The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-05-23
SOME KIND WORDS.
What the Press Has to Say About
the Selection of Roanoke. L

The selection of Roanoke by the State
Democratic committee as the next place
for holding the State. Democratic con-
ventlon was largely due to the earnest
ness and vigor with which the delegation
from Roanoke went about it's work to
secure the convention.
The same spirit of energy and enter
prise which has made their city the Magic
City OF the Southwest characterized their
efforts.
Twenty-Five men left their business
and travelled nearly 200 miles to ask that
the convention be held there, and it is
quite safe to say that they had done n
good deal CT work before hand in canvass
ing the members of the State committee
with the view of convincing them that
Roanoke was the place at which the con-
vention ought to he held.
Other cities might claim to he the CEN
tire of the State, it was said, but the
twenty. five men who came from Roanoke
were willing TO testify tibet that city was
the centre of the earth.
And it is this spirit and feeling that
ones city is the hub of the universe that
not only secures conventions, but causes
II city to grow and progress and become
greater in all that goes to make a CITY
great
Roanoke secured the convention not
only because she has every facility to &C.
commodate it, but because her citizens
went about securing il with vim and
earnestness and never relaxed in their
efforts until they had secured their desire.
And SO the Democrats of the common
wealth Will gather next summer in the
beautiful Roanoke valley, in that Young
and progressive. city of the Southwest,
and surrounded by mountain peaks and
inspired by mountain scenery and noun.
tain air. select, along with candidates for
other Offices, the next governor of Vir-
ginia.
Ann it is not too much to say that the
same enthusiasm and earnestness which
character lied the Roanoke delegation in
working for that city as the place for
holding the convention will pervade the
body that gathers there next summer and
Ghat this same enthusiasm and persist.
ence Will continue to perueate the
democracy OF the entire commonwealth
in working for and electing the candi-
dates which that convention will name.
Richmond Dispatch: Roanoke was the
first OF the cities to enter the contest for
the honor of entertaining the convention,
and it worked to that end wisely and
N7ell, winning comparatively easy vic
tory over all competitors. In this matter
Richmond's position was what we ALWAYS
said it would be. Our city extended a
cordial invitation to the convention to
meet here, but made no such active can
vass as the chief contestants did We.
therefore, feel none of the stinCs Of de-
feat. and our delegates will go to Roanoke
confident of having u good time there,
and prepared to enjoy inequalities which
we know will be of the best. We concur,
too, in the view that it is we'll for our
State conventions TO rotate so that,
from time to time, all sections Of the
State may be brought into closer touch
with the party and have opportunity to
see and hear our leaders.
In the hotel corridors and in private
rooms. where little knots of Democrats
were gathered on Thursday night our
next platform was often the subject of
convers alton. So far as we know, there
was no division of sentiment among those
present rs to the propriety of endorsing
and reaflirming the free silver plank of
the Chicago platform, but it was thought
by some of the leaders that it would not
be necessary to endorse and reaitirm the
Chicago platform in it's entirety. Along
this line II. l.. W.. the special corrcspon.
dent of the Washington Post, teleyraphs
as follows:
Talks with members of the State com
mittee tonight indicate that the next
Campaign in the State will he fought over
the silver question. This is vcry largely
because there are no local issues OF i'm.
portance in the State. and also because
the Legislature elected with the governor
next fall will choose n successor to Sen,l-
tor Daniel All the leaders of the party
favor making the free coinage of silver
issue the paramount one in the campaign.
The Chicago platform will be reaf1irmed.
Senator Daniel, when asked tonight
by the Post correspondent whether the
platform would be endorsed in it's en-
tirety, replied that he believed IL would
be. IF, however, he added, there should
be any question about bringing in extra
neous matter, we will simply reafiirm the
platform and single ont for especial at.
tention the four principal planks--siIver,
tariff, income tax, and trusts. Those are
the dominant ISSUES and upon them WEI
will make our lght.'
"There is II belief among some of the
Democrats that If government ow ners',ip
OF railroads and the condemnation of the
supreme court are again emphasized some
disadvantage to the party may result"
AT II meeting of the Democratic State
committee in Richmond, the only tight
made was rs to the location of the con-
vention, the other questions being decided
by almost unanimous votes and with lit
tle discussion Richmond, Roanoke,
Norfolk, Lynchbu:g. Newport News, Old
Point and Staunton were the seven cities
who desired recognition at the hands of
the committee, and lively fight was
made between Roanoke. Norfolk and
Lynchburg-the other cities not being
considered to any considerable extent.
1T took four ballots to decide the con
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