Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-29
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and committees Of the counties COM
posing the senatorial and legislative dis
trlcts aforesaid to use all honorable
| means TO secure the election OF the Demo-
| cratic nominees aforesaid.
"That the Democrats Of said counties
are earnestly appealed to TO harmonic
all differences and cooperate for the pur-
pose OF electing said candidates and main
tanning Democratic ascendency in said
| districts"
Observation-Disclosures Contest.
This was unanimously adopted, and the
Observation-Disclosures split was taken up.
! Mr.. Lloyd II. Smith was recognized, and,
| speaking TO the difference between the
two counties concerning a legislative
| nominee. said he understood that an eff
fort was being made 10 effect harmo-
Nous settlement Of the differences. and
that committees from both counties had
been appointed with that end in view. He
thought the matter of the nominees
| should be postponed, and read letter
from r. J. Downing, Of Lancaster. ask
ing such postponement. Mr.. j. W. Chinn,
Jr, Of Richmond county, endorsed this
request, setting forth briefly the efforts
being made toward producing harmony
and combining on q nominee for the
House.
Mr.. w. Med. Lee, one OF the contesting
/ chairmen Of Lancaster county, next
spoke. and said he had been given 10 I'M
derstand that no efforts at harmonizlng
Richmond and Lancaster could be sue
| cessful. unless a nominee who would sup
port J. Hoge Tyler for senator We're
! agreed upon. il view Of this. Mr. Lee
I said he did not believe a compromise
! could be reached.
| Mr.. Lee said the papers Of Richmond
had studiously avoided publishing any
thing from his side Of the fight. The peo-
pie Of Virginia did not know therefore,
what his county had cOntended with. He
1 urged that the question be taken up and
settled. pledging himself 10 support loyal
/ " either Mr.. r. c. Wexford or y. A.
Pnckard, II the committee endorsed
either Of them.
The speaker referred TO Hon. W. A.
Jones as "the unseen hand" and said
| that Mr. Lloyd r. Smith could represent
! that gentleman. This brought Mr.. Smith
! to his feet and he asserted that while
! Mr.. Jones had taken an active part
/ against Senator Martin. he would bow
loyalty TO the will of the people. and
would as Loyalty accept Senator Martin
! if he were elected.
LAID on THE TABLE.
Mr.. Swanson moved that each side be
! allowed ten minutes to present their
claims. and Mr.. Hay offered as a subst-
| tute the following. Mr.. Swanson with
drawing his motion:
! DrgcItroT That tho Ctafa Committee H.
/ the present pass by the consideration of
| the matters Of difference in the counties
Of Richmond and Lancaster, and that
they be referred to a committee OF five.
| Of whom the chairman shall be one for
settlement I'm the event that the plans
now on foot looking to a settlement Of
| the questions by the local committees
| should fail. Then the said special COM
mittes shall determine whether there rs a
regular nominee for the House Of Dele
gates from Richmond and Lancaster
| counties, and also the question of the
| Craftsmanship Of Lancaster county; and
/ both sides agree to this action and viii
abide by the result: and the two commit
tees Of Richmond and Lancaster must act
within ten days from this date; aud for
| the purposes OF this resolution the COM
mittee elected on September is, 1899, with
| Mr. Lee as chairman, is hereby recog-
nized as the regular Democratic Commit
! tee Of Lancaster county.
This resolution was adopted, thus dis,
posing Of the question for the time being.
Prince George-surry Contest.
The Prince George and surry contest,
I'm which ". W. Baugh and $. 3. Barham
claim TO be the regular nominees for the
House of Delegates from that district
the contest Ringing on the adoption OF
the unit rule By Surry county, was next
taken up.
Major iAssiter said the most cordial
good feeling existed between the two con-
testants. and no suggested that the mat
ter be referred TO a committee Of five,
calling attention TO the fact that Mr..
Baugh was absent He thought that 10
take the matter mp in MIR Baugh's alb
sence would merely widen the breach ana
do no good he, therefore. insisted on
postponement and reference to COM
mlttee
Judge j. +. West. OF Sussex, represent
ing Mr. Barham insisted upon the mat
ter being taken up at once, and Mr.. w. S.
Burt. of Surry, representing Mr. Baugh,
opposed immediate action. Considerable
discussion followed, and Colonel Boykin
moved that the contest be taken up, and
his motion prevailed.
Judge West presented Mr. Barham's
side of the case. lie asserted that Surry
was entitled 20 thirteen delegates and
Prince George TO eight. Surry county, he
said adopted the unit rule, and instruct
ed for Barham. Three Of the Surry dele
gates refused TO be bound by the unit
rule. and voted for Baugh, thus giving
Baugh eleven to Barham's ten. The
chairman of the Surry delegation protest
cd against the three votes being counted
for Baugh. but the chairman Of the con-
vention ruled that the delegates We're not
bound by the unit rule. and counted their
votes for Baugh.
RESOLUTION FOR BARHAM
Mr.. Burt replied TO Judge West, and
asserted hat one Of the delegates from
Surry was Il Republican and an aspirant
for the county Republican Craftsmanship.
There was no conflict between the two
statements, and the matter was submit
ted TO the Central Committee. Colonel
Boykln offered d resolution, declaring 1t
as the sense of the committee that Mr..
$. b. Barham was the regular nominee OF
the party for the Prince George and Surry
District.
This settled this contest and concluded
the business before the committee, which,
after having been in session for eight
hours. adjourned q o'clock r. NJ.