The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-09


ne, was attending a political convention
md not session Of a rsIl estate asso.
Citation. He vas az ready to talk poliucs
az business and Internal development
Sentiment Is Divided.
',tvc Democrats Of the Southwest are
opposed to sending al, Instructed delega-s
Rtion to st,lLouis,h he said. 1.-THE senti-B
i,,ett Of my section Is drifting There
are more Parker mon than any other
kind, but 1t Ia not unanimous. There IS
some Hearst sentiment. There is some
German sentiment. !. Thershiiay be some
Cleveland sentiment We do not want
an instructed delegation sent TOR tne
reason that wo want the delegation TO
be iii q position to WELD Its power 70 the
Ereutest possible advantage. IKE
,orhere Is no telling what the conven-
tioii at st. Louis Is going to do WAL
liam j q Bryan Is one OF the great orators
OF his time He has 1t In his power 70
rerrorr1 wonders at the convention. He
is us much at home Ina a political con-
vention as is a Bird In the air. 1t would
not surprise mo to SEQ him make q
speech In that convention endorsing the
nominee. know that there Is move
inert on foot to have him endorse Judge
Parker, and have reason to believe that
1t will prove successful. OF one thing
i feel pretty certain, and that is that
Mr. Bryan will endorse the ticket nornl-
rntod at st. Louis
II nm for any nominee which Is agreed
Upon by the National Convention as tho
best man for the presidency said for
iner Governor TYLER. II am not wedded
to any one. man. r want q platform
adopted which will not offend the IDEAS
which ali Democrats seem to have now
lgof concilation and getting together. /!
do not believe tho State Convention ahouid
Edo moro than adopt q very brief decla.
ration Of principles, and leave platform
making largely to the national body
| am opposed to sending an instructed dele
Cation to the convention. I do not boz
.lievc we will instruct" ga
Governor Tyler Mentioned.
Mention of Governor Tyler,s, name In
connection with place as one OF the
delegates at large to the national con-
vention was frequent and came entirely
| from men who are not recognized as his
warmest friends politically.
mo, sir. think the convention should
lnot send an instructed delegation to st.
Louis" said Judge William r. Rhea, of
4 Bristol. who has attended as many state
1 conventions as any man Of his age IN
Virginia Wise In counsel, and terrible
lin war, as many Republican In tho
/ Ninth District Will admit to his sorrow,
4 Mr.. Rhea is always a conspicuous figure
\ In these itenagemotes OF Democracy.
1 am for tho nomination OF Judge Parker"
he said "but I do not want to see tho
convention send an instructed delegation.
! i do not believe 1t will de DONE
And then the Judge discussed political
! conditions in the Ninth District. II
believe the district will return n Demo
crat to Congress in place Of Colonel
Slemp," said the Judge. Conditions are
not ideal out there, but thre Is mora
i than a chance that we will wins4bl could
not afford to make another race for the
seat, and would not accept the nonllna-
| 1tfou, But Mr.. NNysor Will make a.fine
4 race and. as I said, I believe no Will
/ win
Democrats Of the Southwest will stand
solidly behind Hon, Sam. Williams, of
\ Wythe for position ON the ticket AS
an elector at large Gut in that country
they are saying that it is absolutely
essential that one of the two electors ut
| large for Virginia should be a Ninth
District man The electors at large will
have to make a. canvass Of the entire
State The hardest work Is to be done.
| In the Ninth. District. and there Is no.
man In Virginia more familiar with con- con-;
ditlons In. the Ninth that Mr.. Williams.
1T is believed. that he VIII be one OF tho
two electors, though It Is rumOred that
| a slate has been made up, composed ~
Hon ]. Boyd Sears, Of Mathews, and
Hon. w. p Barksdale, Of Halifax. It
| is certain that no matter what be the
name Of the other elector, Mr.. Barks s,
dale will be one, and Will preach Denoc-
raey from the stump in majority OF
the counties OF the State this fall.
Opposed to Instructions. X
III do. not want any instructions. given
| fine deIepatfon.h said Hon. Tate Irving,
| OF Big Stone Gap II want the delegates
to 60 unhampered,l and. az gather 1t.
| that Is the sentiment of the majority OF
| the delegates to the convention"
1--WE do not want an instructed dele
| CATION and we do not want a unit rule.
| said Representative Flood, who got here
| early yesterday morning. This has been
| my position all along, and I do not see
| any reason to change IT. l believe the
/ convention will not instruct"
! Representative Harry Maynard, OF tie
| Second District, got in yesterday. and he
| and his friends let 1t be known at once
| that he was a candidate for q place as
delegate at large. 1--WE want Mr.. May
nard to be one OF the delegates for the
reason that his service to the party en-
| titles him to recognition, and for the
| further reason that we wish to help him.
! to as influential a position as possible
| in order that he may be Of greatest as.
| slstance in the efforts which are to be
! made this winter to get an appropriation
from Congress to aid the Jamestown
Exposition" said a Second District dele-
! gate These and other influences arc
| exertIng themselves in Mr.. Maynard's
! claim his election as almost an accom-
plished fact.
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