The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-02


sail he 49, supporting the .eor1els..s
ap,.1 not b<csrse he liked ~. but GO 20.
s. . f,rx cfr.t.tu.rts from = pfopenSys.
uu1l ,fl-:, Jon. Eli people thd NOT Is -
or desire any new Suffrage plan. out - -
wilIins to give up that OBJECTION ZOE ne ne.
benefit Of giving relief 10 their whiss
brethren OF the ..biack belt =
He did not believe there wonid I0s1 VIC
least unfairness In the adIniniss
the understanding clause. 49,.
M TRraxton. amidst q chorus OF 's'vose.
vote. which had been heard at the con
sclusion OF every speech since Nv .
sor's. made q short speech, e pisln.ln.1
why he had concluded to support g tens.S
norarv understanding clause. when ns mo
|. 70 frequently and bitterly opposed IT. ~
was listened to with respect1nl sttens
as soon as he got underway.
He thought it was choice ol 80
%,a,1vaen = temporary and permanent
understanding clause, and between W. NO
sviIs ha had been driven to choose snS
lesser. 49,
.rnlainea why he should vote for t No
conference plan in spite OF his disapp.o-s:
val Of almost everything In y.
Mr.. Gillespie began speech III supp"
OF the amendment and SAID ne co .au s.n,
| iiy concur in any proposition WHICH Ms 80
the destruction of an underssanolna
clause. He was proceeding to eoinMen .s
/ on the plan submitted by the De1ioG1
when the hour OF two arrived. a11e III
yielded to a motion to take recess o4 hti.
O'clock.
Afternoon Session.
Mr.. Gillespie resumed his argument AZ
| 1 o'clock. He attacked the constitution
atty of the understanding clause Jay lilss
down as his first proposition that II ad-s
/ n foip Vxy
not accomplish the object for which 1T
was intended; If that object was attained
| it must necessarily be done through an
| unfair or fraudulent administration Inns.
| he said would bring it within the in-s
| hibition of the United States supreme
| Court in the Williams case, as being
administered with an "evfl eye, although.
it was fair and lawful on its face.
! Speeches in opposition to the motion "
| strike out the understanding clause were
made by Messrs. Dunaway, Hatton anu
/ Glass. and the amendment was defsated
! bv a vote of q to Al. The roll call was
as follows:
| Yeas-Messrs. Blair. Bristow. Brooxe.
/ Crismond. Davis, Earman, Gillespie. II.
Z. Gordon, Green, Hamilton, Hnbard, IN
gram, Marshall, NIcIlwaine. sPediSo. Pnil-
Iips, Pollard, Rives. Summers, InoM.
Nvaddill and Watson-a
Nays-Messrs. w. ~. Anderson, Ayers,
Barbour, Thomas II. Barnes. Bouidin,
! Rraxton. P. w. Campbell, Carter. Daniel.
Dunaway, Eggleston. Fairfax. Fletcher.
! Garnett. Gilmore. Glass. 3. f. Gordon
i James w. Gordon. Gregory. Hardy, Hat
I ten, Hooker, Hunton, Clagsett Is. JoueS.
| Keezell Lawson. Lindsay, Lovell. Miiier s
| Mouc,,re, r. Walton Moore, O'F1ahertyt
Parks, Petit, Quarles. Smith, stuart
,Tarry. Thornton, Turnbull, Walker. Wiz
lis, Withers, Wysor and Mr.. President
d. i,
l The following pairs were announces.
/ NIessrs. Robertson and Parks. Flood anu
Wise lincoln and Wescott. r. j.. Cor
don and Cobb, Hancock and GreSors.s
Mundy and Yancey.
Section two was adopted as whon
without further debate or opposition, az
it was reported from the suffrage CONFER CONFER
ence. .1,.,,~-o.
Mr. Braxton moved to amend sect.oa
/ three which contains the requisites Tor
voting after 1904. He made an earnest
argument in favor OF an amendment 70
allow no one except those unable 20 req"
to receive aid in preparation or MS Dal.
lot. The amendment was rejected Dy =
l vote of Is to %.
4 ed relating to the assistance to be rem
dered a voter in the preparation or us
ballot. all OF which were rejected.
4 MIR. Lindsay Gordon presented hts
amendment providing for property
qualification Of 5000 as prerequisite 7"
vote except that soldiers and their de-
scendants should be exempted from tns
requirement. The amendment was re1ecs-
ed by a vote of Il to 81, as follows:
Yeas-AIessrs Barbour, Thomas II.
Farnes Boaz, Brooke, Brown, Fletcher,
L. l.. Gordon, Green. Hardy, HUBBARD:
clasgett 8. Jones, Moncure, Watson ana
| WilnS-If.
a. Anderson, Ayers, Blair, Bouldin, Brts-
tow. Campbell, Carter, Crismond, Daniel,
Davis. Dunaway, Eggleston, Falrta1,
: Garnet, Gilmore, Gillespie, Glass, James
w. Gordon, Gwyn. Hancock. Hatton.
Hooker EIunton, Ingram, heezeil. hen-
, Marshall, McIlwaine. Miller, Moncurs'
r. Walton Moore, Ntundy. O,k.lahertS.
PetliSo. Fettit, Phillips. Pollard, Quarlee.
Kives Smith, Stebbins. Stuart, larry,
Thornton, Turnbull, Wadditl. Walker,
Withers. Wysor and Mr.. President-Sl.E
MIR. Gillespie moved to strike out the
educational qualification. Re1ected-H TO
NAME AND RESIDENCE PARENTs>
: Mr.. Glass moved to strike out the re-
ulI1 sInent that an applicant for regis
tration should state the names and resi-
ierce Of his parents Ia MS Written az y.
Tlicar CT.
The amendment was also advocated by
: Mr.. Stuart and other Southwest members.
: ~ Summers RepubIican) declared tina
Abraham: Lincoln, who wa3 the second
; washington. could not have given the
, csc,t OF one of his parents, at 1s.i@t Witt
ont a sense of shame and humiliation.
H1essrs. Lindsay Gordon and Stcbbins
strongly opposed the amendment. sayns
it would take away about all the protec.
ton that was left to the "black belt"
: r'he amendment was adopted-ayes. 50:
2 noes. So The solid Republican and
e Southwest vote followed Mr.. Glass.
1 fudge Kendall secured an amendment
= ! requiring the Legislature to enact such
: laws as might be necessary to secure
s the casting OF secret ballot.
: AS amended section 3 was adopted as
a whole without division.
e The convention then. at 6:2o o'clock.
: adjourned until 10 o'clock to-day.
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