The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-24
CLOSE DEADLOCK
AT NEWPORT NEWS
Forty-Nine Ballots With
out Result.
MAYNARD IN LEAD
But With No Indications Of Deadlock
Being Broken
A PERSONAL DIFFICULTY.
The Lie Passed Ectwecn Candidate
Kelly and Alternate ssuti, and the
Convention Came Near Break
ing Up in Great Disorder
The Kansas City Plat
form Endorsed.
fsrseIaI pIspateh to Tho rimss.l


NEWPORT NEWS. VA, August "a
The Second District Congressional con-
vention IS locked in a deadlock with no
indications of it's being broken AT two
O'Clock this morning forty-nine ballots had
been taken and result did not vary mate
rally from the first one cast. Hon. II. s.
Maynard was in the lead. but had not
sufficient number of votes to nominate
him.
The proceedings were very stormy and
4 personal difficulty occurred that came
near breaking the convention UP in COM
ple;e d sosder.
THE PLATFORM.
The resolut ons adopted by the conven-
ton contained five clauses-endorsing the
Kansas City PLATFORM: cougratulatins the
party in the district upon its harmonious
and reunited condition, denouncinS the
re-seatinG of Congressman Young; oppos-
Ing the RepubL can policy as to trusts;
affirming allegiance TO the cause of labor
and endorsing the eight hour law on al
government contract wosk.
The fight of the convention. before the
balloting was the resolution Introduced
by J. J. O'Danne!l. of Newport eNSs, ask
national oSnership Of telegraph. telephone
and railroad lines.
LIGHTS WENT QUE.
This resolution was introduced at go
o'cuck and the eiectric light system broke
down about the same time and inextfica-
BILE confusion ensued, in the midst OF which
the convention took the bit n its teeth AMI
bolted for supper. Upon ,reconvenins the
rol! WIS called to see wIether the Ioii
should be called on the division on the
resolution. Warw ck only voted aye
Norfolk announced ten votes for the reso-
luton, which was declared aeleataa.
BALI.OTINCi BEGINS.
N0r1ina tions were then declared TO be IN
order. W. a. Young. H. L. Maynard
ID. Gardiner Tyler W. c. Kelly and A.
ur BrownIey we're nominated The hrse
ballot stood: Young IS Maynard. Al:
Tyler. 16; Kelly. S; Brownley, IS ON the
third ballot Hon. e. E. Montague was
brought II. This continued 1Ae nna1.i
nominees holding their forces vel IN nahu-
On the fifteenth ballot an effort was
made to bring in Judge j. VI. keeiins IS
n dark house but 1t wouldn't work, the
twentieth ballot showing practically no
change.
\ Personal ID. ificu.ty-
=. t1a end Of the txeuty-fourth ballat
ro.a5 me convention was still in chaotic
condit on. with little hope o. noGnlila-
ton.
the leaders were Young. Maynard and
E-ownley In the twcnty-second piG4oe
there was personal Difficulty between
candidate Kelly AMI Alternate Futh over
= question of Alternate Ruths rieIt 10
vote, MS principal having entered the
ban The lie was passed and Traitor
and snake" were banded across the re-
r,nrfers. table For d time it looked as L
the convent on would break UP In disor-
ordes. ~
nv eleven o'clock all OF the de,eSa-
tions we're here and 5usi!y caacuslns-
STATE Chairman El,ys1n arrived lroN
Washington. at ,0:3c. Not even tns can
didat $ were betting on the result
the District Committee named DR. j. <
Prvant. OF Southampton, for temporary
chairman. and Fl. \. foulsoa, OF norfolk.
for temporary secretary.
District Char-:2. : Fenton Day call
q, the convention 70 order at l2;io ana
r,rrned it over to Temporary Chairman
D- r. q. Bryant. who addressed the con-
yention forcibly State Chairman Ely
son wps escorted to the platform aFnta
great cheering and made a Srdeesu' as-
acknowledgement of the gracious we4eo!ns
accorded him. Msssrs- Joseph r. VIZ
lard. of the Eighth District. and r. y.
Marshall, of Portsmouth, were !n7Hsd ~
the stage and spoke amid eiltAus'as'i'
cheers. ,.a,
the rules Of the House Of Delegates
were adopted and the ComniSsss on
6eutfaLs, Organization ana keset thllohs
were appointed Warwick COUNTY hahaea
in two names for each and aoth were
ruled off until the contest should DC ae,
cfded. Norfolk city Contestants hafls'eu