The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-04

ss ssi NJ hn,ti JsrJersi office fo you
IA fipnainated one 81 them ZOE cialt.
Mann, ne added " warm aenioEy
ANU ssf Mr., n t,ns.w, MIR. 81 11iorp coin ended
Ssshitn III Ills convention fot. the TEMPORARY.
nntinls 5,htg delivery OF
&ss III Sa,,e Ill hn was frearehtly ihterturt-
III by8nppln,ise for Lewis siiit fcpct.te'a
ffles t,f Lewis, z ard Vote. But Wien .li,,
Es aft. Tiprpg closed the Sevcntli, ls,snln.
S sir,fth nenth and Second Districts went
\ witd siih enthusiasm.
n, Al 9lTcerlnal,s, OF Montgomery. sec-
E ondcd tic Nomination D Lewis ana WIS
as3Wartnly cbcerad. N
q. Il. Rtrrrcotnb, OF Allegheny, speak
ESfng for tho Tenth District seconded me
,,nt1iilntion ef 5Agnew. and incidoittn!liiT.
$s rnilsratulated tho party OF, the splci'dld
$ showing made IN this convention
S robert w. Blair, OF Wythc, In second
5$Stnn tie nomination of Judge Lewis,
fBup the animals l l'
M3sspeakci, described ~ mountain 2tor'
sg rsnt and lpow II gathered force and DOW
d. III 1t went until IT iircsistibly swept.
Ssg nl before NJ He likened TO the torrent,
s28il,r movement FOR u reorganization or
E4sti,s party II, this state. which he. de-
B$riared could never be sten1nied. MI s SD.
H bald his resnccts to the office-hoialns
s5ss3iiaction ana predicted that tho positions
#4tl,ni know thar, now would soon know
hs ihnm no more forever. Tho speaker en-
s3 dorsed Judge Lewis as MISUNDERSTANDING
MSne tho reorganization movement, mud
recommended Him In the highest erlns.
SHOT AT Co1TIN1CE-1IO LD11RS.
A{S8A1rs@ I,lair's shot ut tho office-hnlders
Sg u. nvoked r. a. Fulwllcr, Of Stnunton,
E3Bstt. !. spirited and even impassioned re-
3s NJ hold little Federal office myself
#Ebut iii be damned IL VIII let 1t ol1 "a
#ss md sag me-" ,..,, j, Z, 1 =, "a.
E3S .rra n gers, challenging any one TO name
SS man who had held moro offices than
BgEi ME- Lewis. Tho speaker twa:ss warming
RI N, to q bitter assault. Wien CoIonel p.
J3rown Allen quietly slipped to tho stage
E&and gave him signal to stop. ne UP
HSwas effc ctvc, and Mr.. FulwierS soon
MN STATE Senators Noel and Hartman warm
IIs5,,,l an dorse Il tho nomination of Judge
~ Lewis. Senator Hartman asked tho re
%,hIblicans OF virginia to give the Il int
IN ING force of the party this little crunp--
s5@}Judge Lewis.
8SSMr. ]. r.. Griffith, Of Russell, second
#spdS Tho nomination or Judge Lewis He2
N#falletl upon the wise men Of tho east
G8lo follow tho star to the west and see
where tho babe Of tho Republican as
sSrcrdancy lies. He himself had at, held g. g.
@Sfice twice, having becll8 olecleu " NY
s}recple both tirrae.
8a'SsAIr.l W.. c. Ti,lnl1lin,8of Appomattox,t
#Ssnnke for the nomination OF Lewis. III
" dong so no reviewed his own party ser
#Yice9 and declared q desire 10 see q mill
s. ,ant organization In the State.
..Talk about q reorsanizntson! What
&J1 want is an organization, not n reor-
$Ssrarization 1t there has been any Re
#iub]icam Organization III this state dur
ling the last eight years. God only knows
#wferefit is." lsa.l
1.-The speaker. was interrupted by cries of
ssnyote,n "Slt Down. shut up and
Inf, 81 of
desire to have the oratory terminated.
The sporadic disorder soon became almost
"a bedlun,. In vain Acting Chairman
#Cironer hammered with his Eavel and
personally appealed for order. Mr..
$Irranlslin tried IN vain to be heard.
II and at lust gavo it up and re-
8lsumed his seat amid great applause.
s. Harris Hoge, perhaps tho most.
polished orator In The convention. was
#8 the next speaker, and seized the oppor-
4 tunity$to indulge IN IL rather pretentious
%nddress In the course Of which he dis
cussed general politics., State and ma
Ga,ional, and alrnigiled the Democrats tor
#&disfranchsing thousands OF negroes, In
Sstoing4t this they have killed the goose that
lays the golden egg
ROosEvELTS RECOGNITION.
E5@ He sharply arraigned MI. Blair on his
Mposition, and challenged the statement
lsgSorS the insinuation that Mr.. Roosevelt hud
I'D given assurances Of recognition to the re-
& organizers. Continuing, MI. Hoge con
&5fesscd that he held 20 little office, and
8s I, NJ. confession was received with laughter
and dcrision.
sB Soon nfterward a Roanoke city delegate,
81 rising 10 a point of order repudiated the
q sentiment of Mr.. Hoge as representative
+ Of the city of Roanoke. Mr.. Hoge the m
terrupter declared. represented only nm
q self. Great impatience and confusion ell
8 sued the audience seeking to howl Iogc
"a down. The chairman appealed for order
IA uskins IL The delegates desired the Dem
Fl ocratic newspapers TO declare that a man
could not get a hearing in a Republican
85sconvention Amid great difhculties MT.
lIoge seconded Mr., Agnew.
Mr.. Nv. S. Browning, OF Tazcwel!. spoke
10 second the nomih1 ton ae Judge Lewis
3}%the biggest man In the State OF VIZ
Il gnia. The mould In which he was maze
VI vas broken, and there would DO no more
1Ee him, Mr. Browning spoke In q con-
Yciljatory strain, hut urged the convention
$to mt our most distinguished citizen II,
Etsthls place
The roll OF counties was then called
E5and proceeded amid great confusion, Win
III frequent challenging OF votes. Every
vote was contested. and even the prac-
F4tical votes lii some cases the delesa-
.stinns were pollcd in order to verify dis
putes. When tho Seventh District was
&5polled,5 G. NJ. Keezell announced the yo.c
g#of the entire district for AgreW, S,e',
SBcral Thomas J., Rosser was on MS lee'
Ss@in an instant in protest.
88 After great confusion, General Kos
8ser's vote was recorded for Judge lcWis
amid applause. The solid vote OF ih'
VI Ninth District. save ono vote from brls
fi5tol, went to Lewis amid Wild applause
EErhe majority of the First District Wen
to Lewis amid applause
AGNEW WINS.
55 The other delegations divided badly
Alter long figuring. the result Was ~
nounced Agncw $40 2-3; lewis ~
e, There was wild applause from the or
81 ganization" clans. and the pana p'ast'
af.'Dixie'
Judge Lewis arose In the gallery am am
moved TO make the nomination or MI