The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-01
CAUCUS IS
HID. D HERE. | ; /:
Republican Leaders Here in.
Conference With the
Minority Party.
GREAT SECRECY E: OBSERVED I''s 3 Z
Many Seen, But All Declare the
GREAT SECRECY OBSERVED
Many Seen, But All Declare the
Gathering Was Strictly In
formal and Social One.

A Republican caucus. concerning ~hlch
the utmost secrecy was maintained. both
before and after the adjournment, was
held, last night in Room No. S, at the
CAPITOL. AT this caucus there were pres
Ont, besides the Republican members OF
the House and Senate, State Chairman
Park Agnew, Of Alexandria. collector OF
internal Revenue for the Western Dis
trict Of Virginia.; General st!th Boiling
OF Petersburg; Captain Asa Rogers, OF
petersburg. secrC tary OF the State Repub-
'lIcan Committee and collector OF Inter-
nal Revenue for the Eastern Dlstr'ct'
Marshal s. Brown Allen. OF Staunton; 7
District Attorney l.. l.. Lewis. OF tnls
city; Marshal Morgan Treat OF "es'
Point. 49,
Delegate G. a. FIeermans, OF Mont
gomery, presided over the caucus az
llcan members OF the Legislature. except
senator Roverconlb OF Allegheny VINO IS
out OF tho city; Delegat tie Goodwin. OF Mel
son. and one or two others The CONFER
ence or caucus continued for about Two
hours.
OF A SOCIAL NATURE.
Mr., Heeru1ans. chairman OF the caucus
generally very affable was 50 last n'gnt'
but was guardedly uncon1munlcat'V i've. "a
stated that the gathering was mercy an
informal one, more N the nature y.
personal conference OF social nature
Nothing Of public interest was done, y
insisted. and he politely declined to per
| NIT the reporter to be the Judge whethr,,
| the action Of the caucus WAS Of genera'
| interest or not. Every guess as 70 tf
possble meaning OF the gathering wa.
hazarted but in vain. The ohalrman "
the caucus would not leak e'aptA'n .n,p
ars yas enually close mouthed, and Colo
neI Allan was ready to discuss anything
else
Several OF the gentlemen insisted tina
! tho meeting OF tho various prominent
| men OF the marty here WAS accidental nl't
| while the presence Of one or move OF tne
| pa rtv here may have been llnprAme dltstsa'
! q coll had certainly been sent out for g
.. ther,ne Of the party advisory council
| IT was suggested that the object OF the
| n,eetlng was to prepare to make All ac-
| tive canvass al the state for Roosevelt
Tor the Virginia dele~ation hut nobody
denies that the President VIII get thaf
| without n struggle. All predict his re
~rtinn Will be solid for him. The siE'
s1et,on that the conferences here of this
! time was To consider the question NJ
| making rnr,,no tions for Congress IN al
the Districts next vear or for the purnose
cf agreeing on deiegatNs at l"rge ard N
TIE various districts to the next Net''on9i
| Convention, hut this, too wos deol'rAd
10 be the wrong s,,ess. Nothing was done.
| was tho only answer this gathering 0,
sphinxes would vonchesafe.
THE Oyster FIGHT.
The suggestion ffe'ectnrs-at-larRe and
for the various congressional districts
next year would be premature, Another
4 possible occasion for tn, caucus and tho
4 most plausible explanation Is that It was
hold to formulate the policy OF the minor
Ity In the General Assembly In the ma +
l5tey OF the oyster fight now pending lp