The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-16
DEMOCRATIC MAss-MEETING
Election of Delegates to the spotsylvania
convention.

4 mass meeting of the Democrats oil
this city To elect delegates To the eonven
ton at Spotsylvania c. H., April l, To
nominate a candidate for the COnstitu-
tional Convention was held in the court
house Thursday night, Chairman ii. II.
Wallace presided, with Mr.. W. ID. Scott,
secretary As soon as Mr.. Wallace an
nOuReed the purpose OF the meeting, COI.
f.. ID. Cole moved that the chair appoint
a committee Of five to retire and recon-
mend sixteen delegates and sixteen alter
mates To the meeting.
Capt. McCraeken opposed the resolu-
ton, intimating in his remarks that the
plan of Col. Cole was 'cut and dried.
lie was in favor, he said, of allowing the
people 10 elect the delegates, and not five
men. In conclusion he offered as an
amendment. that the meeting elect six
teen delegates and sixteen alternates 70
represent the Democracy of this city In
the convention to be held at SpOtsyl-
vania. April |.
Cant. McCracken's motion was second
ed by Mr.. s. H. Beaie Mr.. Beale, also.
opposed the ''cut and dried proceedings
and thought the time had come when
the mode of electing delegates, rs advo-
Gated by Col Cole, should he stopped.
The adoption of Col. Coles resolution
was strongly urged by Hon. \. I. En-
brey. In the course of his remarks he
recalled an incident, which occurred
sometime ago, when a motion similar
To Colonel Coles had been defeated and
in its place one as offered by Capt. Me
Cracker was adopted. At that time, said
MIR. Embrey, the advocates OF the meet
ing electing delegates put up the same
cry as now about ''cut and dried, but
after their motion had prevailed, 10 and
behold. one OF their party pulled from
his pocket slip containing the neces-
sary number of names which were read
and elected.
Mr.. Beale. TO whom Mr. Embrey refer
red. replied by saying, that the names
had not been written or suggested by
him.
Capt MeCracken again urged the
adoption of his motion and said, that
while the gentlemen on the other side
NAV not have selected the delegates, 1t
was well known what the passage OF
their resolution was equivalent 10.
Even the chairman. he said, had on
more than one occasion been concerned
in SLATE making" and he hoped the
meeting would adopt his plan and thus
have fair play.
Col. Cole replied to Mr.. Beale by abso-
lutely disclaiming any "cut and dried
proceedings" and said he was utterly as
founded at the insinuatiOn. especially
so. because MIR. Beale had more than
once been a party to such a scheme.
A vote on Capt. McCracken's amend
ment being taken it resulted Its defeat,
only three voting for it. Mr.. Cole'sreso-
luton was then unanimously adopted.
The chair appointed as the committee
Col T.. ID. Cole. Hon. A. Il. Embrey
Henry Dannehl, John T. Brauer and VIII
liam II Rodgers The committee after an
absense of about fifteen minutes present
ed the following list which was ratified.
Lower Ward-Delegates, q. W. WrOten,
Henry Dannehl, A. =. Rowe, George Free
man. Jr., j. W. Harris, Geo. A. Walker,
VIM. l.. Watson and \. W. Embrey. Al
ternates-T. n. Brent, W. ID. Scott, I.
H. Rodgers, NJ. ]. Gately, Scott Perry
Arthur Ballard, W. II. Hurkamp and W.
B Goodrich.
Upper Ward-Delegates, II. II. Wal
lace. Il. ID. Cole, John T. Brauer, 5. +.
Eastburn. Jas. r. Rawlings, W. II. Mer-
chant. Isaac Hirsh and b. Z. Willis, Al
fernates-Eugene Bode, X. +. BOzel, Joe
Couldsmitb, ThOs. Larkin, j. +. Gould
man. f. j. Smith and David Hirsh, j.
L. Rowe.
The meeting then adjourned.