Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-04-11
VIRGINIA REPUBIJCANs

! ic IN Norfolk at two o'clock yesierds,
afternoon by State Chairman Park Az
oew. Carter Il. Louthan, of Madison
was made temporary cbsirmsn. II
was decided that all resolutions should
be referred without debate to the com.
mittee on resolutions.
Committees on plan OF organization,
permanent organization and resolu-
tions were then appointed, the presid-
Ing officer naming the chairmen as fol.
lows: Committee on credentials. ].
Hampton Hoge, of Roanoke; commit
tee on permanent organization, C. Nj.
Owens, OF Winchester; committee on
resolutions, s. Brown Allen, of stsun.
ton; committee on plan Of organization,
G. NJ. Giyeps,
The order OF business for the after
noon session was then decided upon,
and, after a session of less than one
hour, tle convention adjourned TO re-
convene at S O'Clock.
That the dght between the present
State organization and the faction al
herring to Congressman Wise would be
| feature OF the convention Was early
manifested. It was before the commit
tee on credentials that the battle was
begun. Contestiog delegations from
Norfolk county and Alexandra were
first disposed of. Alvah II. Martin
headed the Norfolk county Wise con-
testants and J. E. West the Bowden
fiction. The case was to constitute a
precedent. i resulted 10 the seating
OF the BowdeDltes.
The Alexandra delegation had pre-
pared an elaborate brief to be present;
ed to the convention. II was entitled
THE voice OF the republican majority
Of Alexandria hushed by the arbitrary
and lyrannical reign OF City Chairman
Joseph l.. Crupper." The memorial, as
stated yesterday, was not presented,
the delegation abandoning the col tee, !
and returning home last night. Mr.
Crupper, whom they wee 10 oppost
Gas ms me a member of the cor mitsee
on credentials, ws.on tney declared
sealed tue fate OF their contest. One OF
the delegation said after leaving the
hall that the sole test being applied to
contestants was that OF answering fesl
ty 10 State Chairman Agnew and the
organization,
While the Bowden and Agnew forces
strongly dominated tde convention,
many Wise adherents made themselves |
heard.
Calls were made for a speech from |
General James A. Walker before tne
convention came TO order in the ever
log. The general said that be Was
tired OF fights within the party. 81 am
tired OF qusrrelIng inside the ranks. |
Put on your arms in the face OF the ent
my, bu, lay them down inside our own
CAMP" He severely srraigned the
Virginia election laws.
The report OF the committee on Gre.
dentisls Was read. In every case, save
that of Prince Edward county, the
contestants we're unseated. Alvah H.
Msrtip, of Norfo K county, arose t.
protest, but his opening sentence was
drowned in hoots.. The report Was
and in the confusion the co.,
testing delegations left the hall.
The committee on permanent orgapi-
zstion recommended r. T. Thorp, of
burg, for permanent chairman
md Asa Rogers for secretary. Mr..
rhorp declared that the fraudulent
election laws of the State had at last
iisgusted the honest democrats and
or this he thanked these same lues.
ionsble methods. He referred to the
I,tionsl campaign and every reference
/, President Mckinley brought forth
heers.
The committee on resolutions sub.
nitted its report, endorsing the ad-
its foreign and financial
'olicies, the ship subsidy bill, expires.
ing opposition to the civil service laws
I'D urging their repeal or modification :
enouncing the recent legislature for
dding to the present iniquitous cleo
ion laws snd increasing sue number OF =
ficeholders and for the provision toE !
olding the constitutional convention,
eleving 1t would result 10 tho forma- q
on OF so ofticeholdiDg oligarchy which il
ould be overthrowp only by revolu. 4
Cd.
A resolution denouncing the ISLANDER
Us attack made by Congressman
Iull, OF Iowa, upon the State oreaniza-
on and the member of the national
from Virginia" was also re- Y
orted and adopted. o
A resolution calling for the seating =
? Congress OF Gen. James A. Walker 81
as adopted, as was also one request o.
g Hon. Marcus A. Hanna to again sc-
pt the national chsirmsnship. and d.
aging tribute to him. Sc
J. Hampton Hoge, OF Roanoke. nom- 81
sted Mr.. Park Agnew for State chair F
an. The nomination was seconded W
James Hayes, c0lored, of Rich mond.
90 made an earnest plea for the col. #,
ed voters. Mr.. Agnew was then re. I,
ected BY reclamation. A delegate 10 10
sted that discourtesy had been mad. a.
rtently offered by the convention to ~
nstor Hanna, and he asked that the =,
solution eulogizing the national chair. !"
an be adopted. Amid disorder this ~
ls done. 20
The election of delegates at large to III
e national convention wac then gone in
20, and Park AgDew, Of Alexandris;
70. James A. Walker, of WytheviIIe; Ell
j. James d. Brady, of Petersburg, ID,
d 8. Brown Allen, of Stanton, were
'cted by reclamation. Four alter
tea were then elected. They were J.
lmpton Hoge, w. II. c. Brown, co.. W
ID. of Newport News; A P Funk- Tie
user, of Rockbridge, and J. Il. Hayes, Br
sc
Are we to be kicked out ?n was the FOL
psssioned query Of James Il. Hayes. &C
ored, of Richmond. II want nott- he
:" he said. II ask the erasure of he