The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-13
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Wild Excitement at the Re-
publican Coilycll-
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THREATENED e 10 WITHDRAW ] 10 \
Elkins Said He Would Leave
Unless Disorder Came
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WHEELING, w. vA.,5 july u. Al he
close OF the first 3dayBof the most turbu,t
6 jsnt political convention, In the history OF
Ne statc, following the b tAcrcst fight
the party has ever experienced, lillian
Mercer owens Dawson is the Republican.
;nomnee for Governor OF West Virginia.
Claims OF accession from the ranks OF
q che Dawson followers, made by the man.
4 ayers Of the Charles H. Teter3 candidacy.
determined the Dawson leaders to rake q
test OF strength early int the day, and 1t
same when Hon. w P. Hubbard's motion;
Y 10 dispense with the Committee on Crc-
dcntials. resisted stubbornly by the fol-,
lowers OF reter, was carried by moro
than one hundred majority. The Da w
K son people followed up their advantage
h and despite scenes Of the widest disorder
during which Senator Eikins threatened;
+ TO withdraw from his position OF chair
fman, they forced a nomination be fore
4 1.-THE platform Was prepared. n Dawson res re-
9lccived 436t votes to + ctcr'sS S3l.
The Resolutions Committee Will not
meet until tomorrow morning, but the
sc;irdIdatc IS named. The rcmainder@ol 6
4 1.-THE ticket will be chosen cdncsday, but
5l1hc fight is over. i5t
AZ Elkins Makes Speech.
The convention ms: Wit IS. delegates
{ present. The, body was ca lied to order
seTty iGtt lag %t
.ntroduced sena tor ,Eikln 3, as
The Democratic Party IN its desire 70
apture the State liza s nominated for Vice.
" 1'rcsidentS lone of our most dist gutshed
citzens and the foremost, Democrat In the
\ State. but IN This. tas In most everything
A else the z Democrat Is ma de a. mistake
Senator Davis, to whom am SO nearly
" related, and for " HON i cherish feelings
dection. S a man OF affairs and m e E;
Z pcricnced sta tcsmnn. having served his
b state crcditabIyE In tile e.;ena tc for we've
years. E With these quail tica lions and this
fitness. ilef should cha We been named 81 for
y a. record and "! thout btisine or politi-
4 ca i experience. West Virginia mot Ge he.
r gailedi nto giving up pro act on and sound
4 money to ma ke5 j dge Parker ri resident
4 Davis ~ Ice President. Tho Democracy
a of#sWest Virginia ad Yocates the q stound-
II ing PROPOSE ton should IT come y 70 po Wer
ansthe les, TO disfranc liise 4 fteen thou
sand loyal colored 1sepublicans and ROB
4 teed by the Constitution and for which
u many Of them and their ia theirs Tough
II 3tl the war o e. the r BnloD. Republican,
Il mus and will resist this proposition be-.
H cause Its is not only wrong In itself. but
& aInfa r and unjust To- a 1argebody Of law
2 abiding. worthy and indnstr iousS G, tizers:
" NYest ltlia "a ton q ate. ana 'i1y
there fore q Republ ican ia f. he In.
V tsrest NJ of her people q re pn8 the sic eGof
u protection and must remain SO. an Ca n
q not Ind for tree tra e u, Snur lea dins
Il products, for free iron and steel. free
II " q. free coal and free lurn berss Free !,
I III The statesSas it did under the Wilson
i German tariff. s. fs8 ~ s. III