The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-24
MANY DELEGATES
ARE ELECTED
The Constitutional Con
Vention Endorsed.
DECLARE FOR BRYAN
Big Meeting at Houston, in Halifax
County.
DETERMINED FOR REVISION.
DETERMINED FOR REVISION.
Delegates Instructed to Vote for State
Senator Barksdalc for Electnr
from the state-at-Larae-Fiu
wanna for Convention Only
if Returned to the People.
w. \. Jones Endorsed.

SOUTH BOSTON, VA, April 23.-Spec-
ial.-A mass-meeting was held at Hous-
ton to-day by the Democrats of Halifax
for the purpose Of selecting delegates TO
the State Convention soon to meet in
Norfolk. Mr.. John r. Edmunds. county
chairman, presided over the meeting, and
S. l.. Adams acted as secretary.
A Committee on Resolutions was ap-
pointed consisting of Joseph Stebbins, j.
w. Carlton, William Bates, Stephen
Tucker, ]. S. Walden and Thomas II.
Hall. A committee consisting OF one
from each magisterial district was ap-
pointed to recommend TO the meeting
delegates to the Norfolk convention.
The following persons were chosen as
delegates: w B. Wilkins. C. C. Mason,
W. NJ. Palmer, ]. T. Lacy. J. w. john
son. w. 3. Chandler, r. ]. Tuck, w. P.
Barksdale, ]. D. Hankins. ]. c. Carlton,
R. P Thornton, E. Y. Winbish, j. II.
Murphy, Wood Bouldin, w. II. Edmunds
and w D. Hill; and the following alter
mates: Joseph Stebbins, w. w. Ward, W.
l. Jordan, H. C. Lacy, L. c. Wilkins,
Louis Wimbish, r. F. Tuck, T. E. Dick
Hazewood. j. w. Johnston, R. R Noblin,
r. H Beasley, S. NJ. Gsenn and j. j.
Lawson.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The Committee on Resolutions reported
as follows:
Resolved, Ffrst-That we regard the re
vision of the State Constitution as the
most important question before the peo-
pie of Virginia at this time.
Secondhand the present Constitution
is not adapted to the conditions and needs
Of the people. creates too many offices
and of11ce-holders, making the expenses OF
government unnecessarily heavy and bur-
denSome.
rnird-That unrestricted suffrage has
always been and is now a serious menace
to the peace and prosperity of the State.
,Fourth-That the time has come when
the suffrage should be abridged so that
those who are incapable or unworthy of
this high and exalted right of citizen
s.lip should be legally disfranchised in
order that the stigma of impur4ty may
not rest upon our election, and this
menace to popular liberty and good gov
ernment be removed; that the delegates
from this county be, and they are hereby,
instructed to vote in the Norfolk con-
yention as unit in favor of making the
question of holding a constitutional con-
venton a party measure at the coming
election.
ENDORSE BRYAN.
were adopted, to be added to the report
of the committee:
SiNth-That having the utmost conf
dence In the fidelity and ability and hon
esty of our great leader, William Len-
nings Bryan, and in the principles he re-
presents, and believing that he should
again lead the Democracy of the nation,
we hereby instruct our delegates to sup
port a resolution instructins our national
delegates to support him for the Presi-
Dental nomination.
BARkSDALE.
Seyenth-That the delegates from Hall
fax be, and they are hereby, instructed
to vote and work for Hon. w. P. Barks-
dale as one of the electors at large for
the State of Virginia.
While the committees were conferring
the Hon w. 2. Barksdale addressed the
meeting.
One thing that was very pronounced
about this meeting was the large prepon-
derance Of the solid influential men of
the county in attendance, and the firm
determination that the Constitution must
be revised.