Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-23
PLAN FOR THE FALL,
pEmocRATIc STATE COMMITTEE
MEETS Al, MURrHs,s TONIGHT.
MR.. HAWKINS AGAIN CHOSEN.
He VIII ncmnin secretary of tho
stntc Committee. Having Heen Sc
Iec,ea by Chairman Erfsson-Few
Members Had Arrived Inst Night.

Members Had Arrived Inst Night.
Chairman J. TAYLOR Eliyson and the
Democratic State Central and Executive
Committees have been hard at work for
the past month endeavoring to arouse m
tercst among Democrats in registration
and have been making organized and cl-
fective effort to secure the enrolment
of the Democratic vote of the district
They have been securing the co-opera-
zion OF the county and city committees
but desire moro effective work by the To-
cal organizations and all the agencies
Of the party To that end Chairman FL
tyson has called the committees toscther
in this city tonight. at Murphy,s. TO out
line -,ans for vigorous and aggressive
campaign.
II is confidently expected that all the
Ten Democratic nominees for Congress
will vim but Mr.. Ellyson never taxes
nny chances lie always makes the HSh!
a. vigorous and well organized as though
ever. district was in doubt. This energy
md organized intelligent work has lnuch
IN do with the brilliant record OF the,
State Chairman as camra'sner. f"i
many wears he has conducted inc ca
pafens for his party in the state, AMY
assisted by his committees, and mas never
lost a fight yet.
Here is the list Of committeeman:
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
First District-Claggett r. Jones, King
Ind Queen: II F. Crisnond. Fredericks-
burg: r. l.. Aisworth. Northampton >.
BOYD Sears Mathews; Lloyd T. Smi'h'
Northumberland
Second District-J- \. sehrei il
M
county: ]. Nj. Curtis Warwick: w. W.
Dew. Norfolk city: p. Y. Cogbiil. Ches-
terfield: John S. HARDWOOD and }. j.
LYNCH Richmond city: B. l.. WINSTON
Hanover.
Fourth District-F. r. Lassiter, Peters
burg: A. d. Watkins. Prince Edward j.
r. Clarke. Mccblenburg; r. G. Southall,
Amelia: vacancy.
Fifth Distrct-R. a. James. Pittsyiva-
MIA; J. NJ Blocker. Patrick: George NJ.
Helms. Franklin: T. G. Burch. Grayson.
and w H Sutherland. Carroll.
Sixth District-John r. Edmunds Hall
fax: D. @. Eggleston. Charlotte tchalr-
mani: II O. Humphreys. Bedford: sid-
oey Shcltman. Montgomery; A. p Grad
dock. I.ynchhurs.
Seyerth District-W 3. Richards. War
rem: John S Patton. Charlottesville: r.
w. Cal.;,enter Rockingham; 6. w. KIN
sex. and E. ID. Newman. Shenandoah.
Eighth District-Grenville Gaines. Fau-
uuier: r. Lindsay Gordon. Louisa: u 5
p. Triplett and @ p. Janney, Louooun'
one vacancy.
Ninth District-B T. Buchanan. Wash
fnetop: NJ C. Clark. T a. Lynch, TaZe-
well: p. f ST. Clair. Giles; and ". u.
Smith
Tenth District-Joseph Button. Apo
nattox: w A. Rinehart. Allegheny: lrV-
Ing p Whitehead, Amherst; e. " HUI
Rockbridse.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
First-William A. Jones. of Richmond
county. Second-R. f. Boykin. of Isle OF
Wight Thrill. NJ Smith. Jr Fourth
William II. Mann. Fifth-E. w Saun-
yers Sixth-vacant. Seventh-Ihomas 5.
Martin Eighth-Joseph L. Willard. Ninth
William T. Rhea. Tenth-EdWard Ech-
sls.
There are several vacancies in the Cen
lral Committee TO be filed, and also one
IN the Central Committee These are the
committees as constituted at the time OF
the last meeting. Mr.. Carter Glass, OF
Lynchburg. Will probably be the sixth
District committeeman. MIR. Leonard
Marburv. of Alexandria. has died since
the last meeting of the committee. DIR.
r. r BRYANT of Southampton. chairman
of the Second District Committee. re-
signed to run for the Democratic nom1-
nation for Congress, and MT. JOhn N Sc
brell. Jr of the same county, was rec
commended by the District Committee as
his successor This recommendation Will.
1t is expected. be ratified by the commit
tee.
MIR, HAWKINS AGAIN SECRETARY.
Chairman Ellyson has again selected
Mr. j. G. Hawkins to be secretary of the
State Committee Mr. 11anklns served
Through the gubernatorial campaign last
wear. having been selected by Mr. Ely
son as successor to Mr.. Joseph Button.
the former secretary. who at the time
had as much as he could do. being secre-
tary of the Constitutional Convention ana
of the State Senate
Only one or two members of the COM
taittee came in last night, but they VIII
begin to arrive this morning. and the
great majority of them will be on hand
u-hen the chairman raps the body to or
Her tonight at Murphy's. Some OF the
members who reside in remote sections OF
The State will probably not attend the
meeting The gathering is expected to he
a harmonious business session. the only
Object being to- devise plans to more eff
fectually defeat$the Republicans in every
district No ether business can come be-
fore the committee. The differences be-
tween the Norfolk county factions have
been adjusted SO far as the State Com
xnittee has power to adjust them. The
same may be said OF the factions in
Shenandoah