The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-08
For Two Hours the Scenes Surpassed
ANY Ever Witnessed in District,
THE CHAIRMAN DID NOT PLEASE.
Mr. Treats Rulings Condemned blythe
Auti-,Iachinc Faction -- The Re
publicans OF the Second. Fourth
and sixth Districts Also Have
Exciting Timcs-An AccI
dent TO Mr.. Weislger.


can harmony in Virginia. Five consres-
s,onal district conventions were held in
the state-in the Second. Third, Fourth
SIKH and seventh-anI in three the
delegates wrangled and divided and duai
candidates for Congress were named. In
the second fachonal convention was
held. The other side will meet later ana
name It's candidate. There was no nomi'
nation in the seventh.
The Republican convention for the
Third District held at Hanover Court
house yesterday. was the stormiest ever
Witnessed in the district
Ex-Postmaster OTIS IA. Russell, OF Rich
mond and Postmaster B. B. NelslseI' oA
Manchester. were nominated py hsH
respective factions The two sets OF dele-
gates from Richmond agreed TO remain
out OF the courthouse and alloW 'he
counties and city Of Manchester 10 ne-
eide which were entitled 10 seats. Inc
report favored the delegation headed py
Mr. y j. smith
When the question OF the aaoplion ol
the report was put 10 the conNen.io'
Chairman Trent declared II carTieu on
Yea and nay vote After he had an
rouncod the result a division was callea
Tor hut Nj Treat said Il was TOO lale
40 order it and called for the report Oh
the committee on Resolutions. me lun
fhen started For two hours the '"u,
house WIS the scene Of the greatest us
order. The Russell -Bahen-Jones lo'o"
ing declared no business shoulu oe l -
acted until there should be a DIVISION ~
roll call on the adoption Oh the ''P''
the Committee on Credeniials
i w A
cr,irnan Treat remained hrin' anu
,,o,,ld entertain no motion 10 tahe 'n1
.- oo,fn The chairman declined 10
,oc,yrfza snv one as long as there w
rofse and confusion on the uooI' ~.
tbo delegates had been taking nan
/ dozon af a time. for nearly l"o HDu-
Cornelius Nimms said the conVen'lon 'a'
rno- 10 nominate candidate i"l
arees and he moved that the honor Oe
| earferred upon Mr. Russell by acclanla-
| ,ion Delegate Fitzgerald put the mo-
/ ,io, and IL was carried with a Whoop
tI,, ,ntf-RussoI men remaining silent
Mr. Russell made speech or accfplaliD''
/ o,d members OF the State Commute
/ we're elected. and the Russeliites deeiarsu
{ The convention adjourned. Inc lI'de
/ smith men stayed in the courthouse ah9
nominated Mr. Weisigcr ana Ie-e'c..,1 C,..,,1
/ the present members OK the state Coh-
| nuttee. -,.--,,-,,r,
Durinr the recess. while the committees
vyerc at work Mr. Wcisiger was the VIC
/ tiro ~ "a painful accident He was stand
inc an the platform at the top OF the
/ sto,s &, the rear Of the hotel, In con-
/ ferancn with Assistant Postmaster
l Crubbs and Mr. Treat The platform feH
/ and all three gentlemen were pteciplts'ea
] To- the ground. distance or several rect
/ Nessrs. Treat and Grubbs escaped WIN
/ ouf d scratch but small bone I'm Mr..
/ Weisieer's right ankle was broken. he
/ was carried into a. room upstairs, ana
/ three doctors. who were IN attendance
a. DELEGATES. rendered the necessary sur
/ gical aid Mr Welsiger suffered consid-
, erable pain. but remained cheerful. lie
was. of course. unable 10 90 before the
convention. but assured a committee that
+ be- would accept. The postmaster VIII
be brought home this morning.
PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
About seventy-dye persons went up 10
. Hanover ON the train that left Richmond
at 1920 O'Clock. Arriving at the court
house the leaders of each idctlon went
into conference. Messrs. y. j. smith
MORGAN Treat. r. H. Weisiger John l..
Grubbs and others planned 10 knock out
the Russell crowd while Mr.. Russell,
pr r. r.. Jones. W r.. Talley and others
/ schemed to- bottle mp their rivals. James
/ Eahea went about the court green shdk-
ing hands with everybody and making
| stump speeches. denouncng the custom
] house gang.
II was agreed among the leaders OF the
rival factions from Richmond that neither
the contestants nor contestees should
participate in the temporary organization.
/ Four on each side were picked out 20 90
I tF.rr "a
ID was nearly 4 o'clock when District
/ Chairman J. w Southwark, called the
/ convention 10 order. Only the delegates
{ and alternates whose seats were uncon-
/ tested and eight OF the Richmondes were
I'm the court room. About three-l0urtns
of those I'm attendance were colored men.
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION.
Alr. Aorsau Treat defeated VI +. Light
| foot (colored) of Hanover for temporary
chairman by "a vote of tWenty-one TO
twelve. Cornelius Almms. whose nomi-
! rs+.d NJ. Treat. SAID he was an ALL
! round city man and an all-around coun-
! trvman. and was fair and impartial. IL
! was not long before Mimms was oe-
! uouncing the rulings OF the cialt. Ine
! election OF Treat was victory for lhe
machine. and there was anything Out
lon In the Russell camp. Mimms and ).
| - Pollard. both c0Ored. were made Sec
retaries. and Rowland Jones and Major
! Eurweu sersednt-at-arms
The first storm arose when tie question
4 ~ how the committees should be chosen
! ,,,,e nm \ motion was made that dele
gares from the counties and the city or
! Manchester make their own selections
md a substitute wa offered provid ing
I tb.t rho chairman should appoint. The
substitute was put and the chair de-
clared it carried. A division was called
Tor and Chairman Treat said II was TOO
lote A dozon or more delegates jumped
In their feet and demanded division
lanes H. Hayes. Of Richmond, one OF
the four admitted from me husseH rae
lion. denounced the proceeding IN Wgor-
ous terms The chair told Hayes he had
ro right 10 address the convention. but
HAYES paid no attention TO him, and de-
clsred that the sergeant-at-arms could
not put him out.
Mr. Treat finally said That IN the inter-
est OF harmony the vote would be taken
bv division. The substitute was defeat-
ed by vote Of fifteen ayes 20 twenty