The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-08-09

retaries.
The report was UNANIMOUSLY
adopted. Judge Anderson was con-
to the chair amidst enthus
iastic applause, and for ten minutes
held the great mass Of people spell
bound by his eloquence.
Following the speech OF Judge !
Anderson was the report oil the com
mittee on Resolutions through Capt;
Wood. of Bristol, which was adopted
by the convention. The report Is as
follows.
The Republicans of the Ninth Congress
sional district OF Va, in convention as
somIled at Wise Court House on the hrs'
day of August. 1900, announce the ioi'o"-
inc declaration of principles as our pat
form for the ensuing campaign.
First We declare our unalterable iaith
in the National Republican party OF tue
limited states, which has made the Amer
lean people the most prosperous on the
rlohe. the American nation, great, power
sul and honored throughout the world
Ne endorse and realIirm the great caro-,
nal doctrines Of the party as enuucla'eu
Lv-;ts founders, "The union, the cohsu->
tutior and the laws. The equality OF Az ~,
men before the law" Equal righ'S W
all, special privileges TO none
Second. We endorse the platform oil
nriusiples adopted by the Hepublica"
| National convention at its meeting heid ID
the city of Philadelphia or the l9ih OF
June, 1900, and pledge ourselves 10 Tue
support of its provisions III every part
Third. We endorse the wise, clear and
oatriotic. statcsman-like administration
of VIM. Mckinley, which following aHet
cour years of Democratic mlsrulr, iouhu
rho national treasury bankrupt, the pub
lie credit depressed, business para, ecu,
confidence destroyed, labor uhe"p'''e"
and has in the short space OF three Years
restored confidence, e-cs'aDllsheu ha'i
al credit. given employment to lap"r'
lI,roucbt nrosperitv to all business ana 10
all classes of people, victory to our arms
Inv land and sea, and honor to our na''ohal
flag.
record of the Hon. James a. walker
whom we have three times nominated anu
elected TO Congress from TINS ulS'ric''
We endorse and most heartily approve the
righteous and vigorous contest ne Is no"
mokinc before the House OF Representa-
lives of the United States for Republican
.,,nrom,cv and for fair and honest elcc-
tons.
Fifth We denounce The Virginia cleo
tion lawsas a wicked, deliberate and sys-
tematic scheme OF fraud, devised by un-
scrupulous Democratic politicians Tor the
corrupt purpose Of perpetuatinS 'he", SCI
. YES in power and OF governing WITHOUT
fine consen, Of the governed, OF stIh'nS the
voice of the people and preventing IN
ouiry into their neiarlOus CeslShs anu
practices
Sixth. We oppose the calling ct Con-
sttutional Convention for the state Vi
Virginia at this time a. a new scheme OF
, fraud and oppression, the avowed ana
openly declared purpose OF when i 10
di,franchise the LcgrO. OD account oil race
IN violation OF the Fifteenth Amendment
70 the Constitution OF the United States
but which must eventually and necessarily
result i'm the dislranchIsement OF WIN,
and black alike
Seventh. We urge and entrcai ever
Republican to rally around our sta|u''o
bearers. LAYING aside all pari' differences
ali iersonai ireilug whie Ne make com
mon cause against The common toe
"Uniicd We stand. divided sc TALL.
At the close Of the reading Of the
r report and the subsequent adoption
I thereof, there were repeated calls 10
a speech from Hamilton, OF Wash
. ington county, and the "Old Maj
EIoonent." as small, and dark, an
witty as ever, came to the platform
and sent the convention into roais q
laughter until the chairman Gale
!, time Oh him.
Hon. Stuart +. Lindsey, Of Drlsio
q was then unanimously elected dis
trict chairman, and the toIlowin
f Republican members of the Stat
= Committees: Tom Gent Anderson,
,e Wise; j. d. lIonaker, OF Bland; L.
: Chase, pf Dickinson; G. f. Goodei
IS of Smythc, and j. G. Blair,
Wythe.
Cd 1t was nearly four o'clock whe
", Hon. j. G.. Blair, of Wythe count
It. rose and in a brilliant speech greete
/ with round after round OF applau
q nominated Gen. James n. Wake
+. Col. Summers, of WashinStC
II; county, seconded the nomlnatlo
, which on the motion of Capt. j.
et Wood, of Bristol, was made by a
+. clamation.
es; j. c. Noel responded for l.
n. NJ county, d. w. Dickinson for Russo
I'd r. a. Anderson .Smyth, Capt
IN; 5. Hale for Scott, w. Z. Pendlet
;. for Tazewell. and ii. G. Mellow
ion for Wise.
No. No. Hon. d. f. Bailey spoke for sol
on; time following the responses OF
on, counties amid great enthusiasm.
il the close of his speech cries
w. walker! Walkerl Walkerl' fill
,re the court room and committee
one delegate from each county a
act the city of Bristol was sent to not