The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-29

According TO the forecast made in sun
days Times. there was a great sweep
for proclamation out i'll the State. Yes
terday Bedford, Nelson, Brunswick and
Halifax held large and enthusiastic mass
meetings and adopted resolutions IN favor
of proclamation with whoop. The meet
ing In FauGuier broke UP amid great
confu.ion. ana took no definite action
cyNthe subject, but a. special IRON Mar
rtlton to The Times says that the proc
1a.nation forces We're in a majority. COM
nlonwealtt's Attorney James 2. Jeffries.
who was defeated by Hon. Eppa Huns
ton. Jr,, for delegate TO the convention
last wear, led the fight against proclalha-
ton.
Warwick county held q smass-meetnS
yesterday and instructed for SUBMISSION
and is up to this time the first county
in the State to declare on this side war
wick contains about one-tenth of the
rop,,lat tion represented in the convention
nv Delegate NJ. II. Barnes, and no other
section of the district has set taken &c
1iou. The district is composed OF the
counties of New Kent. Charles Slls,
James City, Warwick and York, ana Inc
cities of Williamsburg and newport
News.
In brunswick, Halifax and Bedford. the
resolutions for proclamation We're adopt
al nv practically unanimous votes
a SWEEPING VICTORY.
In Nelson. the victory was sweeping.
Delegate Gordon made an able speech
explaining the new Consututlo.'' dilu anu
strong addresses for proclamation We're
.,sada nv County Judge William G. Low
imp and Mr.. &. B. Whitehead Senator
R,and Massie led the opposition, having
introduced and spoken in favor OF a reso-
luton to submit.
The resolution 10 instruct for prociahla-
.;oo offered by Mr.. Whitehead was adopt
90, on a. division by something ike oeo
majority.
So far there have been twelve dele
Gates instructed 10 proclaim. and none 10
s,,h,nit as Warwick is only small
.,o,tion of Delegate Barnes district. lne
,,rf.c,amation people are Very happy anu
,n,,oar confident that their battle IS al
ready practically won. Aioemaiie a'io
c-harlotte eo,i1lties will hold meetings on
Monday next, and good judges OF .i'e
situation say they Will undoGbtedlN Nole
Io nroclaim. Louisa Will have her mass.
,neetinC on Saturday. and IL IS conceuto
nm all hands that the sentiment ttieic 10
.,x,eryrhelmincly for proclamation
ALI. GOING ONE NAY.
II eeeins 10 look as il the whcie state
wo.,ld vote to proclaim at once shouiu
the opportunity be given Reports from
Tie southwest indicate that that great
x,.,.;on of The State is clamorinS Tor
,,,.ec:lamation, and the counties tllat nave
s,r.atiy acted are scattered widely over
tba state and show that the sentiment
~, favor of proclamation is nor confined
to any section.
I7nn beverly r. Harrison, chairman OF
the Democratic Committee OF Amherst
was here YESTERDAY, ana SAD ,ia. ,1lsLs..!i a.is
,,cnnle Of his county We're #oNerWheiiniils-
ly in favor OF proclamation, aud 1t Is tar
10 presume that he was not oNerdrawing
The uicrure, as Nelson and Bedford, STU
ated on either side of Amherst have both
gone thatw way.
SENTIMENT IN sCCLPEPER.
Editor j. T. Wampler OF the Caipeper
Enterprise, Was here and told the same
story, and outside of the officehoicers,
,aho. as a rule. favor submission. it looks
rs il sentiment in the Democratic party
ira Tho State is practically one way on the
subject.
Mr. SHELTON TALKS.
NIr. Joseph Shelton. gas inspector Tor
tha city Of Richmond. voiced the sertt-'
1nents of a great many Democrats last
night when he said:
Il favored submission until read the
instrument. and now am for proclaim
ing il. 1t is a good Constitution and de-
serves to become effective as carly as
may be found possible
A representative of The Times attended
u meeting last night os a subcommittee
OF the City Democratic Committee. CONF
posed OF Messi's. Il. i. Peyton. Jr., of
Ice Ward: JOSEPH c. Taylor and Nine
tree Fo.kes of Madison; John B. Welsh,
OF Marshall. and Russell Bargamin. OF
Monroe, These men come from an sec
t,cns OF the city. and when policd they
voted unanimously for proclamation.
All indications point strongly toward u
rromu.sat ton OF the new instrument. and
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