The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-08-08
POLITICAL

But few colorcd delegates are being
elected to the Virginia Republican con.
vcntion
t. =. senator W. VI stewart tx sup.
porting senator VI A. Hanna for the
Presidency.
The twelve delegates to the Republican
State convention from Norfolk were in
structed for Gronerfor Attorney General.
No other Instructions were given.
The Maryland Republican State con
vention met Tuesday, nominated candi-
dates and adopted platform. The de
feat of German IL the parly's keynote.
e. &. Baker of Montru-s. in being men
toned for the Democratic nomination
for the House of Delegates from Ncsi-
morcland aud Northumberland counties
Senator McLaurin replied to the state
Democratic Executive committee Of
South Carolina for condemnng his
course, and informed il that it is not his
master.
All the delegates have been chosen and
the candidates and their friends are Civ
ing ont figures aud estimates. Mr.. JET
fries says he has f92 committed dele
gates. or iiity-cight more than enough 10
nominate him on the first ballot
Mr.. Jcfrcs will probably reach Nor
folk Saturday or Sunday. Among hls
workers are congressman Hay and RiNcy
and Hon John ;. Barbour, oi Culpcpcr.
MIR RiXey will. il is understood. present
the name of MIR Jeilres To theconvcntion.
Mr. Hay will probably make one Of the
seconding speeches.
The fight for the Democratic nomina.
ton for Senator in the Thirty ninth dis
trict will be- close II isundcrstood that
the result may turn ON the vote OF
King and Queen. The candidates are
Senator Thos f. Blakcy. Senator j.
" Stubs of Gloucester and MIR. j. Boyd
Sears, of Mathews
4 Virginia Republican who read in
yesterdays Gazette. that the Virginia
Republican Stateconyention would prob
ably nominate MIR Park AgneW, of
Alexandria. for governor. said TINT
should MIR Agnew receive md accept the
nomination he would be- u formidable
candidate N he would be- supplied with
the sinews of war 10y senator Hanna Of
the Republican national committee. -
Wash. Corr Alex. Gazette
With the adjourning of the lonstitu-
tional Convention. and the general belief
that il will be- in session AL the ihll there
has come question in the minds of many
people AZ to the wisdom of nominating
any member Of the convention upon the
State ticket at Norfolk. IL X generally
conceded that the campaign will be- "a
hard one and that the candidates viii be-
required on the hastings from August to
November. and il il thought that the
candidates who are members OF the con
vcntion would find il impossible 20 make
the canvass.
MIR. L.. e.. Walter. member of the Con
stitutional Convention from Orange. is
in town today. Mr. Walter il having
tfOuUF Wliu tut NpuulltNu hIEhlliNh-
ton in this county. and a. result of
what he considers insufficient notice 20
himself and others of the recent mass
meeting. has obtained "a number ofsigna-
lures To call for another mass-meeting
To elect new set %! delegates 10 the Roa-
noke convention. He thinks he will have
no trouble in having his delegates seated
-Gordonsyilc Corr Rich. Dispatch.
AZ Indicative of the policy of the Re
publicans Of Virginia. it il to be noted
that the counties in the State where the
colored element il in the majority which
have 20 far elected delegates 10 the state
convention at Roanoke have largely So
lected white delegates ~ prominent
colored politician recently put IL. this
is good year for the negroes 10 take
back seats and not have much 10 do with
politics. The Republicans Of King Viii
liam held their convention "A day or two
ago and elected n solid white delegation.
headed by I s. Marshal Morgan Treat.
The same thing is being done in many
counties. where the negroes are strongest.