The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-29
POLITICAL.

Friends Of ex-C0ngressman + +.
Meredith, of the Eighth District, are
urging him to again become candidate.
Capt. Joseph f. willard, Of Fairfax,
denies the rumor that he is a candidate
for Lieutenant Governor and states
also that he is not a candidate for any
Office.
Albemarle county Republicans Mon
day afternoon elected delegates to the
Seventh District Congressional Oonven-
ton, to be held at Front Royal on
April 3.
The Democrats Of Augusta county in
mass meeting Monday passed resolu'
ton instructing delegates to vote to
make the constitutional convention
question party issue.
The Republicans Of King William in
mass-meeting elected the following
delegates 30 the State convention
Morgan Treat, II Anderson, DR.. W.
A. Mitchell, J. S DeFarges and O. B..
Snead.
The anti-Agnew faction Of the Re-
publicans. Of Alexandria. have formed
an organization to be known as the
Central Republican Assembly. Of Alex
andria. Msgnus L. Robinson is presi'
dent
The press report Of the Eighth Dis
trict Republican Convention, held at
Warrenton the 2lst, named W. H. Sill
colt for permanent chairman Of the
convention, when it should have been
N. Clifford Nichols, Of Leesburg
The national convention Of the silver
Republican party will ra:eet in Kansas
City, Mo 81 ~ o. clock noon Thursday
July 4, 1900, to place in nomina'
tion candidates for President and Vice.
President of the United States.
Col James d. Brady, Of Petersburg
Hon Park Agnew, of Alexandria; Dol.
S. Brown Allen, of Augusta, and Hon
George E. Bowden. of Norfolk. are
named as the probable delegates-at'
large TO the Republican National Con-
vention.
Republicans of Westmoreland met in
lass. meeting Saturday and elected s.
B. Hardwick. W. H. Courtney, ". P.
Taylor, Jr and r. J. Lord delegates,
and r. B. Page and r. p. Henderson,
both colored. as alternates to the Con-
gressional and State conventions.
Congressman Bailey, Of Texas, has
this to say about the Democratic Vice
Presidential nomination: II hope a mar
of Mr.. Bryan's intellectual and politi.
eel equal in every way will be made his
running mate. Personally l favor
either John W. Daniel, Of Virginia, Oh
B. +. Shiveley. Of Indiana.
Rockbridge Republica ms Saturday en-
dorsed President McKtnley's admins
tration, and elected delegates to the
Tenth Congressional Republican Con-
vention to be held in Buchanan, in.
structed for Col. Robert Hubbard, Of
Buckingham. Delegates were also
elected TO the State Convention, to be
held in Norfolk.
Winchester Republicans had quite a
wrangle Monday. The colored Republi.
cans nominated one of their number as q
delegate to the State convention. The
whites were In the majority and sue
ceeded in freezing the colored nominee
out. The entire colosed delegation, who
were nearlyIone-half Of those present,
left the convention in body. signifying
their intention Of quitting the party.
Resolutions were passed endorsing the
administration.
Thos. L. Jones (colored). who Or
nouuces that he will be a candidate for
Congress from the Fourth Congressional
District to fill the unexpired term Of
the late Sydney p Epes. was a candi-
date for Congress from the Petersburg
district several years ago. He with
drew from the contest before the cleo
tion. He says this time that he will
remain in the race until the polls close
on election day. The faith of his race
has been shaken. and the negro voters
have absolutely no confidence in Jones.
Northampton Republicans met Friday
at Eastville and elected the following
delegates to the District Convention at
Cape Charles. April 9th: s. W. Davis,
]. O. L. Boyne, Levi Wright and @. A.
o. A. Mckinney, o. 9.
Frank Haskins and ]. II.
Wilson were elected delegates to the
State Convention at Norfolk. April 10th.
0. G. Smithers. Of Cape Charles. was
endorsed for National delegate. g e.
Bowden for National committee man
md Park Agnew for Chairman of the i
State Committee.