The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-10
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gates were not only entitled to- seats, but
had the right to pass upon their own:
claims to sit in the body.
DR.. George w Butts, OF Nansemond,
confirmed what Mr.. Pulley said with ref
erence to Mr.. NESTS expressions. He
testified that OF the uncontested dele
gates at this convention Colonel Boykin
had only twenty-one and AIr. Stands
thirty-five.
The most interesting statement made
by DIR. Butts was that at his precinct
there were about eighty white votes
PEELED and about seventy-fiye blacks
voted. Aie negroes voted solidly for
Boykin and the whites nearly all for
Stands.
with secret ballot how people voted, DR..
Butts explained that the Stands men all
registered their names when they came
out of the polling place. Those who would
not SO register were counted for Boykin.
lie said Colonel Boykin had the election
machinery in Nansemond.
Colonel Day wanted to know of Mr..
Parker who controlled the election ma
chnery in Southampton, and Mr. Parker
replied that R1r. Stands friends did.
DR.. Butts. in conclusion, stated that.
in iNansemond are now in favor of adj
MIR HOLLANDS VIEWS.
Mr.. J. P. Holland, Of Southampton,
gave a detailed statement Of what oc-
CURED at the Isle Of Wight meeting. he
confirmed what others had said as to
there being no such disorder as to cause
the chairman TO adjourn the gathering.
He asserted that when DR.. Gavin Rawles
offered a resolution to take the Sense OF
the meeting as to the choice Of candi-
i,3a foV, tod fofn or M M
were mentioned, yet when the resolution
was adopted it was decided by the Chair
that Senator Martin had been endorsed.
He stated that Boykin lost many votes
in that meeting because he and his fol-
lowers objected to Mr.. Stands making a
speech and explaining his position re-
garding the United States Senator. lie
knew personally of several gentlemen
who left Boykin in disgust because OF
his attempt to throttle free s.eech.
Mr.. Holland stated that Mr.. Stands
majority in the district would unques-
tionably have been much larger had not
SO many negroes voted. The blacks gave
Colonel Boykin almost solid support
Asked to the reasons for the party
troubles in this Senatorial district, MI
Holland replied that there were many.
In the first place, Southampton mas peeI
promised the Senator; secondly. the
United States Senatorship cut quite q iis-
urc in southampton, where Tyer was .ne
choice: thirdly, there were local trouples -
in isle of Wight Bovl1in and Jones mad
their enemies Stands and Braqsha"
worked tie people UP and got out ti'''
crowd.
Mr.. Parker said the real cause OF the
whole trouble was that Stands was not
fairly treated in Isle of Wight. and his
home people and friends all over the dls-
trict would not submit to the actlon OF Il
few who were determined 10 keep the
nomination from the man who had won
it.
Mr., Greed T. Davis, local newspaper
solicitor. who was at Isle of Wight. SAID
the meeting was not disorderly. but he
had no fear of losing his life at any time
during the day. He said when he Went
over into the Bradshaw crowd to solicit
subscriptions, he told the tellers not TO
count him. Mr.. Davis stated that the
people outnumbered
the Boykin-Jones crowd two to one. ad-
ding, II was mighty sorry TO see IT, ior
I am fond Of Col. Boykin.'
At IT'S p NJ. the committee took a re-
cess to $50 o'clock.
DIR. BRADSHAW. HEARD.
The first witness at the night session
was DR.. G. j. Bradshaw. He went more
into detail than those who had preceded
him concerning the mass-meetlns IN ms
county. The Doctor carrcborated what
others said as to there being no dis
order unusual in such meetings. Inc
nearest approach to row was When
Chairman Day called a man liar, with
a prefix, but as gentleman will do when
in the wrong, Col Day apoloSlzeo anu
there was no trouble
no a
mystery to him at that time, and 1t Is
n mystery to him now, why Col. Day
adjourned that meeting
The doctor said he believed he was
fairly nominated. He had no idea OF run
ming as an independent. or OF boltlng the
party. Had he had any reason 10 thlnk
Mr.. Jones was the choice of the party IN
Isle of Wight, he would certainly have
supported him.
majority of the Democrats Of Isle OF
Wight supported Mr.. Stands. The Re
publicans aided Col. Boykin. One Of the
Republican leaders was very active for
Col. Boykin, and witness had heard, in
directly, that the Colonel raid the mans
exnenses-that is, his horse hire, etc.
The Doctor said if the committee would
send some of it's members to Isle OF
Wight he would prove TO their satisfaction
that, the Democrats We're 1d'oi doie ~
Stands.
THE NEGRO VOTE.
The Doctor in reply to questions SAID
he had learned upon very good authority
that Col. Boykin's friends eNerted them
selves to get the young negroes out 10
register In one instance an official,
close friend of Col. >Boykin's. allowed his
buggy to be used for this purpose.
DR.. Bradshaw stated that in a pubic
speech he announced that he did not
want the negro vote, as he was DEM
ocrat There were some darkies under
obligation to him who wanted to support
him, but he told them to stay at home.
Mr.. S. H. Edwards, of Isle of Wight,
and a former clerk in the State Senate,
told about the mass meeting. He could
see no reason for the action OF Colonel
Day in adjourning the gathering. There
was no such sdisorder as to justify his
course He thought DR.. Bradshaw had
a majority of from 200 to $50 of the
voters at the mass meeting.
WITH ,aferenca ia tl1n charge that Re-