The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-09-27
Shaker Named BY Sspsbllsans o. siss,n
District


The Republican convention OF the
Eighth district met IN Alexandria Thurs
lay AFTERNOON AMI nominated Mr.. " n
S - OF tauquier county. to oppose
Hon. John +. kixey for gonrress
There We're mo conteStina. 5ele,,ations
aod the harmony of the gathering Was
the subject ol comment. There were
only seven negro delegates out Of a tosal
~ sixty. Delegations were present from
Alexandria City and LoudOun. louisa
Orange, Prince William. stafford. Cul-
peper, Fairfax, fauQuier and King
Georgc counties
The con seution was cali 10 order hv
District Chairman n. 4. Dodge. of Ma
nassas, WAC spoke ol the perfect har-
mony eNistiag in the party. Mr.. NJ. X.
Lowry, of Stafford. was made tempo
cary chairman and T.. L. Howard. Of
Fairfax. aud Capt. l.. r. d'Zere.a. ol
LOudoun, secretaries. Mr. lowerv said
tina, new condition OF affairs confront.
Ell the Republican party ia Virginia
owing 10 the almost total iisfranchise-
ment OF the negro. He said the trusts
are straWs that are i,eing caught at by
political dcmagogues and that the
greatest trust that ever existed was the
constitutional convention which met IN
Richmond g
Iue following committees were named.
Credeatials- Cha les Dearborn. +. J.
EggbOrn. K. L. + 1rr. Dorglas Whiting
u. A. Jones, ". II. SilcOt. r. NJ Bagby
II. ". Cas ?. q A. IlulIsh and W. u.
HELM, Per uanent Organization. Joseph
l. Crupper. K. q. Quaintance. James "
hoberts, John b. Gravson. II. 4. Jones.
W. b. King, NJ. l.. Perkins. II ;. Gist
John Mellon. and ". +. Brooks. Reso
lutions. Nj. l. Robinson. T. l.. ! Bouton.
j. /. hornton. Il. L. milestone. NJ. e.
Nichols. b. \. Hynson. H. {. Eddins.
James T. Beach. ". T. Payne and IL. A.
Jones.
Mr.. Crupper. chairman Of committee on
permanent organization, repol 4 the
name OF Mr.N. h. King. OF LOudoun. "a
permanent chairman and the temporarg
secretaries a. permanent officers.
His emarks in accepting the nomina
ton were devoted principally TO an APP
peal 10 those present 70 put their shout
ders to the wheel I'd work 'qcessantly
until election day.
" hen Mr. Skinker has concluded. the
Chair called upon Mr.. Agnew who receiv
ed another ovation when he arose Mr.
Agnew congratulated the Eighth district
upon the splendid harmony existing and
said that never before had the I spubii-
can party been 50 thoroughly united ~
the Old dominion. Hepredicted a bright
mture Tor the party. and concluded bv
saving; Il viii be surprised - mt the
next election some other people in some
sections OF irg-1ia are not surprised.
For district chairman. Mr.. II. Z. Dodge
was renom'1ated. and the name of Mr.
VI. h. Low - WAS also placed in nomira
ton Mr.. LoweIy declined.
MIR. CIIpper named the following for
state committeeman for the Eighth dis
trict. and they We're elected: +. ". Car
ter, OF Orange; J. NJ. Thorne. of Fairfax:
William Browne. Of Loudoun: William
Eggborn. Of Culpeper. aud NJ. K. Lowry.
Of Stafford. A.ter the names of the earn
paign committeeman had bcen reported
b. the various delegations. the conven-
tor adjourned. This committee Is com
posed OF K Cuaintance. OF Culpeper; +. L.
Howard. OF tai. az. !. b. Gravson. of
tauquier; George Hoge. Of Loudoun: r.
y hynsou. OF louisa. J Il Martin. of
Orange: q. A. Hulfish Of Prince William.
e A. Bryan. of Stafford, and W. j..
Rogers. of King George
MI. 1g delivered a shoI .. but iorceful
speech. The Committee on RESOLUTIONS
repol Il platform. which was unani.
mously adopt q. The platform was in
pal that the convention expressed all
glance TO the Philadelphia and Roanoke
platforms; denounced att smpts to dis
eliminate against the colored race: rei+ r
az u the last state platform relative 10
-uheTage. and prot - Il against the ac-
tons OF the Democrats party y assem-
DING a Constitutional Convention aud
then violating the pledge 10 submit that
Constitution TO the people. They pro
tested that the trusts are not creature of
the sepuh" cau PAT y. but admitted that
they should be restricted by legislative
action. The resolutions iui her endorsed
/ the po'cy of President Roosevelt and d..
/ preciated the labor disturbances now ex-
ist'ng.
Nominations for candida. : for Con
gressional honors were then called for.
and Mr.. j. NJ. Thol lie of Fairfax, nomi-
mated Mr.. ". X. shaker. whom he smoke
OF a. representative farmer of FauGuier
County. " J. W. H. Grim. placed N
nomination Capt. l.. B d'Zerega. of Lou
doun. Dur - Mr.. Crim's speech, Hon.
Park Agnew entered the hall. He was
greet ID with prolonged applause. which
was repeated la + when he mounted the
platform upon Invitation of the chair
man. Mr.. NJ. X. Low. seconded the
nom'1ation OF Mr.. Ski1ker, as did several
Others, among them Capt. d 'Zerega. who
declined TO allow his name to be used
Upon motion Mr.. Skinker was then nom
mated by reclamation. He was loudly
appiauded when he assembled the plat
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