The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-11

until the people in this commonwe wealth
demand % primary election for the nom-
nation ~ Governor It is as mucn lo our
interest % gee man "no D. tho c1line ut
the people for Governor. as Dr. 's for aena-
tor. and ] say this without fear OK Sue
cessfui contradiction. tlat while DO you'd
Doe possibly more dliiiOull to manipulate
primary than c.nFeution-t housh J
am not positive on chat suhJc't-I cnal
leuee contradiction of tine statement mat
there has not for many ears been man
nominated by convention for Governor
who would not have received the nomi-
nation If there had been primary
say when you gentlemen went to Roam
oke and nominated the peerless Governor
" Virginia to-day. Tie Hon. d. li0ee
Tyler au the influences that could have
been commanded could not have kept the
people from nominating him at pri-
mary. and Dec would have been just as
much nominated by q primary as be was
oy the convention; and IL has been SO all
the way thr0ueh
GET WHAT WE CAN.
"Now, gentlemen, I appeal TO you. 7
bcseech you, 1 beg OF you that You will
vote 10 reconsider this amendment and
after you have reconsldered f. that you
VIII vote the amendment down. Don't
let us try 90 do the impossible. Let as
try % get what We can at present. and
u ia the future. when the movement has
developed more than 10 has now, II then
the election by primary shall DE deemed
advisable. then Jet Us do 10 but don let
as ask for that only now Let ms stand
for the report drawn up by this COM
mittee and / VIII tell you gentlemen that
there have been hours, aye. even days
trying 20 evolve some plan that was
practicable, and &c was decided 10 leave
20 Tho party ORGANIZATION the choice OF
either method, so that they could not
say they couldn't give MS what we want
Gentlemen. / hope that YOU viii not
ask for any other system than that which
We use for our state officers. until there
Is demand for the nomination OF these
other State officers by primary election.
THE BEST METHOD.
Alr. Ira Chancellor. of Loudoun county
followed Mr. Parker. lie said:
mfr. Chairman. 1 think it would BE
I'D for US 20 ascertain from the repre-
natives here OF the various counties,
what their people consider the best meth-
.I of choosing senators, whether by pri-
mary or by state convention. 10 seems
Dee the sense OF our county that the
primary system is the best method CAP
Iuse) I opposed being instructed
her way. / came here 10 meet this
.Dguished body OF Virginia men 20
discuss this question and 20 consider the
best method. I think each gentleman
here should speak. and tell us what his
oInty wants. or course we don't want
t0 SO into any prolonged discussion. but
: think II We could incorporate In the
resolutions that the committee have re-
ported here. that IL seemed 10 be the
sense Of this meeting that q primary sys-
TEN would be better than that OF state
convention. l think then the resolutions
might be- adopted and we could leave Il
10 the state Committee in their sense and
Judgment. 20 decide as 20 the best method
srd every purpose would be served"
-. Smith. OF Dinwiddle. followed In a
speech strongly fayor!ng the primary
plan. He said:
"Our Lynchhurg friend CMr. Thomas
referred a while ago % the masses and
tho classes. and sa'd the mass OF the
nsonle were al home IN the country.
an, one Of the mass from the country.
ard 7 came here to-day In the interest OF
the movement - change the method OF
electing United States Senators. You elect
your legislators and State senators BY