Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-10-09
The CONVENTION.
CONTINUED from First PsgeD
CHANGE OF PLANS .

The plan as amended provides that
the State chairman who shall be elect
ed by the State convention shall hold
office until the next succeeding cOnven-
ton and until his successor is elect d.
That the State Executive Committee
shall be composed of fou members,
one from the southwest, Valley Pied
mont and Tidewater divisions, respec-
lively. That the State Committee
composed of three members from each
Congressional district shall be elected
by the State Convention from nomina-
tions made by delegates from the va
ri0us districts. That each county
committee composed of the county
chairman and one member from each
voting precinct shall be elected at any
regular convention called to nominate
candidates for office and the same plan
be followed as to the city committees.
Section of the old plan, providing
that any chairman or member of the
foregoing committees may be removed
from office by a two-thirds vote Of 9TH
or members is stricken out.
ANNUAL CONVENTION.
The old plan empowers the State.
| Committee TO fix the time and place Of
all State Conventions. The new plan
provides that there shall be State
Convention of the party held at least
five weeks preceding every general
election for Governor of the State and
four weeks prior TO the meeting of ev-
cry national convention to nominate
candidates for President and Vice
President of the United States and it
shall be the duty of the State Commit
tee at least sixty days prior thereto to
convene and fix q time and place for
/ such convention.
If in any case the State Committee
shall fail to act, it shall be the duty of
the State chairman to tx such time
and place.
But the right of the party to assem-
BILE in State Convention shall not be
defeated or denied by reason of the
| failure or refusal of the State Commit
tee and State chairman to act in the
premises"
The concluding section provides that
when any district, city or ccoun-
ty committee shall fail or refuse to dis
charge their duties under this plan
/ the Executive Committee shall have
power to call convention to be held
IN such district. county or city and
such convention shall be empowered
l to nominate candidates and re-organ-
ize the party in such place, as seems
the convention shsll deem best.
STATE CHAIRMAN.
The nominations of candidates was
next in order, and the name of Colonel
William +. Wickham was placed in
nomination by DIR. Webb. of Rocking
ham, for the State Craftsmanship
Mr.. Turner h. Hickman and Jacob
| Yost of Staunton, were also nominated
but both withdrew in the interest OF
harmony.
The nomination of Col. William
Wickham for State Chairman, was ably
seconded by Mr.. John Mitchell Jr., OF
the 3rd District. The cry OF Mitchell !
Mitchellii Mitchelllil was heard from
the throats of enthusiastic men and
amid roar Of applause. He eulogized
Col. William + Wickham and spoke in
complimentary terms of Col. William
Lamb. tCheers.) he stated that Col.
Wickham was young man and was
Just the one to carry the olive branch
of peace ard thereby bring about har-
mony in the party. He urged all mem
bers of the Convention to vote for Co..
Wickham and concluded his address
amid q storm of applause.
| Colonel Wickham was chosen by ac-
clamation. He accepted the honor IN
a short speech, piedging himself TO the
party. In a stirring speech Mr. Hack
man then placed in nomination Tor
Governor p atrick II. McCaul, of Culs
pepper. DIR. ]. b. Webb, of Rocking
ham, nominated Captain Warren y.
Lurty, OF Harrisburg. Mr.. w.
Thomas, of Roanoke, presented the
name of Colonel William Lamb. Col.
Lamb, however, declined in emphatic
terms to accept the nomination.
Mo'cAULL FOR GOVERNOR.
Nominations were then closed, and
call of the roll resulted in the nomina-
ton of Captain p. III. McCaull, the
vote being 502 for that gentleman
as against 1855 for Lurty.
Mr. A. l. Woodwork, OF Norfolk,
moved that the nomination be made
unanimous, and the motion was car
ried. Captain McCaull was vigorously
called for, and returned thanks for the
| honor.
81 want to serve notice now on the
Democratic party" he said, that Pat
McCaul is in the saddle. want to
serve notice on my warm friend. j
Hoge Tyler, that / shall ask division
of time with him, and If he gets the
toe ache, let them tot out Senator
Daniel and Pat McCaun will meet
him "
Captain Lurty, the defeated candi-
date, next addressed the convention,
thanking both those who voted for him
and those who voted against him.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
Colonel O. B. Roller, of Rocking
ham, and Mr.. Robert J. Walker, of
shenandoah, were then placed in NOM
inatiou for Lieutenant Governor. Mr..
Walker, however, declined the honor
and Colonel Roller was nominated by
reclamation.
For Attorney General Captain War
rem s. Lurtv was nominated, aud Col. |
James Lyons was presented to the con |
vention by Colonel 4. I. Hubbard in a |
highly eulogistic speech.
He has the blood of Patrick Henry |
in his veins, he said. I'VE can't get |
better stock than that"
The nomination of Captain Lurty |
was withdrawn and Colonel Lyons was /
nominated by acclalnation.
II pledge you my word, said Colonel
Lyons in accepting the nomination,
THAT will in this campaign, as in the
last, uphold the banner of Republican
ism by every means in my power.
BowDRN DEcAPITATED.
Mr.. A L. Woodwork, of Norfolk,
then presented q resolution setting
forth that whereas National Commit
teeman George 4. Bowden had proven
to the Republican party and
had voted for Democratic candidate
last fall and had given aid and COM
fort to William A. Young in his con-
test in the second district, that he be
from the National Commit
tee and that Colonel R. T. Hubbard be
put in his place.
The resolution concluded by express
ing the opinion that the patronage in
each district should be given to the
candidates for Congress
last fall and that the President be
asked to so direct.
Mr. Woodwork made a speech ar
Ranging Mr.. Bowden severely, after
which the resolutions were adopted.