The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-09-06
LARGE MASS MEETING.
DEMOCRATS HAVE SOME HEAT
60 DISCUSSIONS.
Martin VS.. Martin SEN
timent Prevailed City Exeeu-
tive Committee Elected-Chairman
to BIO Named Later.

I
timent Prevailed City Exeeu :
tive Committee Elected-Chairman
to BIO Named Later,
The Democrats held rousing mass
meeting AZ the court house Friday night,
/ Ira point OF attendance IL WAS the largest
in many years and at times quite tx.
citing, much personal feeling being
shown, The meeting wAs called for the
purpose Of reorganization and Two fac
tons were arrayed against each other,
Montague and Martin. 10 wss evident
from the start that the meeting WAS
overwhelmingly in favor OF Martin i"r u.
) Senator.
Mr.. II. II. Wallace, the present chair
man, called the meeting to order As
soon as he did 70 Mr. C.OConor Cool lex
nominated for chairman of the meeting
MIR. Z. j. Smith. The name OF MIR. ii. ii.
Wallace was presented by MFR j. r.
Rawlinp. Before vote was TAKEN, how
ever. Il was decided to have a temporary
chairman. For this position Capt. L.
MeCr8rken Was unanimously elec ed and
accepted in gracious manner.
The question of the manner by which
the vote wss tn be taken for the two
candidates named caused much coLiu-
sion and many interruptions. FinAlly IL
WAS decided to appoint tellers, and take
il by Il rising vote,
The chair appointed Col f. u Cole
and Mr.. & O'Conor Goodrich "a tellers.
The name Of Mr.. Smith was first put, and
the trllers announced for him 90 votes.
Mir Wallace received st The Announce
mpDt brought forth much cheering from
Mr Smiths friends
During the count for Mr. Wallace. Mr.
+ II. Lnrkin questioned the vote Of John
Hicks As he old so Mr.. George NJ Hunt,
Jr.. "a Republican, yelled out: Yes, be
voted Tor Foster against me here the
other night Hicks was not counted
The cloeeness Of the vote brought Mr.
Wallace 20 the door with "A requert for a
division Capt McCraeken and Col. Cole
considered his ii reflection upon them
and there was considerable eXcitmentfOF
"A few moments. MIR. Wallace withdrew
his request and stated that he intended
no reflection Whatever
A committee consisting of Mr.. ". d.
Carter and Mr. Goodrich was appointed
10 escort MIR Smith 20 the chair. Mr.
Smith was greeted with much cheering
and hand ciapping.
MIR. q K Swift was nominated and
elected for secretary, capt.
Mrrracken, Col Cole and Judge A. 4,
Ernbrey escorted him to his position.
tie received ia enthusiastic reception
Mr.. GOOlrirk then moved that the meet
ing proceed 20 elect q Democratic Execu-
tive Committee. which after being amend
ed that IL should consist OF 2l-ten TO be
from the Upper Ward and eleven from
the Lower Ward-wRs adopted. the
being made by Mr. Henry
pannehl
The following were placed in nOminR
ton by Mr Goodrich;
I pper Ward-E. j. Smith, I. NJ. Lar.
kin. h. q. Cole f. NJ Aldridge.W u Car
ter. G.. Il. Swift, e. O'Conor GOolrirk. +.
1. Bfnllr. A. q. BIlling-ley, DIR. JIG King.
Lnwrr Ward-Lawrene Perry, r. Sic.
'Fgpkpn, " T. Price. " l. Watson, W
Il G0olrirb. b. L. Melton, j. W. Cox,
r. NJ Young. Jr. J E. Chichester, T. L.
Rodgers and 4. " Embrey.
Judge Embrpy offered a. a substitute
the following
Upper Ward-E. j. Smith. J. h. Raw.
liBRz, 4. 81. Lnrkin, f 4 Brulle. Jas 4,
Colbert. Maurice Ilirsh, + Bode f. ID.
Cole. q. K swift and H. H. Wallace.
Lower " Ard--Henry Dsnnehl, W. d.
scott, W f Price. A. p. Rowe, ", ii
Hnrk8mp. ". l.. Watson, 4. M1Crseken,
4. W Embrey, J. J Minor, ". Is. Cool
rick, IL + Crism0nd.
A q substitute to Judge EmbTeys
list the ticket presented by Mr.. Go0lrick
was amended. 30 that the name OF Eu-
gene Bode appeared for that ole. O'Conor
Goolrick. This provoked the most heat
ed discussion Of the evening, in which
were INDUCED in Mr..
Henry Dannehl stated that Barsin's reg
olntiOn was ont of order, for the reasons
that the resolution Of MIR Goodrich, nam
ing committee OF twenty-One, had been
adopted: that Judge Embrey had also
named a committee OF similar number.
and that both were before the meeting
for the reason that Mr. Goodrich had not
Withdrawn his committee, and the mo-
ton of Mr. LBrkin WAS TO substitute
only one name. thereby destroy ins the
named by Goodrich. he con-
tended for that reason that only two
sets Of names were before the meeting.
Mr. Guoltick replied by saying that Mr..
Dsnnehl could not come in this meeting
aud conduct parliamentary tactics such
"a were pursued in the Council What
went in the Council did not go in this
meeting, This WAS a meeting that
would not stand for snch tactics
Sir. Dannehl replied by saying that he
had always lived here-always voted a
Democratic tickei-neyer ialtered or
kicked from the harness. Democrat
once, a Democrat always. That no
member OF bis family had ever voted the
Republican ticket, much less stumped
The district for Republican.
Mr.. Goodrich replied that it came in
poor grace from Mr.. DAnnehl 10 throw
M 30 him what his father did. He wRe
not responsible for what his father did,
neither did ne undertake % control his
fathers action. He was only responsible |
for mis- own, and that no man could |
question his fealty to the Democratic
party. Chairman Smith seeing that
there was likely tO be trouble, called both |
gentlemen to order, and the excitement
subsidized.
4 vote on Mr.. Lsrkin's substi ute re-
suited in a defeat by vote OF Sc to "a.
Judge Embrey's list Was then presented,
but before the vote was announced, on |
motion OF Mr.. Lawrence Perry, the mem
hers on the list were unB1im0nsy elect |
ed. Ga motion Of Judge Emhrey. it was
adopted that the commit
tee elected select the city chairman. The
meeting then adjourned.
After the meeting the feeling resulting
from the heated discussion between |
Npssrs. Dannehl and Goodrich was hap
piIy settled by these gentlemen, both dis
any personal reflections.
nefinue Dismissed