The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-25
MAY VOTE TODAY
OR MAY NOT VOTE
Convention First Decides to, and.
Then Reconsiders.
A.DAY OF BREEZY e. SPEECHES
MIR. Meredith Severe ID His DeuuuciatIon Of
the Compromise Plan aud in Criticism
OF its supporters-Mr.
Gsode's Reply.
A DAY OF BREEZY SPEECHES.

Goodies Reply.
There was the brightest prospect at o lie
time yesterday of an eacly conclusion
| Of tho .ntermina bic debate en- th> suffra Sc
question.
A resolution was adopted fixing To-
day at IL O'clock as the time for taking
a. vote. ana putting a stop to debate alter
that l,cur. Opponents Of the oonlpro-
mise plan consumed the whole day III
long speeches, only twenty-five minutes
! being consumed by Mcssrs Goode and
Glass in defense. MIR. Meredith spoke
more than an hour, Mr.. Wysor for an
hour and a quarter. and Mr.. Braxton
an hour, leaving but a few minutes Oh
tue Gay for the other side
Just at tho close of tho afternoon ses-
sion. &, motion TO reconsider the vote
by which the limit was fixed was ad"pt-
cd. Judge Anderson attempted to get
resolution adopted fixrs the time at
! o'c,ock to S"y for taking the vote,
bit he was Gu. OF by a motion to ad-
icurn and tho whole thing is again
v.do open. with every indication OIL
small but determined minority IN so:'d
opposition TO the compromise plan, ue-
laying any vote for an indefinite perlou
OIL Tune. IL lHetC NCLC <IA.J l'SA'A
Yesterday, they were all favorable 10
the Meredith followers, for delay 10
them is of the essence Of success.
The incidents of the morning session
were tho bitter speech of Mr. Mered1tn
in denunciaton OF tho compromise plan'
his attack on Senator Daniel ano mem
bers from the Southwest, and the e,o-
ouence and somewhat indignant re1oinder
Of President Goode.
Morning Session.
There was no business transacted by the
convention in the morning save the open
ing prayer of Rev. DR.. r. 7. Kerr. OIL the
Presbyterian Church. sixty members beng
nresent. The convention met at noon,
President Goode presiding, and adjourned
in fifteen minutes. when the Democratlc
suffrage conference was called in session.
General Ayers presiding, in the absence OF
Chairman KecZcll
judge G. X. Anderson offered a resolu-
ton providing that a vote be taken on az
amendments to tho compromise plan At IL
o'clock tomorrow and any amendments
offered after that time should be voted
nv, without debate This resolution
was opposcd by Messrs. Meredith anu
| 1yvsor. of tho Meredith plan forces, but
| it was adoDted.
MIR. MEREDITH IS BITTER.
Mr.. Meredith began an argument
| against the compromise plan ana SPOKE
| largely on the lines against the uh0ei-
| standing principle, which has been re
! nortod several times before at former scS-
sions of the conference. He was bitter in
his denunciations OF the plan. He objected
to it's being called 4 compromise plan; tha'
| some ones name should be attached tc
| it SO that the shame and dlss, race OF II
should be fixed for all time. He claimed
that it could not be called the Glass plan
| or the Thorn plan, although MIR. IhoN1
| had succeeded in getting what he had
been after. He said that it should be
called the Daniel alan, for it was born
| soon after he came back.
| Senator Daniel: Nobody is Sinking re-
| sponsibility or claiming credit. l take my
responsibility as do all others here and
| there is no necessity to so hunting for
| US"
! Mr.. Meredith was proceeding to deal IN
| further personalities, when Chairman
Ayers called him to order as not dis
| cussrg the subject at issue.
! SURRENDER NOT COMPROMISE.
The speaker then said he was not sur
| scd at men from the mountains sur
! rendering to men from the East Thc5
| had been trained to it for generations.
and in calling q surrender .compro-
| misc" had, as usual, given up their rlShtS,
when, by sticking out they would have
Won. lie Sd1Q IIley SnOulti llOl Z. SiA llo'cH
! to the argument on the other side.
| He declared that the Daniel plan was
n,:.rdc ring the integrity of the State, and
! The blame and shame Of it should not De
placed on members from the East, but 1t
must be fastened on the members from
| the mountains.
REPLI OF MIR. GOODE.
President C;oode arose and said he
| thought the time for speaking had passed.
:, a arising n(!
saying that he was amazed at the POSI-
.ion Mr.. Meredith had taken, and in try
ing to fasten reproach upon men who hac
tciled here patriotically for nearly ten
months to perfect something that would
discharge the pledges made, and at the
same time bring the relief demanded.
referring to the debates on suffrage
plans for the past few months, Mr.. Gcode
stated that as he had not participated in
the debate it was not out of place for him
to say that he had never, in a long ex-
periepce, heard q more able discussion
anywhere Of a great question.
He then gave the history OF the SUI
frage question since the convention sat,
and recounted the enlbarrassments at
tending it leading up 10 the events pre-
ceding the settlement en- the compromise
plan. He asserted that it was {, wise
measure and would give the relief sought.
It was not perfect, as nothing human
could be perfect, but it was the result OF
a fair and reasonable compromise be-
tween strong opinioned men.
referring to Mr.. Meredith speaking OF
the shame of it. Mr.. Goode with great
vehemence exclaimed: II will bear the
full responsibility fer it, and others here
will be proud to do it., and I say here
! and now, that if there be any shame il
would be because that as native born
son Of Virginia turned i deaf ear to her
cry OF distress when I was called on for
help" Great ard continued applause.)
Shame! shame: Our shame would be
that we had been weighed in the balance
and found wanting" Great applause.)
APPEAL FOR THE PLAN.
There are TWO many men here who
have spilled their blood for Virginia, and
that crippled man there (pointing to SEN