Richmond planet., 1898-04-02


rain, large and enthusiastic body !
of Republicans assembled at Hayes /
Hall, I'd street. under the call of the |
Jackson Ward X publican Organiza- |
tion.
The hall was tastefu1y decorated |
with flags ard bunting and presente q |
a cheering scene in striking contrast
to the dreary condition of affairs on
the outside.
John Mitchell, Jr., the president
called the meeting TO order, after
which b. p. Vandervall, the secretary
called the roll of officers The follow
ing responded to their names: Bsnja-
min Scott, William Winston, Charles
Young, r. J. Christian. Edward Black,
w. s Selden, b. p. Vanderval
The president then stated the object
of the meeting which was. to ex-
plain the issues confronting the Re-
publicsns of the ward. and the necessi
ty of placing a Republican ticket in
the field. he reviewed the situation at
length he announced the following
committee TO confer with the one from
meeting held the night before with
the purpose of securing harmony: b.
p. Vandervali, Benjamin Scott. Ell
ward Black, Charles Young, Benjamin
jackson
THOSE WHO SPOKE.
The committee retired. Speeches
were then INDUCED in by Rev. David
Robinson, Messrs. Solon Johnson, Is
II. Glover, r. i. Richardson, Rev.
Robert Watkins, Messrs. Harrison
smith, Willis Wines. William b. Smith
Richard Brown, Alderman James
Banen.
Mr.. Brown moved that the patriotic
efforts of the head Of the Republican
organization be endorsed. This was
unanimously carried.
In the meantime, the house became
impatient over the delay of the con-
ference committee, being anxious to
adopt or reject the report On motion
OF w. S Selden, it was decided to ap-
point a committee to instruct the con-
ference committee to report at once
The following we're appointed: W =.
Selden, Harrison Smith and Tkaddens
Robinson. They returned with the in
formation that a report would be made
in few minutes.
THAT STRANGE REPORT.
After other speeches, the committee
came in with the following report:
THAT we shall hold delegated con
vention.
THAT we have precinct meetings anC
elect five delegates to the convention.
chat the chairman of the confer
encs call the precincts to meet anS
designate some one to call the same 10
the purpose of electing delegates T.
the convention; 10 elect the presiden
and nominate a ticket, and the SAM
meeting elect precinct officers, and tn
chairman of the conference call tn
convention to order"
The motion to receive was carried
On the motion to adopt, Mr.. Holmes o
the First Precinct moved that 1t b
adopted by sections. The lateness o
the hoar caused this to be lost by
close vote.
CHAIRMAN WINSTON PRESIDED.
John Mitchell, Jr., had vacated tn
chair previously and William Winsto
welded the gavel with ability. MI
Mitchell showed that to adopt that re
port would be t0 vacate the position {
president of Jackson Ward Republica
Organization as far as such a thing we
possible, and to operate similarly u
on the advisory committeeman and tn
precinct chairmen A change of asseI
tence had produced this EFFECT an
he demanded the production of th
original document which he had d'
cided to stand by. There was muc
excitement at the conclusion OF his II
marks, and it was evident that the II
port of the committee on cOnferenC
was doomed.
EXPLANATIONS IN ORDER.
Mr.. John Oliver, the chairman, e.
planned that he had not viewed 1t
that light and others of the committ'
shared in that opinion. In the heat
the excitement, Benjamin Scott aro
and grasped the original resolution
which he had offered in the committ
and presented them as a minority I
port They read as follows:
1--WE beg leave to submit the .follo'
ing: We recommend that the prese
Republican organization OF this wa
-, through it's official head, call meeti
of the ward to assemble in their ssvf
al precincts on the -- day, -
month. 1898, for the purpose of eleC
ing delegates to a ward convention,
be held on the evening or night OF t
dav following the said ward conve
tion and will have submitted to 1t
Question fward president, the eie'
ing of the aforesaid officer, and to no
mate a ticket consisting of one me
her for the board of Aldermen and d
for the Common Council, and TIN
Justices Of the Peace. The action
this body is to be final. and we pied
ourselves TO abide by the decision
these regularly elected representati'
of the people"
THE MINORITY REPORT ADOPTED.
Then it was that the members
the committee arose and explain
their position namely that they fav
ed the resolutions as embraced
minority report, but that other gent
men of the committee would not aRl
to them. Benjamin Scott, Char
Young. John Oliver. B. = Vandervi
Btnjamin Jackson and Edward BID
spoke. The call for the pending gu