The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-05
HANSON IS
THEIR MAN IN |.
Treat Faction Selects Richmond.
Lawyer as Allan's
Opponent.
TIME. NOT RIPE =: SAY ;i' THEY THE: Z
TIME NOT RIPE, SAY THEY +IE
For That Reason Several Negroes,
Declined to Support Cam
didatc Johnson.

Mr., George A. Hanson was yesterday
nominated for Congress by tho Treat fac
ton of the Republican party III the Third
District, defeating Major j. B.John-
son, negro nspirant, by u vote of 26 to
IA. The defeat Of tho colored candidate
despite the fact that the, colored Repub-
licans had a majority Of one in the COM
vention, Is attributable to the fact that
as many as six or seven OF the colorcd
Delegates voted for tho white candidate.
One stated on the floor of tho conven-
ton that he did not deem Is wise or en-
pcdient at this time 10 nominate a colorcd
man.
Disturbance was caused in an other
wise placidly harmonious gathering by
the presence of an outsider. j. r. Pol
lard. n negro attorney, of Henrlco, who
was finely elected from the hall ny Ser
igeant -nt- Arms Randall Burwcll, a pow
erful colorcd delegate from Polurd's own
county III tho scuffle incident to the
lejectment, and Pollard,s resistance the
glass door was broken.
The defeated candidate, did not appear
ana make the usual harmonious speech
Whether or not he proposes to run as a
candidate of the colored Rernbl leans. Or
not has not yet been announced. In that
event. there viii be- three Republicans IN N
the field, " {,
The Detailed Proceedings.
The convention was called to order
by Nj, Ohm G.. Luce. one of the rival
district chairmen, and =. w. BROWN edi-
tor Of The True seforlper. q colorcd pup
.lication, was made secretary.
Assistant Postmaster John ~. Grubbs
nominated Mr.. John NJ. Ryall for chair
man and he was named by reclamation.
Committees on tials, Resolutions
and Permanent Organization were named
and G. p. Snead John =. Grubbs ana
Morgan Treat were the respective chair
men.
The Credentials Committee reported rt d
that there were no contests and that all
the forty one delegates or thelr after AFTER
mates were present.
The Committee for Permanent Organ
.lzation recommended that the temporary
organization be made permanent and this
was adopted. \. S5ts a 4lF@
When nominations for Congress were
declared in order. Mr.. NJ. r. Enright. OF
tGoochland, nominated Mr.. Geo. y. Han
son. OF Richmond, and several delegates
seconded the nomination.
Major j. B. Johnson, the colored as
lpirant, was nominated BY George ..
Stephens and seconded by DIR. X ~. Jones
and other colorcd delegates
speeches had developed the fact that
several Of the colored delegates opposd
the nomination of one of theirarace, and
the colored candidate announced that ne
would withdraw his name.
He was voted ontnevertheless, with the
result that Mr.. Hanson received 26 votes
to IA for Johnson.
Mr. Hansonsis thirty-fve years old,
a native of Michigan educated In the
schools of that State and later. at Rich-
,mond College, where he took the law
course.
Allan Crowd "Freeboofters."
The resolutions, which were adopted,
Include the usual commentator OF Re-
publican principles and policies and
'euloglzc the President as "the leading
champion of these principles and refer
to his election ms the now apparent fact
After the usual plea for harmony and
unity OF action, the resolutions close with
this lab at tho rival nominee:
1--WE are distressed to have to call at
tention to the fact that certain persons
In this district, calling themselves Repub-
licans, but who are, In reality. not less
hat political frecbooters, and who have
been thorns In the side of respectable and
patriotic Republicans for a generation.
are now seeking to disrupt and demoral-
ize the party. their Infamous schemes
eliminating In their naming one Edgar
Allan, Jr.. for Congress-, and III trying to
steal the colors Of the Republican party
in order to lend responsibility to their un-
warranted actions. We condemn the VI
:cious attempt Of these people to demoral-
ize and degrade us and we call on all Re-
publicans to repudiate them. one and all.
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