The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-16
Representatives of Various Districts
Bespeak Success in All Directions.
VIGOROUS WORK IN COUNTIES.
Unanimously Agreed at Yesterdays
Meeting of the State Central and
Executive Committees That
This Should Be the Policy
Of the Party This
Year.

Ten Congressman from Virginia and an
increased majority for Bryan this fail!
This is the encouraging motto under which
the Democrats of the Old Dominion will
lished in the meeting OF the Dem
ocratic State Central and Executive
Committees, held at the jefferson yester-
day for the purpose of receiving reports as
to the political condition in each Of the
ten districts of the State. According to
statements made by he partys represen-
tatives from the several sections of Vir-
ginia the Democrats were never better or
ganiZed than at present and were never
more thoroughly equipped and prepared
for wag:ng battle. But despite these fav-
orabe conditions the campaign is to be
aggressive, vigorous and unrelenting, in
the hope that the State may have solid
Democratic delegation in the next Con-
greSs.
While it was admitted that there was
some doubt as to how the Second. Fourth.
Ninth and Tenth Districts might go, gen.
tlemen having in hand the work in these
districts expressed themselves as sanguine
as to the results. It was the general opin-
ion that the fight this year will not be
fought with the difficulties that attended
the battle OF 1896 and that the Democrats
are in an Infinitely more favorable position
now than they We're then. It is, therefore,
proposed to makea clean sweep in the Old
Dominion this year and the party leaders
are hopeful of bringing about this result
After the meeting yesterday. which was
entirely meeting for the imparting of
information Chairman J. Taylor Ellvson
e-DS 1,o 1,r11$ ~
tricts in Virginia would elect Democratic
Congressman. and added that all the
money in the United States would not
carry the State against Bryan next No
vember.
Eight members of the State Executive
Committee attended the session. while all
the districts were represented by members
of the State Central Committee or by gen.
tlemen who held proxies Of members SEN
ator Daniel, Attorney-General Montague
and a number of other prominent Demo-
Gratis not directly interested in the cam
paign were present and the former made
a brief talk at the close Of the session,
giving an account of the improved con-
dtion of the Democratic party in the great
West through which he has recently
Travelled.
COMN1MITTEEMEN PRESENT.
The following members of the two COM
mittees We're represented either in person
or by proxy:
State Chairman J. Taylor Ellyson and
Secretary Joseph Button.
State Executive Committee-tirst DIS
trict-W. A. Jones'
Second Distrfct-R. e. BoylSn.
Fourth Distrct-Wm. Hodges Mann.
Sixth Distict-Carter Glass.
Eighth Dis strict-Joseph z. Willard.
Ninth District-W. F. Rhea.
Tenth Observation-Disclosures Echols.
State Central Committee-First District
II. T. Crismond.
Second District-R. =. Boyllin, represent
ing C. F. Day; D. G. Smith and II. E.
Sm7th.
Third Dstrict-E. T.. c. Scott, Simon
Solomon and Clyde W. Saunders.
Fourth DistrIct-F. r. Lassiter, T. u.
Clark R. G. Soutllall, ]. NJ. Harris and
Robert Turnbull. representing Asa d.
Watkins.
Fifth D;strict-George NJ. Helms. repre-
senting r. A. James.
Sixth Distrct-W. ?. Barksdaie, repre-
senting W. II. Calhoun; A. S. Priddy, rep
resentinc D, Q. Eggleston and Wood
Bou.din.
Seventh District-E. c. Folkes, repre-
senting George W. Morris
Eighth Distrct-C z. Clancy. repre-
sented by j. Taylor Elyson, Granville
Gaines and George s. shackelford.
Ninth Distrsct-T. a. Lynch, B. +. Buch-
anan and P. F. ST. Clair.
Tenth District-Joseph Button. II. D.
Flood, representing E. w. Hubbard. S. NJ.
Donald, representing W. A. Rinehart: Ed
ward Echols. representing f. L. Glasgow,
and Irving P. Whitehead.
THE CAMPAIGN.
State Chairman Ellyson called the COM
mittees to order at 11:40 o'clock, and,
after the roll had been called. explained
that he had called the committee togeth-
er in order thut they might consider mat
ers of Importance in connection with the
campaign in this State. He said he be-
lleved the Democrats should organ.ze
thoroughly and make vigorous fight in
every district.
IT believe we will be able to return our
ten congressman" declared Chairman FL
Tyson, but we ought not to feel that we
are not going to have any contests. I have
already begun the organization in the coun-
ties, through correspondence and hope that
the work will be pressed forward with all
possible yigor."
GO TO WORK.
Mr. Ellyson then urged thnt the county
chairmen and the State Committeeman
should put forth every energy to produce
the very best results possible in the COM
ing contest. He thought the campaign
should be opened in earnest early in Sep
tember. He said he was anxious that the
fight in every county should be conduct
ed by the local purity authorities, as this
would arouse a deeper interest in the
work in hand.
Chairman Ellyson spoke briefly upon
the Importance of harmoniZing the d.saf-
fected counties. declaring that the mem
y =,
in their power to heal these breaches
within the party lines. He did not think
the Democrats of Virginia would have such
an exciting campaign as they had in 1886,
but added that this made the work the
more important.
DISTRICTS CALLED.
The cali of the districts for statements