The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-17
LIVELY TIMES.
The Convention in Richmond and Ian
caster All ConfuSion-A Spiit.


DOWNINGs. VA. Sept. 16-special.-
/ The House convention for Richmond and
| Lancaster counties resulted IN a split.
The Martin faction he'd the organized
meeting and nominated r. a. Pinkard by
thirty-one ont Of hfty-nine votes, which
composed the convention.
The minority or Tyler people with
twenty-eight votes seated contested dele
cation of four and renomnatcd Carter
Wexford.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
WARSAW. VA. Sept .-Special-The
convention 10 nominate a candidate for the
House district, composed Of the counties
Of Richmond and Lancaster assembled az
D0wnings. this county. to-day. and after
a continuous session Of six hours adjourn
cd and much confusion and wiie--~t ac-
complishing anything The coa-sy chair
man Of the two counties failed 20 agree
upon a temporary chairman. and the
chairman Of Richmond county. Hon. r.
Carter Wexford nominated Mr.. John cur
lett for chairman. and the chairman OF
Lancaster. Mr.. Med. Lee. nominated
Thomas s. Brent. Each Of these gentle
men was declared elected and both took
the same stand and raped the convention
% order on the same table. From this
point TO the conclusion everything was
confusion and upr0ar
After much wranging II was proposed
to appoint two from each side with view
10 agreeing 10 some plan by which a vote
could be reached
This committee. after long conference.
reported it could agree on nothing.
The vote OF Richmond county was in
structed for a Tyler delegate and 50 was
II Walton precinct in Lancaster county.
There were contesting delegations from
Curltoman IN Lancaster county. Mr.. Lee
a Martin man. claimed that the Lancaster
delegation had met a short time before
the convention and by a majority vote
decided that the Lancaster vote should be
classed as an unit This was objected 70
as unjust and unnrecedented IL was In
sisted that the majority could not cast
The vote of the minority Of the Lancaster
delegation.
over this there was a continuous
wrangle. when finally some one moved
that Thomas a. Pinkard be declared the
nominee by acclamation and some one
else made the same motion as 10 the
Hon r. G. Wexford. and both motions
were put al the same moment and every
body I'm the han voted simultaneously in
the affirmative without any announce
ment as 10 the result which OF course
could not be as@ertained everybody rush
ing out OF the hall
The wfo'e proceedings were marked
throughout with disorder and the result
was a how'ing farce
II IS probable that another convention
nav be called 10 which another set OF
delegates will be elected II Is generally
conceded by conservative people OF both
factions that the dep'orahle result was
the outcome Of the arbitrary attempt OF
the majority Of Martin men IN the Ian
caster delegation 10 vote the entire dele
cation as a unit.
The Lancaster delegates were elected al |
precinct meetings and il was not claimed |
hat those meetings restricted that the |
vote OF the county be classed as an unit. !
The majority OF the delerates from Ian
'aster. who favored a Martin candidate |
themselves. determined 10 gag the minOri-
v or Tyler delegates and cast their votes
'or them
Mr. Lee maintained such was their right
md that the majority could always thus
ontrol the minority and his faction
dopted this extraordinary view
Washington County for TYLER.
ABINGDON, VA. Sept 1s-SpeciaI.-
NE Democratic county mass meeting to-
ay elected delegates to the district con-
IC.oftnuad IN cacord paoaN