The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-22
Constitutional Convention TO.
Resume Work at Noon.
MANY MEMBERS ARRIVE
They Talk of Proclamation and.
Submission.
FINAL REVISION COMMITTEE.
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The BODY Holds Three Sessions toPre-
pare Its Report to the Convention,
Which viii Be Made To-Day.
To Elect Registrars.
Views of Some
Members.
FINAL REVISION COMMITTEE

After a recess of nearly six weeks the
Constitutional Convention vii! :eassen-
,,ls in the hall of the House OF Delegates
st moon to-day 10 complete the consn-
.r&;ion OF the new organic law, already
framed and TO determine whether it shall
b.. proclaimed or submitted, and il suo-
n.;,ted. to what electorate. There is hardly
4 doubt as to the presence of quorum
rl,cn President Goode raps to- order. ana
ScioncI Button and Serseants-at-Arnls
Watkins and their assistants are all pres
slt and ready for business. There were
,n11y-fve or forty members in the city
tust night, and many others are expected
en on the early trains TO-DAY. The main
question to lie determined is what shall
b. done with the new Constitution, now
That it has been practically completed,
and the debate over the question OF pro-
clanlation or submission is expected TO
Erfsume great deal of time.
FOR PROCLAMATION.
Tho prevailing sentiment among the
members already on the ground is IN
lvor OF proclamation, bat the submission
fsIces will not YIELD without a struggle
The Final Revision Committee held three
ssicns Yesterday. making some imma-
e.iial changes IN The schedule. and thai
ao1v will submit It's report embracing
1ne schedule and registration ordnance
khroash its chairman. Major NJ. A. An
s,rsen. soon after the co-i-eation is
sIlsgt.- 10 order to-day.
ilSeiN a
absl.isss will be done belore Monday as
7cst OF the members desire more time III
n..lch 10 study The revised Constitution
sna The 6ocumeiltS 10 be submitted by the
i.syislon Committee. Members vary in
s..tI. calculations as to the length OF
anne the body will be here, but II is safe
10 say that 1t VIII celebrate the lirst an
71vcrSary OF the meeting With business
session OH June 18th. II would cause no
su.piise should the Iinal session last for
t..e weeks or six months, though ii is
1ussihle that an adjournment may be had
a:uch earlier.
REGISTRATION BOARDS.
The members as a rule are armed with
the names of men whom they will re
commend as registrars for their respec-
tive counties and cities, and they Will
lie elected shortly by the convention.
finder the proposed registration ordi-
nance there is created a registration
hoard. composed of three members from
each ward and magistcriai district in
the State, and the task of choosing the
,..cm.2ers is no easy one. There is talk
of leaving the whole matter to com
mission 10 be chosen by the convention.
INT this course is not at ali certain to
he adopted.
Scenes were lively about the hote! lob
r,ies last night and many members We're
on hand exchanging greetings. with each
other ard their Richmond friends.
Hon. w. Il. Boaz was among them for
a while, and then he joined his colleagues
ON the Final Revision Committee.
nir. Boaz has shaved off his goatee,
and he IS altogether q different looking
man Mr.. Turnbull. of Brunswick, one
of the ahlest advocates of proclamation.
Was at New Ford,s His flowing black
,noustache was gone, and now and then
he was mistaken for clergyman.
feel sure the Constitution will he
rnroclsin,ed, he said. as he greeted a
representativa of The Times with char
scteristic courtesy.
or THE SAME MIND. "a,
Ncssrs. Toney and e. W. Jones' can,o
en- with Mr.. Tu-nbull, and We're of tha
same mind on the subject. Aiessrs-
Lindsay and Thornton We're among 1ha
iproClar?3t1on advocates a. t' " i'i'S .
while Mr.. Barbour, OF Culpeper was talk
Ing UP submission to the abridged cleo
rate. Mr. Mundy tRepubicanl. of Bot
etourt. thought his people We're for proc
Iamation He did not know how he
SHOULD vote though in any event ne
would give his earnest support TO the
,ew instrument MIR. Hooker. OF Fat
rick. robust and happy of appearance
was at Murphy's. He will vote TO sun
nit 10 the present electorate. as MI
stso Judge James tCyclone Jim, Mar
shall. who had happy "howdy do, 1ol
all. II have been working hard, salf
Judge Marshall, exhibiting his lily
white hands" to verify his statement
al cannot violate the wishes of my peo,
,ple., he continued. They are hope
,ossly divided, but I believe majority
iof them are for submission to the pres
ent electorate
DANIEL AND MOORE.
Senator John ". Daniel arrived Neste!'
day and worked hard all day with the
Revision Committee. He is looked upon
as the leader of the submission forces.
senator Daniel saws there is no middle
ground in his judgment. between pre-
claiming and submitting to the present
electorate.
t When asked as TO his attitude on the
main question with which the convention
will have TO DEAL Hon. r. Walton Moore
said .ta. he had favored submission from
1.-The start and would vote that way. ~
order 10 carry out the promises he had
made at the Norfolk convention and to ms
local convention which nominated him
sConttnued on Third Pase1