The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-09-17
DR. WALLACE RENoMINATED.
He VIII Again Make the Race For the Demo
Gratis For state Senate in This District
No other Name Mentioned Louisa
Sent Contesting Delegation.

Gratis For state Senate IN THIS DlsTlCI
No other Name Mentioned Louisa
Sent Coutesting Delegation.
The convention composed oi delegates
from this city, stafford, Npotsylvania
and Louisa counties. To nominate Dem
ocratic candidate for the state Senate In
this district. convened in the court house
here SATURDAY about l2.l5 o'clock. Mr..
n II Wallaoe. city chairman. called the
convention 10 order. ON motion oi Mr..
4. r. Embrey MIR l.. Vi. Smith, of spot
sylvania. was made temporary chair
man. MIR Smith. when escorted To the
chair hy MIR. lee j. Graves and Judge
Chichester. made brief speech thanking
the convention for the honor, and made
a feeling allusion 90 the death of Prcsi-
dent Mckinley Mr.. james Ashhy. oi
stafford was elected secretary, with the
members of the press present as assist
ants The following committees were
named 10y the chairman Credentials-I
A. Harris. T. H. pcJancttcc, Charles
Henry. X. T.. Duvall. g. T. Emhrey W.
II. Rodgers Orgauizati0n-J. x. RawI
ings. George ". Wroten, Harry Clarke,
Cleve Harding. lee j Graves. Lewis y
Boggs. Louisa having sent cOntesting
delegations mo- delegate from Louisa was
named ON the committees. The cunNcn-
tiun took recess TO allow the commit
tees To prepare reports.
The Committee ON Credentials held a
long session in one corner OF the court
room and listened To- argumentsb 10y Hons.
". T.. Bibh and Joseph j. Shelton. the
former belonging 90 the Crawford tactlon
and the latter tO the Crank faction IN
Louisa county Chairman Embrcy, at
the committee. presented q report 10 the
convention recommending that both del
rgations bee seated with Onc-hali vote
each which was adopted
The mcmbershipoi theconvention pres
ent then stood as follows Sp0tsylyania
-. " smith lee i Graves. T.. Ii. De
larnette. Jr. T.. 4. Boggs X l.. Biscoc.
fredericksburg H. Wallace, ii. j.
Crismond. 1T Embrey W Ii Rodgers,
q " Wroten. j r Rawlings Stafford
-C j. Henry. Is HI L. Chichester. u. VI.
Lee. Harry Clarke. VIM. Peyton, K. T..
Duyal. j. w. Ashby. tleye Harding. Jos.
Wine Louisa j. l.. shelton ". j..
Crank W L Bib.
The Committee ON Organization named
Hon ". l. BiDb. of Louisa, as pcrma-
nent chairman and Mr. James Ashhy as
permanent secretary. Mr. Bibb accepted
the honor and made good speech
Nominations being ia order Judge r.
n l.. Chichester. of stafford, presented
the name of DR. q NJ Wallace for rrnom-
nation He paid q fine tribute 10 the
Senator and made inei impression. Sec
onding speeches were made 10y Hon j. l..
shelton Mc.srs. T. IL DeJaruette, Jr,
l.. NJ. Smith and Hon H. T. Crismond
The hitter gentleman not only comph-
mented DR. Wallace. but praised the
state ticket. and said be- believed that
virginia would have when the Constitu-
tional Convention finished It's labors. the
best Constitution in the nited states
and one that the people generally would
approvp Dr. Wallace was then nomi-
mated by acclamation, and committee,
composed of Messrs tri,mOnd, shelton.
smith. DrJarnette and Judge chichester,
was appointed % notify thenominee and
bring him before the convention. Dr.
Wallace was loudly applaudcd when he
appeared. and made an extended speech
in accepting the nomination
Before the convention adjourned Mr..
Lee j Graves, of Spotsylvanla. offered
the following resolutions. which were
seconded in feeling speech 10y Mr.. Shell
ton. and ON motion OF Mr. j. Il Rawlings
adopted 10y "a rising vote
Whereas. the sad news OF the death OF
His Excellenry. William Mckinley, Presi-
dent of the nited States, has been con
veyed 10 this body therefore, be it
Resolved That we deplore the assas-
sination and death of President Mckinley
as removing from the Chief Magistracy ol
this nation "a man who in every detail
filed with honor dignity and ability the
high office 10 which he was twice called
bv majority of the American people
-2nd That in his death the country
has sustained an irreparable loss and
Christianity loses IN him a faithful fol
lower
Bird. That the profound sympathy OF
this Convention is hereby rendered his
devoted wife who, at this late hour in
life. Is left 10, bear its future burdens
alone. and that we pray for her the mer-
ciful comfort of a gracious God