Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-20
MEET HERE TONIGHT
STATE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE
no ASSEMBLE THIS EVENING.
BIG FIGHT FOR The CONVENTION,
Delegations to Press the Claims Oh
Rfchmond, Lynchburg, Ronnoke'
Norfolk, ana Aevpors Ne"s"'
y-c,v Members In Town Yet.


holding the gubernatorial conventioH'
and also to decide upon what basis dele
gates thereto shall be elected.
Tho attendance will be large, from all
appearances, and the session promises 10
be a long and interesting one. There VIII
he a big fight for the convention, and the
claims of Richmond. Norfolk, Newport
News. Lynchburg, and Roanoke VIII be
strongly pressed.
The following weli-known Democrats
7 constitute the committees:
First District-W. ID. Quesenberry, l..
r Smith. r. L. Allsworth, J. Boyd Sears
and c. b. Jones.
Second District--C. T. Dey, f. Thomp-
son. J. T. Duke, j. +. Bryant and W.
J storrs.
Third District-E. L. c. Scott, Simon
solomon Philip V. Cogbill, Henry l..
| Garter. and Marion l.. Dawson.
Fourth District-George J. Hundley'
Francis r. 'Lassiter, Thomas \. Williams
A. King. and sydney p Epes.
Fifth District-R. a. James, w. G. Mul-
Inns. II. l.. Martin, 3. y. Hatcher, ana
j. * Fulton.
Sixth District-W. W. Watkins, w. T.
Fitzpatrlck. 5. +. Jones, w. ii. Calhoon'
and O l.. Stearns.
Seventh Distrlct-Wingdeld Liggett, a.
C. Carson. Marshall Mccormick, 7. >.
| Martin, and J. y. Breneman.
Eighth Dstrict-Leonard Marbury'
! Charles p Jenney, G.. ). =. Triplett'
| Granville Gaines, and w. IL. Bibb.
Ninth District-W. f. Buchanan, r. 7.
Irvine. A. NJ. williams, Jack Winston,
and T. 4. Lynch.
Tenth District-Edward w. Hubbard,
| 4 w. Finch. w. +. Allen, Joseph But
ton, and William "A. Anderson.
WHAT Is TO BE DONE.
The first thing the committee will have
TO do is to decide upon the time ana
! place for the convention, and some day
| i'm August will as has been customary
probably be set as the time. The city III
which the convention shall be held IS the
point over which the greatest fight VIII
be made.
some few Of the committeeman have ar
rived I'm the city, and the great bulk OF
them will come in this morning. Ihe
greater portion Of them are stopping az
! Murphy's Hotel, or rather will stop there
and as a result all Of the delegations from
the various cities bidding for the conven-
tion are making their headquarters there,
in order that they may be as near as
possible to the committeeman. Delega-
tions have already arrived from Nor
folk. Roanoke, Lynchburg, and Newport
News. and their numbers will be greatly
augmented by arrivals to-day.
TALKING UP THEIR CITIES.
Those on the scene last night We're
busily engaged in talking up their re-
spective cities and in setting forth their
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large convention is concerned. Roanoke
has the largest delegation on hand,
those here in the interest Of that city
| being Messrs. y. =. Staples,
W. p. Dupuy. j. H. Cutchin.
NJ. J. Coleman, A. b. Antrim
VI. H. Clayton, Professor \. X. Handy.
Elias Mahoney. and 5. 5. Brooke. There
will come from the Mushroom City to-
day Messrs. j. Allen Watts, l.. Looka-
bill J. Neral, Mayor W. X. Andrews
| James r. Terry. James =. Wood, John
! A. Wilson. j. j. Casey, Levi VIII, w. f.
Bryant Palmer ST. Clair, A. B. Ham
| mond. and Ray b. Smith These gentle
men represent the Roanoke City Council,
the Citizens Committee, and the Demo-
| cratic City Executive Committee. They
will set forth in the State Committee
meeting tonight that Roanoke has am
ple hotel accommodations for the dele
I
which il will offer as a convention hall,
which has a seating capacity Of l,SJ0.
From Norfolk Hon. Merritt Z. Cooke
and CAPTAIN Oscar r.. Edwards are the
only two of their delegation who are
| thus far on the scene, but they are
| losing no time in talking Norfolk up.
| They set forth with great earnestness
the facilities their city possesses Tor
hsndling the convention, and say II the
e sr.1l tnIW
| will place Armory Hall. the largest pub
lie hall south Of Baltimore. at their dis
posal. There will come from Norfolk to-
| day TO ioin Messrs. Cooke and Edwards
CAPTAIN 4. p Thorn and Messrs. Her
bert l.. Smith; s. $. Nottingham, editor
Of the Landmark; NJ. Glennan, editor or
the Virginian; Henry V. van, editor OF
the Norfolk Dispatch; Joseph @. Fiveash,
editor of the Public Ledger; a. III.
Grandy. editor of the Pilot; Congress
man ". A. Young. Hon. W. e. Foster,
and Thomas t. Wilcox.
PROMISE PLENTY TO EAT.
Hon. II. II. Powell and r. G. Bickford,
OF Newport News, are the only repre-
sentatlves Of that city who have thus
far arrived. but there will come to-day
Colonel c. NJ Braxton, c. A. Ashby
Harris l.. Morse, and d. G. Smith. These
gentlemen will promise the committee 10
give the delegates 10 the convention
royal time and to feed them on crabs
and fresh fish.
Iynchburg's delegation has not yet ar
rived. but will come in this morning.
Senator John w. Daniel, who will be
their spokesman. Will come on from
Washington to-day and meet them.
Lynchburg's claims were. however be-
inc looked after in a quiet sort OF way
| II "
informed the Dispatch reporter that the
largest warehouse In the State, which
was fixed UP for a meeting hall some
time ago. would be set apart for the
use Of the convention il the Hill City
were selected.
THE BASIS OF REPRESENTATION.
1t will take a very large han to seat
the convention as the basis Of represen-
tation to be fixed by the committee will
| rrobablv be one delegate 10 every 100
voters in the State who cast their ball
lots for William J. Bryan. Mr.. Bryan's
vote was $4,000. and that would make
| tba representation in the convention
1870. In the last gubernatorial conven-
tiou which was, by the way. held In
this city. there were 1850 delegates, the
representation being then based on
! Cleveland's vote in the state. which was
| 10000. Since that time, however VT
einias election laws have been changei'
a more complicated ballot system has
been put in vogue. and lhougn as many
votes were probably cast for Mr.. Bryan
! as for Mr.. Cleveland. great many more
| were thrown out because OF Irregular
marking, etc.
The members of the State Central Com
mittee are slow In arriving in the
eitv. Thus far only Messrs. 5. Il. Jones.
OF Roanoke; O. j. s.erns, OF Salem; II.
q Mullins. OF Martinsylle; ". T. Fltl-