Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-23
SETTLE THE CONTEST.
DR.. CraFoTd Declared to Be War
wick Countys Chairman
MADISON'S ELECTION VOID.
So Declares The Democratic State
Executive COMMITTEES.
REPUBLICAN, LEADERS CoNf EN-
They Discuss Federal Appointments
md Assert 1t As Their Belief THAT
No Legislative Nomination Should
BE Made.
REPUBLICAN LEADERS CONFER
BE Made.

Politics was the all-absorbins theme
about Murphy's Hotel last night.
The Democratic and Republican state
Executive committees both held sessions
there. and at both meetings party mat
tiers were discussed.
The Democratic Committee met in the
assembly-room on the second floor, ana
there were present Colonel r. i. Boykin,
Judge w. II. Mann, Mr.. James w. Cor
don. holding the proxy Of Mr.. II. NJ.
Smith, Jr; Major G. NJ. Helms holding
the proxy of Hon. f. w. Saunders; Mr..
Joseph Button, holding the proxy Of Lieu
tenant-Governor Echols, and Judge w.
+. Rhea.
THE WARWICK CHhIRMANSHIP.
The meeting was called Tor the purpose
of deciding as between DR. J. II. Crafford
and Mr.. e. c. Madison. both of whom
claimed TO be the duly elected chairman
OF the Warwick County Democratic Com
mittee. DR.. Crafford had been for fifteen
years chairman of this committee. but
when the various county chairmen Of the
Gently for the purpose Of arranging for a
primary. both Dr. Crafford and Mr. Madi-
son presented themselves as the chalr-
man from Warwick county. The matter
was then referred to the Executive COM
mittee. and was gone into last night with
the result that the committee unanimous
~ decided to recognize DR.. Crafford.
Mr.. Madison was not present, but he
was represented by Mr.. Lyon G. Tyler'
who spoke at some length in his behalf.
Dr. Crafrord himself appeared, and his
claims were also set forth by Hon. ID. c..
Smith; Mr.. Philip st. George Wilcox,
commemorative Attorney Of Warwick
and Mr.. w. G. Burnham. The testimony
Of these gentlemen was to the effect that
Mr.. Madison was elected chairman by an
unauthorized meeting called for that pur-
pose. and that his election was therefore
irregular.
RECOGNIZE DIR. CRAFFORD.
The committee took but a short time TO
render it's decision. and adopted the fol-
lowing resolutions:
Whereas. the Democratic chairmen OF
the respective counties and cities COM
posing the Thlrty-eighth Senatorial DIS
trict when they recently met TO TX the
basis Of representation and call con-
vention 10 nominate candidate 10 rep
resent said district in the state Senate
found DR.. ]. H. Crafford and Mr.. r.. G.
Madison each claiming 20 be the regular
Democratic chairman for the county OF
Warwick; and whereas. the chairmen OF
said counties and cities, excluding the
county of Warwick, were unable 10 de-
termine which Of the two claimants was
the regular and duly-authorized chairman
for said county, and referred the matter
tn the party. authorities in the State; ana
whereas, said matter has been suDthilteu
IN the state Executive Committee by the
two claimants. and has been duly heard
and considered: n,.
Resolved. That 1t Is the opinion OF inns
committee and the committee doth de-
eide that Or. J. II. Crafford is the regu-
lar and du.y-authorized Democratic chalr-
man for the county Of Warwick, and that
he and his County Committee alone are
authorized 10 conduct the affairs OF the
Democratic party i'm the county OF war
wick. that the Executive Committee re-
commend that Or. J. III. Cranord, the
county chairman, call meeting or an
the Democratic voters OF the County VI
warwick TO assemble at the courthouse
on Monday, the 2Sth instant, TO elect dele-
Gates TO the senatorial and legislative
conventions. respectively. and earnestly
urpes that all Democrats attend that
meeting and be controlled by its action
REPUBLICAN MEETING.
The Republican meeting was held Tor
,ha nurnose of considering certain Fede-
~ dnnointments in the revenue service.
irhore were present. of the committee,
Nfassre park Agnew, Stith Boiling, ana
: Rrown Allen Those who listened 70
,bo deliberations were General James a.
Walker. Captain William Kent anu Nr'
Jobn r. Popham. The committee de-
clined 10 give out for publication the re-
sult of their deliberations. but II was
learned that they were only considering
certain appointments outside the civil
service of deputy collectors OF lnterhai
The question Of placing legislative can
didates i'm the field in certain countess
nrincinallv I'm the Southwest, was dis-
cussed but a resolution was adopted eN-
messing the sense Of the committee as
being opposed 10 such policy.
General Walker, In discussing the STU
a,ion after the meeting. said that II
would he the policy Of the Republican
party 10 foster dissenton Wherever /.
occurred I'm the Democratic ranks ana
"a encourage with its support all indie
nendents who might appear IN the HELD
THE GOVERNOR IL sANGtiNE.