The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-17
THE NELSON WAY.


THE. NELSON WAY.
The Democratic Committee Of Nelson.
! county held meeting at the Courthouse
Monday, with all members present either
In person or by proxy.
J. c. Everett offered the following reso-.
luton: .'That B. T. Gordon. representa-
rive OF Nelson county in the Constitutions.
q Convention. be instructed TO vote for
Che proclamation, first, last and all the
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A committee was then appointed to walt
upon MIR. Gordon. The latter appeared
before the committee and stated that he
considered himself bound by the action
of the Norfolk Convention to vote for sub
mission, unless released by the Demo
cratic party from the pledge, and that
he did not think that tho committee had
such authority, but that he would feel
himself bound by the action Of a mass.
meeting or OF. a primary.
4 q. B. Whitehead then offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved. That a ynass-mecting Of the
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Democratic party Of Nelson county be
called for April court (the 2sth) for the
purpose OF getting the sentiment of the
Democratic party of Nelson county as to
submitting or proclaiming the new Con-
stitution and for the purpose of instruct
ing the member from Nelson county with
reference thereto
Senator Bland NIassie. proxy for D. W.
Nash, offered the following resolution:
resolved. That primary election OF
the Democratic party OF Nelson county
lie held on The 10th day OF May. 1902, to
decide whether tho new Constitution
should be submitted or proclaimed. and
the Democratic judges are requested to
act
Tho resolution Of S. 3. Whitehead was
then adopted by a. similar vote Of seven
ayes and five noes.
That course should be adopted in every
courtyard that is what Tho Times has
been urging from the start. We do not
believe in proclaiming the Constitution
In defiance Of the wishes OF the great
body politic Of the State. On the other
hand, we do not believe in submitting the
polite. If the people choose to instruct
their delegates to proclaim the Consti-
tuition. clearly they have the right to do
So 1t is the simplest and best way Of
3 putting the Constitution into effect, and
SC the people prefer that way of doing it
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It seems to us very clear that that is
The dominant sentiment in the State. We
have reproduced from our exchange al
most every expression that we have seen
pro and con. We have not printed one
hide OF The story only. We have not
printed the expression Of those papers
only which are in favor of proclamation.
but we have printed very few express
sions in opposition. for there are very
Few papers which have SO expressed
themselves. Some are in favor of sub
uniting to the whole people and some are
in favor OF submitting to those who will
he permitted to vote under the new Con-
stitution. but the great majority Of thu
newspapers which have expressed them
selves are in favor of proclamation. The
Petersburg Index-Appeal and the Norfolk
virglnian-Tilot and some other papers
say that they prefer proclamation to tho
proposition Of proclaiming the suffrage
clause and submitting the rest of tho
Constitution TO the new electorate.
But, coming back to the original prop.
psition, we say that the sensible thing
to do is for the people OF the counties
and cities and towns OF the State to in
etruct their delegates what to do. The
delegates are disposed to carry out. the
wishes OF their voters and not to act in
defiance OF them. The question can be
thoroughly canvassed between this time
and May 22d when the convention reas-
scmblcs, and IL the question be discussed
and the people take the trouble to cS-
press themselves the delegates will be
IN position to act promptly when they
sctuEn.
A MODEL CITIZEN.