The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-01
70 FIGHT OUT
IN CON \ EN N
Suffrage Plan j, Not 1, Before Com
mittee Of Whole.
OPPONENTS 10 FIGHT SILL.
This Plainly indicated in the Opening
skirmish- Republicans Want to Be
Fully rd-senator Daniel
Opens Debate.
OPPONENTS TO FIGHT SILL TILL.

When tho suffrage matter is com :
,;ietcd a recess Tor thirty or sixty days
viii he taken.
The cun1brous and dilatory commune
OF the Whole having been successfully
.lispenscd with. the conference suffrage
plan will be able to command a ma
io1aty sufficient to prevent ITS be.HS
talked to death by Republicans or killed.
by amendments offered by democrats
assisted by the combined Republican
strength. -,
The speeches of the Republicans :S:ll
cause enough OF the minority Democrats
III ;oin the conference plan rart.1s t" i'll,
sur. the adoption Of their suffrage plan.
This estimate is the optimistic View.
81 need not he denied that Tie Glass
wing of the Democratic majority We're
seriously embarrassed at the ciose vote"
Yesterday on the skirmish ever The pre-
iimfnary plan OF campaign. Ia. 80 ~,
,i,at the Thorn wing was lining up sol
su,y with the Republicans presagcd
cc:test thpt had not been fully realized
or anticipated.
Among rnembccs rho were heard TO
express surprise yesterday at the actlon
OF The minority now were 1n1uenlla4
leaders who when they We're in the MI
,,or;.y l., tie conference at certain crit
ical stages CT that fight, did not hesitate
to declare that they would join the he
p,blicai.s in the convention TO defeat inc
suffrage plan, some OF them going SO
gar as to proclaim that If that did not
succeed they would take the stump III
opposition to the whole constitution.
Now that this clement is on top CRIT
scis,ns of The present minority are freely
1ndulgcd in, in spite of the fact mat IL
las all along been claimed, ana was SO
announced by Senator Daniel YESTERDAY
that il was a matter of record that no
member should be considered bouhd ps
the action Of the conference.
MAY VOTE By SATURDAY.
There win be a concentration of The
Glass forces to-day. and the l:ttlc
fright, yesterday caused leaders OF mat
wing to "bcat the bushes" tnd,iStrlous!y
TO have a solid Corporation Committee
orga nization in future, i'll opposition 10
every effort to amend the plan, as agreed
,,pon 1t is understood that discussion IS
to be allowed until Thursday or FRIDAY
and IL not before, the previous question
will be called and the final vote taken Gu
the plan as a whole not later than sat
urday, when a recess Will ne taken ioi d
month at least.
Chairman Daniel will conclude Ills
speech to-day. and Mr.. Flood will otier
an amendment striking out the cuml-
latiyc poll tax feature of the temporary
norton Of the plan. Mr.. Gillespie, ne
publican member of the Suffrage Commit
tee will present his substitute for the
conference plan and will probably SPEAK.
though he did not arrive until 10 clock
last night. ills plan is simple poll TAX
payment prerequisite.
The Only hope of the completion of the
report this week lies in the possibility
of the Glass wing commanding enough
strength to defeat all amendments. ana
then having enough left to call the Pre-
yious question and shut off debate
THE SESSION YESTERDAY.
President Goodc called the convention
80 order. at noon, prayer being offered py
DIR. Dunaway. l'ifty-eight members were
present.
General Ayers introduced a resolution,
proyidinr that when the convention ad-
iourn Wednesday, April I'd. it do so to
meet on May 14til. the Committee on. F1nal
Revision being authorized to hoiot ses-
eions during the recess, the clerk OF the
committee and the clerk of the Conven-
ton to receive pay during the recess ana
the committee during the time of its ses-
sions: all other members ana ohcerS 70
receive no pay, except mileage.
General Ayers stated that by fixing
"wednesday as the day of Adjournment
lie had no intention OF cutting OH de-
bate on the suffrage question, and II 1t
could not be concluded by that time. he
should make 40 objection to extending
The session.
The motion was strongly opposed by
c5cssrs. Robertson and Pedigo. Judge
Robertson claimed that there was no
a.eed for any adjournment whatever.
Mr.. Pediso declared that it would take
Ism at least three days to get through
with what he wanted to say on the SUI
Irage question. He insisted that the
plan be considered in Committee of the
Whole and again in tie convention.
Mr.. Davis supported Mr.. Pedigo's con-
&ention, claiming that tho minority
blaould have more than three days TO
consider the plan.
THIRTY DAYS. SESSION.
Mr.. Barbour thought the col:s>ntion
phould take n recess Tor thirty days as
toon as the suffrage plan Vas adopted,
but 4.e did not see the propriety Of adopt
Ing resolution fixing The zine for adj
aournment at Wednesday.
General Ayers said he considered the
suffrage question as practically disposed
of. except that sufficient time should be
given tho Republican members TO discuss
the matter in full.
Several Democratic members assured
General Ayers that they did not consider
the suffrage question as practically set
tied by any means, as they proposed to
have something t. say against it.
General Ayers remarked that as It
looked like the convention might be in
session two or three weeks on the SUI
lraEe question. he would withdraw the
resolution entirely.
on motion of Mr. James w. Gordon.
lhe convention agreed to hold its sessions
1, the hall Of the House OF Delegates
,fter next "Wednesday.
u,he suffrage article was taken up and
lenatcr Daniel moved that it be inn
h,ofiiaiely considered in the convention.
REPUBLICANS WANT TIME.
M. Blair offered resolution proHid-
S No that action OH the matter be post
tned until Thursday. April Srd. when
be convention should go into Commits
BE Of the Whole to consider it. He IN
listed that as it had taken the majority
iine months TO understand the matter,
Che minority should certainly be allowed
three days 10 examine and investigate
Ats provisions. He declared that before
being made to swallow such a nauseous
dose. the minority should have reason
able time in which TO prepare their
stomachs for the contemplated outrage.
The resolution was defeated by roll
call vote of a to 40
There was demand then made that