The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-24
MOVEMENT HERE
FOR Mr.. SWANSON
There Will be a Fine Organization
Effected Soon.
SEVERAL LEADERS With HIM.
Prominent Mon Who Will Conduct
His Fight i'll siclimond-The Com
stitutional Convention and
Negro Dislranchisement.
There has been a great deal of talk

"Thera has been a great deal OF Talk
during the past week concerning Echols
and MONTAGUE movements in Richmond,
said a well known local politician at Mur-
phys last night. "Why hnve not the pa
pers said something about the fine Swan
son organization which is forming? With
in the next two weeks Mr.. Swanson will
have an organization in Richmond which
will be the equal of anything we nave
known in q political way Two or three
OIL the best known political workers IN the
citv will be at headquarters, and the
swanson workers will include large num-
be. of the most active men in the party
i'm Richrnond They will all unite to make
a. hard fight for Swanson delegates from
this city. They will get them, how many
remains to be seen
The fact that Mr.. Swanson has some
powerful friends in Richmond has long
oeen apparent. That they are prepared
10 make a vigorous fight for their man
has been believed. and the POSITIVE an
nouncement that they will soon line up
For the frny is no surprise. There is no
reason to doubt that Mr.. Montague Will
haze a, majority of the delegation, but 1t
has become we'll assured that he will nave
to fight Tor it.
Desnite the fact TINT the Constitutional
Convention delegates will nave TO oe
chosen within three months, ana tnat II
will be a month or two longer before she
C;l,bernatorial contest is settled, the III
terest in the latter IS conslderapIS Siesaee1
with the masses OF the people. The voters
ora used to contests for the GovernorShlp,
.bev .ra not so well used to Constitutional
10, ventions.t Still, the question OF cleo
tion of delegates is exciting much popular
interest The canvass is already on III
Richmond, with a dozen candldaIes III Tue
ield. At present, the election OF MT.
ha7-,as Y. Meredith seems certain Inc
,,,er -four remain to be decided upon.
rho allusion which The Times made
cot, oen tn the strong and somewhat UNI
xnected sentiment in the Vifsiilst &c
,,acr,c,,s AGAINST wholesale disfranchAse-
,ont of the negro, has created -1nterest
md cxcited general comment. hon VII
iam 4 Jones, the Congressman from tne
first Virginia District. is the iates. puuii '
nan to express his concurrence III su 1
,faws Mr.. Jones is quoted as saying thae
he is opposed to any electlon Id" liz
will disaualify u single White vote ~ Ia
State, and that the respectaoie eie ~
If negroes should not be denied the risil
If suffrage that is given by tue Soi'o'
ton OF the United States.
He thinks the chief object or cohEen-
tor. should be to make an up-to-oate
Constitution, and believing that the rlsht
If suffrage is very little abused, ne sees
10 necessity for sweeping changes III LIE
organic law.
MIR. Jones is further quoted as saving;
81 wish to state again that bellese
thac any wholesale disfranch1ser1ent OF
4he negro or other classes Will De de-
tr;1rental to the State, and am opposed
% any such action. OF course. the vicious
should not be allowed to vote. a
remedy can easily be found for TINS.
Convention should be the instrument
hould be submitted to the people. They
should be the judges OF what they want
in this nest important matter
Senator John L. Jeffries, of Culpaper.
and Captain Parks. of Page, the two
leading candidates MISUNDERSTANDING.
were both in Richmond several days ago,
looking after their fences.
They are letting no grass grow under
their feet and both express themselves
as being satisfied with the outlook. Nh.
Jeffries was at one time put down by the
political prognosticators as Il dead win
ner'' but the candidacy of Colonel Jos.
E. Willard, of the Eighth District, for
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and the recent an
nouncement of Captain Parks for tho
honor to which Mr.. Jeffries aspireS, have
made the race very complicated and
there are few now who will undertake TO
name the winner. Captain Parks friends
say he will sweep dow the valley with
q vote that will keep his opponents
guessing and thet his wide acquaintance
throughout the State will bring lin a.
surprisingly large vote from other quar-
tiers.
mr.: Jeffrtes still says he will win the
prize and that he is not being frightened
by recent developments. The light VIII
DO one OF the most interesting fought cut