The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-19
REPUBLICANS
TENTH DISTRICT
Are Much Divided on Question
Of a Nomination.
REGISTRATION PRIM E OBJECT
The Negroes Are Very Anxious About
Getting on the Lists, and Many White
Republicans sympathize With
Them in Its Importance.

Especial Dispatch to The Times.)
LEXINGTON. VA, August 1s.-The
Republican committee Of the Tenth Con-
gressional District of Virginia, which is
composed Of the cities Of Stanton. Buena
Vista, Allegheny. Amherst, Appomattox,
augusta, Bath. Botetourt. Buckingham,
and Rockbridge counties meets In Lexing-
ton tomorrow night at 9o'clock to de-
ter7nine whether to issue a call for the
holding Of convention in this district
in order to place a nominee in the field
for the Republican party for Congress.
The general impression prevalent is
that the committee will not call a con-
vention, as many Of them are opposed to
making a nomination at this time The
members Of the committee, fourteen in
number. one from each county and city
In the district, are very much divided
as to the feasibility of having e candi-
date to stand for this election. There
is every prospect of quite a lively time
at the committee meeting. for there are
several other matters behind the scenes
that will, no doubt, play important parts,
so several of the leaders think
NOT ALL SERENE.
The Republicans are not quite as hair
monious as their exterior appearance
would indicate, and the scalpS Of several
are being still hunted for with a venge-
a.nce, and it is thought that this meeting
will develop which way the wind is veer-
ing. 1t was stated by a leading negro
worker that many of the negro voters
are not in favor of putting up a candi-
date and that they gave in each instance
the following reasons: First, it is an off
year. second, they could not win under
existing circumstances, due to the new
Constitution and that all the work to be-
done e.adeavoring to elect would thus be
thrown away, whereas, whatever work
that could be done and required. should
be done In the endeavor to register the
voters under the new Constitution, and
thus prepare the party for a solid front
at the Presidential election when there
would be an almost. certain chance 10
win.
They are more anxious about gettins
registered than anything else at the
present. and that important feature
comes up first and foremost in their
minds. and the matter of the election OF
a congressional candidate is not III II
at ALL In these, their reasons, they are
to a great extent, much more than the
general public knows, concurred with by
large number of white Republicans OF
Rockbridge and Augusta counties, anu
other counties in the district.
MUST FIGHT FOR PRESTIGE.
On the other hand. those in favor OF
a convention to make nomination. use
as their cudgel that the party must make
a fight in order to keep up the orsanl-
cation from the powers that be at WASH
ington. or lose prestige. That to pass
an election without candidate, ana
many think that they could win with the
right man up, would weaken their future
prospects and cause them to lose their
already hard earned prestige. With these
various opinions held, there are. as stated
above, prospects of a very lively time at
the committee meeting tomorrow night,
and the outcome is eagerly awaited by
the Republican voters throughout the old
Tenth District. So much interest IS
evinced. that from all parts of the Tenth
District there are expected to be pres
ent leading politicians from the various
counties who will do a little work their
way of thinking on the subject Robert
A. Fulwiler, deputy internal revenue Off
Ger of Stanton, formerly of Buchanan.
Botetourt county. is chairman Of the COM
mittee, and Heber Kerr, of Stanton, is
secretary.
CANDIDATES.
In spite Of the contradictions that there
Will be no nominating convention
called, names Of candidates are being
sprung with startling rapidity, and the
woods is full of available timber. Of all
Of them, the name most often mentioned
is that of George a. Revercomb, Of Cow
ington. ommonwealth's Attorney of Al
leghany county, and present State Sena-
tor from the Seventh Virginia Senatorial
District, composed of Rockbridge, Bote-
tourt, Allegheny, Bath and Highland
counties. and city Of Buena Vista. If
she consents to allow his name to go be-
fore convention, should there be one,
to make nomination, it is stated with
great confidence, that he could noS be
beaten by any other man in his party
in the district.
Hon. Hal D. Flood. present Congress
man from the Tenth District is the DEM
ocratic nominee, who secured the coveted
plum without opposition in his party. He
appears to not be worrying himself about
what the Republicans are doing, but pur-
suing, the even tenor Of ....s ways, and
when the time comes will make it warm
for any other man opposing him for. the
office he now holds. and the duties of
which he SO acceptedly performs for the