Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-08
NO NOMINATION WAS MADE.
seventh District Republicans DO Not
Like Our Election LAW.

LURAY, VA. September 7.-CSpeciaL)-
! The Republican Congressional Convention
! for the Seventh District of Virginia was
| called to order in the courtroom here to
| day at o'clock y. NJ. by c. n. Hoffman,
| Of Luray, chairman Of the District Com
mittee. The roll of delegates was called.
and there We're found 10 be cOntestng
| delegations from Rockingham county.
The Chair held that neither delegation
| from the latter county could vote in the
| preliminary organization, and upon APP
| peal to the convention the decision of The
| Chair was sustained.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
Carter NJ. Louthan, Of Madison county.
and Lewis Willis OF Warren, were placed
in nomination for temporary chairman.
and the former was elected by vote Of
% TO -, and made speech Of acceptance
c. w Wickes, of Newmarket, editor OF
the Shenandoah Free Press, was chosen
secretary.
a Credentials Committee. composed of
one member from each delegation, was
appointed, and a recess was taken to
await the report of the committee Con-
mittee I'm dispOsing OF the Rockingham
contest, and in hearing arguments on both
sides Of the question. II was o'clock or
after before the committee made its re-
port IN favor OF seating the delegation
headed by John Acker, A. p. Funkhouser
and {. NJ. KeeZel, as delegates at large.
MUCH DISCUSSION.
The report Of the committee provoked
4 long and spirited discussion in the con-
yentiOn. DR.. j. b. Webb was the first
speaker In opposition 10 II. He character
lied 10 as an outrage on the party, on the
people, and on justice. He offered as a
substitute for the report the list Of dele
gates. consisting Of -. :. Lewis, w. j.
Points, himself, and others. Other
speakers against the adoption Of the re-
u = Louis and William Hin
ton. The latter said If the Republicans
kept up their divisions the Democrats in
the State would get all the offices.
Speeches in favor OF the report were
made by c. NJ. KeeZel and A. =. Funk
house" The substitute was rejected by a
large .lajOrity OF noes, and the report of
the committee was then adopted unani-
mously.
NO NOMINATION MADE.
one member, with wild gesticulations.
favor OF the adoption Of the constitution.
on Permanent Organization, !
Resolutions, and Nominations were APP |
pointed, and the former, In a short time |
i'm favor Of making the tempo |
rary officers permanent The report was |
adopted
The resolutions reported by the com |
mittee. and affirmed by the convention,
endorse the 81. Louis platform and extOl
President Mckinley as the greatest man
If the age.
The Committee on Nominations sub
nitted a report reciting that owing to the |
election law in Virginia IL was inexpedi-
mt 10 make a nomination for Congress.
md naming an Executive Committee, OF
which G. L. Pritchard, OF Warren, is
and c. Il. Hoffman. Of Page,
secretary.
THE REPORT ADOPTED.
The report OF the committee was adopt
"a, and al about $50 =. NJ the conven-
ion adjourned sine die. The Agnew and
forces were largely In a
in the convention, and the de-
,ate on the report or the Committee on
credentials developed considerable feel
ng and acrimony between the opposing
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