The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-03

v.rtsr lad tsaIt declared Irregular
~, ~ highest t,arty authority ind sala !
N ,,,.t ! observation-disclosures tic fact, one ~
a III 4 rcn,lsn,st, Ind raised 9ltmselt ny,
~, anrtared tiiat lir was IL chairman u
V ~ t,sn,orralic committed Of tho so''il-
g q. H., nncn dcrInucc or lie res'iur DEN
nrrn,ic rl,airmal, wlan had Tic appioN'''
N ~ tl,c state Democratic Go,,'l1l.tpeee
rs WE'RE STRAW MEN
AR. Nitleis reviewed the two W
X held In tic county last fnii w ..,',S, ,,
In pointed out TINT j. was "., ,.,,,,i,,ses
Il 5.t,.l nnyiuln DC tho "r'uson' nominees
1890, "a, rawn,cn,, and that Eepnpli!c,an.s'
fls,,a,,,d Id aid were voted for III 'he"
stead. a., 1,-,t,e,.. WAS
I'm a. tho body could DC pih'i'' !,
eron5 ITO Is ~ very young man, " s =.
.3at,,to ana clean shavnn face, anu ~
tas making his maiden ohore ~ ~
\ ,ns,n I,crs ef his party III tho lio,'s. :,
4one interrupted lin,, ana ne VIZ t,n,,,
~ amid tho Intense silence on Wy ~. -,
IA l,o spoka viii, great earnes.heI'' .o 49,, .
after having reviewed The case ~ So'.'e
3,!,,.,i, ~ Inunrhed upon stirring ap-
's,,, \, az caucus To face the issue IA IA II
Il, i'.n,I Ia reh,ike this defiant hc.io'i
e ,,ise,,S n stlo face of the highest au.tlo.
itv OF tie Democratic party nv ~ Nv, 49,, !,
said mat the press of inc 'otut nv ~
,.;ac, IN almost as one ana tieiiii'a'''. :, :
, hsf fro very integrity OF the l'ct,lue' 80
Marty Of tho Commonwealth DC p'o-
served. ,. 1,-ithers
rho cosin, sentences Of MI M'.ns.'
4woro eloquent and biting IN lne eA..nn,c
&nnd when lie appealed 70 h's 49,
Democrats 10 dec'arc Whetliei VIZ. w, ,,,,.n
,,enr,, of Norfolk county should navy N
Z l'ss'i,i' !, ,o,,orn,nc,lt or "thiS Dr2cd
4 Of lnonsrels, there "s' 'o'''
applause. ,,,,,,-,,
~ +,,,t ne 'lTllsionists' had
.ts, ~ ,n.nv negroes to Office as had
lho Repuhlic;ns before TIE Gays " ~.
",Tnsio,,.,, that only a little while ego
q hev had nut q negro III INC sSoll iie'l - -
Iserkley. and that they chose @ neEEio
Justice of tho peace, before Wl,on'
Gently a white womhn's character n.y.
been tried and passed 'lpon'
.7t'1',rh. nI,n Of s,tt.emcnt offered by
senator Thomas. of Lyncllburg having
l,scn brought iii through 4 question ny
5 Mr. t;ray. senator Thomas was accorded
,I;c floor md hc. declared. amid great
y ,,1,nlausc that since believing that INC
5t.slrnslonsts'' we're her. through !" t'isioll
and ''confusion OF interests WIN mo
negroes Of Norfolk county, he dlu not
desire D pffcr his plan.
Mr. ySitherS proceeded with his speech,
nua lc asserted that the conditions III
Norfolk county for the past ten years i1au
resulted In y Sduandering OF P''oilc
funds and in foisting upon the people u
III SO, of objects whom they did not desire
Later on. honest Democrats had been
openly DISTINGUISHED by officers elected
LIZ ,.Fuslonists" and now tho Republican
j Fusion treasurer was constituting the Jaw
So as 10 require he lame the halt and
& th, blind to come to his office and per-
,ssenallr pay their poll taxes. Only "
Iittt. while ago he had refused to accept
Tie certified check OF q paralyzed white
Democrat which Wis sent TO him for
pol taxes, ;tnd vet lie vas caught almost
il, the act Of receiving money sent him
by u negro for the same purpose. lie
asked in the name of decency and honor,
that issue be settled here and now. He
4 asked It the caucus was prepared To slap
the State Committee in the face or
whether it would uphold and observe it's
4 mandates
MIR. SMITH RAISES POINT.
"Thc white people OF Norfolk county.
ration Of indepsndencc,'' and When he wat
4 asked tho question il the caucus would
dodge the issue and took his seat Their.
Fl was loud applause. Mr.. r. S. j.. S,nitl
wanted The matter to so into the. join
calcus, and there We're cries or mo-" an
AZ. Parker aroseSto speak for his side
He said he had always been q Democra
and had never sought all Office. y If HI
had his way he would have no negroes
on the registration books. But the fac
remained that there, was a majority Q
81, negroes over the whites IN his county
s@ lie said there were forty-elght counties
in the state that had moro negroes o.
Inc registration books ihan did Norfoll
lteel benefit To the white people of Nor
folk county. 1t had insured white su
premaey in the county, and now there
was but one negro officer u! it,
AFTER COLONEL STEWART.
lie said he hated to assert it, but !
was fact that Colonel William II. Stew
art, who uad offered the resolution il
ias glc2 .;ut h4uafe from the wa
with the record 5pft;l gallant Confederate
colonel, but had run for commonwealth
Attorney on the ticket With negroes, ant
e MIR. Parker and Mr.. Withers becam
inEolyed in a warm ccolloquy as TO VIA
Man. n NortoI,; nontv Il tho 10 FORMER ~ de
caring that n, hadll done more an,
worse, rs lrs lstd- served us a Republi
can committeeman. from the city Q
Mr.. P%rkcr contcnded that rcGularit
was on 'hcr, side, and said that 1t had al
ways been the policy, Of the opposition {
time for the Necessity for fusion" wa
now past though the meu of his ractto
lad fcl; In the last election rs il the
should repay some OF their old debts
Whatever should be the decision of til
caucus. lie said he and his colleague
would remain Democrats
WANTED MR., JONES.
AZ. -4ambcrth lhou&ht that IN conlmo
decely,y Mi George w. Zones. OF Norfol
cturty. should be heard in answer TO Mi
l';lsbcF. He made this motion, and it WI
opposed by Mr.. kelley.
Nj. Gum appealed TO tho caucus 70
in aye" .nnd mo- vote on the maj
question, and the caucus rejected MI
Jambetli'S motion.
45 Colonel Stewart. arose 10 reply 10 NJ!
Ia.kcl, lie said he came to the caucu
SILK, and not expecting to say anything
hut q gratulolis utiack had been MAD
,lpua him by q ''so-uallnd" representative
frGrl Norfolk county He mad not nlway
v$''cd tho Democratic ticket, but no ha
Noted /, oficnor and Longer than the ger
iicn'an who had attacked HIM. ilc la
bc"1 a Rca1mFter. because he believe
Htiia; tliey had tho correct idea of Settlin
tle state debt but he came back to hi
party. and he stood hero now rs the ref
preventative OF a brave and honest Demo-
rac4, who enJoned him 10 oppose "EN
Sun because 1t Was Inmanly and vi