The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-28
A MEETING IS CALLED.
First Session to Be Held in Richmond
on June the 9th.
SENATORIAL REFORM LEAGUE.
Those Chosen arc Mostly Persons Who
Were Not Conspicuous in the May
Conference Movement - Col
HarwOod. Dr. Wood ard MIR.
Hall from RichmOnd-Io
Map Out the Plans.

Hail from ititbiiphN ~
Map out the Plans.
Hon. william A. Anderson. Who pre-
sided over the meeting held here on
Nav 1oth to iuaueurate movement look
ing 20 securing TO the people the risht
TO vote direct for candidates for United
states senator, has named the commit
tee Of twenty. provided for in The reso-
lutons adopted.
Mr.. Anderson SIS at his home in Lex
ington and announced his appointments
from that place yesterday. Ills statement
to the public is as follows:
In discharge OF the duty dcvolved upon
me by The conference OF Virginia Demo
crats. which assembled in the city of
Richmond on the 10th instant have the
honor 10 announce the following as the
gentlemen who have been appointed
members OF the committee of twenty pro-
vlded for by the resolution of the con-
ference, a copy OF which is given below:
TINT COMMITTEE.
~ ~. - D !. Ji !. on A'o'l',i.
CLAGGETT b. JONES. of King and
Queen.
j.. q. PARKER. of Southampton.
r. T.. POWELL. of Newport News
JOHN .. JENKINS of Norfolk.
JOHN S. HARDWOOD. of Richmond.
AUGUSTINE ROYALL OF Manchester.
iNNlN1liAM HALL" OF hlc"NI"iu
citt.
WALTER SADNoR, OF hanover
county.
DIR. JJD. j. WOOD or hicnmond
c.il.
I. J ARNiN. OF Lunenours.
~. u. HAltSiNN. Of Henry.
A. H. BCkED 'iHS. - Lynchourg.
j. ALLEN WATTS of Roanoke.
D. " BREN ~. of Shenandoah.
JOHN r.. MULLER. ot Rappanannock.
GORDON BOOTH, of Alexandra.
I1f,(- , ~ .,rl-,p,r, I.'i, T e '' -,~.ou
Nvf. G LOVING OF Nelson
mum r,.,,,r ,..-ro,-
lne lolloNih- DIS O. c''y OF ihe resolu-
iion referred to.
We now ana mere orfanlz' Demo
cratic League Tor Nei7'm ODD ine Election
OF ln.ted States Senators. e" consist of
members oi ms conference and ail oiher
virginia Democrats who approve This de-
c.araton OF principles
To conduct the affairs on the league
ana give erect t9 hs pairoil. purposes.
a committee or twenty shaH ne appointed
by the chairman of fhi- conference. as
soon after its adjournment as possible.
fo bc known as Che Executive Committee
~ tho Democrt. League for Reform in
the Election of United States Senators.
This committee shall have The power TO
elect "a chairman either from within or
without its own membership. % hli va-
csncies and adopt SUCH measures with
in the limits of loyal support of the recn-
lar Democratic party of the state as may
he deemed proper OBJ advance the general
objects ln view. secure the cooperation
81 Democrats in other states and the
election by orr next General Assembly
of senator VINO is heartily I'm favor Of
The great reform contemplated.
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Inc heHloe4a Oh 'A' "pofo commute.
- c,t,. of eiDbronnd 'n ,rb,r.. az
tie SIN nav OF June 1859. To- project the
organization of the committee. and take
such action for the furtherance OF the
obiects OF the Democratic league for re-
form i'm the election of United states
Senators as the committee NAV deem
sHNIlt|.fH =
MIR Anderson saws a. Wa deemed hest
IN have "a good WORKING section ~ the
Conmittee in easy roach of tbo STATE !
capital SO that ID qu.fum lor ordinary |
meetings of the committee could be So /
cured with the least practicable incon- I
venicnce and EXPENSE. Accordnelv il
Will be observed taat a majority of The /
committee live iu easy reach of Rich /
mond While some of The gentlemen /
Who have been houored by being select /
Cd for this important work have not /
heretofore been very conspicuous m Nir- |
ginIa state politics. the personnel of the I
committee is excellent. Its members are /
,1si "' "tr ''- "o''i A.'''''us "',"
'''" 'vSp,' ,'Nv ..,,l- num-
nes an" oi Know" 1eI lot IT'D, pu'"c
Neai' ana """'i lHelI of''ii'h lNe DEM
ocrsuc league Tor Reform in the seiec-
ZION ~ bhited states senators VIII oe
very apt 20 make ltset iet as power Tor
Sooo hol oN.y TO virginia hni ihious"-
'"t '"e country
IMANH YOUNG MbN.
II will De noticed that the committee
- quite largely made up of comparative
Iy young men. but they are the sort OF