Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-01
OUR STATE POLITICS.
MEETINGS AND CONVENTIONS IN
VIRGINIA YESTERDAY.
he PENINSULA DEMOCRATS.
Two Nominations Made mt Williams
burg-PitfsyIvanin Populists Name
Candidates for the House-RepubIi-
can Senatorial Nominee Declines.

| WILLIAMSBURG, VA. September o.
| Especial. 1.-The Democrats assembled here
| in full force to-day to nominate candi-
date for the House OF Delegates from the
| Peninsula District. Instead OF holding
one convention, as was the full intenti)l
of the Powell men, two conventions were
| held-one in the courtroom and the other
| in the Brick Hotel. Admission to the
courthouse was denied to all except upon
a ticket from Mr.. d. G.. Smith, Hubbard
supporter. TO which objection was made
by the Powell men upon the ground that
he had no authority to issue tickets. DIT
that such power was lodged only In the
hands of the chairmen OF the cities ana
counties In the district. A committee then
waited upon the County Judge. who was
near by, 10 find out IL he had authorized
the doors of the courthouse to be locked
against the peoples representatives. the
Judge replied that he had nothing to do
with the convention. but had turned the
courtroom over to Mr.. Dug. Smith,
member of the committee, and -
would ratify what Mr.. Smith did. IT,
committee then made its report. and there
being no intention on the part OF those
having the building in charge to open the
doors. the county and city chairmen were
then appealed to. They at once met.
Those present were DR.. Moncure, iron
Williamsburg; A. j. Barnes, from jams
City; Lemuel Barnes, from New Kent,
and w. f. Barrett, from Newport News,
representing a majority OF the chairmeh
in the district. They reported that the
legislative convention should be held Ia
the Brick Hotel, on Main street, Will
liamsburg.
POWELL NOMINATED.
The delegates from Newport News,
Charles City, New Kent williamsburg
and Peouoson District. York county as
sembled in the Brick Hotel and organized
by electing r.. G.. Bickford permanent
chairman and H. d. Cole secretary. lion.
Thomas Temple Powell, Of Newport
News was nominated for the House ol
Delegates. receiving thirty-five votes TO
two for Mr.. w. II. Moss. also of Newport
News The nomination was afterwards
made unanimous.
Mr.. Powell appeared before the conven-
ton and accepted the nomination in n
beautiful and well-delivered speech. and
was frequently CHttlfls WI. -hSoHf -'''
c. p. Armistead, Senator Manly Barnes,
and e. c.. Madison were among others
who spoke.
The Committee on Resolutions reported |
the following. which were unanimously |
adopted:
We endorse the Chicago platform first, |
last and all the time. and recommend |
that Hon. John w. Daniel be sent to the |
United States Senate as his own success
sor
The convention then adjourned.
The courthouse Hubbard party nomi-
mated Mr. ]. f. Hubbard, denying admis-
sion to all not holding tickets from Mr..
Dug. Smith. Representatives Of the press
were also shut out. although they held
press tickets. the doors of the building
being guarded by police.
The call for this convention was the re- +
suit OF a meeting Of the county and city
,hairmen of the district. held at Lee Hall
August "a. 1897. and the basis of repre-
sentation was fixed at one delegate for
every fifty votes, or fraction thereof.
EAST in the O'Ferrall election. York
which was for Hubbard elected
more delegates than she was entitled 10,
Ill of whom were given tickets of admis-
sion.