The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-04-27
The Warning Lancaster Democrats.

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Pursuant to call Of county COMMITTEES
delegates elected at precinct primaries
on 10Th, assembled in convention al
Lancaster O. H. Friday, 2lst.
County Chairman W. Mod. Lee call
ed the convention to order at IL o'clock,
hour appointed, and stated object OF
meeting. ]. W. Hayden appointed
temporary chairman, NJ. W. Bruce sec
rotary, representatives Of local press as
sistant secretaries.
DR.. Lewis moved that committees on
credentials and organization be selected
by taking one delegate from each pre-
cinot. An amendment was offered by
Mr.. Lee that delegate be selected
from each precinct except those In
which there were contests. After much
heated discussion amendment adopted.
Precincts named the following commit
tees: Organization-W. L. Marsh. W.
A. Cameron, w. l.. Sanders and Frank
q. Newbill. Oredentials-W. j. Bark
or, H. w. Treakle, X l.. Bryant and
w. Med. Lee.
A motion by DR.. Lewis to adjourn
sine die. was amended by Mr. Lee AS
to the time, making it 80 minutes, for
committees to confer and for dinner.
Amendment adopted.
On reassembling committees reported :;
We. committee appointed on organ
ization, recommend temporary organ
| iZatiOn be mace permanent. Signed :
W. Il. Marsh. w. A. Cameron, W. Ia.
Sanders and Frank q. Newbill.
We, Committee on Credentials, find
that the convention is composed OF 30
delegates as follows: Litwalton g Otto
man q, Courthouse 0, KilmarnOck 8 .,
Irvington 4. White Stone Z. Weems 2,
Island | That there are contesting
delegations from Litwalton and Otto
man, and that in justice TO both sides
we recommend that the regular delegs.
tion from Litwalton, and the contest
ing delegation from Ottoman be given
seats Signed X. L. Bryant, II. w
Treakle. W. Med Lee. W. s. Barker
| dissented
Both reports adopted. A motion to
proceed with nominations. taking up
in order named, offices Of Commissioner
Of Revenue, Commonwealth AttOr-
ney. Sheriff and CLERK, adopted.
DR.. Lewis here announced that his
faction would withdraw from the con-
vention T. s. Brent placed in nomi-
nation for Commissioner. Litwalton,
kilmarnock and Island declared they
had withdrawn and would not vote
When Lancaster O. II. was reached.
Mr.. T. A. Pinckard announced that as
there seemed no chance for the re-nom-
instion Of their favorite son. 7, j. Down
ing, his delegation would also with
draw. IL delegates in all withdrew,
remaining 10 nominated T. S. Brent,
for Commissioner Of Revenue VIM.
Dayton Sanders, for Commonwealth
Attorney VIM. l.. Sanders, for Sheriff
and William Chiffon, for CLERK Brent
and Chiffon present incumbents.
Convention adjourn<d sine die.
Signed
J. W. Hayden, chairman.
NJ. W. Bruce, secretary.
Mr.. T J. Downing Emphatically Denies
Being = Boltsr.
Sunday papers having contained tele-
grams TO the effect that a convention
Of boilers in Lancaster had nominated
T. J. Downing and others for county
offices.
The Free Lance phoned Common
wealth's Attorney I. j. Downing as to
how he regarded himself whether reg
ularly nominated or ~ q boilers candi-
date. Here is Mr. Downing's emphatic
answer:
Will say that 1t is absolutely false as
has been reported that was nominated
by boilers from the regular Democratic
County Convention. l was nominated
for the office of Commonwealth Attor-
ney by % votes out Of the whole vote
OF 30 OF the regularly elected delegates
by the people at three precinct meetings
on the 18TH inst The majority OF dele
gates Of that convention refused to
abide by the outrages and high handed
usurpatiOu OF authority exercised by the
chairman Of the county convention.
Il. J. Downing.