The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-20
TO MAKE FIGHT
FOR DELEGATES
Republicans Decide Up
on This Course.
TAKE EVERY CHANCE.
Name Men in All Districts Where
There is Hope.
HAMPTON HOGE FOR GOVERNOR.
Talk OF Putting Up Ticket With Either He
Or Yost For First Place and With
Rosser and Sharp as Run.
ming Mates-A Large
Number Were
Present.
HAMPTON HoGE FOR GOVERNOR.

The Republican Executive and state
Central Committees met at Murphy's
Hotel last night and decided to put up
candidates for the Constitutional Con-
vention in all Legislative districts where
they have a lighting chance" to win.
The attendance was large. There were
about one hundred persons in attendance.
With only about half dozen exceptions
all We're white men. The lobby of the
hotel was crowded and reminded one
of the eve of the assembling Of the
Legislature.
SOME OF THOSE PRESENT.
Some Of those present were: State
Chairman Park Agnew, George Il. BOW,
den. Edgar Allan. z. T. Thorp, S. Brown
Allen, Morgan Treat. John M. Griffin,
Fredericksburg: Thomas Lowrey. Nor
folk; Captain c. II. causey, Suffolk; w
A. Jamison, Mecklenburs; John r.
Brown, Henry; w. L. Brand, Salem; C.
H Gibbon, Winchester; J. l.. Crupper,
Alexandria,; c. NJ. Lincoln. Marion; w.
S. Lurty, Harrisburg; Gen. Stith Boil
ing, Petersburg; John B. Kimberley, Old
Point; John M. CAST. Norfolk; Fred
Reed, and eX-NIarShal Hughes, Newport
News; E. G. Darden, Hampton: c. I'll.
Mckinney, Cape Charles; J.. T. hemper,
Suffolk; John ]. Deyer, Southampton;
H 3. Nichols, Norfolk; r. S.. Bristow
and E. T. Jones, MiddleseN; c. P. Snead
and Hansford Anderson, King William;
R. G. Banks, Norfolk: Colonel R. 7.
Hubbard. Buckingham; John Acker, Rock
ingham; r. NJ. Anderson, Lee: John
Blair Wythe; T. w. Carter, Orange;
T. *. Lowry, Stafford; c. NJ. Quothan.
Madison; r. NJ. HaSby, Louisa; w. =.
Brown, Franklin; j. E. Brown, George
Richardson, and S. III. Bliss, Prince Ed
ward: r. A. Fulwiler, Botetourt: Heber
<er, Stanton; Luciau Hamilton. Rock
bridge, and J. S. Burton. Halifax.
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
+ The Executive Committee first met with
all the districts represented Chairman
Agnew presided and Secretary Asa Rogers
recorded the proceedings. Four contests
over county chairma nships We're consid-
cred and disposed of as follows: Z. Fl.
Enright was declared to have been duly
elected chairman of the party in Gooch-
land over r. z. Mills; J.gE. Harris over
George Richardson in Prince Edward. In
the matter of the contest between Jarratt
and Ford in Greenesvile, the question
was referred back to the County Conven-
ton.
nediately Upon the adjournment of the
executive l,Ody. The half dozen or more
colored persons who had been waiting on
the sidewalk were then admitted. All
Republicans who could get into the room
were admitted, but reporters for Demo-
cratic newspapers We're excluded.
THE CONVENTION FIGHT.
The question of putting up candidates
for the Constitutional Convention evoked
a 1jvplv nffor
ed the following resolution, which had
previously been agreed upon by some of
the party leaders:
'Kesolved, That it is the sense of this
committee that the Republicans of Eir-
ginia in the approaching election of dele
gates to the Constitutional Convention
to be held on the 18th of June OF this year
for the purpose of framing a new Consti-
tuition, should make determined contest
in every legislative district in the State
where the local authorities of the party
shall, after conference, determine that
we have a fair chance for success. The
question OF candidates and the mode of
nomination to be left to the local commit
tees in every case.
s'Resolved further. That the State chair
man be requested to issue an address
along this line at once to the Republicans
OF Virginia.
Former Congressman r. Z. Thorp was
the only person who opposed the resolu-
tons He thought the Republicans should
put up no candidates anywhere. as they
could hope only to secure a small minor
ity.
The resolutions were adopted by practi-
cal!y an unanimous vote, and the COM
nittee adjourned
In the hotel lobby the Republicans
talked about putting up a State ticket.
One of the leaders said J. Hampton Hoge
would be named for Governor; Gen.
Thomas L. Rosser, for Lieutenant Gov
ernor, and r. T. Thorp for Attorney
General Others thought Jacob Yost would
head the ticket and some predicted the
nomination of Judge L. L. Lewis for Gov
error.