Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-07
tent chairman. and James E. Meriwether

nent chairman, and James f. Meriwethe
retained as secretary.
The following delegates and alternate.
! were elected To the Congressional DIS
trict Convention, TO be held at Hanover
Courthouse tomorrow:
Delegates-Judge Ia r. Lewis, A. c
| Rockecharlie, y. j. Smith, w. J. Tate
C. +. Norman. DIR. +. n. c. Noble. Sam
uel Benedit. Wilson Nash. John M. Elicit
John II. Campbell. Wray T. knight. ia
cob Farrar. William j. Barnett. W. Ia
Griffin, John NJ. Ryall, John NJ. Benson
w. Cary. N. NJ. Bland, II, II. Freeman
Richard Washington, John G. Smith,
Hazekiah Curtis. and W. W. oudly.
"Alterna tes-James c. Gotham. Johnson
Young. James II. Morse, Rowland Yam
| cey. Edward Green. Isaiah White. George
| Baker. Ellis Braxton. b. c. West, b. c.
Cook, James Il. Meriwether, Jackson
Acres, and Edward j. Cook.
NEW CITY COMMITTEE.
1.-THE convention then elected the fol-
lowing committees:
Madison Ward-First Precinct, John II.
Campbell and jacob Farrar: Second Pre-
clnct, Samuel Brown and Lewis Laney,
Third Precinct. Wray I. knight and T..
Il. Walker; Fourth Precinct Edward
Green and W. J. Barnett.
Jefferson Ward-First Precinct, Cla-
renee Smith and DR.. - Il. G. Noble; Sc
Npilu IIfNihINf NdNlNrt ptutuii anu ~ uc
Ransom; Third precinct, Wilson Nash
and Rowland Yancey; Fourth Precinct,
J. NJ. Elicit and W NJ Willis
Jackson Ward-First Precinct, w. w.
Only and George Preston; Second Pre-
cinct Richard Washington and Wash.
Curtis; Third Precinct. Hazekiah Curtis
and j. e. Merwether; Fourth Precinct,
John c.. Smith and Shirley Ellis.
Clay Ward-F1rst Precinct, John l..
Grubbs and r. H. Freeman; Second Pre-
cinct, b. c. West and F. Johnson; Third
Precinct Il. G. Cook and Charles john
son. Fourth Precinct John s. Bethel and
r. w Cary; Fifth Precinct, NJ. NJ. Bland
and Robert Turpin.
Marshall Ward-First Precinct, w. c.
Tate and Jesse Throckmorton, Second
Precinct 4. G. Rockecharlie and n. J.
Smith: Third Precinct, G.. 4. Norman and
John Young
Monroe Ward-First Precinct. George
Baker and William g. Selden; Second
Precinct. DR.. William II. Taylor and
John Anderson; Third Precinct, j. M.
Benson and G. s Forester; Fourth Pre-
cinct, William l.. Griffin and Ed. Thomp-
son: Fifth Precinct, j. w. Foster and
Thomas r. Hopkins.
"Mr. John L. Grubbs was elected on the
Congressional District Committee, and
Mr.. N. j. Smith was reelected city chair
man.
THE following resolution was unani-
mOusly passed. The delegates are here
by instructed to vote upon all questions
arising before the district convention as
a unit The delegates elected Mr. John
l. Grubbs as chairman OF their delesa-
tion. The convention then adjourned"
The Anti-Administratio Con-
vention.
The antl-administration men and the
followers of Bahen and Mitchell joined
forces and held a meeting in Wilkinson's
Hall as soon as the news reached tnem
that the other meeting had been held.
John g. Smith. a member OF the CITY
Committee called the body To ofder
shortly after II O'clock.
Z. II. G. Jones. OF Clay Ward, was
elected temporary chairman ana ). Loo
ney temporary secretary. This organlza-
ton was made permanent.
After the Committee on Credentials had
reported, and the delegates o. the two
factions had been seated. Dr. X. II. Jones
offered a resolution reailirntnS the pat
form of the ST. Louis convention of $780,
except the ciyil-service plank, and en-
dorsing the Mckinley administration
which was unanimously adopted.
THEIR LIST OF DELEGATES.
A committee appointed to report list
of delegates to the Hanover convention,
the following, and the report
was adopted without discussion or dis
sent;
Delegates-Ous II. Russcr, Dr. r. +.
JOh'of - ~ Nti@'H9ill'it -
John Mitchell. James Baker. b. Il. Ar
mold, W. Custalo, =. II. Powell, James
Patterson. L. NJ. Bland, Percy Quarles,
John G.. Smith, ". i. YarbororGh. NJ. NJ.
Williams. w. T.. Russell. Peter H. n.
Jones, Marcellus Hucles, John Clinton, Jr.,
II. +. Jonathan. j.. p Vanlewahl, John
B. Harris, w. r. Johnson. Richard Aytes,
y. V. Bacchus. and +. VI. j. Morrissey.
W. NJ. Bland and John q. Smith were
nominated for the vacant position on the
Committee, and the latter
was elected.
otis II. Russell and John Mitchell were
nominated for the city chairmanship but
the latter withdrew, and Air. Russell was
'hosen by acclamation John clinton Jr,
vas elected secretary OF the City Central
Committee without opposition, and Or.
z. f.. Jones was endorsed for the State
Committee.