The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-29
Passages Between Judge Garnett
and Mr.. Whitehead.
RULING OF CHAIR CRITICISED
~ Kelley Held That .rIx.es Could Not
Vote. and Mr.. Lyaoa suggested that
New Chairman Be lhossn-i he Mat
ter Was Adjusted and Better
Feeling Preyai.ed-Note, 80
10 IA IN Favor of Dey.

Exactly at o'clock this morning, after
session Of nearly five hours, which, at
times, was quite stormy, the Democratic
state Central Committee, by a vote of 81
10 il, adopted resolution recognizing
The Dey faction, in Norfolk city. and
declaring the City Committee, headed by
captain w w Dey. as regular.
rlle resolution provides that there shall
To-, a special election for members Of the
committee in the Fourth Ward, where,
IN the recent primaries, tho Dey faction
Tut up no candidates for the committee
There were only twcnty-onc members
present in person. but all tho others were
represented by proxy save three. 1t was
Ctrdent from the start that Captain Dey
would win out. but he was not permitted
10 do 50 without contesting every inch
Of ground.
Chairman Ellyson was absent, and at
Ilis suggestion Hon. S. j. Kelley, OF this
city, a member of the Executive Com
Inittec, presided. His rulings were IA
vorabIe to the Trchv side. The Dey
lnrces drew the first blood and kept on
drawing it until victory finally perclIed
upon their banner.
FIGHT AGAINST PROXIES.
The Trehy people found early in The ac-
lion that they had an uphill fight In
their behalf. MIR. Irving z. Whitehead,
oi LypchburS, moved iEat MI proxies be
excluded and be not allowed TO vote in
lhc meeting lie wanted the twenty
one members Of the body actually pres
mt TO pass upon the merits OF the case.
1Ta referred 10 published statements that
there had been a great scramble for
proxies and said II newspaper stories
Ncro true, the fight would not be de-
tcfnined upon its merits, but in favor of
one or the otllhr of the State factions
al The party. lie had several times al
lu6cd to telegraphing Tor proxies by those
who held them. This brought Judge Ci.
i.Iylor Garnett, Of Mathews, 10 his feet
with u warm rotort-
THE JUDGE WAS INDIGNANT.
! huri back at the gentleman. he de-
CARED, the insinuation that gentlemen
l,rc have solicited proxies 1t is a re-
lection" he went on with uphfted hands.
.lpon all those whso hold proxies in thls
Lody, and i deny it for myself.
Didn't mean YOU replied Mr.. Whitehead,
wlrmiy. ',I don't know You, and ii You
say you didn'tS solicit your proxy that
:cttlcs it"
The Incident closed here. ana Mr..
Whitehead went on with his speech. and
made a motion carrying mis- views into
effect This brought a number of Ola
members to their feet and ther all de-
.lared that il had been lie unhroken Gus
ON of the committee TO allow proxies
10 he voted.
MIR Manning suggested that some one
must pass on the proxies. and the Chasf
was asked 10 rule on the question OF
whether on Mr. Whitehead motion
proxies could be voted. lie ruled that
they could not: that proxy had no force,
save what was given it by the convention.
This raised another howl, and it looked
as If trouble WAS brewing.
THE CHAIRMAN A PROXY.
Mr. Glass suggested that the Chair IT.
rolf was acting under delegated author
tty Mr Lynch, Of Richmond, said, with
some show OF feeling that the meet
trz- might choose its own chairman, and
there were cries of I'VE wiil.' DIR. Win
rto,p suggested that Mr.. Kelley retire tenn
porarily and let the committee select
come one to preside until the question:
was disposed OF.
Here the trouble was solved by the
withdrawal OF Mn. Whitchead's motlofl'
and the body got down TO business.
Mr. Glass declared that he meant no
reflection upon the chair. and MIR. kelley
nssured the body that he desired 10 be
fair in his rulings. Every one accepted
this statement in good faith and better
feeling prevailed. Captain Dey drew the
lucky paper out of the box IN the toss
ur" as 10 who should open and close
md one hour was given TO each side. Mr.
J. G. Tlltou opened and closed for tie
Tcy side. Mr.. r. j Randolph spoke an
hour for the Trehy people, and then at
IL o'clock the body Went into executive
ression Mr. Trehy was heard at length
Tor his side and .hen the vote was taken
with the result given above. The com
mittee-room was fairly crowded with
Norfolk aud local leaders. and at times
the scenes We're Very stormy.
THE VOTE DECISIVE.
The vote on the resolution to recognize
the Dey Committee resulted as follows:
.Aves-Aiessrs. Lloyd Y. Smith, c. B.
Jones j. Boyd Sears. H. j. Crismond.
r l.. Ailworth. W. W. Dey, George ".
Jones DR.. J. F. Bryant. ]. NJ. Gusts.
T-. George w. Butts. John c. Easiey,
r. Y. Cogbill, John J. Lynch John S.
T4arwood Or. b. l.. Winston Il. O.
Humphreys, John II. Eomunds, a. p.
Craddock. Sidney Sheltman, John S. Pat
ton. w 3. Richards, Il. D. Newman. e
W Carpenter Leonard Marbury, G. p.
Janney, G. S. p Tripiett, Grenville
Gaines. r. l.. Gordon. W. j. Smith, b.
p Buchanan. r A Lynch, NJ. 5. Clark,
frank T. Glasgow-$2
,Socs$-Niessrs. j. N. Harris. j. r. Las
sitter r. A. James. George Nj. t7elms,
J n Hooker. W. H. Sutherland. y. 9.
Eggleston. George W kniSey, T. ~ S'.
Clair, Joseph Button, w. A. hinehart'
T. p. Whitehead r. ". HUBBARD, l. q.
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PRESENT IN PERSON.
Tho members of The committee present
IN person were as follows:
First Disaict-C. B. Jones, King and
Queen. u Z. Crismond. Fredericksburg.
Second Dis;rict-Geo. w. Jones. Berk-
ley: Dr. ]. l' Bryant. Franklin; DIR. Geo.
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