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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-11

drowned Mr.. Balls remarks. The scene
was a thoroughly ludicrous one. for Mr..
Ban continued to speak, though nothing
could be heard.
The Chair after the band had con-
cluded): II wish 10 say that the Interrupt
ton was accidental"
Mr.. Ball: 81 want TO say, Mr.. Chair
man. that / came according 10 this call
to act as adviser TO the Democratic party
NY people sent me az a Democrat / have
fifteen delegates here from my county
and yet 1 stand as one. 1 am sorry that
It happened so. but it is my misfortune.
As ! told my people. Il have never de-
clined to obey the voice OF the Democ-
racy-"
The Chair: "Ths Chair is constrained 10
inform the gentleman that this house has
adopted rules for its action which pre-
clude debate except upon subject which
is properly before the house. There is no
motion before US"
Mr.. Ball: Mr. Chairman. I make this
motion. (Cries of Sit Down. sit
DownrO ! move that I'm the interests OF
harmony in the Democratic party that
this convention or conference be adj
iourned over FOR twelve months. Uaugh-
teri. Hold. my fellow-citizens. Hold. my
friends! Give us time 10 consider the ad-
visibility OF this motion
A Delegate: Mr. Chairman Mr.. Chair-
man"
The Chair: "By the rules Of the house.
tho Chair decides that the proposition
cannot he entertained until II mas been
reduced 10 writing"
Mr.. Ball: at is reduced TO writing
daughter.
The Chair: 1.-THE gentleman will send
the proposition up to tho secretary And
now the Chair rules that by the rules OF
tho house. that proposition IL referred 10
the Committee on Resolutions. without
debate" daughter and applause).
Mr.. Thomas ]. Downing. OF Lancaster;
"Mr. Chairman. I move. sir. that this
conference take n recess for fifteen min
utes until the Committee on Resolutions
can report 20 this body
Mr. John c. Parker 81 Southampton;
81 wish 70 say Mr.. Chairman that 70
adjourn tho conference even for fifteen
minutes. would mean that the gentlemen
would 20 out OF the hall and II would
take some little time 10 get them back.
I have every assurance that the commit
tee viii he ready 70 report m n few min
utes The Committee on Resolutions had
fully agreed on It's report and nearly all
- its was type-written before 7 loft the
hotel 7 believe bore u comes now
Mr. Downing: "T wish 10 withdraw that
motion 7 made 10 take a recess for fifteen
minutes"
The chair: "The COMMITTEES on Reeolu-
lions is prepared N make its report
The renort was then read. The resolu-
lions will be found elsewhere.
THE FIRST POAfSBHEI,L
The first bombshell was thrown into
the Democratic convention at this point
by State-Senator William =. Barksdale
of Halifax. who moved 10 amend the
resolution by the adoption OF provision
that this conventin do now proceed 10
ballot for It's choice OF n candidate Tor
United states Senator.
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APPLAUSE FOR Mr.. MOORE.
lie Received an Ovation When He Al %
dressed the Body.


Hon r. Walton Moore. ar falri'N'
was the next speaker ie was sice,eN
with umultu0us applause lie said.
"The platform which bias been presented
here is tho result of good deal OF lhnof
ou tho part ot sine committc. or ''iir"
DO was necessary o. reconcile divergent
views, and the result of tns lanols OF
the committee. ! can assure son. i7 -"s
very best of which Dr. was capable.
"Now as j understand the 300 ZION oi
the gentleman from Richmond 'Al'.
Wondenbur1. b. ia tns Ihii "h'
the words estate convention. OCCUR DID
the resolutions. they shall lo dr rp'd
ont So as to letye only "S.al. primary.
Now those words occur twice bob The
body OF the resolutions In,y occur in
the third section where We are seek
ing for an time. until an amendment 90
the Constitution ls secured ..l faat -e.-
zion provides pending the adoption 0f
certain constitutional amendments. tNat
We favor the nomination of rlr part
candidate for tle United States Dos 5H..
primary election OF State conventions
and ask the General Assembly for I'-if-
lation leeallzus such pr.man.s wherever
held, and whenever heidi
NOV. 1 am authorized hy me come
miitee % say chat the committee il
favor of the primary o' .I-.- '"N i
willing chat Che words state convention
shall disappear from ihat i- oi me
resolutions. DAppaus-)
SAFEGUARDS oF LAW.
Now, the fourth paragraph ~ mo
resolutions is a. reference to i0.a f
onlv. and Do This paragraph W. appeal
t0 the State Committee t9 grant as
state primary or "a State conventions Nr
do that why? Because many
have said, If you have Stat. PRIMARY
this year you cannot have a 'L.d
primary, and we arc against primary
unless you surround BE- with '..
guards of law. why ODD Richmond ' tIi
elsewhere Ia the state NJ Nii.'.t
South Carolina, whore there was pioneer
movement in favor az popular
OF senatorial candidates, there nave.
statutes adopted whereby tA,ie l.''"'
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\ Hon. John Goodc. the Committee on Per-
| manent Organization. through It's chair
man Judge James T.. Heath. of Norfolk,
| presented its report, naming for perma-
| nent chairman Hon. w. a. Anderson. or
| Lexington. and recommending for per-
manent secretary Mr.. John S. Barbour
OF Culpeper and for permanent sergeant
alarms Mr. +. a. Bowry. OF Echmond.
| The report was adopted enthusiastically.
| Mr. Goode then presented 10 the con-
vention the permanent chairman. Dir.
Anderson made an earnest and powerful
address. His speech was striking IN
many respects.
1.-THE Democratic party" lie said. has
no quarrel with prbsperity, and s. max
ing no war upon wealthy men because
they arc rich. The voice Of the dema-
rogue IS sometimes heard in the land but
II meets with no response I'm patriotic
bosoms. or from hearts such as animate
the bosoms of those before mo"
CORRUPT USE OF MONEY.
lie then went on, amid applause. 20
denounce the corrupt use of money in
the election OF senators. and made a
powerful argument IN favor OF lodging
the power dn the hands OF tho people.
lie reiterated what those who preceded
him had emphasized: that this conven-
ton was not called in the interest Of any
man. but for the sake OF principle.
Speaking OF political "boSism." Mr.
Anderson said that it had never found
Virginia n very salubrious cline He
paid a tribute to the INTEGRITY Of It's De
mocracy. which provoked great enthu-
siasm.
Speaking Of tho great leaders Of the
Democratic party, past and present Mr.
Anderson recalled one by one When he
reached the name OF John W. Daniel
there was n great demonstration, which
was redOubed when. stopping before
that venerable Democrat. he added:
And John Goode."
Mr. Anderson was heard with close at
tentiOn throughout. His address is given
IN flll elsewhere. He concluded with the
announcement that the convention was
now regularly organized and ready for
business.
FRIEND OR FOE
Mr. Warren Eall. Of Lancaster: 'Nfr
Chairman, ] wish TO set myself right I
hope you all Will consider my position.
If / am in tho house Of my friends. and
have no friends. / am bad of Now. 1
claim this: That 7 am as true Democrat
a. any man OF my age, I won't do as
Mr. Parker did this morning and say that
claim am as good a Democrat as any
man in this house. But I am as good q
Democrat as any man Of my age in this
house"
A Delegate: "Mr Chairman. rise 10 a
pont Of order. There is no motion before
the house"
The Chair: 1.-THE Chair rules the p6nt
well taken"
Mr.. Ball: IT Your Honor please Gaugh-
teri 7 would like TO be heard"
The Chair: "The gentleman cannot be
heard except bv unanimous consent"
Mr.. Ball: you can drive me off the
floor II you like"
Here the band suddenly struck UP and
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-11

could go on taikng-my heart and
my head are both fun o. this subject,
and have been for a long time-but the
gentlemen who honored me by selecting
me 20 call this meeting togo Der did 80
because they wanted az this time short
speech. and because 80 was a wen known
fact that ! very rarely make speeches.
and never long ones. therefore ] must
not betray their confidence. But ny
friends. / ask you 20 be careful to-day
our fellow Democrats who oppose this
movement are watching as with critical
eyes. They have even charged as with
being boilers and faction builders. and
party wrsckers ! challenge the right OF
any man IN the State OF Virginia who
opposes this movement 70 say that he
80 a better Democrat than am. Gap
piause) "a voice: II am better Demo
crat than you.')
Let us be as harmless as doves. as wise
- ssrpepts, and "a brave and fearless
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-11
SUPPORTED THE COMMITTEE.
Mr.. j. c. Parker stood Strongly FOR
Their Rcnort rs Submitted.

Mr.. Parker then made a ringing speech
I'm oppositlon 10 the motion. he said.
Mr.. Chairman. and Gentlemen Of the
Convention: I did not discuss this mat
ter before the vote was taken on IL, bee
cause [ did not believe IL would pass
dauehter). and I DO not believe now that
when you properly understand it you
will pass H. / believe that you VIII re-
consider your vote and vote the amend
ment down.
I'VE came here not only 70 vote u9on
the question OF the election or United
ctstes senator's by the people. but 90
Ctrtber the adoption OF some popular
method by which o. candidate for the
United states Senate may be nominated
by the people. pending the securing an
ssoendment to the Constitution Of the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-11

United States. In these resolutions which
the committee have presented, We have
asked the Slate Committee 10 order either
a state primary or 20 call State con-
vention tor the nomination OF a candidate
70 thc United states Senate. ! do not
think we ought TO think Of such a thing
as asking that committee 10 adopt one
method and conine them solely 10 the
primary system I say th.s, that Il you
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-11

ro-,ant work to DO a motion 10 adjourn
uinn 4:s0 o'clock was adopted
The convention dispersed, and the CON-
nittoes at once convened. That on Reso-
lutlons assembled at Murphys Hotel
and the Committee on Resolutions met
In the academy
AFTERNOON SESSION
A. soon as the convention was called
30 oadel shortly after the hour aAn.sl, Dy
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motion Of the gentleman from Southamp
I ton 10 lay on the table the amendment
offered by the gentleman from Halifax
/ That motion IS not dcDataole. Are so,
ready for the question: (Cries Of Vote
Yoter)
Mr.. Barksdales amendment was laid
/ on tho table without a dissenting vote
The Chair. THE question now arises
on ,he adoption OF the report of the com.
mittee."
AFR. Ball: "Afr Chairman. on the adop
tion Of the report 1 would like to be
heard"
The Chair: 1.-THE Chair recognized Mr.
Kean, OF Louisa, who addressed the Chair
first
Nj. Ksan: ct simply rise. M Chair
man. to move the adoption Of the report
OF the committee, and take my seat with
pleasure"
Air. Ball: "llr. Chairman"
The Chair: MIR. Wendenburg, Of Rich
moud, has the floor. he having first adj
dressed the Chair"
Mr. l.. o. Wendenburg, Of Richmond:
"Alr. Chairman, i move. as an amend
mcnt 10 the report, that wherever the
words appeared, that We shall refer this
matter % a primary or state conven-
ti0l. the words. or state convention be
stricken out.
Several cries OF I second that mo-
tion.)
a DIRECT VOTE.
II came here. Mr. Chairman. for the
purpose OF assisting in carrying out d.
project by which the United States sena-
tors viii DO elected by a direct vote of
the people (applause). and i am unwiii-
ing go submit that matter TO a state
convention. the delegates OF which have
been elected Joy ward meetings. L would
rather leave it as it now is, and trust
the legislators AppauseJ
"I did not come here to speak. know
that this great principle is going TO sweep
over the state. and BE- Us SONG TO crush
every man that stands in its way tap-
piause); and not only that. but 7 send OFT
warning 20 those who stand bacA' tnat
II VIII soon De too late Tor them To- catch
This SNOWFALL that is growing as IL comes
down the incline. applause. There
FORE without speakins further, ] move.
ana nope lhat 10 VIII 1e rei'Aleh' t"i,
those words 'or State Convention DE
stricken out OF Che report and tAtt mis-
great question De IetL % "a primary SGD r
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THE FIRST PO.MsBHELL.

The first bombshell was thrown into
the Democratic convention at this point
by State-Senator William p Barksdale
Sof Halifax. who moved TO amend the
resolution by the adoption OF provision
that this conventin do now proceed 10
ballot for It's choice OF n candidate Tor
United states Senator.
Immediately there arose . storm. There
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-22
GrARDSMEN GET A BILL AMENDED.

Albany March A.-rhe bill OF Assemblyman Bren-
nan OF Kings authorizing the Governor to permit
the use OF National Guard armories for affairs o.
state and National Importance. will be amended In
several important particulars This is the result
Of a hearing given to-day by the Governor to a
delegation consisting OF Brgadier-Genera Nc
Coskry Butt. BrigaderGeneral George Moore
Smith Colonel Daniel Appleton. 9Th Regiment; Cap
tain David Wilson. I'd Battery; Colonel Sam
ucl NJ WEIGH, jr. OF Buffalo: Lieutenant Colonel
Charles Setter 18th Regiment Captain L. W. Day
ton 22d Regiment: Major George T. Lor.igan. 9th
REGIMENT: Colonel Edward Duffy G9th Regiment:
Colonel William i. Morris and Captain ". ".
Marks 9Th Regiment 1t agreed that tho bill;
should be amended that an armory caanO. be
used more than twice in one year AID not longer
thsn two weeks n, any time. The section per
hitting the OF the armories for veteran aFso
cia ions Will be stricken out. This bill - being
messed 10 permit the use Of ono Of the BTookly n
arnories FOR the National SAneerfest. IN June The
Governor stated tonight that he would send 10 tho
LEGISLATURE an emergency message pointing out the
necessity for the immediate repassage OF the bill.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-22
An ADDICTED UOMAN FOUND.
ALLEGED TO BE UNDER THE INFLUENCE
OF AGENTS OF THE COMPANY AGAINST
WHICH SHE HAD A SUIT
FOR DAMAGES

Mrs Anna Anglehart slXty-elGht years old Of
No ,S62 Lexington-ave. this city who mysteriously
disappeared from her home March T. found
yesterday by several members OF the Jersey City
police In the Greenv!ile district. Jersey City. The
missing woman was injured severely by a
car on February .. 1891 She instituted
suit against tho company for $4,000 dam
ages an account of the injuries she had sustained.
The case was about TO be tried when she dsap-
peared
Soon after this her relatives learned that she
had driven away from her home In cab in which
were two strange men on the following day tho
municipal Police Department was informed Of her
disappearance and Of the facts Of the case and
were asked TO look for her 1t alleged by her
relatives that she had been whisked away by rep
resentatiyes of the railway company. This was
said by chief Murphy yesterday to be the case.
Mrs Jane McKenna of No ii6 Seventh-ave.. this
city. daughter Of the missing woman called on
chief Murphy Of the Police Department, Jersey
City, on Monday afternoon to speak To him i'm re-
gard to her mother. chief Murphy asked her II she
had reported the disappearance to the NewYork
police. and she replied that she had on March TO-
at the East One-hundred- fourth-st police sta
ton She added that she had called there repeat
eddy. but was Informed that they could find no
trace of her Chief Murphy said that 1t Was
stransa. the fact that Mrs. Anglehart had van
ishcd had appeared Ia the newspapers; that he had
been Informed that the missing woman had been a
guest at a Jersey city hotel on the evening Of tho
dav she left home and that he had Informed the
Ncw-York police OF that fact, but was told that
the New York police were not interested and were
not seeking the missing woman. The Jersey CITY
police consequently did not prosecute the inquiry
he said.
TWO detectives were at once put on the case by
Chief Murphy. They learned that Mrs. Anglehart
had left the hotel with two men, and that the
three had driven in cab to n house I'm Greenville
The driver OF the cab was found and he took two
policemen the house.
Mrs. McKenna went to the house yesterday after
noon with the policemen and was received very
coldlv by her mother. who told h"r that she had
left home voluntarily and desired to remain whe:e
snc was. Mrs MckcEna was surprised at her
mothers attitude toward her. as tfey loved each
other She cndcavored TO persuade her mother "a
return home but Mrs. Angehart was niexiblc
and refused TO go.
Mother is under some foreign influence" ex-
claimed the distressed daughter as she left the
house
chief Murphy declined TO give the name OF the
family with whom Mrs. Anglehart IS staying, but
admitted they had been strangers 10 her
When asked II Mrs. McKonnas suspicious were
correct that her aged mother had been induced "a
leave home by agents Of the railway company the
Chief replied you can safely say that"
He added that tho people who kept the house
were friends OF the agents OF the company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-22
GEN CORBIN REFUSED PROMOTION
COMMISSION AS MAJOR-GENERAb or VIZ
INTEERS OFFERED TO HIM
AND DECLINED.

Washington. March 81 (SpeciaD-in the
forthcoming Army Register the first TO De P'"'-
ed for more than year, which VIII DE issue'
nv the War Department by the end OF thls VEN
official corroboration is given TO the repor, '""'
Brigadier- General Corbn refused to accept
commission as major general OF Voiun'ee'''
which was rendered to him by the Presideh' Il"
recognition OF his services in the wal VIII" "P"'"
According to the new official Register II 'P
pears that such commission was maui ou'
for General Corbn on August 10 1870 anu w
cIined This entry Is notably Conspicuous l"
the Register because in the three hundred pages
of the volume, containing the complete mi'''ai'
racords ~ all the officers in the Army, there are
few similar Instances Of an appointment by uhe
President having been followed by dechnation'
Cantain John A. Johnston. 9Th Cavalry. on
MAY O. 1898. declined a commission as heuueh-
ant-colone and assistant acknowledgement Oh
volunteers and ten days later accepted an APP
nointment as major and assistant adjutant-gen-
eraI in the Regular establishment.
Another declination was that OF Major Charles
sbaIer Of the Ordnance Department. who pre-
ferred his regular rank to that OF lieutenant
colonel and chief ordnance officer. whlch was
rendered TO him on July Is. 1878. captain Will
lam f. Craighill. of the Engineer Corps ue-
clined a similar Advancement on July 10 anu
Lieutenant Golden II. Rugges declined q ma
tors commission In his own corps on August -
1908 The other destinations in the Register
number scarcely more than dozen. but they
arc not in the same category with those men
TONED above as they involved only refusais OF
line officers TO accept volunteer stan appoint
ments having no attraction except Increased
nav with the disadvantage OF taking ofncers out
NJ regiments which we're to have service al the
front.
General Corbin's reasons for declining the re-
markable compliment offered by the President
are characteristic Of the man who spent elgh-
teen hours daily at his desk throughout the
noriod OF active hostilites in Cuba and Porto
Rico and who even since the peace protocoi
WAS signed has been duty every day except
one and almost every night. He said to-day
when asked why he did not accept:
The number Of major generals was Hnlteo'
and we needed every one or them III the Heiu'
| could not stand in the way or any man WV
was in the fighting line. | wanted them 20 nav
their promotions first. My place was mere. Inc
law did not specifically provide that the AuJu-
tant-General Of the Army. large as II had grown
IN he should have increased rank. II ala per-
nit an increase Of major generals IN the nm
and I thought the officers Of the line shoud
have all the vacancies as long as we heeuTu
them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-22
MOVE TO TAX FRANCHISES.
A REMARK OF THE GOVERNOR SECURES
REPORT ON THE FORD BILL.

Albany March q (SpecaD.-The greatest TAXA
ton BIZ, presented 20 the Legislature In many years
Senator Ford's measure taxing the franchises %
corporations as real estate was reported iaVo'aoiS
to-day by the Senate Committee on Taxation anu
Retrenchment The members OF this committee are
Senators Krum Higgins. Stranahan, HumphreS'
Johnson Sherwood. Foley Cullen and Boyce'
For weeks the members OF the committee haNo
been considering the bill. and have given Ia'se
number of hearings on II. Possibly II wouIu sV"
be in the hands Of the committee but TOT Tic u'9
closure by Governor Roosevelt last SATURDAY III HS
talk with the newspaper correspondents Oh 'no no.
that he thought franchises should be taxed. Inc
Governor did not commit himself TO Senator foro
hill and took pains to say that he was not ted up
TO any measure. 49, -
Senator Krur chairman Of the Committee on
Taxation and Retrenchment. must nave reau "''''
the Governor said. for he was early AT 'he ENe'u
five chamber on Monday morning and had ions
onrcsrenc. with the Governor on the general SUB
tect OF taxing franchises Then the Go'e'"U' a.
nounced that there would be action by the Iesi'-
lature much sooner than he had anticipate VI"
Saturday In regard to the taxation OF franchisoS'
This prediction fulfilled this morning WIG"
the Ford bill was reported favorably
The Governor said this morning mat pains in -
he taken In framing such a bill not 10 put II III
tho mower OF any political organization 10 le'y
blackman by discriminating In taxation Ioi -
against any particular corporation. lhuouo'eu'
this was reference to Tammany hal Company
state rather than local taxation OF franchtses SO
Inns indicated This would be difhcuit uhueI 80
ator Fords scheme for CHASING franchises d. iva"
estate. ,,--..-. 90 ,ba Ford bill
vas evils T. Carr representing the DeIa"a.' or" az,
Hudson Railroad Company His opleC'oGm VIZ" We he
70 tho nrincipe or intent of the Dill put ~ I'll
Neyed that as framed it would impose IaA 0' 70
steam railroads running across country ~d so 90
to nroyide for taxing steam railroad frah,ns, V
where the roads run through pupHc S"'' "
1ttf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-22
NAVAL PERSONNEL LAW DECISIONS.

Washington March 2l.-The Judge Advocate-Gen-
eral has decided that relative rank now attaches
TO officers the retired list OF the Navy, but that
they may he known only under the line titles
Therefore there will be no more paymastors, en-
gineers and doctors on that list but the officers
will be called Iieutenants commanders. captains.
etc
Under the construction placed on the Personnel
act by the Navy Department. every officer whose
grade Is changed by its operation must submit to
an examination Realizing the Importance of speedy
action IN this matter, the Department has not only
sent instructions by cable TO the fleets foreign
service but II now sending out circular letters to
as many officers as be reached. requesting
them to appear promptly for the physical eNamina-
t!On AZ the nearest point