Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-06
DISTRICT pEMocaATiox COM
MiTTEE.
MET YESTERDAY AT THE MONTE
CELLO-LIST OF SPEAKERS
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The Democratic District Committee
of the Second Congressional District
met at the Monticello Hotel at noon
yesterday. with G. II. Day, chairman,
OF Smithfield; w. w. Dey, Norfolk;
d. G. Smith, Newport News; III. e.
Smith, Suffolk, and e. Thompson, Jr..
portsmouth,, as members. number
OF other representative Democrats met
with the District Committee. among
whom were the following city and
county party chairmen: Il. Nj. Wat
son, OF Newport News; DIR. r. w.
Shields. of Elizabeth City county;
=; u. Booker. OF Nansemond; DR.. John
Cranord, of Warwick: w. w. Dey. of
Norfolk city; d. w. Owens. of Nor
Anne coV W w W. cason Of Princess
G. F. Day. of Isle of Wight.
me Following visiting Democrats
were also present.: DR.. f. S. Hope. of
Portsmouth; Henry Jones. of war
port News; Buck Herbert, OF Princess
Anne; George Lindsay, of Norfollk
county; G. H. Ruth, of Newport News:
=. j. Wool. of Portsmouth; r. Dew
Wood. of Portsmouth; Newton Meal
pine, of Portsmouth, and H. S. Her
man. of Norfolk.
Chairman Day called the meeting to
order at IL o'clock noon. and business
began with Messrs. John Whitehead,
secretary, and H. N. Poulston, assist
ant.
Chairman Day stated the object of
the meeting to be that of making ar
rangements for the joint campaign for
President and member of Congress- for
this district. Part of the business of
the meeting was the selection OF
speakers for the campaign and making
appointments for them to speak.
p,,fl Af
made concise explanatory statement
of the condition of the party in his
city. The party is divided there. There
are $500 representing one faction or
other faction. Or. in other words,
there were that many voters. respec-
lively, under the different admnistra-
tons. These two parties have not been
able to agree. But, as DR.. Ruth repre-
scented, 1t is very important II not
necessary, that they should agree In
this campaign. He stated, also. that
local means and influence had been ex-
hausted. therefore. he requested some
action by the District Committee tend
ing to promote harmony.
Mr.. T. M. Watson, of Newport News,
spoke to the same effect. These
speeches resulted in the appointment of
n committee to visit the Democrats of
pose of effecting reconciliation among
them. That committee consists of
State Chairman ]. Taylor Ellyson. or
Richmond; District Chairman C. f.
Day. and Messrs, W. w. Dey and II.
E. Smith. members.
Speakers were appointed as follows:
Judge d. Tucker Brooke at Williams
burg, September 10th: John G. Tilton
and w. l.. Bibb. eat Isle OF Wight
court house, October court day: and
w. l.. Bibb. at York court house. Oc-
toher court day.
For other appointments the follow
ing speakers are not assigned by the
committee. but will be assigned later.
namely:
]. G. Tilton. Richard McIlwaine, Jr.,
Nathaniel T. Green. w. Lindsay Bib,
M. r. Peterson. ID. Tucker Brooke. l.
w. Eason, Seldom Woodwork. Colonel
w w. Sale, r. ]. Randolph. w A
Young, John Whitehead and r. d.
Doyle. of Norfolk; r. c. MARSHALL.
John w. Happier. II. l.. Maynard. *.
r. Griffin, r. ]. Wool and William II.
Stewart, of Portsmouth,: r. G.. Bick-
ford, G. III. Ruth. c. G. Mitchell and
NJ. Jones. of Newport News: r. T.
Armistead, of williamsburg; +. r.
Causey, e. e. Montague, S. G.. Cum
mings and S. G. Dudley. of Hampton;
j. F. Hubbard of York: L. T. Hol-
land. John B. Pinner S. f. Everett T.
U. Burgess and r. w. Withers, of Suf-
folk
The committee adjourned to meet In
about four weeks at the call of the
chairman.