The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-05
FACTIONS
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Refusal of Rcorgal,izers to Ac-
ccpt Sop From Machine
Slows the Feeling.
|NHY5 Mr.. BLAIR DECLINED |. L


3aNHY Mr.. BLAIR DECLINED
IN s,rho 'Republlcnn State, convention ut
IS now n part or history. but the
ts,oroncss as a result OF the fierce fac
$fEiunni fight there has BY no means ended.
ftit,he positivo declination Of Colonel Slenr
Hid accept tho position of MISUNDERSTANDING
SttEeayns q vacancy to be filled in the dele
Ration. for the Colonel will not recon-
g3S,der. National Committeeman Bowdeh
FsfiItsrcdicts that tho refusal was bunconbe,
\ i;,na thnt the congressman will be found
&iiaEsn Tho big convention when the roll Is
&isnllr,1 out wonder, Those identified with
EfNhe other faction arc positive that ne
ssAsllN!ll not.
HNfr, y. p. Summers arose to nominate
Mir Robert w. Blair about midnight, ana
yMayl,ile the Two factions were .endcaVorlts
S}so ret District Attorney Lewis TO accept
M. place as delcgate-at-largc along WIN
gtino]onel Slrnp. Had the two representa-
Hives Of the reorganizcrs agreed 20 accept
ttistjtnd had they been named, Mr.. Blair
B Mould have accepted the nomination as
Ssklector-nt-lnrgc. 1t is true he had asked
JIhfry Summers TO nominate him. but just
ssBeforc the orator named his candidate,
s#sS1e determination of Judge Lewis TO ac-
fhent as delegate was communicated 10
s4tdr Blair, and he sent word to Mr..
SiIsunners that he would not accept as
Injector. Mr.. Summers had begun his
Sfipeech and continued 1t, nominating MIR.
sIs3lair
4lEyThe executive committee selected by
She convention was made up as follows,
SHlfter hard fights in several districts for
1.-The positions: !,
tot "a 7 fThTu Dis
sSfrict,8C. r. Snead; Fourth District. Stith
Boiling; Fifth District, 8. G. Profiit:.
H4iixth District, w. Fl. Faulkner; Seventh
sstbistrict. C. NJ. Gibbons; Eighth District
n X. T. Crnpper Ninth District a.. ~.
;trother; Tenth District, S. Brown, Allen
AS stated yesterday, r. 7 Thorp, OF
Norfolk city, and L. p Summers, Of
sVashington county. were named as cleo
n bors-at-large on the national tickct.L.5s
III The electors for tho districts arc: First
&eoistrlct, Thomas Ball: Second District.
sEsT. S. 1Iolland Third District, Royal Il.
4 fsabel; Fourth District. L.. O. Davis;
83Fiftl District, Dexter Goad; Sixth Dis
Strict, j. w Hnrtwcll: Seventh District,
d r. Curran: Eighth District, w. =.
4 King } Ninth District, not vet nEnounced;
sTentll3 District, II. 1. Garrett
59l One OF the incidents OF the ConVcntlonS
5Sas tho refusal Of Rev. Paul Whitehead,
i Rrayer. Assistant District Attorney
Hugh Gordon Miller. who, as n committee
: &c one, went to invite him. is authority
Tor the statement that DR.. Whitehead
Mated. in declining, that he was afraid
ESeoIse might think no was i Republican
saass.rhen we'll pray for you, Doctor" said
Mir, Miller. 1T seems 10 mo you need
H., Il
SRs The report OF the Resolutions Commits
sHee was never made to the convention.
sHLsswas adopted on faith without being
HEAD To the body. The report was mover
ssSSsssii ii VI oraoicd. AS offered, it consisted
VIC enough typewriter matter. to make
SJSeVen columns of print being made zip Of
v Ssga series Of long resolutions and preambles
Entered but various interests that de-
Hired endorsement by the convention. The
$fNtate gathering was agrindstone and all
Tho had axes brought them thither to
Nave them cd god. sTheregwas a long rcso-
Nation in relation to Jamestown. another
lS{sl the interest Of the Newport News
3aahipyard In favor of the passage of the
9hhip subsidy BILL another in favor of
food roads, and various others. hi
f@One OF the pathetlc- features OF the
SSonvention was the utter impotence and
"Reminiscences Of. the negro. who ap-
t$eared to realize that he was present
ssnly by surerance and conducted himself
%Srfth becoming humility. The Third.
ssais.ourth,, Second and First Districts In the
sssrder named, embraced the majority OF
Sshe negro delegates, the Third largely
5asredominating. Whoever had charge Of
ssrranging for the convention and assign
Gag the district delegations to seats cv-
|Esently. had an eye Is color;t'nnd SO pro-
|Saided for the Delegations that almost
livery negro delegate was relesatcd to the
Eaalcony.
|HThcre was a lively fight In the Third
|8sS,istrict. which did not reach the floor
re the convention. 1t was over the choice
|Ssf executive committeeman for u he dis
9ssict with Mr.. Edgar Allan and Mr.. G. +.
&nead as the rival aspirants. Mr.. snead
g3as backed by Mr. Morgan Treat, and
It the West Point convention 1t had been
agreed to leave to arbitration the SC
|&sctionNo OF the man Judge Lewis, Con-
Sressman slemp and Mr.. Robert II. An
/ aell were 10 teh nrbiters. According
a,aa statement made yesterday, the vote
| Ne Chesterfield county decided the matter, .
|sEseems that the real contests was as 10
This delegation of four.
! n One OF the conspicuous figures on the
floor and on the stage during the con-
aentipn was Colonel James S. Brown
sig, of Pocahontas, who was the real
acor leader Of the Slemp wing. Colonel
Browning was a member of the staff OF
Stovernor Cameron and thus received his
8ltlc. He is a man Of large wealth and
Ratluence and Of no small ability, and
Vas especially influential, on the floor
&f the convention by reason OF his COM
handing voice which could be heard even
sl tumult. There was something about
Ills manner and tones, too, that hushed
The dscord whenever he sought to make
Himself heard.
bWhen Mr.. Thorp first mentioned the
faIne of Mr.. Agnew for temporary chair
snan. that gentleman relinGuished the
Jiavel In favor of Mr.. D, Lawrence Gro
Ger, who presided during the uimult in
|sident to this first and only real test of
|sfrengfh. Mr.. Groner made an admira-
aIe presiding order, but even ne could
yot control the convention until he had
hammered slab Of marble into frag-
aents with his gavel, He appealed to the
DIV bn IN,