Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-03-21
REPUBLICAN, MASS.MEETING.
A. p. Gillespie Nominated for Constitu-
tional Convention.

ti0nal Convention.
The Republicans of Tazewell county met
in mass meeting in the courthouse on
Tuesday at one O'Clock. The meeting was
called to order by H. g. Mccall, county
chairman, who nominated w. l.. Moore
for chairman of the meeting. VIM. c.
Pendleton, secretary of the county COM
mittee, was requested to act as secretary
Of the meeting.
The chairman offered the following as a
committee on resolutions: w. B. Spratt,
II. Bowen, J. S. Moss, ]. G. Watts, w. L.
Mustard and h. +. Peery. The commit.
tee retired and in a short while reported
the following resolutions:
Whereas at the Constitutional Conven.
ton to be held in the City of Richmond,
Oh the 18th day of June, 1901, questions
of great and vital importance to each and
all the citizens of this Commonwealth will
come up for settlement; and,
Whereas. the body that drafts and en-.
acts the organic law of State is the most
important Of all law making bodies, be.
cause it is supreme within the State and
should be limited only by the Constltu.
ton of the United States and by the in.
terest and welfare of the citizen; and,
Whereas, we recognize that such body
sho1d be composed of the best men Of
the Commonwealth, who rise above party
and party affiliations and consider only
the best interest Of the Commonwealth at
large and not the advancement or interest
of any political party; men in whose integ'
rity and ability all the people have conf.
dence and whose aim in drafting Consti.
tuition will be the greatest good to the
greatest number; and,
Whereas, we believe that in selecting
men to represent the people in such Con-
vention no question of politics or party
should be considered, but that We select
men who fully realize that government is
OF the people and for the people.
Therefore, be it resolved by the Repub.
lcans of Tazeweil County, in meeting as
sembed, that we request our fellow cit.
izen, A. P. Gillespie, Esquire, to become
the candidate to represent the people OF
Tazewell county in the said Constitutional
Convention, and further that We call upon
all the citizens Of our county, irrespective
of party Affiliations, to unite with us in
this request.
Respectfully,
w. B. SPRATT,
Jos. l.. Moss,
HENRY Bowen,
w. l.. MUSTARD.
Col. ]. S. Browning in briefspeech en-
dorsed the resolutions and they were
adopted.
The chair then announced that nomina-
tions were in order and Mr.. A. z. Giles
pie, being the only man named, was nom'
mated by acclamation. The chairman
then appointed the following committee
to notify MIR. Gillespie Of his nominations;
WIN. c. Pendleton, Max Weinberger and
John T. Barns. In a few minutes the
committee brought the nominee into the
meeting. and after being introduced he
made brief speech ia which be declared
his purpose if elected to work for the in.
terests of all his constituency without re-
gard to party, thus placing himself in har-
mony with the resolutions that had been
adortcd. During bis reruarks he was
frequently applsuded. Mr.. Gillespie is a
lawyer of ability, and belongs to one OF the
most influential families IN the county.
His election is assured.