Evening star., 1901-08-14
Montague, Willard and Jefries Sure
of Nominations.
IN VIRGINIA STATE CONVENTION
Few Old Faces to Be Seen Among
the Delegates.
INNOVATION IN PLATFORM
Disra.c, +o The Evening Star.

tried clement in Virginia politics. A new
regime will control the election in the state
the coming fall. The old leaders are miss
ing from the corps of platform builders,
though many of them are here. Senator
Thomas S. Martin is here, and so are Rep
resentatives H. d. Flood, Claude A Swan
son, John F. Rixey, William F. Rhea, Peter
J. Otey and John H. Lamb. They either sit
in their rooms in hermit-like silence, or
else they walk about in the hotel lobbies
while the reform element is engaged IN
the work Of naming the party leaders and
mapping out the policy to be pursued in the
pending campaign.
There are some few among the hew
regime who have had political experience,
but they are in the minority. The rejected
men are chatting under the novel restraint
which surrounds them 1t is a case OF
hands off, None but the faithful can
touch the new structure lest 1t be pro-
famed. The slogan has been honesty in
elections" and the Old-time wheel horses
are to be relegated to the rear. The gov
ernorship and other state offices are to be
given out, but the favOrs will all be be-
slowed before the back seats in the new
democratic tabernacle are reached. Inc
powers that be also contemplate the distri-
button of United States senatorships and
other honOrs, but the realization of hopes
in that direction is involved In more or
less doubt. The uncertainty of Virginia In
a free and full expression of the Will OF
the people at the polls is recognized, and
there is no Disgusting the desire on the part
of these new political managers in virginia
to have such an expression
Old State Committee to Go.
The old. state committee is TO be informed
that its services have been appreciated,
but that new and younger men have de-
manded recognition in politics and they
must have all that they ask When the
convention shall have finished its labors
and the delegates return to their homes 1t
will take the balm of time to heal the scars
that have been made In the campaign
which eliminates in the naming OF Mon
tague and Willard and Anderson or JEFF
fries. Anderson IS the man whom the new
leaders demand but Jeffries has made the
fight for the honor and IS in the lead.
Representative Claude A. Swanson will not
have his name presented to the convention,
but it is the purpose of the powers that
he to have him make speech, in which
case the bouGuets tossed at the successful
candidates Will be neither beautiful nor
elaborate. He will sail for Europe August
n, to remain two months.
The platform to be promulgated will be
an innovation in its line. Time-honored
Jional platform be referred to. but on this
occasion national issues are to be taboOed
and the primary election law and en-
rloyes' liability bill are to be made state
issues.
The Probable Nominees.
There seems at the opening of the con-
Vention to be no doubt of the nomination
of Montague Willard and Jefferies. The
Anderson people are not yet ready to ad-
nit defeat, but far as 1t is possible to
judge Jefferies has the fight won now.
The scene in the convention hall was an
animated one. Bunting was flying from
the galleries and the large room was
crowded to its utmost capacity. On the
stage John Goode, president of the consti-
tutiOnal convention, occupied front seat
and was cheered as he took his seat. A
resolution was offered and carried invit-
ing Governor Tyler to the platform The
committee was composed of Marcus Jones
IF Gloucester, II. F. Crismond of Fred
eriCksburg and Graham Clayton of Bed
ford. The two United States senators
We're in the city, but the resolution did not
include them
The following is list of the new state
committee as chosen today:
First district-Lloyd T. Smith, North
umberland R. A AntwOrth. Accomac: 8.
b. Jones, King and Queen; ]. Boyd Sears,
Matthews; II. f. Crismond. Fredericks-
burg.
Second district-D. s. Butts of Nanse-
mond; DR.. ]. F. Bryant. Southampton;
George F. Jones, Norfolk county; James
NJ. Curtis, Newport News; W. W. Dey.
Norfolk county. Mr.. Dey of Norfolk is the
only old member.
Third district-P. V Cogbill OF Chester
field. John S. Harwood and ]. ]. Lynch.
Richmond; John S. Easley, Henrico: Dr.
=. T Winston, Hanover. Mr.. CogbiH is
the only old member
Fourth district-F. r. Lassiter, Peters
burg: r. G.. Southall. Amelia; ]. NJ. Harris,
Blackstone: A. D Watkins FarmviIle.
Fifth district-R. 4. Jones, Danville: B.
y. Hatcher, Bedford; T. G. Burch. Mar
tjnsville; ]. NJ Hooker, Patrick; L. w.
Sutherland Carroll.
Sixth distrfct-J. r. Edmunds, Halifax:
d .. EEgleston. Charlotte: H o. Hum
phTeys. bedford; A. z. Craddock, Lynch
burg; Sidney Shelton, Montgomery.
Seventh district-E. w. Carpenter, Rock
insham: c. w. Kinsey, Rappahannock: W.
B. Richards, Warren: John S. Patton, AL
bemarie, Ed. Newman, Shenandoah.
Eighth district-LeOnard Marbury. Alex
andria: G. p. Triplett. c. P. Janney. Green
Vile; Gaines, r. L. Gordon.
Ninth district-T. A. Lynch. chairman.
Tazwell: B. F. Buchanan Marion; NJ c.
Clark. Honaker; w. d. Smith, Gale-City;
L. F. st. Clair. Bane.
Tenth district-Joseph Button. chairman.
Walkers Ford: f. w. Hubbard. Bucking-
ham: W. \. Rnehart, Covington; !. p
Whitehead. Lynchburg; F. I. Glasgow,
Lexington.
Charles NJ. Wallace of Richmond offered
a resolution which was read from the plat
form, favoring fellow servants law. 1t
was referred.
The convention took a recess until 2:3O
o'clock.
Work of Committee on Organization.
The committee on organization met and
elected Carter Glass over Henry II. Pol
lard by vote OF 2Dlk to or: W. S. Gooch,
for permanent secretary, over Joseph But
ton. by 2312 TO 61z. r. D. Nichols was made
Sgrgeant-at-arms
w. b. Bradley OF Manchester was named
for the third district vice president
The committee on platform and resolution
held a meeting Immediately after the con-
Tention adjourned. William 4. Jones
elected chairman, and after an informal
discussion a subcommittee of six consist
ing OF the chairman and j. II. Lindsay, R.
Walton Moore, Judge ]. +. West and C. V.
Meredith, was named TO draft a platform,
and an adjournment was then taken to 3
o'clock.
The committee credentials elected
Clagget B. Jones of King and Queen chair
man. Contests were noted in Essex Hen
rico. Montgomery, Shenandoah, Warwick.
Washington and Radford. The committee
adjourned until 2:30 o'clock. John ". Fos-
ter OF Loudoun was elected chairman
permanent organization.
The fight in Shenandoah between the Mi
iey-Bouseman and Newman factions Is a
bitter one. In the seventh district con-
Fentlon Judge +. ID. Newman has won out
over the Miley- -Bouseman faction for state
committee. and the fight is to be renewed