Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-11
HE WANTED 10 NOMINATE.
such II Motion by senator B"rHs""'e
Was Promptly Voted Down.

Senator Barksdale offered the following
amendment to the resolutions;
"Resolved. That in order to promote
the principles enunciated by this confer
ence, we do proceed TO ballot Tor our
choice as n candidate for United States
senator" 80,
cries of NO. no, no. Withdraw it,
&c went I'D from all sides, but Senator
Barksdale was in earnest ana, insisting
upon his amendment said:
Now. gentlemen, l have right 10 my
opinion, and you have rght 10 y0ui s.
We are here for the same object, ana lor
a common purpose. We are mere 10 pro
mote the election Of United states sena-
tors by the people, and until we can &C
complish the object OF securing thdt py
some uopular method, we want the Dem
ocrafic ueople and the Democratic masses
TO saw whether Thomas ;. Martin shall
continue to represent this people, or some
other man. -. 80,
T do NOT come here except to represent
my neople. | was sent by the people OF
Halifax as a representative. and We cX-
pect actions, and not empty WOIds. lney
expect YOU TO do something tangible
something the people can take hold OF.
You enunciate principles and put no man
forward TO represent those principles.
You come here in convention ana ADOPT
lots of resolutions and ''whereases,' ana
no man is named 10 carry lhtSt ltStlu-
tons into effect You don't go into any
political contest without leadership; you
have got to have a great leader to lead
this fight on.
SHOULD HAVE A LEADER.
tell you now and here. that If yon
nominate a man for the Senate pledged
! TO this movement, you may count on my
| unqualified support from now Ia the Idea
| Of November. But l do not want 10
! fight battle without a leader. Nomi-
| I..Is
| the First District IL you choose; nomi-
! nate the young and brilliant Attorney
| General of the State-he Is not afraid
| 10 take it; nominate the permanent chair
| man Of this meeting. and am not afraid
| 20 follow him. These men are not afraid
| if they are called ON they Will lead the
| cause. And IL they are afraid. nomi-
nate me. and 1 will make the fight my
self. tApplause) Nominate some mar
| 10 represent these principles We adopt
and appeal TO the voters from the noun
! tains TO the sea, and say TO them. I'VE do
| not propose 20 90 before the Legislature
| and deal in manpulations; we don't pro
| pose TO do that, but We. appeal 10 tn
| Democratic masses OF Virginia" and
tell YOU the Democratic masses will ar
| swer that lApplauseD
But they say we are perverting grea
/ principles. | say not. No man can ga,
that this neeting was gotten together fo
! any personal ends Of any man. But tn.
body Is able 10 determine who shall lea1
this movement II IL is able 10 adopt III
| resolutions offered here. 1 say the sen
sible thing TO do is TO putt this banne
I'm the hands Of some man whom we ma,
select. and let him lead US on 10 victor,
| or TO defeat (Applause)
The Chair: The question before the con
| vcntion is upon the adoption OF the sub
| stitute offered by the gentleman from
| Halifax to tee report of the committee.
MIR. Barksdale: i offer that as ar
| amendment.
The Chair: The question is. then, upor