The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-23
Six Members of the Organization
Present in Person or by Proxy.
REPUBLICANS ALSO IN SESSION.
Their State Executive Committee Met
TO Decide Deputy ColIectorships.
Informally, the Committee Dis.
cusscd the Question Of Plac-
ing Legislative Candi-
dates i'm the Field.

The Warwick County Democratic chair
manship was decided unanimously in
favor Of Dr. J. H. Cranord and against
the rival claimant, Mr.. T. G.. Madison. at
a meeting OF the State Democratic Execu-
tice Committee held for the purpose OF de-
Gliding the contes, at Murphys Hotel last
night DR.. CranOrd was pr sent before
the committee: Mr. Madison was absent.
but submitted his claim in writing, and
was represented By Mr. Lyon O.. Tyer. Of
williamsburg, who made a strong speech
before tho committee.
WHO WE'RE PRESENT.
Members OF the committee i'm attendance
were Colonel r. +. Boyhn, Of the Sec
ond district Judge W. II. Mann, OF the
Fourth district and Judge w. T. Rhea.
OF the Ninth district besides Mr.. James
w. Gordon, proxy for Mr.. II. VI. Smith.
Jr, OF the Third district Major George
NJ. Helm, proxy for Hon. T. w. Saunders,
Of the Fifth district. and Colonel Joseph
Button, proxy for Hon. Edward Ech0is,
of the Tenth district
The First district (W. A. jones', the
Sixth district Garter GLASS;, the Seventh
district CThos. :. Martini. and the Eighth
district Ooseph T. Willard, were not
represented.
$3.50 by Colonel Button. secretary who
stated the object of the gathering Judge
Mann was called to the chair and presided
through the meeting.
At the conclusion OF the evidence touch
ing the Warwick contest, vote was
taken. II resulted unanimously on the
first ballot I'm sustaining the claim Of Dr.
Cranord.
THE COMMITTEES DECISION.
The following resolution ait rwards
adopted reflects the attitude of the COM
mittee:
Whereas the Democratic chairmen OF
the respective counties and cities COM
posing the Thirty-eighth Senatorial Dis
trict, when they recently met 10 fix the
basis of representation and call CON
ventiOn TO nominate a candidate TO repre-
sent said district i'm the State Senate.
found Or. j. ii. CrafOrd and Mr. L. <.
Madison each claiming 90 Doe the regular
Democratic chairman for the county of
Warwick. and.
Whereas. the chairmen of said coun-
ties and cities, excluding the county of
Warwick, We're unable 90 determine which
of the TWO claimants was the regular
duly-auth0rized chairman for said county,
and referred the matter TO the party au-
thOrities in the State. and
Whereas. said matter has been sub
mitted to the State Executive Committee
10y the two claimants, and has been duly
heard and considered.
Resolved. That il is the opinion Of this
committee, and the committee doth de-
eide that DR. j. II. Cram0rd is the regu-
lar ana duiy-authOrized Democratic chair
man for the county Of Warwick. and
that he and his County Committee alone
are authorized 10 conduct the AFFAIRS of
the Democratic party in the county Of
Warwick
THAT the Executive Committee recon-
mend that DR.. j. II. Cramord the county
chairman, call a meeting of all tho Demo
cratic voters of the county Of Warwick
10 assemble a the rt-house on Mon
day, the &th instant Go eject delegates 20
the senatorial and legislative conventions. |
respectively, and earnestly urge that am |
Democrats attend that meeting and be |
controlled by its action"
HISTORY or THE CONTEST.
The Warwick county schism has existed |
for some time and the contest decided !
last night was foreshadOwed last spring |
when Mr.. Madison was elected county |
chairman at a meeting OF citizens. the |
meeting however. not having been called !
by DR.. Cranord. who has been the recog- |
nized chairman of the regular organiza- |
tion for perhaps twenty years Gentle |
men OF the regular organization described |
the Madison meeting as a trump" con- |
vent!on. When the chairmen OF the |
Thirty-eighth Senatorial District recently |
met TO fix the basis OF representation |
and call q convention for the nomination |
of senatorial candidate. both chairmen !
applied for admission. whereupon the fun |
committee OF chairmen referred the ques-
ton 10 the State Executive Committee.
DEMOCRATS IN THE CITY.
Several prominent State Democrats
were al Murphys last night among them
Congressman c. a. Swanson. of the Fifth
District: statc-senator Hal Flood, of the
Tenth Congressional District: Hon. Fran
els r.. Iassiter. OF Petersburg, and Col
onel c. Fenton Day OF SmJhfeld.