The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-22
MIR. BRAXTON is
HEARD AGAIN.
He Makes an Able Sup
Elementary n: tai Argument.
WILL CLOSE TONIGHT
Barbour Resolution Formally Re-
ported.
CITIES EXEMPT FROM OPERATION
Will Cause Great Fight in the Conven.
tiou Report Of Public Institutions
Committee to B. Read To-
Day = Gossip Gathered
from Members of
the Body.

Delegate Allen Caperton Bra1ton, of
Augusta. made the second instalment of
his very able argument in favor Of his
ference last night, and will conclude at
a meeting to be held tonight
Mr.. BraNton devoted a great deal of
time to a discussion of the grandfather
clause, which is one of the features of
his plan, and he was interrupted often
with questions from the signers of the
Ttom plan and others not members OF
the committee, all Of whom are violent
ly opposed to the grandfather clause. The
speaker stood his Interruptions we'll, but
finally pleaded with his colleagues to let
him proceed uninterruptedly with the
thread of his argument
Mr. BraXton's speech was like his first
one. largely a legal argument, and he
cited many authorities to sustain the 20
sition he contended for. His effort to-
night is expected to be more eloquent,
as he will probably reach climax and
make a brilliant appeal for his plan.
SOME NOTIFICATIONS.
Mr.. Rraxton prefaced his speech last
night by announcing that he had mod
ified his plan. so that in the event the
grandfather clause was declared uncon-
stitutional. property qualification Of
$50 would be a. protection, in addition to
the poll tax and the debarring OF ne
sroes from holding office
He declared that he would accept any
suffrage scheme if he was allowed TO
erase the word fraud from its face or IT'S
administration. He said no man could
say whether the understanding or the
grandta ther clauses were valid until the
Supreme Court had passed directly upon
them He thought-the chances We're that
the grandfather clause was cohsCtutiouai-
1t was imperative that some alternative
qualification should be provided. not only
to defend them from attack. but to give
protection in case they were broken
down. With this end in view he had in
serted a property qualification He pre-
ferred the grandfather clause because
there could be no fraudulent admnlstra-
ton of 1t, no matter what party or factio'l
of a party was dominant. He said there
was no fraud in the principle OF 'ne
grandfather clause. There could be no
question of the efficiency or morality of
the grandfather clause.
WILL STAND THE TEST.
AS to it's consttutionality, Mr.. BraNton
said many lawyers thought it was more
so than the understanding clause, and
three Southern States had staked their
all upon it after tho most diligent and
careful consideration. He showed that
under each provision of his resolution
some white men would be excluded, as
we'll as negroes. and ON this fact rested
tho legality of the scheme. 1t could not
be said by the courts that this was max
ing distinction on account Of race, color
or previous condition of servitude- 1t
would exclude a vast number OF negroes,
but not on account of color. 1t would in
clude men of all races, and exclude men
of all races.
Mr.. BraXton further elaborated the le-
gal aspect Of his suffrage provision. ard
carried on a parallel comparison of its
requirements with those of the majority
and minority reports. At every turn he