The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-26
Forces Coming Together TO Effect
Its Defeat,
THE CONVENTION AND HOUSE.
They VIII Hardly Meet ID the Same Hall.
Former Body Looking for Other Quar-
ters-The Corporation Committee to
Vote on Employers Liability
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/ sumed tonight in convention hall, and
| Senator Carter Glass will be heard in
| favor of his plan.
Mr.. Glass returned last night from
Lynchburg, where's he spent Sunday with
| his family. He is not at all well. buo
| he announced that he would undertake,
the argument for his suffrage scheme ic
he grew no worse. He thinks he Will b..
| able to conclude In one night. II he does.
there will probably be no further meet
ing OF the conference before next week,
as the convention is likely to adjourn to-
morrow afternoon until next week
The fight over the suffrage convention
is becoming avery Interesting ore since
the issue Is beng so clearly defined in the
conferences. One of the most signifi-
! cant facts in connection with the whole
matter IS the violent opposition which is
developing in every quarter TO any form
| of an understanding clause and it looks
row as II any provision akin thereto
either temporary or permanent-wiII in
eVitably be defeated. The opposition is
by no means confined to the white sec
tions of the State, though it is there that
/ 1t Is apparently the most powerful
What shalt be its substitute? is the
question The grandfather clause is APP
parentiy popular.ln Southwest Virginia.
But those who are lining up against the
understanding feature-and they are
rn:.nE-appcar to be willing to conCecis
almost anything rather than have that,
number of members from the BLACK
'Belt, are opposed to it. Many OF them
have said SO very plainly. 1t is learned
| that even some of the siguers Of the two
f.fry 7rvJtfb
/ fixed conditionaify, are preparing at the
first opportunity to Freak s1ysfyz,tnd sup,
port some plan which has no understand
ing feature. y conference of those sop-
opposed to this much criticised feature was
to have been held last night. but 1T was
| finally determined to wait until the argu-
ment has proceeded a little further in
/ the general conference. Had it been held
| it would have been largely at,ended.
Never were men more terribly in earnest
| than those who are opposing the two
! committee plans and they declare they
will never be adopted in their present
| form The fight promises 10 be by far
the most spirited of the many that have
or will come before the convention.
Most of the members of the Constitu-
tional Convention appear to have con-
cluded, as tney get closer to the propo-
sition. that it is not possible for the con-
vention and the House OF Delegates to
meet in the same hall. Because of this
evident sentiment. Chairman Goode of
| the Special Conference Committee ap-
pointed TO meet similar one from the
House, calico his committee together yes
terday, and a subcommittee, composed OF
Messrs. Thom, Boaz and Ayers. was ap-
pointed to investigate the cost of a .sepa-
rate building in which to hold sessions
of the convention. provided 1T becomes
yno o-,- y.Io tl. rr,..;r,,
next month
Messrs. r. Walton Moore, Robertson,
| Boaz and Thonl. lie last two being mem-
| bers of the joint Conference Committee.
went over yesterday and looked at the
| Council chamber in the City f1alI and
then to the assembly room of the Gu ,r.-
| Der of Commerce to see if either .lese
halls would answer the purposes I'is Y.
| NJ. c. a. Hall has also been discussed.
but no dennite action has been taken by
| the subcommittee. It VIII probably cost
! Sl0e9 to put the necessary furniture IN
| any of the halls mentioned. There is
| some talk of going elsewhere than tict-
mond. Mr.. Thorn offers his coIlea gliea
the dining room of the Monticello Hotel
in Norfolk. which. he says is the best
hall in the State for the purpose. 1t is
sad by those who oppose both bodies at
tempting to meet in the came halt that
| confusion Will necessarily follow on ac-
count of members of the two bodies hay-
! ing to use the same desks. The two
I members who favor this course are
AIessrs- Goode and Boaz, and they are
! the only ones who would be immune
from such trouble, as Mr. Boaz woty,s
occupy the same desk in both bodies. ard
Mr.. Goodies desk IS at the speIk RS
stand. Many plans have been stits..-Stel
| to get out of the difficulty. and ono nsm-
Der said the convention might pass anG.
| proclaim an ordinance dissolvinS the
Legislature after it had performed what
work appeared to be absolutely inpera-
tive. This however. will hardly he
done There is much conflict OF opinion
as TO how the convention will finish its
work. The latter body is likely TO take
q brief recess after tomorrow. and tt.,
members may think out some solution OF.
the problem before tkey return.
| The Committee on Corporations is still
| laboring at the employers liability bill.
AT the meeting yesterday afternoon the
| whole time was taken up in argument by
Mr. Hutton in opposition to the entire
| bill and by MIR. WySor In favor OF the
! principle but against some OF the pro-
| visions. Mr.. Wysor spoke most earnestly
| for the bill. but declared that he would
| be compelled to fight il on the floor of
/. the convention unless certain provisions
were eliminated, so that there would be
no ambiguity In it,
/ In opposing Mr.. Iiunton's argument
t that the bill properly belonged to the
1 Legislature, Mr.. Wysor said the Legisla-
| ture had proved incompetent TO perform
! the task. He said it was we'll known that
i the railroads would crowd the Legislature
/ with lobbyists to. defeat the bill. and
/ would spend a great deal of nlopes- Ha
| believed they ought to keep their money.
| so that good LAWYERS like himself ans
/ JuGge Brooke and afr. Huaton. who work.