The Washington times., 1901-09-01
REPUDIATED BY CAMPBELL.
Summers Declared to Have MisreI
resented His Party.
His Fellow Delegate in the virginia
Convention Speaks in Behalf OF
Their Constituents The ArEu-
ments on Submission Continued.

RICHMOND, Va. Aug. 31.-The constitu-
tional convention was called to order at
noon today. The attendance was consid-
erably smaller than at any time since
the body reconvened. The galleries mao
about one-half their usual quota OF spec
tators, while on the floor there were sew
eral vacant seats Ten Announcements
rested their heads on the railing in the
western gallery, the speeches not being TO
their liking.
President Goode presided Prayer was
offered by the Rev II. p. Atkins, of the
West End Christian Church
President Goode laid before the bodE
a number of memorials in favor OF 'ilS
Quarles and Barbour resolutions restic'-
ing the liquor traffic and against sectafl"h
approximations. The memorials were re-
ferred.
Mr.. Braxton, of Augusta, presented
memorial from the city council OF Stauh-
ton. protesting against the classifying Oh
the cities of the State. whereby that Guy
would be put among the cities OF the SEC
ond class.
Delegate Richmond. of Scott, rising TO
a question of privilege, denied the accura-
cy of a statement in morning paper
which had said that he was opposed TO
electorate The publication was incorrect,
as he said that he was in favor OF first
seeing what was proposed. He favored
the Wysor amendment.
Delegate Braxton moved that the con-
vention go into Committee of the Whole,
which motion was agreed to, and Mr..
Campbell, of Washington County, was
recognized.
He said that he had no desire to make
a speech but justice TO his constituents
demanded he should correct the idea that
the people of his county were bad lot.
He hoped that such impression was due
to the lights before the people of Rich
mond 1t was not his purpose to raise
from the pool of political demagogy the
incendiary utterances on the floor of the
convention on We es;erday." He eNtolled his
people and ION behalf of the people who
had been misrepresented in the conven-
ton he repudiated the statements made
yesterday.
Delegate Gordon, of Richmond. fol-
lowed He was opposed to the long pre-
amhle, saying that the sovereignty of the
people was concentrated in the conven-
tion, and he believed that the wisdom of
the convention was such that it would
provide an instrument that would be
credit to the people. The body was SUI
prcme and could ordain a constitution.
The time was inopportune, however, in
his opinion, for determining the DISPOSE
ticn of the question of submission. -
MIR Waddill, of Henrico, replying to the
statement of Delegate Summers that
eastern Virginia had produced only pea
nuts, mosquitoes, and little politicians,
said that he was led to think from the
remarks of the distinguished statesman
from Washington County that he was
something of a peanut politician. Mos
quitoes. he said, transmitted disease, and
he expressed the hope that one of the in
sects would not in an unguarded moment
bite him, lest the poison should lodge in
some person who was stranger to the
pernicious views expressed by him. In
the waters of eastern Virginia there was
a remedy for the malady from which the
Washington County member suffered. but
he feared that IL was too late--fish was
recognized as the great brain feed in the
world
Judge Hancock. of Chesterfield. follow
ed. He favored the minority report on
the preamble. The pledge made by the
Norfolk convention should be respected.
Honesty morality. and justice could not
be measured by dollars and cents, and the
constitution should be submitted to the
full electorate.
Delegate Mc1lwaine. of Prince Edward
said he should vote in accord with his
own convictions after the deliberations
of the body. He snapped his fingers at
the fiat of the Norfolk convention The
members We're as competent to vote the
day they convened as al any time
Mr.. Wysor: ''Will the gentleman allow
me to interrupt him.
Mr.. McIlwaine: No. sir; | don't be-
lieve in Interruptions. I do not permit
Interruptions at home. and / won't do 1t
here"
A roar of laughter followed the suppress
sion of Mr.. Wysor by the mild-manner-
ed DR.. McIlwaine, who continued his
speech without further Interruptions. The
Norfolk convention nor the Legislature
could bind the body. The members should
be free TO exercise the God-given right
to vote their convictions. not the senti-
ment of political party.
The convention at o'clock adjourned
vote on the preamble will be taken
next Thursday.