The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-28
Factjonal Differences in Second Dis.
trict TO be Fought Out There.
TWO CONTESTS WERE DECIDED.
Boswell Wins in Nottoway, While
Wailins Was Recognized as
Chairman i'll Warrcn-Lead-
crs OF Both Parties Talk
of the Outlook III
the State.

The Executive Committee of the Re
publican party in Virginia held pro-
tractsd session at Murphy's Hotel last
night, lasting from O'Clock p. NJ to 30
A NJ All the members were present
either in person or by proxy. There are
two vacancies, one in the First District
and one in the Third, thu filling Of which
was referred TO the District Committees OF
the two Districts.
The meeting attracted great many
prominent leaders to the city from al
sections Of the State, and numerous In
formal conferences We're held in the
LOBBY before the committee was called to
order.
.-Parson', w. Z. Ia.ley, Of Hanover,
was on hand, greeting his friends and
assuring thefn that he was a full-iedSed
cand,aate for the Republican nomina ton
for Congress in the Third District.
Captain Lamb and l are good friends -
said the Parson, and II l am called upon
by my party TO face him in this fight. the
contest will be of the most pleasant ma
1ure.'' You may state, he conc.uded,
that my name Will go before the con-
yention when ii met to nominate can
ditate.''
one striking feature of this meeting was
the fact that il was composed Almost
entirely OF wn men, only two or three
co:ored perso.. tg present anu tiies ,
occupying sea-, pach ~ eiie t'a'' I" "-iN
having but iiti-e % gay.
TWO VACANCIES.
Following s a list Of the members Of
the committee:
First D-stficl-'Icant'
Second Distf-ct-lhoilds bo"e's'
folk
Ih.rd Dislf!c.-N acaii.' po,.5
Fourth D-sI.ct-"' "A.
Ton ,ra,.+;,.
fifth D-slrlcl-1o T. ~ -
Vile. s-z,zs.,,,-,-.....,,,; .,a5,s.,
SKIN i1is'i.e'-' - ->A
puTs r.;,>a,s Win
seventh Lis'f-c'-e NJ ei'o'i'7'
ches'et. c,or. A,ex.n-
Eighth bistrici-'- L. u oppe.'
lid - ,;,co,, Marion
Ninth Distr:ct-C- {, Lincoln N, na.,on, sto,,,
tenth l'slTtci-o. hio"i 1A''
Ion -o.o ,,r.s.,+
Seven Oh 'ae coiii1tIi', I1a,,r,
IN persof' anu ~ !. ,,,r,;,,s
represented MT. i. H. i'io"i' -
willie
Chairman farh 4she", "a
called the meeting 10 order al 0 cioch' luz
and Captain Aso Rogers. OF fe'eisoui 81
was IN his place as secretary.
DIR. E. 2. Mclean, OF Meckieiioui 81 &c
chosen assistant secretary, ana ny .. L.
Cruprer. of Alexandria, was designated as
treasurer of the committee.
HEARING REPohlS.
The first business taken up was that OF
1lenring reports as to the condition OF tne
party in the several Congressional districts
of the State
These were made by number of local
leaders from each district, and were very
satisfactory 10 the committee.
a resolution was then introduced, nna
unanimously passed. recommending that
nominations be made for Congress in al
the districts in the State, and urging the
party to stand together and put UP harI
tipbts Another resolution urging the Re
nmh,icans of the Ninth District to work
a,nceasInrIp for the success of Genera
T.,,as walker for Congress, was
n,ssa6
TWO CONTESTS
Tho committee then took up and settled
con,sS,s haT-vaen rival chairmen in MOTTO
way ana Warren counties. hut the factiona
s;efara-as .xist,,e, in the second Congress
a,,sFehee a' @ sra not @ considered on the
cro,,n6 that the committee had no 1urls-
Sic.son in the case.
In the case of the Nottoway county
r,ha,rmansh;n between Mr.. ]. II. Boswell
and n 7, Harris tcclored). the committee
,,aan,mous,y decided in favor of the form
or MT Boswell was represented by Mt
w A Jameson. of Mecklenburs, while
General Stith Boiling, of Petersburg, spoke
tor la-,.is
We, county q f. Wallinghanl
,.as rscornizad as County Chairman over
his onnonen, Chairman Agnew said after
the .,,aatinr that the most encouraging re-
,,a-,s had come from every section of the
Po. - .,a rot ,a believed the party would
So, s--N s.rnns fight for Congress In al
a,u' up d
'ne ois'iie,S: ,,rr, pDsENT
:. "a sro,,,,nent leaders who at
sumo y. 't.s o,.;,,r - n.are. Hons. George
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