The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-15

declared that the whole fran ss o. ;!
the new Constitution would fali 1or y
would be based upon foundation OF
sand.
MIR. FLOODS POSITION.
Mr.. Flood, in advocating the anlcn memo
ment, pointed out that Mr. Glass m#sec-.
ton two OF his plan, which was TO operate
for the first year. had REQUIRED an an al.es7
native property qualification Of 1856, and,
worse than this. It required the prepay
ment of taxes on 1t as well as the poll
tax. The amendment was better en-
franchiser by far than the Glass temper
ary provision, because it was for only
500 and did not require the prepayment
OF the tax, although it would amount 10
only sixty cents.
pISOGUALIF'Y WHITB MEN
Mr.. Flood made a strong and earnest
argument against the polI-tax prerequisite
and educational qualification of the Glass
plan and contended that without the Cor
don amendment it would dlsquallfy more
white men than negroes
mr.. Bouldin. of Halifax, opposed the
Gordon amendment, favoring the Glass
substitute for the temporary understand
ing clause and the po!l-tax. The plan
was not exactly to his liking, but he IA
vored the proposition Of the gentleman
from Llnchburg. He discussed the mat
ter from a legal standpoint
Judge Marshall spoke ten. minutes. The
convention was up against the red-hot
thing. The discussion had tended to
make confusion worse COMPOUNDED, so far
as he was concerned. He had heard one
thousand five hundred times that the
prime object was the consideration of the
suffrage question. The Supreme Court OF
the United States had decided the case all
sorts of ways-just as the convention was
doing. Turning to Mr.. Glass. ne SAID
that South Carolina was no model for
him: he followed the destines of a State
that sent such men as this (polnting to
Senator Danie) to the National Legisla-
ture He was opposed to a propertv
qualification. yet he expected to vote the
amendment and that trouble would fol-
low His reference to Daniel was voci-
ferously applauded.
Mr.. Wescott, of Northampton, opposed
the amendment of Mr.. Gordon, Of Louisa
He contended that it would work great
hardship to many worthy young men IN
his county BY virtue Of its provisions,
young white men who had struggled to
support dependent mother would be de-
MED the right Of suffrage, while under
the soldier exemption the descendent of
a, negro soldier-and there are thousands
of them who served in the Union army
who had been educated by the taxes of
the white man. would be qualified to ex-
ercise the right Of suffrage.
MR.. KEEZELL's POSITION.
Mr.. Keezell opposed the amendment in
an imprisoned protest. He declared that
people in his section did not desire any
change in the present suffrage law. but
for the benefit Of the East they would
consent to pole tax prerequisite and all
most everything else except a property
qualification in any form.
For an hour at the end of every speech
there was chorus of "vote. vote" from
all parts of the hall.
When Mr.. Keezell concluded there was
a perfect storm of demands for vote
Nobody else could speak.
There was great confusion over a
proposition to have roll call. It was
finally agreed not to have a roll call as
several members strenously objected.
The vote was taken by division and
the amendment was odopted, amid the
most intense excitement, by vote Of
8. to 81.
There was tremendous applause when
the announcement was made, and in the
hubbub Mr.. Glass could be family heard
leading motion for reconsideration of
the vote.
It was just 2 o'clock and the confer
ence took a recess until 4 o'clock.
.'Yop have damned us forever and
eternaliy,'' bitterly CALCULATED Captain
Parks as he rose to leave, II will stump
my county and carry it 1,50O against the
whole constitution excitedly exclaimed
another ST VIII do better than that"
said a third, 'I'll vote with the Republic
cans in the convention against any suf-
frage clause
Afternoon Session.
DR.. Dunaway offered a resolution, which
was adopted, providing that roll call
must be taken when as many as twenty
members demand it
When Mr.. Glass called Up his motion
t. reconsider the vote by which the
Gordon property amendment was adopt
ed. the point of order was made that Mr..
Glass voted against the amendment and
could not move to reconsider. The Chair
ruled that the point was not we'll taken
because there was no roll call.
Mr.. r. L. Gordon made an earnest
speech IN opposition to the motion and
declared that if members from the white
counties would not agree to make the
small. sacrifice, which the amendment
contemplated they were not willing to
grant any relief whatever to the black
belt
The same spirit had voted down the
permanent understanding clause because
it would require some sacrifice in the
future and not because it would not COM
pletely meet the needs of conditions for
tho future as well as the present
He insisted that the amendment would
disfranchise but two white men out of
a hundred, and when those two came 10