley and ask
him to recognize the negro bllcans|
In giving out Offices was provided for ss
THE OLD SCHEM u. 5.Ei& ss9fSSSE
During the session Giles B.JaclSson had
his scheme for reimbursing the de-
posttors Of the Freedmen's Savings bank
endorsed. Those who attended the meet
Ing appeared to be very determined SinS
their purpose TO fight the party leaders
until the negroes are given a sharaIofa
patronage. il3 ~
The condition OF Major Lewis Ginter% Is
such as to cause alarm to his frtends!s
| While not a dangerously Ill man. he iss
| suffering from n disease from whicf1yre-s
covery is not likely. It is not thought
| he can live more than three or four
J months His many friends hope hiss
., condition Is not SO serious. and that 9hass
may be spared for many years. f
II Is learned upon very good authority4
| that Thomas e. Stewart: the defauHingS
assistant ticket agent OF the SouthernS
| riilvay In Manchcst ter, isreally William
llawley, who defaulted O. few years ago.
at Jcifcrsonville Inc, for $4,000 sS Hes
was short 5000 in his acco1I Il si!S: :lss
| DEAF II OF MR. c.. OWES Z. .Ess$$4s2s $$s42S
| Mr.. Clarence O. West, Of the mechaIiI,S
cal department Of the Dispatch, 81 died.
this afternoon at the Virginia Hospitals
| He was operated upon for appendfcitiSs
! a few days ago. He was q very popuiarf:
young man. and brother of Mr. c. Is =;
| West, assistant city editor Of he Dis
| patch. 81 IS tIs# 81 II,
a LETTER FROM BRYAN. .3:5s
All the Democratic Presidential elec-s
tors have iu II received 'f:tters from Hori.s
| w, j. Bryan The following was receive
cd by Mr.. J. 6. ;. Hankins esterdny
Lincoln. Mob. May yt12, 1871
Mr i. G. Harkiis: sS;;& sssss sssssa22s
| My Dear Sir--I received on ,JanllsFySa
41th telegram signed by all rhel electorss
Of the State Of .,inia, H announnifigs
| that the twelve votes ofhVirg nia5s had
| been cast for ne. i have been 50 feYa re
whclmed with correspondence and other
work that ! have not been O BILE lie fole
now to acknowledge receipt of this telsassss
gram. 2 s} sSsi
] send a copy Of this letter Ste.s .st ga fss
elector. In order that you ~ lsI3la Be lsiiSssys
my gratitude to the peonleSof stlies9 S eaTass
known as the Mother of Fl snt g. ...sa
and my aprreciatian8of,,th he Bno oaSsssSy}iI
expressed by the electors persanal lfyss sSss,
NJ I feel sure that time t8Wi!J Jiifd Il IA pffh
the position taken nS5byGtil ut einpp raf fssS
partylin 1856, and that sing ii ssIt, q 81
cause shall yet5triumph. IS sfs5
Very truly yours 5S3 SIS
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