The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-07
DR.. NJ " AlNE'S
FINE SPEECH
He Defends the Plan of Mr..
Moncure.
TO HAVE TRI-WEtKLY MEETINGS
eaufereuees on Each monday, Wedaes-
day and Friday Nighs-some
Lively Times Arc
Anricipa ed.
TO HAVE TRI-WEtKLY MEETINGS

The Democratic suffrage confcJ,ance
heard an able speech from DIR. Richard
& .AiriiwaIne, of Prince Edward. last
might in favor OF the plan onereG by
Delegate Moncure of Stafford, and then
aaupled a resolution to holu meetings on
Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights
Sat o'clock until tie matter is finally ois-
posed Of.
DIR. McIiwa!nes speech was a very
able one, and the able leader was often
interrupted With questions from his COL
Aeagues.
The conference devoted an hour to de-
batting whether the meetings should be
discontinued or not. Or. McllWalne stat-
ed thatLln did not propose 10 speak TO a
bare auorlus; thai he did not care to pre-
Sent his plan in the conference unless
some vote could be taken there; that ne
would prefer to speak on the moor OIL the
convention where lie could be heard by
the people of the State,
DR. MILMAINE PRoEEEiS.
Finally on a point of order that such
matters were premature. and that ~,
aIeI,n ainc had the floor, he began itis
.neeeh at o'clock and was listened 10
with marked attention. lie spoke ioi
in hour and tlTee-auarters.
rr McI,yaine based his plea for an
ednca tiosai and property qualification on
she nrp,,osj,top that tho Black Belt Gao
mt have a monopoly of political, soc!ai
or civic wickedpess. He SAID hichinoiiu
was not troubled with the negro Vole'
and vet he had seen an officer of the CITY
BEFORE tina police justice charged Win
theft since he had been in the coH'e,i-
tion. The election Of such q man. Ae
claimed, would not have been possipie -
a suffrage plan containing PIopei y
and educational qualification was pun ~
force, ana while we ding out negroes
sbou,d also eliminate class OF whites
vi, wer., also a nenac9 to good govern
meut. Er paid his respects to conditions
4, No, folk also and said the negro vote
was net responsible for all the municipal
corruption there. He claimed that ms
plan was the only one SC. lar presented
that was not sectional. 1t would almost
complete;y eliminate the negro vote anu
at the same time would eliminate
large class ofignorant or vicious whites.
CRIMINAL STATISTICS.
Dr. McIlwaine stirred UP the members
from the Southwest by quoting crininhl
statistics and expenses from that seciloIi
as compared with those of the black belt
10 also compared taxes of the two sec
ticns. and strongly Urged that 1t was
s-,oat mistake to say that the only trou
Nile about the suffrage was ABOUT the
n,aero vote. He said an ignorant, I'M
moral. lazy, white man was Oh mo-
5an,are to a community than an lgno-
rent immoral, lazy negro, and that botn
curht to be eliminated from the eiec-
torate. >-..o,,,
phe Speaker stated @that,the Norfolk
piedee was ultra wires, and besldes II
was ridiculous to claim that Its acuoH
could bind the convention. 1t mao no
moro effect on him than the mumpilns
BUDDHIST priests of India on the secret
conclaye OF the Pope of Rome.
DR.. McIlwaine made a splendid ana
eloquent peroraticn and was loudly ap-
plauded, 1t was 10:45 o'clock.
After q considerable fight, resolution
was adopted providing for conferences Oh
Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights,
IN sdio,;ir: at 10 clock.