Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-05-04
MANLY n. BARNES.


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| 1897 bv loha A. Barnes. charm ~ -.
the Democrats party Of James City
county. Mayor A. A. Moss. OF Newport
News. was placed in nomination for
temporary chairman by L l. Ford, OF
Newport News. and was unaninousi,
elccted. Messrs. II. u. Coie, Frank :.
Woodson and ". =. JOhnstowd werc
chosen secretaries.
A motion prevailed that only shoss
delegates who had CREDENTIALS from duly
recognized authority he allowed 10 vOtc
in The Temporary organization.
MADISON vs cRAFFoRD.
This brought out the factional hgls
in WarNNtck, both the Crseor,i and Mad
ison sides being represented by deiega-
tions present. Mr.. Madison declarcd
that he represented two-thirds oi the
Democrats voters ~ NaTuick. Or
Craford referred - the TACT Shat hc haL
hcen daily recognizsd by all the higher
Democratic committees OF the State a.
the legal chairman OF Warwick county
Or. X. 4. Sssn. Of Newport News. also
addressed The convention in favor OF the
Srariord delegation
NApiSoNIIBs DowNBD.
The char >cstied the question By ru!-
ing thaS zoe Crsnord sioe had the proper
crsdenuais and that tbs only place a ccn-
test oouid TX msde was uciorc the com
mittoc ou credentials.
The ron was thvu oalicd by counties
Tor naming committees, delegations ha,-
ms lVen allowed unc rcprcseutatsve ou
each committee.
COMMITTEES NA1En.
Crcdentials-New Kent. J.. T. BARNES
Charies City. Capt. J. IS. Parkinson
iamcs City. lno. A. BARNES. York. l.. r.
shield NarwickiJ. 4. Garrow: New
port News, T.. l. Ford. Williamsburg. NJ
*. Harrcn
IerIlaueut orgauization-Ncv Kcu-
: Guidiu; Charles City. :. =. Moore
Jane, City, A. J. Barues- York Il. L
duuti Wsr'Niok. II. r. Jones. Newpor.
Ntvs. Kobcrl Frauki1rJ. williamsburg
i. u. Colc.
Resoiuuous-Ncw Kent. r.. T.. south
a. Charles Gig. :. Il. Christian. James
ltv. "a. Is. Ware. York. J. ". Clements
Warwick. Z. J.. ZONES. Newport News.
81. 81. pettus. williamsburg. u. .
| Coic
| ic convention thcn took q reocss un-
I'll , o'cioc. e. allow the committees C.
IMPORT.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Il Was nearly O'Clock when the con
ventiou rcassernblcd.
The co1nmittces on credentials report
| G that they had found coutes.inC dele
| cations 90 only one couuty-Narwick
Where we're TWO reports, the majority
recommending that the Crafiord delega-
non * seated and The minority report
ior the seating o. the Madison delega-
uon- motion was made by DR. Styli
that the majority report he adopted
AR. Madison was recognized and made
an appeal 20 the convention for his del
sgauou. Mr.. Bonneville. 81 Warwick
made AZ impaSsioned speech for thg
adoption a the majority report. Al the
coucluHiou of ms speech Or. J. IA Graf
tord came forward aud replied 70 Mr.
Madison There was great uproai
and u looked like troubEc for a sine.
THE scESE DRAMATIC.
Tbe scene was dramatic. DR.. Crahorl
mes the arguments OF Mr Madison b,
shaking iu his face the call FOX the reg
ular' primary, and accused Madison @
working for a candidate. not for the peo
| PIE. Or. Craford said the tickets In ia
Madison 'side-show'' (the primary wa
not even called Democratic ballot. III
word Democratic not sppeariugou IN
ballot. tie showed both ballots.
The vote WAS then taken on the adopt
.ou Of the report 81 the committee o
credentials. 1t resulted without eithc
u the Warwick delegations voting i
n for the adoption 70 % against ~
adoption o. the majority report.
HOwLED AZ Moss.
When the chairman annOu need III
result there we're many highly insultin
remarks. such as crooked as a snake.
thrown az AR. Moss. but be paid no al
Z. ntion 10 them SOEEe one moved tba
tie sergcanr-at-arms - directed 90 clca
the bOusc II al. persons not delegates
Tbe motion was rot put. and after cor
siderable wranEiing the convention
Quirtcd down