The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-24
CAPT OF ! IL II:
WILL RUN ! |.
Issues Letter Declaring Himself
a Democratic Candidate
for Congress.
CONT ENTllo ON is R e. ] 20:
Tenth District Demo cratic 4 Com g m.
mittee Sustaii,s Regularity l
N 81 MI. Flood.

* plain John N. Opie. m ember OF %tn ny
State Senate for Stanton and aug s 9 "a
county, has issued a circular letter ad
dressed ITO the Democrats OF the 4;I terl
Congressional District" announcing hlm-
self a Democratic candidate for Con ress
from, the district. Hon. Fl. y. Flood, OF
AppomnttoX county. the Incumbent ne mas
already been formally declared the nomi.-
nee OF the Democratic party by n the
Tenth District Democratic Commit tee.
In announcing his candidacy as Y
Democrat. Captain Ople charges that t MI
caucus or convention, and that ne has NJ.
not been legally proclaimed as the noml-
nee of tho party. y Never was there q
greater outra &c computed upon any l'l III
then prints a copy Of q from Gnar
man Joseph Button. Of the Tenth &Llstli sn
Congressional Committee, dated May Mn w
met at Chiffon Forge and ndopted rules .t
tor the primary of uy 23d, and .iixe cd the
assessment of.4cnndidates at $SOo /, ca en-
and recurring payment Of same me I$peior'e,
Captain o pie claims that at the Clifton
Forge meeting only Messrs. Button ana
MERE prefeht ama t ana that M
the act.oniE taken was therefore null !. q nd
VOID. Captain Opie fur ther states ti ne
he had written to tho commit tee ASKING y
but that fter waiting four, weeks. ne y,
washed his hands Of them and announced e,
his cand tlacy He thereupon states ate 8 ms Is
Ihe party in S district TO sound the
alarm bel. {pace sentnels5 on the watch
tower OF, Democracy. march to the polls
the sth Of oyember. and oye i mn
Democracy, but Of NJ r. Button and NE.
Allen This letter was sent out from
stanton August goth. iIss !. Z, S 81
The c Committees Denial.
Colonel Joseph Button, chairman Of the
Tenth District committee. ye ser Ky
gave out, as answer 7 o Z the char ees 81
Captain Opie. a. typewrit item, tement N
the form Of resolu ton, which Is signed:
by Messrs. Il p. W hltehead. Of Am n herst;
1 ~ 11l,n 81 81 Stanton; William Meal
lister Of Bath, and J oseph Is Button. o.
Appomattax, chairman of5the committee =. e
This list embraces every memnera o. = -, ane
rt a as follows: !. {, 1,
IA Captain Opie was not only fairly but
generously treated 3 by the comm H., ,d
Captain Opie was in the same spirit as
the committees. and is hereby fully ap-
proved. The nomination Of Hon, q. !!
Flood was fully N accord ate pr,
held blythe committee in connect. on WIN y
| the primary were regular in every re-
aspect. t, &. J, 81 4. u V
Line MEETINGS al
lsLynchburg, April iSth. fixing the "a OF
1 July as tho date; one at Richmond. Ap-
| Ri 18th, changing the date at Captain a.
SOpie,s request; one at Clifton Forge, May
18th, at which the plan of primary wa
perfected and the assessment. upon can
/ didates fixed; one at Richmond, ~ une " y.
Fat which four of the five commit teemen
were present, and at which the time was a >
1 extended, In which Captain Ople 81 might
comply with the conditions and enter the
lprimary, but that he having fa.led = 9 30
\ So, Mr. Flood was formally declared the
Enominee, in accordance with the party
lsplan in every detail -
The committee resolutions also answer
4 the charge that the Clifton Forge meeting
4 was without a quorum, asserting that
i M essrs. Button and "A len We're present
4 In person and that Mr.. Hubard another
member, telegraphed Colonel fButton:i'
g-,Act as my proxy. APprove plans out
i lined 5in your letter. In proof OF the
i ia ct that is was proper to use proxies al
i tina t time a letter from State Chairman
4 Ellyson u S printed. the concluding para
i graph OF WHICH reads thus: t&8s. My con
i ci,sion is. wherefore, that, If prior to the
meeting OF the district committee a,
}l5Clifton Forge, 1t had been the custom o.
/ said committee to recognize proxies, ant
Il that IF at this meeting there were q 81 T
i ncient number of proxies 3toge her I'll
4 those who were present In person. to con
4 stitute aquorum, 81 then the meeting ane
q the action taken thereat was both regula
II and binding. La-5l