The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-30

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He pointed out Riclimond's favoSs az sld
hantis of the State declaring lhnt :.
had had the constitutional 2 olrvo we, W.,
az twn ynnrs the legislature ior wv
yepta. and had The Corporation Gomii''s,
sion which annually brought I .ltJusinas
IL tl.p ,ityi MS perpetual benefit. NeI
hnvn tbp finest hall IN the sElte, ne
said; ''ihe finest hotels with s'de ep
q frances to ali OF them; we ma. MN. ~
fho carload. ard we have fish Oysters
crabs iba finest market u, the world
viii eli the carly truck and SeSetani's'
+, and overythIng III season." = The speaker
expa Hated on the ocean bree fes anu VIZ
comforts of convention III Nofaolk'
natural ana artificial
Councilman G. II. Bull uttl lieu ,he uil-
expended balance OF MI An a hIsons .,.n
He admitted that he was tiEhi'ns ~, a
fnrorn hone, having been Informed tiht
= Richmond had N majority III the deie-
iratos pledged to IL IN a'lpnnee Itle
speaker however, put in a lllen lor Iile
future. and reminded the cen mittee tl'u, .
Norfolk would ask the conv cntlon iisN'
time,
Richmond's Claims.
Colonel John S. liarwood, a member OIL
tho committee, and PROMINENT Ditl"c'l'
smoke briefly for this ciU niHkins
/ cb1cign and fOrCpIlI presley h'iti''l " -
cItys claims "Nve have not had Il con,
yontion for eleven years he Said' anu
VIC think II is our turn it ". me CITY
hotel accommodations We nov srehler
than evc, before aud OF hlgner Stiali-
dard Of excellence. We fnnve tho Acad-
enya,f Music, with a Scatiilg chllaclts "
| 500 ,eople, and the anlp'ithcntie, WILMA
,npr,, larger cnnacitS easily accessible
nv cars aud d deliglitful and we'll adapted
auditorium lie Assured The committee
That Richmond mint" what she SAID
and had mint enough 10 keep all prom
iscs. We have mint i'tleps and all .he
other things said tle Colonel. summing
IN. Above all, he i'm pressed the com
mittcc with the fact tfat VIC hao an
Immunity from ofu,5 toes. After a hu-
mnro,i. thrust AT The "scrappincsS OF
Norfolk notifies aud the harmonious con-
trast presented by tllis city. ne prom
8isnd me convention music, ample COM
mttee roorns. fine hotel acco i,,,Il
sstiol,s aud the create st accessibility OF
nnv city in the State lie impressed inc
far Also That Richmond was Reconl'to
no city III The country in the matter OF
street ear ,qccommodi t,ions and service
President Egbert G.. Leigh occupied the
5unutiiizcd fragment q Colonel HARDWOOD
time. He invited the convention on be-
half of tho rhamhaf Of Commerce. Of
which he Is presder t. and assured the
committee TIN t the invitation carried with
4. az guarantee e of eNct'y comfort and con-
venience I'VE syr lpatlzc with the
great rrincin les that you come here to
represent s, aid Mr.. Leigh. III closing
Rouncke Ia, 4 no spokesman. but Chair
man Iailyson caused 10 be read q letter
from Mr.. r. .B, Jacobs, secretary of the
Chamber of G'ommerco, Of that city, IN
,yitihg the con vention and Offering - fine
l,all lights Emusic badges and elegant
entertainment free
Ric hrno,1d Wins.
The roll was ca llcd and resulted In the
selection of IL iclGnond by vote OF "a
TO 10 for Norf,olk and 4 for Roanoke, Il
tclear,maiority Of those voting. The vote
il AZ follows:
Richrnond--C. b. Jones, ]. Eoyd> Sears,
II, m, Wallace John S. HARDWOOD. i. j.
Lynch Il Fra eman Epes, j. Winston
Fowlixes. f. a. james, T. G. Burch. j.
M. Hooker. job S. Patton, w. f. Rich
ards T.. d No w-inan Garner l.. Booth,
q S. r. Triolet., Granville Gaines. r. j..
Gordon, G. p. Ianney, Il. a. Lynch,
Juseph Button, Edward I1chols-24
worth. W. w. Dey, George w. Jones, ].
N. Curtis, Gle orgc w. Butts W. j. Sc
brell, II: E.&CltLrke, Il, w, Carpenter and
Robert Gillian 10.
Roanoke-D. q. EsRleston. II. Q. Hum
phreys, Sidney Shellman and w. +. Al
lent. tN
On motion OF 6 enator Barksdale, Thurs
day, June 9th. was fixed as the date OF
the convention, ind Chairman Ellyson
was authorized to select the building in
which it is to be held. Mr. lDGsleston
moved, and the convention adopted, a
resolution providing that each county
and city in the State should determine
the method and time for clecting dele
gates to the State Convention.
Considerable time was consumed in
discussing the Norfolk matter indirectly
raotion was made that the subcom-i
mttee which had investigated the cleo
ton should have conference and make
recommendations TO the full committee,
a recess to lie had to 5 o'clock.
This was opposed, and motion to pro-.
vide Tor recess TO $50 o'clock was
adopted.
The committee decided to unburden the
subcommittee and TO have the evidence
explained by counsel on either side.
The committee, at 30 o'clock, arose,
to meet again at 230 O'Clock.