The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-07

out office holders not now eligible to
membership in the House of Delegates.
He said this was the peoples fight,
and that they demanded that the con-
vention be in the hands OF those who
were for real reform, and not controlled
by office holders who might be prejudiced
in their own interest
lie read letters setting forth that the
convention of North Carolina. Ohio and
other States had forbidden oftice-holders
to be in the convention, making the quail
ification of members the same as tHelr
General Assemblies.
Mr. Saunders spoke in favor of Mr..
Emhreys substitute, and he and Mr..
Whitehea engaged in ai5warm colloquy.
Mr. Saunders cited the fact that Oh eff
Justice Marshall had.-haped to fra-re
constitutions for the State, and that Mr.
Whitehead's resolution would shut him
out were he now living.
WOULD LEAVE OUT DANIEL.
do you mean to shirt out the great
senior Senator from Virg.nia?,, asked the
Speaker II do" replied Mr.. VIII t
head. IF he cannot come in under nv
resolution" He suggested to Mr., Saund-
ers that provision be made for the con,
vention to elect Senator Daniel as one of
the delegates at large. he had contended
for SO ably a few days ago.
Mr.. Saunders continuing. said that
among the oticeho,ders OF the State were
some of the ablest, the highest and ptr-
est men to be found anywhere and that
they had done mucllCto make constitu-
tional reform possible
He said the resolution Of the gentle
man from Norfolk was against the inter
ests OF the convention and against the
interests of the Commonwealth. He pad
a glowing tribute to. Senator Daniel ard
said he had done .moresto bring about tn"
SUCCESS of the convention than any one
else.
Mr. Whitehead suggested that Senator
Daniel resign his seat in the Senate ana
AFTER the convention had adjourned al
low himself TO be re-electtd-
Mr.. Saunders thought that was mon
strouS proposition, and that there was
no necessity for it.
Mr.. Fea tnerston injected into the dis
cussion the statement that Senator Dan
isl was not candidate for the conVen-
;tion, but could be elected by the people
fof Campbell 10 any position, notw-th-
standing the fact that the vo:e N that
County on calling the convention had been
close
Mr. Saunders closed with an appeal TO
the body to allow the people in the sew
erai localities TO choose ;heii' own repre-
zrenratiyeS. and not to tie their hands on
tn S important matter.
Mr. McAilister, of Bath. spoke at some
length in favor of the Ernbrey substitute.
and said the psople snouit be trusted in
this.
Mr.. Powell, of Brunswick. created great
merriment by opening a speech, which
he made in favor OF the Embrey substi-
tute, by saying that he believed It was
conceded that ne represented on the floor
of the House the purest type of Democ-
racy Within the confines OF the Common
wealth. He spoke ably in fave: of the
substitute OF Mr.. Emb-ey.
Mr.. Williams wanted Mr.. Whitehead's
resolutionsso amended as to exclude mem
bers OF the House from the convention,
Mr.. Petit made an able speech, favoring
the Embrey substitute. and expressed the
belief that the off1ce-holders had not op-
posed the convention as ella SIS. Mr.: Parks
spoke along the same line. He thought
that the resolution of Mr. Whitehead was,
liable TO antagontze the oflce-hold ers. and