The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-26
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] after the row was quieteu. ,.,,a
Eighth, Iie says .httor TINS iu t,i s
part Of the meeting iett TIE ila null, = ia
Remaining as spectators, Watching the
,,natin, If tho Parkct fncttont
AZ a I,utter OF fact, n few did leave the
lbaii d,,rin,t the row aud after It was
n,iieted. though we do not believe thh az
ten ner cent. OF those who had been ~
4 tho hall left, but there were p.ophply
| lust MS many Parker men VINO ieiL as
there were Holland men anu ..ars iAt -.
| norton OF Mr.. Hollands supporters, IN
| riudinr some OF tho best Democrats
nmons them, remained in the hall After
| Tho confusion that had existed prior to
| the row, In order that there might pe no
| question as to the regularity OF the PRO-
rcedngs Mr. Watkins again took vote
OF who should be chairman OF INC re nee.
ling Dr.,I3ryant was again nonili'I ,ts1
and Mr.. Cobb was named by the ilo
land side for chairman, ana WE p'ne y,
| in nomination By the very gentleman ~
| the Holland side who was llrst struch
when Tho row tegar. And While II is
true TINT some Of the Holland men hau
| gone out WHOM tho vote was taken pe-
1 tween Or. Bryant and Cobb for chair
man. tho Holland men voted for Coop
for chairman and tho PARKER men Votca
/ for Bryant and outnumbered the Hoi-
land men very largely, probably four or
N''N
mon kept so much noise that a susges-
ton was made that scrgcants- ht-arms
| be appointed and the chairman appointed
| three gentlemen, and Mr.. j. j. vaughan
! one of tho men whom Holland alleses
l,had already been elected as Il delegate,
protested that all the men named we're
from the Parker side, and the chair then
appointed the said j. b. Vaughan. u. +.
4 Story and DR.. r. II. Cobb as sergcants-
| t,t fro, hn
Mr.. Story after asking permission from
A tho chairman, DR.. Bryant, mounted the
\ chair and appealed for order, telling them
that IL they were going to remain 1t was
their duty as gentlemen TO keep order.
Ninth He further says: During their
meeting a fist and skull fight developed
in their own meeting among their own
members"
4 This is untrue. There was no fighting
or rowing after the first disturbance was
auieted nor after the meeting was called
to order following the disturbance.
Tenth. He further SAYS They elected
contestlng delegntion.'
This we deny, and say that there was
only one delegation elected In that hall,
and that was j. G, Parker, J. l.. Gillette
and w W. Ellis.
Eleventh. With reference to his state
1nent that the people became indignant
to honor him as official head OF the
party In the county, we say that, on the
: contrary, tho people arose in their might
and determined that he should not be
honored as the official head of the party,
because when he was elected chairman he
did not receive a single vote for that
position from his own magisteral district,
and would never have been elected any
way, in our opinion, except by getting
= | m n M mi nj
him when nobody In the county knew
that the chairman then in Office would
decline reelection, and when no ono out
/ side OF his closest friends had any Idea
that he was candidate for tho position
AS a matter Of fact, we believe that he
was thoroughly convinced before he went
to the meeting on Saturday that he was
badly beaten, and that the tactics pur>
sued were adopted in order to avoid nav
ing It said that he was defeated In his
own magsterial district, and In order
that he might have semblance Of con-
test to carry to the people OF the State
for settlement. We have absolute evil
dence thai a man who had been work.
Ing hard for him told him on Saturday
/ morning that he was beaten, and since
/ the meeting n score of his friends have
admitted that he was badly beaton. and
one of the leading and most influential
/ OF his friends has admitted that he knew
/ no was beaten week before the meet
/ Ing was held. We honestly believe that
OF those qualified voters who went to
/ the hall at all, at least three 10 one OF
them We're In favor of the election Of
| Mr. Parker as a delegate, and opposed to
tho election Of Mr.. Holland
4 Wo hereby make affidavit that to the
best Of our knowledge and belief. as
spectators Of and participants In the
| whole affair. the above statement Is
correst and true.
r. p. l.. Watkins. Mayor of the town
OF Franklin and secretary of the Dis
trict Committee; c c. Vaughan. president
trustee and Councilman; I. E. Howell
! Councilman; r. !. Camp. Councilman:
j. X. knight, q uncilman; W. 7. Pace
DR.. j. f. Brya... e S. Eley, L. A. Gay,
\ j. l.. Camp, j. Bynum Gay, j. z. MoyIer
c. G. Parker p. D. Camp j. p. Gay,
f. II. Vaughan, r. B. Bryant, r. H.
Cobb S. Fl. Landlord, j. b. Johnson
W. ii. Lankford. l.. L. Scott Richard
Darden, S. G. Webb, w. II. Jones, Junus
Council. j. E. Coggin, J. P. Cay
Jr, w. 3. Holland. T. L. Parker. ].
e. Gillian, F. L. Niblett, w. L. Holland,
George e. Beaman j. I. Sheffield. j.
7. Gray. e. M. Eley, j. 7. Butler, l.. l..
Hatfield, w. +. Cooper, I. G. wills,
M. Il. Lawrence, y. II. I.ey ]. Fl. Cobb,
d
tow, George 3. Wick, NJ II. Johnson,
J. Z. Thomas, J, +. Bryant, Jr., II. w.
Kellam, w. G. Bristow. r. B. Eurc,
G. G. Seal, J. c. Holland, UrIah Coggs-
dale. T. o. Forbes, Joseph II. Norflcct,
G. Joyner. j. p. Jones, J. B. Crocker,
w. T. Edney, ]. G. Fleetwood. j. w.
Dardcn, r. j, Turner. w. II. Cobb. b..
Frank Fox. George w. Harrison, T.. G..
Evans, j. c. Parker, G. A.. Bell, Town
Sergeant; r Fl, Rniford, w. H. Stroud,
j. l.. Gray, ]. z. Miller G. M. Whitley,
/ r. r. Holland, j. IT. Joyner. w. A. Joyner,
J. II, Bradshaw r, w. Scott. r. B. Scott,
Flournoy Blythe. j. G. Scott. w. G. VIII
liams. Joseph Kitchen, Joseph p. Scott,
Thomas r. Dondelow, George Dudelow,
4 J. L. Hocomb. j. T.. Morcl, L. b. Blythe,
G. 7. Eley, T. w. Cobb, T. NJ. Cobb,
j. p. Cobb, j. w Cobb, g. e. Cobb,
]. Il. Cobb, r. t. Beale. s. w. Landlord,
II. j.. Vaughan, r. II. Edwards, Albris-
ton Edwards, Robert Edwards, j. Fl.
IIley, w. w. Ellis. George II. Barrett.
B. II. Vaughan, r. II. Darden, ]. s. Ed
wards. j. c. Edwards, A. G..