Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-27
| DELEGATES CHOSEN.
To Represent Norfolk in the Dem.
ocratic State Convention.
Tho Meetings in tho Several Wards Pass
Resolutions and Instruct Delegates in(
Favor of Revision of tho stateConstitu-
tion and Referring tho Proposed New
Constitution to the Pooplo.

ocratic Executive Committee, ward
meetings were held last night in the
various wards at the following places
and for the purpose OF e!ecting the spe-
Gifted number OF delegates to the Demo
cratic State Convention. which meets
in Norfolk at Armory Hall on May q:
First Ward-John S. Barbour Club. 4
delegates.
Second Ward-Court House, dele
gates
Third Ward-Third Ward Democratic
Club, 5 delegates.
Fourth Ward-"Stonewan Club, /
delegate.
Fifth Ward-Second Precinct Demo-
cratic Club House, delegates.
Sixth Ward-Odd Fellows Hall. 1 DEL
egate.
FIRST WARD MEETING.
The meeting at the First Ward was
called TO order by Mr.. j. II. Johnson,
and. on motion. Mr.. "A. p. Jones was
made chairman and the press request
ed to act as secretaries. Delegates were
elected as follows: james v. Trehy, ].
Arnold Daily, a. Lagorio and M. Adels-
dorf. The delegates were empowered
10 appoint their own alternates.
IMPORTANT MOTION PASSED.
Y The following resolution was unan-
imously adopted:
Whereas, Il Democratic State Con-
vention is to be held in this city on Nav
:. l9eO,aud among other important ques-
tons to be passed upon will be the i'm
portant issue of amending the State
constitution and submitting such
amendments to the vote OF the people
FOR ratification or rejection. and,
whereas. this Democratic meeting
of the First Ward OF the city of Nor
loik has been regularly called by the
City Democratic Committee for the
purpose of selecting delegates to said
convention; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the delegates to the
Democratic State Convention to be held
at Norfolk. chosen by this meeting. be.
and they are hereby. directed to vote
and use their influence in favor of max
ing the question of holding a Constitu-
tional convention a party question. in
accordance with the earnest recommen-
dation of the joint caucus of the Dem
ocratic members of the General Assem-
bly,. They are also instructed to vote
Tor and to urge that the convention to
be held at Norfolk shall bind the party
by formal resolution to submit the Con-
stitution created by the convention
(should one be heidi to the good people
of this Commonwealth for ratification
or rejection, in accordance with immoL
morial usage"
Perfect harmony characterized all the
proceedings OF the meeting.
SECOND WARD MEETING.
The meeting in the Second Ward at
the Courthouse was harmonious and
very brief. Mr. George Walker called
the meeting to order, and Captain w.
w. Dey was unanimously called TO the
chair Mr.. w. l.. Baker was chosen as
secretary
Captain w. w. Dey. MIR. r. p. Sale and
Mr.. William Pannll were placed in no
mination for delegates, and were elect
ed without opposition. They were en-
powered with authority to appoint their
own alternates. -
= Mr.. Charles ]. Cannon offered a rcso-
luton similar to that above noted and
it was unanimously adopted. There
were sixty to seventy persons present
at the meeting.
THIRD WARD MEETING.
A large number of representative
Democrats of the Third Ward assem-
bled at the Club Hall at o'clock last
night. Mr.. Leonard Knapp called the
meeting to order and explained it's
object. whereupon Mr.. w II. Sergeant
Ir.. was selected as chairman, and Nj.
Knapp as secretary
Nominations of delegates to the
state Convention were announced to be
In order and two sets were named as
follows:
James X. Cook. Thos. II. Wilcox. a nd
Col. w. w. Sale; r. w. Shultice, Judge
James j.. Heath and Jno. A. Page. At
this point General f. NJ. Henry arose
and said he desired to offer a series of
resolutions instructing the delegates
and suggested the withdrawal of nomi-
nations temporarily for that purpose.
Judge Wilcox said he would not ac-
cent the nomination as delegate TO the
state Convention. unless allowed to
support the propositions to hold q con-
vention to revise the constitution of the
state, md to submit the work OF that
convention to the people for their RAJ
LITIGATION or rejection at the polls. The
nominations were then promptly with
drawn and General Henrys resolutions
instructing the delegates were unani-
mously adopted.
The ticket COMPOSED OF Mr.. James
*, Cooke. Thos. II. Wilcox and Col. W.
w. Sale We're again placed in nominal
ton and unanimously adopted the Sc
cond having been permanently with
drawn on the adoption of the resoln-
lions. The delegates were instructed to
select their own alternGtes. There was
not murmur of dissent to the instruc-
lions or the delegates selected.
FOURTH WARD MEETING.
This meeting was held in the rooms
OF the Stonewall Club, on Church
street. Chairman W. II. jacques pre-
sided and Mr.. #. Jacobs was elected
secretary. Mr.. t. p. Montague was
nominated to be delegate to the State
Convention and was unanimously
elected.
r. Resolutions similar to those passed at
the First. Second and Third Ward
meetings were read by the secretary
and. on motion. unanimously adopted
FIFTH WARD MEETING
The Fifth Ward meeting was called
To nrdnr IN Mr. Inhin Butt Shnriff Ioh.,