The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-01
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swhite man. Our suffrage clause Would
have been long ago completed, but shat
was not our mission. Careful Thought
and hard work on the part of the fneni-
5berS of the convention have now about
evolved a suffrage plan which will meet
the highest hops and expectations of our
people by striking down the negro and
leaving every white man with the right
of suffrage.'S
The speaker said he welcomed a strong,
rospectabie opposition party, which could
not be had as long as ..A1r. Niger was
in the wood-pile.'' I'VE cannot let ;he
work of this convention gosinto the hands
of those other people. ne continued We
want a Democratic Legislature to put our
work into effect; we want Montague TO
sign the bills. and we want the maimed
and crippled form of the brave and giftesl
Anderson to construe those laws maize
by white mans Legislature.
THREAT DENOUNCED.
Governor Cameron referred to the
threat Of Mr.. Harris Hoge, who said his
brother, if elected. would call out the
military and stop the convention pro-
tceeGing, and he denounced it in bitter but
eloquent language amid prolonged cheer
Ing.
'"The Democratic members of that body
would sit,'' he said. like the Roman
Senate of old knowing that they had the
wealth upon them Mr.. Hoge had eX-
pressed his disapproval of the President
entertaining Booker Washington. and yet
If elected Governor, as God forbid ne ever
should be. he would do all In his power
to please the President in his policies
He called attention to the horde OF
negroes that crowded in the public offices
in Annapolis when Governor Lowndes was
Governor of Maryland. ana continuing
said: political triumph for these people
means the further step OF attempting So
cial equality in the South. = Here he re-
ferred to the Amelia negro who had re-
Gently thanked God that the President
had entertained Il negro in the White
House The people of Virginia did not
fear social equality or negro domination.
but he appealed to his hearers to take
time by the forelocll and help purify the
electorate and prevent q worse fate from
the negro. Every attempt to give the
negro control of governments has endea
in bIoooshed and harm to the race. and
it was best for him in this country that
he should be removed from politics.
AN ELOQUENT APPEAL
The speaker said that blood was thicker
than water, and that he could not un-.
derstand why even white Republicans did
not break away and stand with the white
people against the horrible future the
Republican party was bringing upon the
people.
",rhe Democratic party and PLATFORM
declare in good faith.t he went on. amid
applause, that they will not disfran-
chise any white man. VIII you beiieFe
a. J. Montague, Anderson, Daniel. Glass
Thom Goodse. and others of your cWh
flesh and blood, or Will you trust the
party that fastened this curse upon you
and follow Mr.. Hcge off to Annoy or
somewhere e1se?"
closed WITH an &Glp-
duent appeal to his hearers to stand py
the white people in their struggle Tor
continued supremacy. and pred1cted
glorious future for tie State when the
work of the convention vas put into
operation. There was great applause
when Governor Cameron closed, and those
on the stage crowded about him to ofter
their congratulations.
Tir. Thom's Fine Speech.
Mr. Them was presented by MI. Poi-
lard 5iuEehaste language. and the nril
s Norfolk leader was given a hatterfng oya-
ton as he came forward and bowed his
acknowledgements and began his powerful
argument which. like that OF Governor
Cameron was often punctuated with ap-
pIause. Mr.. Thorn commenced by refer
ring to the framing of the Underwood
Constitution. and said under its curse
the people had lived for the lifetime OF a
generation He recouuted the hardships
that had accrued to the Southern people
under the negro suffrage and said it had
rotoed the South of her splendid prestige
in the nation.
MIR. Thorn said the enfranchisement OF
the negro was one of the great crimes
that had been fofsted upon Virginia by
ruthless power. and that she no longer
gave Presidents, judges of the Supreme
Court and great national leaders to the
country. It was no lack OF ability. put
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