Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-24
LANCASTER FOR SWANSON.
So Decides The Citizens in
Mass-Meeting Monday by a
Big Majority.

DiS MINORITY.
Probably the largest crowd that
even attended Lancaster court were
present Monday in accordance with
call from the County Committee
to select gubernatorial delegates to
attend the Norfolk Convention.
More than five hundred people were
present. The morning was taken up
an talking politics, and at 2 O'Clock
In the afternoon w. b. Sanders.
county chairman, called the meeting
to order and stated its purpose. Mr..
Sanders was elected permanent chair
man, with Messrs. w. Y. Morgan,
Jno. l.. Hughlett and Fred /.
Wagner as secretaries.
No sooner had the meeting opened
before Il. j. Downing arose and in
ten minutes speech made motion
that the Districts retire and name
their delegates. w. Mcdonald Lee
offered the following substitute:
That delegates be chosen in open mass
meeting; and further,
That 1t Is the sense of this meeting
that Hon. G. A. Swanson is the choice
OF the people of this county for Cover
nor, that Hon. J. l.. JefTries is the
choice for Attorney. General, and that
the delegates elected to-day shall cast the
vote OF the county for these gentlemen:
COL B. l.. Farinholt then offered
an amendment to the substitute, that
the delegates go uninstructed but
vote as unit for the candidate
whom the majority of delegates
should decide upon after arriving in
Norfolk. The vote on Col. Farm
hollis amendment was put first and
defeated. Mr.. Lees substitute was
again read and carried by majority
of at lease five to one.
A motion was them made by DIR.
Lewis, leader Of the Montague forces,
that Mr.. w. Mcdonald Lee name
the delegates from the county, and
was unanimously adopted. Mr.. Lee
refused to do this, but read out the |
list of Swanson delegates as handed
him from the several districts as
follows:
DELEGATEs.-W. Med. Lee, F. |
G. Newbill, W. II. Barnett, G. p. |
Squires, W. B. Sanders, j. r. Ores
ham, w. l.. Sanders, DR.. I'll. b. |
Treakle, j. o. Cameron, p. Eilskov, |
j, b. Cralle, i. NJ. Flippo, b. A. |
Croasdale, G. r. McKenney, b. II. |
Robinson, L. a. PInckard, j. r.
Davis, Warner Ball, 10. Peirce, J
Ii. Wheaton,, l.. ID. Stoneham. K.
s. Dobyns.
ALTERNATEs.-J. w. Hayden, w. |
L. Messick, Loyola Leland, G. w. |
Thompson, Geo. Harper, A. Dunton,
j.. L. Payne, A. j. Powell, S. @. |
Thomas, p. Bittner, L. l.. Yerby,
W. II. George, J. II. Davis, r. +. |
Douglass, Lee Towles, Lee Pinckard, |
II. p. Hall, Addison Ball, w. p. |
Mullen, Collin Chiffon, V. Towles, |
G. Cottingham.
Although Lancaster is entitled to |
but IL delegates it was decided to
elect % with half vote each.
The meeting then adjourned with
lond hurrahs for the peerless Cover
nor-to-be, Hon, Claude A. Swanson.
As soon as the business of the
meeting was disposed of Judge
Ewell took the stand and made |
motion that a committee of six be
selected to confer with those from
other Tidewater counties with a view |
to establishing better steamboat
facilities with the cities of Freder-
lcksburg, Baltimore and Norfolk and
also with the Eastern Shore. The
remarks of the Judge were we'll
received and the committee named
as follows: j. b. Cralle, Judge Jno.
Z. Ewell, DR.. 4. w. Lewis, Capt.
Geo. Z. Squires, L. j. Downing and
w. II. Jesse.
At this stage of the meeting DR..
w. +. Dunaway, who was on the
grounds, was called to address the
audience. The Doctor responded in
an hoar's speech, during which he
was frequently applauded. Mr..
Runaway stated his views upon all
the leading questions in manner
which left no doubt on his hearers
that in his selection for the Consti-
tutional Convention they had chosen
wisely.
DIR. Dunaway awakened much en-
thusiasm along the Constitutional
convention question, which for the
past two or three weeks has been
overshadowed by the fight for CUB
ernatorial delegates.
At the close OF DR.. Dunaway's
speech Col. Farinholt moved that our
delegate-to-be be requested to urge
the adoption of plank in the Con-
stitution which will have view to
establishing a school of technology
for boys and girls in each of the Con-
gressional Districts Of the State. to
be supported by the State. The
sense of the meeting was favorable to
the motion, and DR.. Dunaway said
that he would act in accordance
with the wishes of the people, though
he could not just then say that it
concurred with his private views.
SNAP SHOTS.
The Montague leaders spread a
dinner on the ground in the rear of
the courthouse for their contingent.
It is to be regretted that a sore
head who was present. denominated :
the tremendous and representative
crowd of Democrats at the court
house on Monday as mob"-"the
mob. That's good, and will be re-
membered, along with some other