Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-04-14
COMMITTEES ArPo1xrxp.

manent organization and resolutions
were then appointed, the presiding Of
deer naming the chairmen ss follows:
Committee on credentials, ]. Hamp-
ton Hoge Of Roanoke committee on
permanent org gsniE alton, q. M. Givens
OF Winchester; committee on resolu-
tions, 3. Brown Allen, OF Staunton /:
committee on plan of erganis alton, O.
II. Givens Of Winchester. The order
OF business fJr the session was then
decided upon, and after q session of
less than one hour the convention ad j.
1ourned, to reconvene at s O'Clock.
That the fight between the present
State organisation and the faction sd-
herring to Congressman Wise would be
feature OF the convention was early
manifested. It commenced before the
committee on credentials. Coutesting
delegations n om Norfolk County and
Alexandria we're frs5 disposed OF. Mr..
Alvsh Martin headed the Wise contes-
tsnts, and Mr. J. Il. West, in Bo WIDEN
faction. The case was to constitute =
precedent. and was fought to u finish.
lt resulted in the seating Of the Bow
denites.
The Alexandris delegation had pre-
pared an elaborate brief to be present.
ed to the convention. It was termed
THE voice of 81 Q kepublicsn msiorisy
Of Alexandria hushed by the arbitrary
and tyrannical reign Of City Chairman
Joseph L. Crupper." The memorial
WAS not presented, the delegation
abandoning the contest and returning
home tonight
Mr.. Orupper, whom they were here
to oppose, was made O member of the
committee on credentials, whieh, they
declared, sealed the faIe Of their con-
test. One member Of the delegation
said, after leaving the hall, that the
sole test being applied TO contestants
was that OF unswerving fealty to State
Chairman Agnew and the organizs-
tion.
STRONG ADHKRENTs.
While the Bowden and Asnew forces
strongly dominated the convention,
many Wise adherents made themselves
heard. When ths mans OF DR.. Wise,
delegate from James City Ooubty, was
reached in the roll call, there was ap-
piause from the spectators gallery.
Gen. James A. Walker Was called
upon before the convention was called
TO order in the evening. It was ESQ
O'Clock and the committees had not
come in. The convention was eager
for diversion. The general said that
he was tired OF fights within the party.
"I'm tired of quarrelihg inside the
ranks. Put on your arms in the face
OF the enemy, bat lay them down in
side our own camp" he said. He Sc
verely arraigned the Virginia election
laws.
LirTLE LESS THAN SLAVES.
"We are little less than slaves un-
der the present ,regime in Virginia.
he said. I'VE are taxed withons rep
resentation, and l60, 900 OF us are dis
iranchised, but il we were not, Virgin
ia would be go 600 Republican. am
opposed to the constitutional conven-
tion. (grest cheering) Every man
elected to it would be pledged to dis.
franchise every man not voting the
Democratic ticket"
He said ne was against property or
educational clause which shall dis
franchise q voter, saying that man
who is good enough TO take q gun in
hand and fight for the asg is good
enough to vote. Great applause fol-
lowed, and the Marine Band played
Dixie.
The convention was called to order
at 9:47, and the report of the commit
tee on credentials was read by the
chairman. In every case, save Prince
Edward County, the contestants were
unseated. Mr.. Alvah FL. Martin, of
Norfolk County, tried to protest, but
his opening sentence was drowned in
boots.
CONTESTANTS LEF~ HALL.
The report was adopted, and in the
confusion the contesting delegations
left the hall.
The committee on perm snent organ
izAtion recommended Hon. r. Il.
Thorpe, OF MeckleDburg, for perm a.
nent chairman, and Asa Rogers for
secretary. Congressman Thorpe made
q short speech in assuming the chair.
He declared that the fraudulent elec-
tion laws Of the. State had at last dis
gusted the honest Democrats, and for
this he thanked these same question
able methods. He referred to the ma
tionsl campaign and every reference
to Mckinley brought forth cheers. He
made brief reference to foreign affairs,
and charged that powerful lobby be-
hind the Porto RicaI free trade move
ment was causing the outcry with re-
ference to the island.
The committee on resolutions then
submitted its report, indorsing the sd-
ministrstion, its foreign and financial
policies, and the ship subsidy bill; ex.
pressing opposition to the civil SER
vice laws, and urging their repeal or
modification denouncing the recent
legislature for adding to the present.
Ubiquitous election laws; for increas-
ing the nurabsr of office-holders, and
for the provision for holding the con-
stitutional convention, believing it
would result in the formation of an Of
fice-holding oligarchy, which could
only be ogerthrown by revolution.
A resolution denouncinQ the "sIand-
erous attack made by Congressman
Hull, OF Iowa, upon the State organizS.
ton, and the members Of the national
committee from Virginia." was also
reported and adopted.
The convention endorsed President
Mckinley, Chairman Hsnns, ana Gen.