The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-30
MAJOR LAsSITER
WAS NOMINATED
ToSucceed Late Congress
man Sydney z. Epes
SHORT ANDLo LoNGTER.M E
Strong Fight Made Against the Dual
Term.
THE CHICAGO PLATFORM
WINS Endorsed MS Whole and 4 De-
claration Made Against Imperial
ism, Militarisn, and the acqui-
sition Of Foreign Lands
Monopolics and Trusts
Dcnounced.
Strong Fight Made Against the Dual
THE CHICAGO PLATFoR M

PETERSBURG. VA. March o9-spe-
cial.-The Fourth District Democratic
Congressional Convention met here to-
day. and nominated Major Francis r.
Lassiter to succeed tho late Sydney T..
Epes in Congress. A big fight was
made over the question of nominating a
candidate for the regular as well as the
nrexpired term, and the dual proposition
was carried by a vote of 81 l-3 TO 2S 2-3.
Major Lassiter being nominated for both
terms.
The convention was called to order by
John J. Cooke, member Of the committee
from Prince GeorfScs county, who an
nounced the temporary organization.
Chairman. Judge j. T. West, of Sussex;
Secretary. S. g.. Gill, of Petersburg.
Judge West. on taking the chair. spoke
tittinsly OF Hon. Sydney p. Epes. and
defined the object of the meeting.
THE COMMITTEES.
Committees were appointed us follows:
Committee on Resolutions-Chair ir1nan,
George Mason, Petctsburs-S v. South
all. Jr.. GrecnSvillc:: A. u. Watkins,
Ereensvillc: w. e. Holmes Mccklcnburg:
J. d. Price, Brunswick: w. e.. Kcnnon
Powhatan: J. c. Smith, Dnwiddie; DR..
J. w. Bryant. Nottoway; George L.
Smith. LunenburG; w. i. Cooke, Sus-
sex: A. r. Hobbs. Prince George, r. G..
Southall Amelia.
Committee on Observation-Disclosures
c. S. Barrow, Brunswick-E. c. Goode.
Menklenburg: J. u. Bradshaw. MOTTO
way; George w. PeSram. Petersburg; E.
c. Palmer. Greensvillc; T. II. Dickerson.
Prince Edward: p. Finch. Powhatar; 7.
A. Brown, Prince George: w. D. F.al-
concr, Dinwiddie: T. J. Arvin. Lunen-
b;irg; w. b. Cooke, Sussex; r. G..
Southall. Amelia.
Committee on Permanent Organiza-
tion-Chairnan. A. r. Nenablc. Prince
Edward-T. NJ. billiard. Nottoway:
George p. l,idgeforth, Lunenburg:: J.
p. Tucker. Dinwiddie: Charles Conner.
Prince George: DR.. Il. "A. Tucker, Pow
hatan: ]. b. Evans, Petersburg; J. W.
Bailey. Brunswick: f. B. Roberts. Neck
lenburg: Henry Maclin. Greensville: r..
Ct. Southall, Amelia: w. &. Cooke. Sus-
sex.
SPEECHES.
Hon. 4. {. Pitcher of Fauquicr; Hon.
Jose:rh r Lawless. Secretary of the Com
n,cnwealth: Jefferson Wallace. Demo-
cratic chairman of Rachnond. We're among
those invited to seats on the rostrum, and
cath man called u,pn for Il s..eectl ana
Hon. T. c. Pitcher paid a high tribute
10 rile Cocliadc City and its noble women.
and Mr. Lawless paid a splendid tribute
to his late friend, Congressman
lci,es whom he designated as a man of
Gods own chosen ones.
MIR. Wallace of Richmond. made n
Democratic s4,sccll, in which he spoke of
Democracy as his religion His tributes
10 1.assiter Bryan and the Chicago plat
form were cheered 10 the ccho.
The convention adjourned at lao O'Clock
to give the committee time 10 formulate
tEeM rerpct-ts.
The convention rcconvened at $50. The
Committee on Permanent Organization
reported that the temporary committee,
with Judge West as chairman, had been
made permanent.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The Committee on Resolutions offered
the following, which were unanimously
adopted:
Resolved by the Democratic party of
the Fourth Congressional District of Viz
ginia in convention assembled, That we
rcaffirn our allegiance TO the PRINCIPLES
of Democracy as set forth and declared
In the platform of the last National
Democratic Convention.
Resolved further, That We are opposed
to imperialism and nrilitarism and the
acquisition Of distant foreign territory.
Resolved further. That we are unalter-
ably opposed to monopolies. Combines and
trusts which inevitably tend to the az
grandizement of the rich and powerful
and the oppression of the we,lk and the
poor.
The Committee on Credentials reported
l26 delegates present. All the reports were
arnanimo, sly adopted.
On motion of r. G. southai!, It was
decided that the delegates present from
any county be allowed TO cast the full
vote of each county.
THE NOMINATIONS.
The nominations of candidates for Con-
gress TO fill the ,snexpired term of Mr..
Epes was tkens made.
The name OF Major Lassiter was pre-
sentcd to the convention by Alexander
Hobbs Of Prince George county. and his
nomination was seconded by Mr.. w. d.
Faulkner. of Dinwiddie. MIR. Faulkner
also moved that Major Lassiter be ,,o1ni-s
mated by accianation.ssW W. N. Powell. of
'Greensyile opposed this motion, and nom
mated Judge Lconidas D. Yarreis, OF
Greensville. for Congress. The vote was
called, and was as follows:
For Lassited--Alnciia, 6: Brunswick, IA:
DinMiddie. IL: Greensville, !, 1-2: L1nen-
burg. 10; Meckienburg. 81: NottowaH, .;
Powhatan. 5: Prince Edward, To-: Prince
George. S: Sussex, l-3;; Petersburg. II.
Total. lla s5-6.
For Yarerl- -Sreensvile 8 1-o:: Sussex,
%. Total, 6 l-G.
Mr.. Powell then withdrew the name Of
Judge yarren. and Major LassHer's nomi-
nation WAS vnaIe unanimous amid deafen-
Ing cheers.
TIE FULL TERM
Judge Homes. Of Mecklcnburg. then ask
cd that the convention itroceed 10 elect
candidate for the full term. This re-
quest brought on a heated discussion.
{ Mr.. Faulkner. or D!nwiddle. said that
Ais delegation :1ad been instructed to vote
fpr .1assiter for the short term, and pre-
vent any nomination for the flA term.
He said the conyent:cn was about 10 es-s
tablish precedent, and he was unwilling
that q convention patched UP In few
days should mako a nominal don for the 4
full term; if1at tho people OF the Fourth