Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-22
BUSY POLITICAL DAY,
Many Conventions Held in Viz
GINA Yesterday
HALIFAX SUPPORTS MARTIN,
Bn They Want the People to Elect
Senators
Avn OPPOSES IMPERIALISM
soy.rot Meetings Give Instructions
10. Tx,.r--The situation in Isle u
wight, smythc, Goochi"nd'
Uiddic, and Other Co""'
Rrt They Want the People TO Elect
Senators
o OPPOSES IMPERIALISM.

,.o.,-.rt, posTON. VA, August 81
SOC - 1.so sixty-two delegates select
Saturdays precinct meetings ''''
{" , an courthouse to-day TO nominate
60 candidates for the House OF Der
o~o,es All Of the delegates were pres
-, ovcopt those from Whitock Frec''C'
tn convention was a harmonious Douy
80 Intelligent gentlemen. There Were
,,rso number of spectators, in fact tle
courthouse was fun. Mr.. John " ~
,,,,,ds county chairman, called the
Meeting TO order at Y O'Clock.
Hon. W. p. Barksdale was chosen
re,arv. The Chair appointed cominl'''e'
~, resolutions and Credentials
1,nero was only one contest ana neither
80 ,ne delegates were present. so tne
committee decided that no vote sHou'u
Nv. COST from Whiuock Precinct an"
g.. convention adopted the report
SENATORIAL ELECTIONS ID ~
PEOPLE.
The Committee on Resolutions repoI'eu'
ord their report was adopted by an over
v,belmIng majority. 1t was as loHo"s'
Tho Democrats of Halifax IN con-
to-, assembled. reafirm their deVo-
t,,, 20 the principles Of the Democrauc
,..rtv and declare their continued alIe-
eionce 70 the principles announced oy 'ii0
1ast state and national conventions.
We favor an amendment TO the CON-
s,,,rtion Of the United states proVialhs
for the election Of United states senators
-, IN direct vote OF the people. ana until
sncb amendment is made some o'her
method by which the voice Of the people
NAV be heard in the election OF their
senators. e, a.
Reposing the utmost commence III
the ability. integrity. and fidelity oil inc
Hon. Thomas : Martin and believing
thu, his public and private record shows
D., unfa1ering devotion to Democratic
,rinciples and TO the best interests OF the
,,sorle Of virginia of all classes and con-
dit,ons We instruct our delegates TO vote
f.r the Hon. Thomas S. Martin and TO
use an proper efforts TO secure ms re-
election to the Senate of the united
States.
We hereby agree and pledge our
.,i,..s ~ abide by the action of this con-
,onuon and to support the
thereof. -,,
THEY OPPOSE EXPANSION.
~, f,uoy,ing resolutions were also
adopted: ,,,... a. copven-
.i.n .ssembled hereby declare that we
,r. unused 10 the policy OF expansion
,,'..,,,,,rated bv the Federal Government
-. . result Of the recent war with SPAIN
md we deprecate the unnecessary anu uA ,
,siied for war which is now being Waseu
an the Philippine Islands ITO. o,d
80 We cali upon our state senator anu
10 +v,o candidates for the House Oh
1,.,o.,a+es TO be selected by TINS cohNeH-
lion 10 use their highest EFFORTS 10 secuI
the massage by our Legislature OF SucI ~
lovs as will break up ana destroy an
t-rsts and combinations that tend 10 IN
lure and Cypress the people OF the state
MAJOR EDMUNDSON DECLINES.
D,oior II 4. Edmundson, for whom all
+bc delegates would have voted. mace y
statement to the convention, IN Whlch ne
said that his health was feeble ana ms
business such that he did not desire
nomination No. ~
Dr ". NJ. Palmer. ]. a. Tune j: T.
Lacy. and r. j. Tuck We're nominated oy
tbeir respective friends In able ana eio-
Quent speeches. -. a..
There were no nominations on the hrst
ballot. and by agreement DIT, Palmer was
dropped. on the second ballot Mr. ko-
bert ]. Tuck. OF Midway, received MY
votes: MI j. r. Lacy. of Scottsourg'
forty and j. A. Tune thirty.
The nominations of Tuck and Lacy were
on motion and amid the greatest enthu-
siasm. made unanimous. II Is ticket
that will Doe elected by big majority, no
matter who the Republicans may nomi-
nate.
4 great many short witty. and timely
speeches were made Among them was
the address OF Senator w. y. Barksdale
who said. I'm part: 81 have endeavored,
as far as I'm me laid, 10 keep ont of the
senatorship question but there has been
fun. free, and fair expression Of the
people. and l shall endeavor 20 carry out
their wishes. / am now for Thomas 5.
Martin. and shall not only vote, but
work for his reelection