The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-13
One View of the Provisions of the
Party'S Plan.
THE MARTIN MEN MUST DECIDE.
His Friends are in a Large Majority i'm
the Executive and state Central
Bodies If a Convention IL
Called It VIII BE Because
They Favor That Method
OF Making Nomination

!
| pears. about the State Democratic Com
mittee being called 10 meet 60 consider
the petition Of the Senatorial Reform
! League for convention to nominate a
candidate FOR senator.
chairman Eiyson is in Charleston at
tending tho Confederate Reunion. and is
expected back to-day Some gentlemen
who stand close to him say they know he
will not csll the committee 20 gather
| WithOut nrst consulting the members OF
the Executive Committee.
As soon a- Mr. Ellyson receives the re-
solutions and the papers asking him 10
call the committee ne Will. it is said. have
"a meeting OF the executive body. The
members of the committee are VIM. 4.
Jones' first district. r. T. B0ykin. second
h. NJ Smith, Jr.. third VIM. Hodges
Mann. fourth T.. W. Saunders. ffth.
Carter Glass. sixth. Thomas ; Martin,
seventh. Joseph T. Willard. eighth. Wm.
T. Rhea. ninth. Edward Echols tenth.
Mr.. Jones. who viii probably be- a can
did3tc. and Mr Martin VINO Is an as.
pirant to succeed himself. will hardly
participate m the proceedings Mcssrs.
BoylNn Smith. Mann. Saunders. Glass,
and Rhca are friendly 60 Nj Martin.
captain Willard is his opponent and Mr..
Ech0is' position is uncertain.
MARTIN MEN WILL DECIDE.
~ it should be decided 90 call the state
Committee to consider the proposition.
&c. win be dome by Mr. Martins friends.
There is an erroneous impression that
if the chairman refuses to call the coEi-
mittee "a few of the members can order
"a meeting. There is DO provision of this
90 Loot
is au the plan says on this subject
THE State Committee shalt meet al
such times and places as they may thefn-
selves determine, but especially al such
umc and place as the chairman may
designate"
Therefore It viii be- seen that u MIR
Ellys0n. acting upon the advice Of the
Executive Committee declines 10 call the
Central Committee. there IS no way Of
getting "a meeting.
CENTRAL COMMITTEE
n is quite evident that there viii be no
convention unless Mr. Martin and his
srneorters approved of the scheme. Should
the central Committee meet the Martin
mon will have tw0-thirds ~ the votes.
This committee is constituted AS follows.
FIRST Dlstmat-Ll0yd =. smith. X. l..
AusW0rth. Ciareeu B. Jones, j. Boyd
Sears. h. =. Crismond.
SECOND nieIrict-C Fenton Day. r.
Thompson. Dr.. pr j. b. Bryant. ID. q.
smith ~ w Dey.
Third Ulfrlt-P. y. CogblL Henry l..
Carter Simon solomon. e. ". saunders
=. L. g. Scott
rourfh Distrirf-F r. Lassitcr, 7. y.
williams 4. King $. T. Epes.
rifh Dlefrfrf. R A. James. ~. q Mul.
inns x Fu.ton. b. r. Thompkins. b.
~ Ust,hor
l,tb pi.trf,f-D % Egclcston. r. w
Watkins XVm. T Fitzpatrick. J. T.
wood. N IL Colhoun
sovenih District Winfield LlRgefi. Mr.
shall Mccormick. Geo. " Morris. 4 G.
Carson. Johns " Silver.
EleIfh-L. Marhury Charles y. JnnneN,
crorviue Gaines. O. $ T.. Trip'ett. Geo.
= shs.teif9rI
Ninfb D.-triet-T s Lynch Il r. y.
,in+ u AfoGa.ork R II. Buohlr p.
Al c clark
r.,,b rf.-ri.t- u w Uub1rd A. ".
r.t,..t f.,s.,l. p,,ffau 4ym. 4 Anderson.
49,, pfr.tsrf
a- g. . ..,o,,,., fn ths Fourth dis
tri,t oo,,-Ionoi bv the death OF Ca9-
fafn a. shirley Harrison. Who succeeded
claersl Ceorga ! Hundiey.
MIR MARTINS 5 POSITION.
n is SAID bv gentlemen who are sup
posed to enjoy Mr Martins confidence
that he has NOT made up his mlnd tS To
what course he viii advise his friends %
pursue. tie will no doubt confer Win
some of his friends ana hear what they
have 90 say. some of Mf. Ma'U. SUP
porters are bitterly opposed 20 h"''lns ,"
proposed convention. Ih'y c'n,'nu '".'
ihe state comm zee mas mo teN' w
d'r "A convention Tot 'ne pun p''' '' ""','.
i'ths 'ahulut'' i"i 'Vn'.o'- ="
'fSument th'y use ls ,h'' II ,.r 'ol'-
hiitee can can convention io' 'n's P1I
pose " can proNln' lor a. ,oilNeu,l," ~.
every '"H'.o' ,,a' "i ,,' - - -,
oI " 49, -, ~ ,'',,..~r. y,
,i'' "'..s
..,r,,. So, ,,or,,,t,,o, time Constituted
,s ob.rged u,i,b mo aaairs ~ the marty
ana eb9u have royer 10 perfert lis or
and 10 direct its conduct I'm
oboIieroo ~ the declarations and uolicy
NJ ,t. r,r,,,.a the same shall be set forth
bv the state Conventions. n may de.