Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-05
POLITICS
The Adherents Of Or. R. A. Wise
Re-nominate Him for Congress.

L. Bowdcn and the Administered ion and
Elect Delegates to City Convention
to be Held Tonight.
The Wise faction of the Republican
party of the Second Congressional Dis
trict held a convention at Hampton
yesterday and renominated DR.. r, a.
Wise for Congress by rising vote.
a rising vote.
There was quite a snarl over the
permanent craftsmanship, and for
awhile a condition bordering on pan
demonium reigned. Mr.. S. b. Carney,
assistant postmaster of Norfolk, was
| harmony.
The convention was liberal in the
| matter of resolutions, and Endorsed DR..
| Wise in every particular, President Nc
kinley. Congressman Hull for his ad-
herence to and advocacy of the cause
everything the national Republican
party has done for the past twenty
| years.
The following delegates were chosen
to the National Republican Conven-
| ton:
| MI. <AiNdu MdTtiIl, NOEIOlh county.
Hon. Harry Libby. Elizabeth City
| county.
MEETINGS IN NORFOLK.
| Pursuant to the call of the City Re-
publican Committee, of which Mr..
Thomas Lowery is chairman, meetings
were held in the various wards, and
despite the wretched weather, the at
| tendance was good and the proceed
ings harmonious The meetings were
therefore brief, hut enough time was
taken at most of them to heartily en-
dorse the administration of President
! Mckinley, Hon. Geo. e. Bowden for
National Committeeman, State Chair
man Park Agnew and City Chairman
| Lowery. In hut few precincts were
speeches made. The usual method
pursued in electing delegates and al
| ternates was the appointment of Il COM
| mittee OF three to select and submit
the names of three delegates and two
| aiternates to the meeting, who were
accepted and elected. In one or two
wards one or two changes were made.
! but the names offered generally
stood.
The smallest number present at any
or the meetings was thirty seven, and
the largest 15S. :he latter being at the
iirst precinct of the Second ward.
DELEGATES.
The result of the meetings forlows
First Ward-First precinct Chair
man, a. Aronheim: secretary, G. l..
Whitehurst. Delegates: ~. Aronheim,
Il. p. Wall, w. II. Welsh Alternates:
G.. l.. Whitehurst, c. Miller.
Second Observation-Disclosures, Thomas
Lowery; secretary, Il. L. Afowery. Del
egates: Thomas Lowery. James Mad
den, r. S. Holland. -Alternates: james
Calvin. T. Candles.
| Second Ward-First precinct: Chair
man, A. II. Montgomery; secretary. G.
| w. Mash. Delegates a. Il. Mont
gomery, y. A. Runaldue, o. j. Ed
wards. Alternates: Charles White
hurst, Remus Porter.
Second Precinct-Chairman. II. *.
Ronerts; secretary. w. ]. Montgomery.
Delegates; Jno. w. CAST, d. Lawrence
Groner. 7. X. Roberts. Alternates: w.
j. Montgomery. - Mackey.
Third Ward-First precinct: Chair
man. VIM. II. Thorogood; secretary,
CAPTAIN w. II. Mills. Delegates: w.
II. Thorogood. Captain w. II. Mills. w.
n. Al. Harrison. Alternates: w. IL.
Parker Edward Langley
In addition. Chairman Thorogood.
acting under authority of State Chair
man Agnew, appointed the following
reception committee to look after the
| comfort of the colored delegates 10 the
state convention: Sandy Miller, w. II.
Parker. L. L. Bright. w. II. Mills. ].
S. Hall, ]. n. Brown, Solomon White
and W. II. NJ. Harrison.
Second Observation-Disclosures, John II.
Foster; secretary, w. f. Webb Dele
gates Fl. II. Nichols, Floyd Hughes.
John Z. Foster. Alternates: George
Davenport. G. E. Bowden. r. c. Banks.
Fourth Ward-First Precinct: Chair
man, Jos. f. Freeman; secretary, c.
Stith. Delegates: JOS. f. Freeman, c.
Stith, James Williams Alternates:
Obey Wilson, John Thomas.
Second Observation-Disclosures, Edward
Robertson; secretary. Abraham FULLY.
Delegates; Edward Robertson. Abra-
ham Tully. Willis Haynes. Alternates:
j. G. Coins, Butler Williams.
Fifth Ward-First precinct: Chair
man, T. j. Kilpatrick; secretary, Il. a.
Tower. Delegates: r. j. Fitzpatrick.
j. w: Long. w. A. Tatem. Alternates:
Charles Simons, David Sykes
Second Precinct-Chairman. w. r.
Trower; secretary. c. v. Curtis. Dele
gates: w. r. Trower. c. v. Curtis,
Marshall Tarrall. Alternates: w. IT.
Halstead. Thomas Riley.
Sixth Ward-Chairman, C. West:
secretary. Bailey Ferrall. Delegates:
c. w. West, WIN. NJ. Macon. L. r.
Lewelyn Alternates: W. J. Wheeler.
B. Ferrall
THE CITY CONVENTION.
These delegates and alternates will
meet at the Real Estate Exchange to-
night at O'clock to elect ten delegates
and five alternates to the district con-
venton to be held Monday noon at the
same place to elect two delegates and
two alternates to the Republican Ma
tional Convention al Philadelphia June
18th; also TO elect ten delegates and