Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-08-23
LANCASTER DEMOCRATS
Meet i'm Mass-Meeting, Elect
Delegates and ReOrganiZe.


courthouse on Monday (court dav) and
elected the following delegates to join
with Richmond county to name a candi-
date for the Legislature:
| DELEGATES - w. Med. Lee, ]. b.
Cralle, w. +. Currell, f. G. Newbill, w.
l.. Messick, NJ. w. Bruce, ]. X. Gresham,
G. II. VERIFY, ]. Ii. Davis, j. o. Dam
eron, Henry Daniel, l.. ID. Stoneham. J.
4. Blakemore, K. s. Dobyns, Warner
Ball, Ira Wheaton, John Rice, j. r.
Carter, t. A. Pinckard, G.. X. McKenney
and j. b. Simmonds.
ALrERNATEs-J. w. Hayden, l.. l..
VERIFY, l.. Nj. Flippo, II. f. Meekins,
John Mason. DR.. Ben Treakle, w. l..
Sanders, DR.. Ben Hubbard, B. A. Croas-
dale, L. It. Buck, S. G. Thoiaas, l.. T.
Rock. Joseph Peiroe, r. w. Doggett, j.
II. Wheaton, w. Fl. Jesse, Addison
Ball, James Boswell, Lalane Currie, Lee
Towies and Lee Pinckard.
The meeting was called to order by
Chairman w. Is. Sanders. Warner Ball
was unanimously chosen permanent
chairman and Robin o. Norris secre-
tary, with the members of the press as
assistants.
| DR.. +. w. Lewis moved that the dis
tricts retire and name a new county
committee. w. Mcdonald Lee offered
the following substitute, saying that the
call Of the committee for the election
of delegates in mass.m Getting should
first be attended TO:
| "Resolrcd. That 81 delegates and their al
ternates be chosen in open meeting, and that
when chosen the delegates and alternates
present at the joint convention be empow-
cred to cast the whole vote OF the county"
T. j. Downing spoke at some length
upon the illega.ity of choosing delegates
In this manner, basing his statements
upon the action of the Norfolk Conven-
ton as to primaries. Col. B. L. Farm
holt, DIR. Lewis and Robin Norris took
the same position. w. Med. Lee, in
opposition, claimed that the previous
call for this meeting was not vitiated
by the action of the Norfolk Conven.
ton, nor could it apply now as
the State Committee had simply been
directed to formulate primary plan,
and this had not yet been done. F. G.
| Newbill, B. II. Robinson and others took
the same ground. At juncture when
there was much excitement and disturb.
ance Mr.. Lee produced the following
telegram from State Chairman Ellyson,
who had been written to some days pre-.
v,ous on this anticipated hitch:
wv. Med. LEE, Irvington, Va.-Until
primary plan is adopted 10y the State
Committee county conventions for NOM
ination Of members for general assembly
will be held under plan tow IN force.
tSignedl ~. TAYLOR ELLYsoN."
The reading of this practically settled
the question, although some opposing
sought 10 discount the telegram because
in forwarding from IrYington to the
Courthouse the operator understood the
initials of Mr. Ellyson's name to be III. G..
Instead OF j. Tan error by euphony.
The vote was taken on the substitute
and carried without division. DIR.
Lewis was asked il he wanted division
and count, which he declined. Mr..
Downing then stated that he still did
not think that the meeting was legal and
that they would appeal to the State
Committee, and IL decided legal they
would acquiesce.
The delegates and alternates above
mentioned were then named by gen.
tlemen from the respective districts and
were elected without division. DR.. Lewis
then renewed his lost motion to retire
and name the members of the County
Committee, which was agreed to with.
out opposition.
The following committeeman were
chosen, but there was al oversight In
not having them ratified by the mass-
meeting:
w. Mcdonald Lee. George w. San
ders, j. B. Cralle, j. +. Bellows, f. w.
Lewis, b. f. McCarty, +. G. Landlord,
w. A. Saunders, w. T. Marsh, w. j.
Barker, j. II. Davenport and T. j.
Downing. The new committee, owing
TO doubt as TO construction of the plan
of organization, postponed the election
OF chairman. ]. II. Davenport was
chosen secretary.
The meeting adjourned, having been
conducted In better humor than any
such meeting for some time past.
SOME NoTEs
The Litwalton leaders lost the whole
of the legislative delegation, but won
two OF the districts for the county com.
mittee. They carried the upper district
by vote of 90 to SO and the middle one
by 60 to S5-a total majority of go; while
the big White Stone district went against
them by majority ranging from ESQ to
300. A great many from Mantua and
White Chapel refused to retire into the
district meetings because of the hot
weather and having been worn out in
the mass-meeting. But for this the vote
In those two districts would have been
closer, and maybe changed.
The up-county leaders purchased 100
dinner tickets and under this promise
got more people out then usual. 1t was
amusing to see some of their cohorts
going about the bounds asking where
their dinners were to be gotten.
A most unfair campaign was made
in the Litwalton district to drum re.
cruits, Such palpable falsehoods as
Lee has lucrative Office and we must
turn out and put him OUT" Lee worked
for our Piney Island bill and the oyster
men should turn oat and down him.
Lee didn't allow but seven of Lancas
ter's votes to be cast for Jeffries," and
other like unfair and false campaign as
| sertions.
For the sake of har mony no contest
was put up for the committees in tn,
upper districts, although the gentlemen
who refused to participate further In tn,
mass-meeting after having already votet
| twice, remained and voted In tie "A ist rio