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gong for order. and finally the band play
ed several airs. after which Chairman
| Glass suggested that every delegate be
seated and remain quiet, while the sec
rotary should call the roll and verify the
vote of each countySa and city. There were
cries of approval at this suggestion, and
the clear voice of Judge Gooch. the sec
rotary. resounded through the hall. call
ing first Accomac, which changed several
of its votes from Jeffries to Anderson.
| Most of the counties in the southwest,
which had changed from Williams to
Jeffries, aske. to be again recorded for
MISUNDERSTANDING perhaps bitter strug-
| gle might ensue. and their favorite come
| i'll as a compromise-and after the votes
were changed back to Williams then the
Jeffries forces lost all hope. though they
managed to work up another demonstra-
| ton.
| JeRries Gives Up the Fight.
As the roll call proceeded. Anderson
kept climbing up until he reached the l6I
| mark, when Hon. Joseph T. Lawless, Sec
rotary of State was seen directly in front
| of the chairman, asking for recognition.
Quiet was restored, and he moved, on be-
| half of Mr.. Jeffries, to make Anderson
nomination unanimous. which motion was
| seconded by scores of delegates.
| The Anderson forces went wild with
enthusiasm, and 1t was with difficulty
| that the chairman of the convention put
| the motion to appoint committee to
| wait upon Major Anderson and notify
him of his nomination for Attorney Gen
eral. and also invite Messrs. Williams.
Robertson and Jeffries to address the con-
vention. The committee consisted of
Messrs. Wallace. Of Richmond; Smith, of
10 HIM, her nd of f.
tox.
A motion to adjourn prevailed. and the
convention voted to take recess from
2:10 p m. until $780, at which time, Chair
man Glass said. the. report of the Com
E;ittee Resolutions might be expected
When the convention recOnvened in the
afternoon it was noticeable that not over
one-haf of the delegates We're present.
They hal completed the State ticket and
apparently did not care much about the
platform. Just the session was called
to order Major Anderson was introduced
to the body and in a ringing speech ac-
cepted the nomination as Attorney Cen
eral. He announced the issues which
would be promulgated by the platform to
be adopted later. and said he would do all
in his power for Democratic victory in
the State, believing that every defeated
ginia was to be considered and the Demo-
cratic party was TO be considered above
all personality.
Yet the Committee on Resolutions came
not. But the convention did not adjourn,
prcferring to wait for the committee and
disposng of its work as quickly as pos
sible. tU,
The Platform mt Last.
In the meanwhile calls were made for
the defeated candidates for the attorney
generalship, and replies were made by
Senator Jeffres and Judges Robertson and
Williams. Afterwardr there were i'm
promptu talks made by other prominent
Virginians, and this continued until about
4 O'Clock, when Representative Jones,
Chairman, and his Committee Resolu-
tions appeared. They showed the effects
of their forty eight hours session by their
tired look and the chairman of the COM
mittee was SO tired he was unable to read
the report This was Sdbne by the secre-
tary of the conventioni and this is the
platform which was unanimously adopted
by the convention without word of dis
cussion:
THE Democrats of the State of Vir- |
GINA, in convention assembled, reaffirm |
their allegiance and unfaItering devotion |
to the national Democratic party, and de- |
clare their admira ton for its leaders from !
Jefferson to Bryan, who have borne the
partys standards in victory and defeat.
we commend the administration of |
Governor Tyler as eminently wise, pa
triotic. and eillcient.
AS a convincing assurance of the re- J
suits which may be expected from the |
continued control and management of the |
affairs os the State by the Democratic |
party. whose membership embraces the |
great mass of the white people of Vir- |
ginia, point to the record of what il |
has already accomplished within recent |
period
Since 1885 the public debt has been sat
isfactorily settled, and now the annually |
accruing interest has been promptly met |
and the market value of the bonds is
nearly par. The credit of the State has |
been placed beyond question There has !
been a net gain of over 100000 in the /
gross yearly revenue without any in
crease of the rate of taxation and with
out any increase in the average assessed |
value of agricultural lands. The public |
school system has been steadily main
tained and approved. In 1885 there were |
I, 25S. In 1885 the annual expenditure |
State and local, for public school pur-
poses. was about 81 400 900, while in 1901 it
will exceed 81 100000
Disabled Confederate soldiers and the
widows of those who We're killed have
been as literally cared for as the re-
sources of the State would permit. The
annual outlay for pensions and for the
Soldiers Home is not less than $40 900; an
agricultural department has been estab-
lished and also a bureau of labor Not
withstanding several years of severe |
financial depression, population has
grown, cities. and towns have been estab-
lished, manufactures, trade, and com
merce have advanced, lands heretofore |
vacant are being occupied, and the vol
ume of farm products constantly increas- |
ing; capital already invested is yielding
profitable returns, and outside capital is |
seeking investment
1t is a settled and uafla gging purpose |
of the party to further improve the pub
lie school system, to extend the greatest |
possible aid to deserving pensioners aud |
to omit nothing in the way of the enact
inent and execution of laws that will tend
to promote the intellectual and material
progress of the Commonwealth.
we promise that in all departments of
the government rigid economy shall be
practiced. which the taxpayers are en-
titled to demand
The condition of the public roads is
a matter of serious importance to all the
and we are in favor Of the adop-
ton of effective measures to secure the
obvious and manifold advantages to be
effected by their speedy and permanent
Improvement at the expense of the coun-
ties in which they are located
We are in favor of the enactment by
the General Assembly of a bill modifying
the -fellow-servant doctrine so as to i'm
pose just and reasona BILE liability upon
hazardous transportation companies in re-
spect 10 their employees.
I'VE declare unalterable opposition to
criminal trusts and to- every illegal com
bination of capital. We denounce such !
fare, restricting the opportunities and alb
snrbiup 10 Substa 0f the nannIa |