Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-30
THE MAY CONFERENCE
The Plans for The Meeting Are
Being Worked Out
10H ULTRA CONSERVATIVE.
! Strl5 Sentiment in Favor Of the
Utmost Moderation.
STATE CONVENTION THOUGHT SURE
Believed the Committee VIII Ger
tainly Acccdc TO the Request of
STATE CONVENTION THOUGHT SURE
Believed the Committee VIII Ger

Plans for the May conference have no
yet been perfected. though the manager
ot the movement have been hard at WOE
ON them ever since the call was issued
During the past week work has been mos
vigorously pushed. several Of the gentle
men most prominently identified with th'
movement having spent considerable time
at headquarters directing the work.
The fact that it has been most clearly
shown during the week that the con-
ference. sentiment is far stronger than
was expected, and that the attendance will
b. fully twice as large as that look
,I for when the call was sent out, have
made the leaders realize more than ever
before the Importance of The movement
aad The necessity for the utmost conser-
,atsm in deliberations and conclusions.
TO BE ULTRA CONSERVATIVE.
Ia, size Of the body and the representa-
tse character of the men composing it
make it certain that the final action of
Oh. conference viii have an immense in
aauce u Virginia politics in the future.
It is. therefore. desired that the body
D.. ultra moderate in action.
eve know exactly what we want DONE"
.al 3D. gentleman at headquarters yes
t.uoy. "bu, we have to proceed care
uUl. always bearing i'm mind that we
l.to most lt heart the triumph of rcai
Democratic principles. ! believe every
mau at the head of the move
meut is determined TO labor to
have tle conference do that for which
lt Was Called and do il as well as possi-
h.e. There mus- be uothing more.
hl tails o, candidate's being nomi- |
matted .- ll.u.sh.' he continued. "Oppo- !
u..' o. l. movement indulge in such !
stuff t..t The conference will enun- !
.e iple and take steps 10 see |
t principle carried ont. The fight for |
Is n-mln VIII develop the candidate.
THE PERSONAL SIDE.
Ihe mcn and the papers that insist /
.pon diassmg the personal element into |
tnis contest benuic themselves and their /
candidate Every man working for this
great political reform realizes that this /
movement is not in the interest OF any
man, nor ls 10 In opposition TO The cane
uIddey oi amy man. The man who ou-
poses 30 may get hurt. but he can avoid
having the wagon run over him by climb
ing in before 10 Starts
Nhic The majority of tha Democrats
OBJ. the state. perhaps. favor the choic.
'i "a senatorial candidate by means of "a
primary, yet the fact has been commented
upon ihat within tle past few weeks quite
tl nominate candidate has ta', [.
rDopel. 10 is believed feat tbi. ....,,i,,.l.,
Hts eroWu SD strong tbYt i o.iu .s,'sl ,is ]
conference to ask the Stst. Co,,,,i.t.'. /
to cal a convention IN ,,.,,. D.. ','''''' ,i.'
making ID senatorial nomiYati., aar -, ]
nominate "a candidate" h
$50 doubt is entertained or tbo CO.. i
Committees calling a .o-,.er.,,, a. O
qu.et,d tu do SD bv the c,,f,,..,,,, "
is believed chat the siz. ~ fbl oo,.,.- j.
,n0D and the character on tba ,,,,. l-,',
posing. it make +, f,,,.,... til ''.,'- COM il
committee should turn a deaf .s, ''''' '''e que z
iIi'l % Dis stated bv ady,eafl. nS p
conference idea that nearly ~ ,"t a
G..'.. u.e half the nen,L.,. 49, --1'
mI.'.. aIr m favor of t1a ,.,,...,... ''''- i
o. senatorial candidate. N"''0e NJ
pponApIr, ,,,,,,.,.... o,
lion WII,.r, i-'ii''I-iN II
t0n v.. ,,.t.l,. '.i "i IeXiug- ci
order and ..i,'..' ''' '"' conference % %
D.rr,.,.... ".i very Iiolaiy be made the ~,
sl,, ia. o,.. ., '"I.e'. Mr. Ander- ~
aI b.,n....' h'oWn and lnhueD- IN
non i I,.... ' oae oi The purcst 81
.a,. '-'I- he las thrown himself ~.
accomuI.ff,.. O.. .. .'s movement, and III
Hon. JOIN. e.... V.'t lH Jus behalt va
.sD spoken .f ... "'"loId Clty, Is No
'ltr visitor. .. II'aldlhg oiiicer. be
..eaa The wish mt ,,'. ''ls nave eN' wi
NyheyiIe y,,,I. '' o"iii, Nl'laihS,
e conference and . re,,..,.,''i,, eus oc",e %i
AIDED man. may Io c,ii.',i -, 10y 'ae'
NO plan OF furrisbin,, r.,,' ,''. O''','' 90 NJ
o wish 90 enter the contoroo'., '',os h"H
ts yct been finally ador,od -
.-. however. that brse yin ho
I .t hoalquarters bv q con,ai,t.s. Isl
..'l from among tba host lfn1,,n al S.
'.s 0f the id., ,rhicn - -, Nj
H- of The conference NJ,
ErN THE pr-pT,,r- ,ru,e ,,.t,,,,- Tn
quarters This ,.ool, ,,.,,i -, g., 'i- Y.
Colonel B. %. lanes nf ,bIs ri,,. "a Oh
N F. ReGdv me,nher NJ rho H. wa
gates from Richm,n1 bo,h sionc,., Nh