Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-18
WANTSACONV
, ~. WILLIAMS THINKS
oynIs NECESSARY.
v,yTS NO CONFERENCE CANDIDATE.
q nomination Dcins Made,
and want. co"'e"''0" TO 's'F''
candidate or PA" OF
,.,or.es the conference.

,.r3 N End q Democrat OF my
" 90 No docs Dot favor tho May con-
s'''o" y" .,8 Judge Samuel w. vii
i'''',' , w,,he,Hc at Murphy's last
night most pon,,or enc d."
, OH, took like wild0re. The
he 'o"', f.lt that they should be
p''''' ., the selection Of senator's. II
.,,. elect them directly they
UT. .f, ts. next best thing and choose
Wa. ,,.,sfection. They want TO select
ne candidates.
.., course. advocate the conference"
....s judge Williams. 1t IS wise.
,...,. re made productive Of good. ! tell
81. honestly. though. # can be made
.,s easily made. the means Of doing
ham.
FOR a PRINCIPLE. NOT 4 MAN.
.ras Democratic party in Virginia IS
s-.asr than any one man. or dozen men.
.- hundred. or five hundred. The con-
ference Is called In the interest OF great
r .ple II IS not. and this must be
impress ed upon the meeting from the
or.s.ng-it IS not called iE the interest
OF auy man. IL is not called for the pur-
pose Of hurting any man III IT should
result in any mans interest 10 must be
Indirectly. And / say. TOO. that should
SO result ia hurting any mans cnauces 10
must Doe that such result comes NOT with
intent. but through the triumph ct
movement for reform. And 1 SAY, ana
every good Democrat should agree with
ue, that "a man who stands IN the way OF
ouch movement deserves o. Doe IurL
az other words, get in the band wagon
or get run over.
AS TO the conference" Judge Williams
went on. II do NOT believe 30 will romi-
nate "a candidate. Nor do h Fle"hlNs
frankly. think 10 can accomplish any
thing BY simply meeting ana oecld IinS
for n urinary. This is great light,
which roust Doe settled before elecuon-day.
There fs only one method known TO
Democrats OF settling such party elf
feronces and that is I'm convention.
FOR A STATE CONVENTION.
81 think there should be a State con-
ycntion called Immediately after the con-
ference adjouns. ana the convention
should pass upon the whole matter.
Otherwise. there viii be nothing binding
upon the Democrats OF the state TO put
u use the primary plan.
"My position ls simply this: Let us
have convention and nominate d can
lIdate, or adopt plan Of choosing one
10 the polls. We viii then be in a posi-
ton t0 call every Democrat "a bolter who
does not abide by the decision of his
party I'm convention assembled. But do
DIDO let as in the May conference 20 out
., the call and name a candidate. such
action would, in my judgment. cause the
defeat OF the very end aimed at-the
tlmph of the principle Of popular rule
within the party lines
Iulla Williams spoke with even more
than bis usual earnestnoss and force. and
A. was plain 90 see that his words came
from deepest conviction. He is very de-
sr1us VI attending the conference. and
vlIl do SO g Dee can postpone for a day or
TWO The trial of certain cases which he
expects 90 come up in the Circuit Court
about May 10Th.
CALLERS AT THE BUREAU.
Tha were many callers at the Con-
f.l... Bureau yesterday, though Mr.
oa--.. Jones. who is 10 have charge. had /
r0' arrived He. and probably Congress |
i1ta Jones' are expected to-day.
Ar l.. c. Garrett was very busy with
p0ndcnce, the number of letters re-
.trI being fully as large as hereto
i.'e. daily. Much Of the spondence !
to DIE over until the arrival of MI
JONES' but great many letters make
90 -.res pertaining to matters connected
".iA tAe conference movement which Mr. |
rnatt answers. The number of letters
alyed is very large. Interest in the /
ference Is strong all over the State.
'a specially large number Of letters en-
ing the movement have been received
m the First. Second. Fourth, and Fifth
-ficts.
There were a number Of callers at Sena-
Martins headquarters yesterday Sem
t0r Hail. Flood of Appomattox. was of /
b.. number senator Flood IS opposed to !
Dee conference.