Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-05-12
methods and opposition to conspirators
that he was aimed at

methods and opposition to conspiratorI
that he was aimed at.
The best speech of the conferenc.
was made at the conclusion by Attorne,
General Montague. This gentle mar
represented the insinuation made tods,
In special which was printed in al
out-of-town paper, that the conference
was composed of ''back numbers" and
disappointed offlce-geekers. He also
denied that it was as that correspondent
said fight of the "outs" against tn,
ins.n
Mr Montague was decidedly incisive
in declaring that he did not know the
time had come when the office holders
were disposed to deny the people the
right. to select Senator's or any of those
who were created by their votes. Mr..
Montague made the positive statement
that he wac not now no had he been OF
would he consent to be, an aspirant for
the Senate.
Mr.. Walton Moore, whose name has
also been mentioned in the same con-
nection, also declared that his name
would not be permitted to be used as "a
candidate for the Senate.
This s>emed to leave only Congress-
man Jones in the race. That gentleman
lso made brief speech. He, however,
did not say that he would not be can
didate, nor did lie 30 declrre to his in
terviewers later on
WANTED A CANDIDATE.
The only firebrann thrown into the
meeting was that hurled by Senator
Barksdale, of Halifax. He attempted
to amend the report of the Committee
on resolutions by requiring that the
body should make nomination for the
Senate. He protested that it was usless
for the body to adopt mode for
making the nomination when there wa,
no candidate who had yet offered 10
oppose Mr.. Martin. Mr. Barksdale's
amendment was unanimously rejected.
He did not press the matter further.
The only real contest in the conven-
tior was over an amendment proposed
to the committed 3 res Luton which in
effcc was to leave the Safe Central
Committee no option but to call a con-
vention for the nomination Ex-senator.
This provoked the most interesting dis
cussion of the day.
AS soon as the amendment was
offeren by Mr.. Wendenberg, of this city
Mr.. Parker of Southamton, took the
floor to oppose it. Mr.. Parker explained
that the Roanoke convention having
rejected the primary plan, the Central
Committee would be justified in refusing
to order the adoption of that mode.
Mr.. Jones and Mr.. Walton Moor en-
dorsed the views expressed by Mr.. Par
ker.
The conference had already adopted
the Wendenberg amendment, but upon
these explanations being made, recon
sidered its actian. The Committee on
Resolutions then amended its report so
as to leave the only plan for the State
Committee to consider that of ordering
a convention for the nomination of Mr..
Martins successor. Before MIR. Parker's
appeal, and those of the speakers who
followed him, the meeting was evident
ly decidedly in favor of striking out
the convention clause and calling upon
the Central Committe to order
primary.
Mr.. Anderson, the permanent chair
man of the conference. has not yet ap-
pointed the committee of 30 to compose
the lergue WEIGH is to agitateathe move
ment for election of the Senators by the
people, He will probably not announce
the names of this committee for several
days.-Lynchburg News.