The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-29
Richmond Will Have a Large
Delegation to Urge Holding
Convention Here.
THE N0RF ok CITY CASE
WILL TAKE MUCH TIME
Committeeman, Contestants and
Contestecs and Counsel and
Number Of Norfolk City z
and Norfolk County Peo-
pie OH the scel1t-Rirh-
mond's Claim.

The Democratic State Central Commit
tee will convene at noon at Murphys
Hotel to-day to dispose OF important bus
lness that will probably keep the COM
mitteemcn' here until we'll into Saturday.
The Norfolk city primary contest Is TO be
settled, and that will take time and
plenty OF it. or even greater interest in
this city is the matter Of deciding upon
a date, place and basis OF representation
In the convention. Richmond and Nor
folk are candidates for the place and
Roanoke may also make a try.
The members OF the committee. OF
whom there are nfty In all. are already
here in considerable number ana the
Indications are that 30 per cent OF the
entire membership will be here. Besides
these there are dozens and dozens of Nor
folk politicians and other citizens OF that
progressive city Interested In securing
tic convention there. The members OF
the committee, who had arrived last
night we've. Lloyd T. Smith and J. q.
Sears. First District; George w. Jones
and w. w. Dcy, Second District; Robert
Gillian. Fourth District; Major George
NJ. Helms, Fifth District; Sidney Shelf
III, IL
dale sixth District; Il. W. Carpenter.
Seventh District; T. "A. Lynch, Ninth Dis
trict; Edward E,chois aud Joseph Button.
Tenth District. Besides these there are
Colonel John S. Harwood, Mr.. John j.
Lynch Mr.. John G. Easlcy and Hon. 4.
v. Cogbill, of this vicinity and pr. B.
u. Winston. OF Hanover who represent
tho Third District The other member
OF the Second District committee Will
probably be here to-day. Hon. X. A.
James. OF the Fifth District and Mr. l.
p. Whitehead of the Tenth District, VIII
come I'm to-day.
Other Committeeman.
The other members of the committee
are Claggett B Jones, II. II. Wallace and
r. l.. Ailworth. First District; w. J. Sc
brell, j. NJ. Curtis and George w. BUTTS,
Second District; T. L. Clai<e, 4. d. Wat-
kins. r. Freeman Epes and y. W
Fowlkes. Fourth District; II q. Burcl,,
+ AZ Hooker and w. III. Sutherland,
Tifth District: II. o. Humphreys and a.
p, Craddock. Sixth District; j. S. Patton,
" 2. richards. +. D. Newman and Geo.
" I<insey. Seventh District: G. l.. Boothe,
q 8 p ;rriplett Grenville Gaines and Il.
4. Gordon Eighth District; w. d, smith.
B. II. Buchanan, r. +. ST. Ciair ana NJ
G. Clark, Ninth Districts u. W. aup-
bard Sof the Tenth DISTRICT, MI "; ~. ~
t,irt viii tender his resignation. leaving
that district but four members
Besides the committeeman named.
there arc here Messrs. w. w Dcy ana
lanes Y. Trehy, the heads OF the rival
factions in Norfolk city; their counsel
Cabell &. Sebrcll for Mr.. Dey and John L.
,TeffrIes for Mr. Trehy. Then there are
many Norfolk city and Norfolk county
men here, ready should any phase OF the
county contest be sprung upon the com
mittee which is here to consider the NOR
roi,. clty case. Many Norfolk business
man arc on hand to talk Norfolk for the
convention. Altogether there Is large &,
crowd already here and many more VII
arrive this morning
Decide Place First.
The committee viii be called to order = 81.
bv Chnirmah I1llyson at noon. After
the dual purpose of the meeting has been
stated M M the committee will first deter
mire uron its order of procedure. ana
the first question presented VIII pc
whether VIII The matter of deciding on details
~ the convention or the settlement OF
the Norfolk city case will be taken UP