The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-17
GREAT WRANCLE
AT WEST POINT
Republican Convention Meets
There To-Day.
EDWARDS WILL BE NAMED
Either He or Major Wright 70 Have the
Honor-Two Sets Of Delegates
from Richmond-Two City
Chairmen-SpecialT Train.

The Third District Republican Conven-
day to nominate candidate for Con-
gress to make the race against Hon
John Lamb. the Democratic nominee
The noulinse will be either Mr. B.
W. Edwards, OF West Point. or Major
Enrisflt, OF Goochiand
The delegates Will all leave over the
Southern Railway for West Point at Q
O'Clock this morning. and Will return to-
night, leaving West Point at O'Clock
P. NJ.
The rival factions met here last night
and elected delegates. There are two
FULL sets, aud lively time is expected
before the Committee on Credentials to-
day.
The ''ins' had their meeting at Cos
tello's Hall. and it was great one
ALL EILEIT's WAY.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Elicit was made chairman
and George st. Julien Stephens secretary
The following delegates and 40 srnates
to the West Point ccEvenion were chos-
en- without much opposition: Delegates
DR.. R. .. Jones. Judge L. l. Lexis. N.
J. Smith, J. NJ. Elicit, Or. P. H, c. No
bic, Fl. Curtis, V. s. Stud-vant, John
n Ryall. J. H Hayes G. S. Stephens.
c. T. Valentine, W. E. Ramkey, George
E. Patterson. Emmett Freeman.
Alternates-S. B. smronds. j. W.
ThroCkmoIton. Sam Eendit. Arthur For
roster. John .. Lewis Peter Shorts, N.
NJ Bland
When these matters were disposed of
a great fight occurred over the election
OF a city chairman Mr.. ]. N. Elicit.
who was occupying that important post.
was an avowed candidate and all his rui-
in gs seemed to be In faver OF his OWE
selection. Finally, after a hot wranSle,
In which Mr. A. c. Rockocholli go TWEEN
ty-one votes to Mr.. Ellett's twenty-one.
the latter won out. the opposition coming
to him because he was hungry for the
honor and for the sake OF harmony.
SOME LIVELY SPATS.
There were some very lively spats. but
the convention finally wound up in love
feast. and all agreed to go to West Point
to-day and try to whip out the Williams
crowd before the Committee on Creden-
tial5.
Ex-chairman W ]. Smith led tbs fight
against Mr. Elicit. but he finally yielded
gracefully. and moved to make the nouli-
nation unanimous
Postmaster Wray T. Knight was
prominent figure III the convention, though
he took no public part in the proceedings.
PERFECT HARMONY.
All was harmonious at the other con-
vert:on which met at Johnson's Hall
The following delegates and altarnates
were elected:
Delecates-M. NJ Williams. Jeff Fl.
Powell. ]. ]. Mann. w T. Tarnroush.
Edgar Allan. Jr.. O. H Russell. w e,
Tailey. E. W. Brown. Henry F!egen-
hetmer. Ben Scott. Dan Alley Bernard
Brown NJ. l. Switzerland C. II. Triplet.
John Mitchell. James Ha~es Iohn F.
Gaines. Samuel Brown Richard Eishts.
Charles Young. Clarence Smith. Fletcher
Johnson. Peter Fl. Jones William Nash.
c. F. Norman James J. Redmond Rich
ard Washington Tohies Pn~e
Mr.. JET. Martin was elected District
Committeeman and Mr.. NJ. NJ Villa ms
was again chosen city chairman for the
next two years.
Hon. J. Taylor Ellyson. chairman OF the
State Democratic Committee. is preparing
tc make a big fight for his party this
year and to elect ten Democrats from
Virginia to the 5sth Congress.
Mr.. Eiiyson will shortly call the State
Committee together and will then go over
the field carefully with his lieutenants
with the view to closing up all the gaps
after he finds out how the land lays. e
is altogether likely that Mr. j. G- kan
kins will be reappointed to the POSITION OF
Secretary to the Committee which he
filled with so much ability and dextertty
in the last campaign. Headquarters VIII
| likely be opened here some time about
October 1st, and short. sharp stump