The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-25
TWO FACTIONS
PART COMPANY
The Suffolk Convention
Ends in a Split.
TWO NOMINATIONS.
Shands, Of Southampton, and Boy
kin, of Isle of Wight.
TYLER AND MARTIN ENDORSED
by the Respective Factions - Both
Conventions Held in the SaT G
House. and Both Chairmen on
Same PlatlAIm Results Of
Elections in Othcr sec
iions Of the state.

SUFFOLK. VA, August 2i-special.-
After "a clash that was short and sharp.
| and pregnant with oratory and wraug.es.
the Democratic hosts parted here to-day
and each faction did business Tor them
selves. There were two conventions and
two nominces-IIon. William Stands Of
Southampton and Colonel X. T.. BOykin
of Isle of Wight
Both conventions were held ia the audi
torium Of the City Hall Theatre, the
Shands people on the north side. the Boy
kin forces on the south Both chair
men sat on the stage. At times the noise
and cheers and shouts We're 50 intense
nobody could be heard.
BOTH ENDORSED.
The Stands meeting instructed for
Tyler: the Boykin folks endorsed Martin.
The vote for Boykin was % from Isle
OF Wight and % from Nansemond.
shauds vote was rs from Isle OF Wight,
% from SOUTHAMPTON and five from Nan
semond.
There are 2S votes claimed from Nan
scmond, which c0unty's strength was %
Colonel O.. r. Day. senior county chair
man I'm the Thirty-second senatorial dis
trict. called the meeting 10 order az l2.3j
=. NJ and presented names for tempo.
ray officers That brought on the fight
which ended I'm The body's disruption.
Governor" 4. NJ. BrOwnlcy. of Frank
lin led the Shands forces After several
speeches had neen made BrOwnley asked
who should vote. Colonel Day repliei
that those delegations handed in by the
several county chairmon would be al
lowed o. participate. That would have
f..N IsIa
gates those named al the August 9Th
mass meeting.
THE SPLIT
Brownlcy insisted ail the delegates from
Isle Of Wight should vote or none. lie
said that was Southampton's position ana
IL would never be rccedci from
The argument grew bitter az times. but
no blows were had.
i'm speaking OF Colonel Days dissolution
rf the Isle of Wight mas meeting
Brownloy said:
There is record that kings dissolved
Parliament: there Is "a record that Crom-
we'll dissolved bodies. We know SIR.
Wointing at Colonel Day. you are not
the former. We hope you are not the lat
ter"
BEFORE a vote was taken on temporary
organization. and when 10 was seen no
informed the chair that they uhc Shands |
forces) would have a meeting Of their |
own.
judge J. p. Prince. of southampton. |
presided over the Shands meeting. and !
r.. =. J.. watkins was secretary
The Boykin meeting was presided over /
by j. T. West. of Nansemond while j.
[. Burgess was secretary.
Colonel P0ykin was nominated by Dr.
iavin Rawles. Hon j. T.. Booker sec
lnded The nomination.
Mr.. Stands name was presented by
'lr. BroWnlcy. Sheriff y. W. Williams. Of
southampton, made The soc0ndine speech
AZ the end Mr. Stands took the plat
orm and made am address
WANTED ARBITRATION.
Resolutions had been prepared by the
}oykin forces Offering 10 submit the Isle
f Wight matter 10 another primary or
o leave its settlement 20 the State Execu-
I've Committee and TO adt0un the con
ention I'm September 2lst- The disso-
ltion came before it was time 90 present
he resolutions
Chairman West says Nansemond's vote
S recorded by the secretaries was incor-
ect. Tie claims twenty of its twenty
* delegates voted for B0ykin four for
hands. and two didn't vote.
William ShaIsls is thirty seven years
Ia. lie is a son Of General w. =. Stands
nd great grandson OF President John
ylor. lie has served Southampton coun-
T several years as Democratic chairman !
nd States attorney.
Colonel Boykin is forty-five He has
zen four years State Senator and was
'lbgate 10 the lower house one term
'ior TO being senator He has been
ates attorney In Isle of Wight many
Ears. he was a member Of Governor
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