The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-31
MASS MEETING.
Democrats of Wise County
Elect Delegates.

house this afternoon for the purpose
of electing delegates to the Leglsla-
tive convention to be held in Clint
wood on September 18th, and to the
Senatorial convention to be held IN
Big Stone Gap September l4th.
The meeting was called to order by
the Chairman and upon motion of X.
p. Bruce, r. T. Irvine, of Big Stone
GAP, was elected permanent chair
man, and J. b. Clay, Jr., OF Coeburn,
was elected permanent secretary.
w. G. Robinson, of Big Stone Gap,
offered the following resolutions:
RESOLVED, lst. That it is the sense OF
this mass meeting, here assembled, that
iii e delegates here appointed, he instructed
10 vote in the convention, which is to he
held in Clintwood, Dickinson county, Va,
on the 18th day of September, iS99, for
our Young. brainy and brilliant apostle
of Democracy, Hon. Hurry j. Ayers, oil
Wise county, Va.
RESOLVED, 2ud That the delegates
here appointed to the Senatorial conyen-
ton TO he held at Big Stone Gap, Va, on
the 18th day of September, lSJ9, he IN
structed to cast their votes in said con-
voniion for Hon Chas. T. Duncan, of Lee
county. Va,
RESOLVED, Bird. That it is the sense OF
this convention. here assembled, that both
the representatives for both House and
Senate, of Virginia. elected 10y our people,
shall vote for Governor HOge Tyler, for L.
s. Senator. first. last and altogether.
The resolutions were discussed by
a number of the leading democrats OF
the county. and were voted to be laid
on the table, and, rs a substitute,
Gen'l Ayers offered the following
resolution, which was adopted;
RESOLVED, That the democrats present
from the respective maglsteral districts
retire to separate rooms and select two
delegates each to the convention at Big
Stone Gap to nominate a Senator from
Wise, Lee and Scott, and that two dele
gates be selected by the general meeting
from the county at large; and that two
delegates be selected from each district in
separate meeting and two delegates at
large to the convention at Cliutwood to
nominate candidate for the House of
Delegates from Wise, dickinson and
Buchanan.
The various districts retired and
elected delegates as follows
GLADEYILLE DISTRICT.
DELEGATES SENATORIAL COY.-R. 7. Bruce
and ". " C. DOtson. ALTERSATEs.-W.
X. Lindsey and W. b. Fulton.
DELEGATES LEGISLATIVE COMA. y. Kill
gore and II. 5. Shanklin ALTERSATEs.-
B. b. Gillespie and Milburn Sparks.
Lips DISTRICT,
DELEGATES SENATORIAL Conc. j. Ed
wards aud ). A. CaricO. ALrERNATLs.-
d. 5. Kelly and NJ. q. Evans.
DELEGATES LEGISLATIVE cow. II.
CASTLE and DIS Kelly. ALrERSATEs.-C. n.
Kennedy and n. J. Horn.
POUND DISTRICT.
DELHGATEs SECTIONAL CnS.-E. W.
Maxwell and G.. W. Adams.
DELEGATES LEGISLATIVE CoX.-B. l..
Skeen and Thruston Banner.
I his district did not elect any aliernates
RICHMOND DISTRICT.
DELEGATES SENATORIAL Con-. W. KEEL
ley AID W. G. Robinson. ALrERxArEs.-
a. N. Lee and Is. n. knight.
DELEGATES LEGISLATIVE CoN.-H. c.
Stewart and W. J. Horsley. ALrERNArKs.
r.. +. Herald and J b. Skcen.
This district passed a resolution
endorsing Judge II. A. w. Skeen for
Circuit Court Judge to succeed Judge
w. Il. Miller.
+. NJ. Fulton and J. +. Bullitt were
elected delegates at large to the
Senatorial convention and z. j. Mil
lett and w. A. Carico, alternates.
W. S. Mathews and n. G.. Wells
were elected delegates at large to the
convention and j. NJ.
Hillman and NJ. l.. Stallard, alter
mates.
At this point in the convention a |
motion to adjourn being voted down
r. p. Bruce offered the following
resolutions, which were adopted sep
erately.
RESOLVED, LIST. That it is the sense OF
his convention, here assembled, that both |
The representatives. for House and Senate
Of Virginia, elected by our people, shalt
vote for Governor Hoge Tyler, .or U. s. |
Senator, first, last and altogether,
RESOLVED, 2nd. That the delegates
iere appointed to the Senatorial conven-
ion to be held at Big Stone Gap, Va, on |
he l4th day of September, 1898, be in
tructed to cast their votes in said conven-
ion Tor Hon. Chas. L. Duncan, Of Lee
county, Va.
RESOLVED, Bird. That il is the sense OF |
his mass meeting, here assembled, that
he delegates here appointed, he instructed |
o vote in the convention, which is to be
leld in Clintwood, Dickinson county, Va,
m the 18th day of September, 1899, for
'ur young, brainy and brilliant apostle of
Democracy, Hon. Harry j. Ayers, of Wise
ounty, Va.
j. f. Bullitt offered the following
esolutions, which were also adopted
eperately by the convention;