Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-05-25

ere about seventy dve people in the
hall, the most OF them standing up
D &C Ia the street we're from one hun
dred and Hfty TO two hundred voters.
they were 10 . state Of nerve us excite
ment, and kept yelling out that some
plan should be adopted whereby they
would be able to register their
choice OF the candi late. for
10 &c 'sruor. Among those whc
Felix Jones. member of the House !;
Mr.. Addison Msusin. former delegate /;
Mr.. r. B Chsffin and many other
prominent citisens Of the county"
This was the old game Of getting o
ANAL meeting place, pack it with par
tisans and freeze out the other fell
lows. The TIMKs continues:
"kr Russell after calling the meet
ing to order and stating that the OBJ
tsct WAS TO elect four delegates TO the
NGrfelk Convention, said that he
would preside over the gathering and
name he secretary.
mr.. john c. Z ,.Isy rose and said /:
Mr.. Chairman, this seems to me 20 be
sa unusual proceeding. It IL custom
airy for gatherings Of this character TO
'aOCs sAChk oHh
THE remark Wa loudly spplauded
by the Montague people. but the
friends or Mr. Swanson cri, d out for o
vote.
"Th ere was more confusion than you
&C uld ordinarily a d 10 Q weeks jour
ney As soon as Mr.. Russell cou ID
make himself heard he said:
It 10 customary for the precinct
committeeman to preside and will
act ss chairman
"Mr. Russell was both cbeered and
Missed. Nearly every man was on his
feet Toe crowd on the OUTSIDE wac
pleading for = chance 80 participate in
the proceedings Of abe meeting. It
was suggested that everybody go out
into vscant lot nearby and vote, but
this WAS not needed"
Mark you, this is q sample OF thu
representative Democratic white
mans government. And again:
Excitement Was at its highest
pitch when Mr.. Russell stated that
nominations for delegates were in or
der.
ga Swanson man nominated Nsssrs.
Alex 81. Sands r W. Browning, Ed
ward By an and Terry and Mo ntseue
supporter named Messrs. Robert N
smith E. Grey Wyatt, Ben. Rose and
NJ. A. Pulling.
Some one jumped up and made the
point of order that the nomination OF
Montague candidates hsd not been
Iseeonded and that, according to par
iamentsry practices the Swanson
people would have &c be unanimously
I-alaok.d-
1.-The confusion ard excitement that
bad PREVAILED in the earlier stages o,
f4eI meeting - ere tame In comparison
With What followed this statement.
There wers-seversl little se-aps, but
no one Was hurt. number Of people
I1efs the hnhiin disgust. It was fully
/ five Miputss before order was resto--
ed. The ~ !ntsgue people appealed
for some eort OF system in voting the
spe opieI bRI My Russell put she mo-
sioRin ttasf sshisR:
n q k8jRo tsEoruoi the election o.
FSHsyges; sle safes will say Aye There
EUessasEfEsheNFty response
q AL i9 fsysE OF Montague delegates
SMsny psopis sps the hal thought
sMoatsguehaa abs nsjTrity, but Mr..
IRw seu declared thu swanson candi-
dstes hslSs I'D and ekmseting was cd
q Abe Nspt sYas people sWers. ab u ss
- ignant as men could be. They wen
out ibsQ she stHeet yantlh I'D their own
preetjEg ept slsoted thei delegates.
ia rcman whe voted gave bis ma ne
and. address. Tns Swanson People
f1qedIs ltHe way OF and -tlllied"
thetr OPPONENTS 1t -
. ss,Ysu ere .alidyiog mighty harq,'
saba Swanson mas, g a, :,
Q Fs sas reply from the other side
9 =" skeCyous msdicine s.Ane try 20
lock FlsAsanSSEei tinedz tTe -SS ansdn-
1--WE 1e2 will III ok Az you G effi ,isi. lin ths
Bppsx; slectiopt said, some one ia the
@ Nes: ii sIM .SS \ the baby :;,ss, and
cry Y u al are up e9sinst the feAl
, I'll g ), and eiapser is gotoG to be GOV.
a8nd so tKe cShvetssti66n went q.
9he Monts gre nin were mad. In
fact. they were hot in tHeir collars,
eh 8 Ansonftes hsd much 1dn with
she m = Soon ST sr 8 he voting in the
stfe q epmmsn ced . SS fis1h etman, or
eotn pne gshersDy behet ed to be fsv-
L1rabfeto the gen lAnnaH ;sFJtn Ohst
ram. borrowed the Montague larnb
abNA NChC Out. 1uCEC was
some little delsy Xs5 a4gnipn had to be
uorrowed from -4ceighboriFg resi-
'denesns t-iivsszcnI' n q .
KY vsE g54gs5t LSz'CS
: This issretributiou with EVshgesnee.
How long wiz the people stand itP
How long Wilt take the svstage man
to Learns thet1 80 rob lthsl Negro is %
che ct the white mani q 6e:s
' when win he resiiz that neVcountry
can prospsf or people7 be nee that p f-
mits the robbery OF unes class Of -clti-
zens st the expense of tae other GLASS?
TIE scenes in Henfieo county were dis
greeetnl. but the Negroes looked on
with klisstui ind; fs renee being salts
sded' thss the practieiL5 dponthe white
mar mtthcds in vogue with the color
ed one will .ultim ately prodncs q reyo