The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-13

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the whole Republican vote in any Presi-
Dental election since 1872 amounted TO
more than so 900, while in Virginia it had
reached as high as 100000. This proved
that it was not the operation of their
new Constitutions which had eliminated
the negro vote in those States, but 1t
was something else. He showed that the
South Carolina suffrage clause had re-
duced the negro vote only 1000 in the hrst
election. The negroes did not vote pc
fore. How futile and fallacious it was,
then. to point to these States as having
set up a beacon light for us to follow.
The people of those States did not enact
their suffrage laws to secure White
ma jority at the ballot-bo1, winch they
already possessed but for the phllo-
sophie reason that they had found it
necessary to eliminate the negro from
politics for the purpose of freeing white
men from the fraud. corruption and de-
moralization which the presence Of ne
gro minority in politics produced.
Mr. Thorn said the poll tax prereq11-
site had practically dried up the White
electorate in Louisiana, and it would DO
the same in Virginia He claimed that
the object Of the temporary understand
ing clause was 10 let in all the whites,
and the object of the permanent under
standing was not only to let in the
whites, but TO let out the negro and Keep
him out.
NOT JUST OR RIGHT
1t was not Just or right for members,
whose immediate localities were not
cursed with a large negro vote, to en-
brace the understanding principle tor
only one election to get their voters on
the registration books and then drop it,
with an invitation to negroes IN all SUD-
seuuent elections to walk up and vote.
It was like inducing a. burglar to leave
your own house, by presenting him with
a weapon by which he might secure
protection from being driven from some
one c]se.s house. Mr.. Tnom next adj
dressed, himself 10 tho administrative
features of the majority report and in
sisted that it was as free from oppor-
tunities for fraud as the administration
Ct the Glass plan, a property quahnca-
ton or a grandfather plan. tThe arE'1-
1nent along this line has been repeatedly
quoted in former reports)
Referring to the apparent overwhelm-
ing prejudice against the permanent I'M
Outstanding clause. he declared that 1t
arose from a total misrepresentation of
its objects and a failure by many to ap-
preciate the fact that it was the only
weapon left in the arsenal of effective
suffrage expedientS.
When Mr.. Thorn closed his able effort
he was literally s.poiauded. having spoken
for two hours.
AMENDMENT ADOPTED.
The vote was taken on the Glass
amendment. which was 10 strike out the
first 65 lines of the majority report and
insert sections / ard z Of the minority re-
port
The amendment received a, large ma
jorty, u great number Of members voting
aye with the explanation that they
were not in favor of it. except to defeat
the majority report. The vote was yeas,
&c: noes. "a, as follows:
Yeas-Allen, George K. Anderson. w. A.
Anderson, Barbour, Boaz. Bolen, Bouldln,
Braxton, Brown, Chapman, Cobb, Girls
mond. Fairfax, Fletcher, Glass, b. T. Cor
don. James w. Gordon, Gregory, Gwyn,
Hancock, Harrison, Hooker, Hunton, Kee-
zel1, Lowell. NlcIlwaine, Meredith, Mon
cure, r. Walton Moore, OFlaherty,
Parks, Petit, Pollard, Portlock, Quarles,
Rives, Stebbins, Stuart, larry, Thornton,
Turnbull, Waddill, Walker, Wescott,
Withers. Yancey, the Presidents
Nays-Barham, NJ H Barnes. Thomas
Fl. Barnes, Cameron. Dunaway, Epes,
Flood, Garrett, r. L. Gordon. Hamilton,
fla11On, lHSTd1u, SldSSCIS d. oOAiSA7S
dali. Lawson, Marshall. Miller, Orr, Rlch-
mond Robertson, Thorn. Watson, Willis,
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Mr.. Turnbull Immediately offered a
substitute for the Glass plan. 1t contains
among the poll-tax and educational quail
fcation a property qualification of 500.
Mr.. Turnbull arose to make an argumen,
in support of his substitute and against
the Glass plan.
}ho conforanc1
should have breathing spell after de-
feating the permanent understanding
principle before taking up anything else
and moved that the conference take a re-
cess until O. clock, which was done at
o'clock.
! Afternoon Session.
When the conference convened at {
o'clock, Mr.. Turnbull arose to speak on
his substitute to the Glass amendment,
Mr.. Glass raised the point Of order that
his amendment having Eeen adopted,
substitute was out OF order.
Mr. Turnbull said ne recognized that
tine point or order was well taken, ex-
cept that on Tuesday it was expressly
understood that this point Of order would
not be made, owing to the peculiar ma
ture of the subject under consideration.
| This view, he said, was agreed to oy
Major Daniel, and so passed upon by the
chairman, and on account of 1T he had
withdrawn the amendment at that time.
Mr.. Glass withdrew his point OF orcer'
saving he was not present at the time.
ADDRESS OF MR. TURNBULL.
Mr. .Turnbull spoke for an hour and
! half and made strong speech IN ad-
| yocscy of his plan.
He took up the permanent and tenn
| porary understanding plans and showed
| how unsatisfactory thew would prove
| He was especially insistent on the weak,
ness of the Glass plan. t1ls. algum r
| vas largely on the lines reported in for
| mer. conferences.
/ No vote was reached. the next halt
hour being consumed in conslderlne
amendments to certain paragraphs pms o. ),
the substitute. The conference adjourned
4 at "a 8. clock until today at 10 o'clock
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