Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-24
The PLAN OF BAT tie.
ELLrsos, SWANSON. AND EcHo1,
ro1Nr TO v1RG1s1A,s GREAT
OPPORTUNITY.
BLOW AIMED AT ROOSEVELT.
Decisive Democratic Victory In tA<
Fan Mean. Much.
DrscouRAens THE EsHxr
Fun Resi.tration and E1ection q
All Ten Candidates BY Large Ms
jorities win Go Far. to Di.eour-
age Republlcan Effort to Split De-
mocracy of virsinIs and the South.
Encouraging Review.
Decisive Democratic Victory In tA<
FAN Mean. Much.
EHEMY
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Encouraging Review
The assembling OF the Democratic STATE
Central and Executive committees at
Murphy's Hotel last night was the occa.
sion of the gathering OF a large numbes
of distinguished Democrats from all parts
of the State. The purpose Of the meeting
was to receive reports from the commit
tees and congressional candidates as to
the progress made in registration under
the new Constitution and the outlook for
the party candidates in the November
election.
Five of the ten nominees for Congress-
were present and made reports. eight
cen of the fifty members OF the Central
Committee and four Of the ten members
of the Executive Committee were present
in person. Twenty-four members OF tht
State Central Committee were represent.
ed in person or by proxies. Chairman
Ellyson. Of course. was present and pre-
sided. He did more. He made one OF the
clearest. crispest. and most forceful.
practical talks ever heard on such
occasions.
After having heard from all the dis
tricts through their representatives, Mr..
Ellyson showed that he was really Ia
closer touch with the situation in the ten
districts and more familiar with the re-
gistration results and prospects therein
than were many of the members with
their own localities. That was not the
feature of his talk, however. He gave
thc ocf ,Hati iH s-c hat fhop
was no question Of the election OF the
ten Democratic congressional nomlneeS
and added that the Importance of the
present effort to secure full registration
of the Democratic vote of the State had =
most important bearing on the future
of the party.
Stuve on Entering Wedge.
AS Congressman Swanson had already
said, Virginia was a border State In
which Roosevelt and the Republicans Of
the North would concentrate their frst
efforts to build up a white Republican
party. BY securing the fullest possible
registration Of the white Democratic vote
and electing candidates by decisive ma
jorities this effort to enter the wedge
with which Republicans hoped to split
the Virginia and Southern Democracy
would be discouraged and rendered hope-
less In the start.
Mr.. Elyson also expressed the belief
that the Democratic prospects for ma
tional victory in the November elections
were brighter than they had been for
years. It was a business-nke talk and
was given the closest attention by the
committeeman.
Practical Pointer.
The most practical part of the talk was
that in which the chairman declared that
Z Ill hr,e, ~.
three speeches each in the State before
registration closes it would be Of meal
culable value in the years to come. He
regarded this as the finest opportunity
for Virginia Democracy since 1869 Ana
yet, said he, it is a critical period as It
affects our work in 1905 and 1904. Go
home and bring out your best speaking
talent, he added. and we will have seized
the opportunity. The registration Is go
ing to be more than satisfactory. but the
spirit of independence growing out OF the
deliverance of the State from fear OF
negro domination is going to have a ten-
dency to build up opposition unless the
party can be made and kept compact.
List of Those Present.
There were present at the meeting: Dr.
Thomas III. Barnes. Second District; Mr..
8. l.. Kelley. Third District: Lieutenant
Governor Joseph E. Willard. Eighth Dis
trict. and Hon. Edward EchoIs. Tenth
District-all members of the Executive
Committee Messrs. Lloyd T. Smith.
Claggett B. Jones, H. F. Crismond, and
r. l.. Ailworth, of the First District:
Messrs. w. J. Sebrell (who succeeds Dr.
J. F. Bryant. Of Southampton): ]. M.
Curtis. and DR.. George w. Butts, OF the
Second District; Chairman John c. Eas-
ley and Mr.. John ]. Lynch. of the Third
District; Mr.. T. F. Epes fwho was elected
to succeed Mr.. j. NJ. Harris), Fourth Dis
trtct; Major George NJ. Helms. and Mr..
Claude A. Swanson. proxy for J. NJ.
Hooker. Fifth District; John R. Ed
munds and j. G. Hankins proxy for
D. Q. Eggleston. charrman). Sixth Dis
trict: Judge E. D. Newman. representing
himself and Mr.. John s. Patton. Seventh
District; Messrs- c. p. Janney. chairman:
G. 8. p. Triplett and Mr.. Tripiett.
proxy for Major Grenvil!e Gaines. Eighth
District: Colonel John w. Richardson.
proxy for Messrs. B. F. Buchanan. and
T. A Lynch, Ninth District: Messrs.
Joseph Button, chairman. and Hon. Ed
ward Echols. elected to succeed Frank T.
Glasgow, resigned. and Irving p. White-
head, Tenth District
Congressman Harry l.. Maynard. OF the
Second District; John Lamb. of the Third
District. and Claude A Swanson. of the
Fifth District: and Messrs. Robert q.
Southall and Carter Glass. the Democru-
tic nominees in the Fourth and Sixth
districts. respectively, were also present
by invitation of Chairman Ellyson, who
desired all the ten nominees to be pres
ent.
Congressman William a. Jones and
Senator's Daniel and Martin, who nac
been expected were unable to attend.
Besides those named there were Sena-
tor William P. Barksdale. Of Halifax
DR.. ]. w. southall: Mr. F. p. Brent.
Judge John Fl. Ingram. and others prom
inent In the party councils.
Other Business Done.
The choice of Mr.. T. Freeman Epes to
succeed Mr.. J. NJ. Harris. of the Fourth
District was announced. and he was
made district chairman Mr.. w. J. Se-
brell. of Southampton. was announced
as the successor OF DR.. j. F. Bryant. OF
the Second District who resigned to run
for the congressional nominations. ana
the choice OF Mr.. William w. Dey. of
Norfolk city, as district chairman was
announced.
Mr.. j. Winston Fowlkes was announced
as the successor of Hon. Robert e..
southall. OF Amelia. on the COMMITTEES,
and Mr.. Robert Gillian, OF Petersburg.
as the successor Of Congressman
.Laaeiter.
n the HlsAth D6tzfct Mr. Gardnu II.
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