Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-02-08
VIRGINIA REPUBLICANS.


can circles in Virginia, land the greatest
contest ever witnessed within the party
for control of the organization is expect
ed when the State convention meets in
Norfolk on March 8.
The entire delegation in the Legisa-
ture, along with Congressman Slemp,
Judge l.. l.. Lewis and Mr.. Thomas Lee
Moore, attorneys, respectively for the
Eastern and Western Districts of the
State; ex-Congress Jacob Yost and others,
have declared war to the knife upon
Chairman Park Agnew, Court Clerk
Bowden, Of Norfolk Marshal S. Brown
Allen, of Stanton, and other officer
holders, who are alleged to be farming
OUT the federal patronage and giving
seats at the "pie counter" only to those
who will in advance of their appointment
swear eternal allegiance to the "powers
that be-" The trouble has been brewing
for long time, and has now reached a
stage where the ,aggressors declare that
while they have no feeling against the
personnel of the organization forces, get
there is no time or place for compromise,
and that they will stand or fall on the
line of battle that has been planned by
them, with the utmost deliberation.
Frequent caucuses have been held
during both the recent and present
sessions of the legislature, and finally
the following ultlmatum was issued.
which would seem to rather put the
question Cup to" those who are now in
control of what is known as the
machine element" of the party in the
State:
To the people of Virginia
1t is the unanimous judgment of the
republican members of tho Senate and
House of Delegates, the only representa-
tives of republican voters in the State,
that the time has arrived for a reorgani-
zation Of the republican party in Vir-
ginia. Thr party should be Offered
and represented by more VICIOUS fighting
blood, selected from the people and by
the people. While we make no war,
personally, upon the present organi-
zation, we think wisdom dictates and tho
people demand that Federal appointees
should attend to the duties of their
offices and let the people control their
own political organization. We urge
all the people of the State interested IN
the continued prosperity of our country
to attend the meetings of our party and
see that representative men are sent to
the State and district conventions.
G. A. HEERMANs, Chairman.
j. O. NoRLL, Secretary.
= Richmond Times Dispatch.
The republicans of Culpeper county
met in convention on Saturday and sent
delegates to theINortolk State convention
to be held March 8, and also to the
district convention, to be held at Alexan-
dgia February 25. They reelected the
old county chairman aud secretary and
passed resolutions indorsing Mr.. Roose-
welt for president and also indorsing the
the State organization, with Mr.. Park
Agnew as chairman. They passed q
resolution of sympathy for Marcus A.
Hanna in his illness.
The meeting of the republicans of
Augusta county and the city ofStsunton,
held on Saturday for the purpose of send
Ing delegates to the district convention
and to the State convention at Norfolk
March 3, was enthusiastic. Col. s.
Brown Allen presided, while Mr.. Jacob
Yost was present with about S5 followers
protesting against every proposition
presented. Col. Allen was Endorsed for
delegate at-large TO the convention from
the Valley district. The State 0rgani-
sation was Endorsed and the entire list of
delegates offered by the Allen party and
instructed for President Roosevelt was
elected. Yost put up Sipe, of Rocking
lam, for delegate-at-large, but Allen was
elected Overwhelmingly. At the close of
he meeting Yost took the stand and
acknowledged that he had been fairly
md overwhelmingly defeated.
Fairfax republicans will hold a county
convention at Fairfax Courthouse on
tuesday, February 20, to elect delegates
o the State and congressional district
to be held respectively, at
Norfolk, on March 3, and at Alexandria
n February rs. Mr.. J. NJ. Thorne.
rho has been the county chairman for
lumber of years, has announced his in
ention to retire, and county chairman
i'll be elected to succeed him. At the
ame time member of the congressional
will be elected from Fairfax.