The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-18
He VIII Be Nominated in Jackson
Ward To-Morrow Night.
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
Arrangements Being Made to Hold
Two or Three Big Mass-Dieetinss.
Meeting of the City Committee.
Gov. Tyler Talks, While in
Washington. About Re
vision of Organic Law.

The City Democratic Committee met at
Arurphys Hotel last night and held 2
secret session lasting nearly two hours
1t was decided to hold ward meetings
on Tuesday, the 9th of this month, TO
elect delegates to the State Convention
to be held at Norfolk on the I'd of May.
There will be meeting of the commit
tee on Friday night to receive the report
of the Committee on Plans. This body
is composed of Messrs. Clyde w. Saurd-
ers. James B. Doslerty and James NJ. N.
Allen.
Arrangements will probably be made to
hold all the ward meetings at night, as IS
usually done when this method OF elect
ing Delegates Us adopted.
The delegates will. it is Thought, be ap-
portioned among the several preeinctS-
The object in doing this would be to pre-
vent a big crowd of voters from one pre-
cinct IN a ward turning out ana capturing
all the delegates.
JACKSON WARD SITUATION.
There was very little discussion in the
committee over the method of electnS
delegates. The time was occupied chiefly
in discussing the Jackson Ward situation.
II was decided to hold a. ward conventions
on the night of the 10th of this month
to nominate some person to succeed tho
late Henry J. Hecke on the Ccunch
ticket There We're some members VINO
wanted the nomination for Councilman TO
be made at the same time delegates to
the State Convention are chosen. But
those who advocated separate MeetinSs
carried their point.
1T is conceded that Mr.. Heeke's sue
cessor will! be chosen from among tue
Democrats of the Second Precinct OF the
| ward. Mr.. Herman Stain will probably be
the man.
| There Is talk of having two or three
! mass-meetings in the city before delegates
| to Norfolk are elected. The object Is to
discuss the proposed constitutional con-
vention. a meeting is being4arransed for
by the Clay Ward Actives to take place
| in Belvilere Hall. It is; thought the John
w. Daniel Club or the Old Dominion Club
| win provide for one In Old Market Hall.
Mr.. H. 2. Beck. superintendent of Jack
son Ward. requests all Democratic voters
of the ward to assemble at No. 151 North
Second Street on Thursday night. the
10Th, for the purpose of nominating sue
cessor to Mr.. EIeeke. The meeting will be
called to order at $50 P. NJ.
THE GOVERNOR INTERVIEWED.
Governor Tyler who Is In Washington.
was interviewed by a Post reporter on the
proposed constitutional convention. He
expressed himself rs follows:
Yes" he said, there is n division OF
opinion, and it is not by any means a
division party lines. Many Democrats
| are opposed to a change. but for my part
| I am earnestly in favor OF revision of
| the Constitution. The present. Constfth-
| ton is cumbersome and expensive. 1t ls
| a wonder that we have been able to live
| under 1t so long. and 1t is time to change
| IT. T favor the change for reasons of
| economy The State can save a very
| large amount of money that can be used
| to better aGvantage if the changes are
| made OF course. the Republicans are
| opposed to the revision, because of the
| fear that an effort will be made to dis
| franchise the negro. but for my part that
\ is not entering into the question.
| would do To others as would that they
! should do uEto me.
| PROPOSES A NEW PLAN.
! "But I think better plan than that
| proposed now. to secure a revision. can
| be found. I have suggested and favor
| the appointment, by the Governor. of q
| committee of. say ten members of the
| present Legislature. This committee
| could draw out the proposed changes in
| the Constitution, and I could then call a
| special session of the Legislature In
! July or August 1901. At that session
| the action of the legislative committee
Il