Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-10
VIRGINIA DEMOCRATS.


On reassembling in the evening Con-
gresham James Hay was made perma-
Dent chairman. He outlined the policy
of the party on assuming the gayei, de-
clared for tariff reform and for nomina,
ton of "safe candidate" on sound
platform.
]. Taylor Ellyson was reelected by
reclamation a member of the national
democratic committee and also chairman
Of the party in the State.
While awaiting reports of the COM
mittees strong addresses were made by
Senators Daniel and Martin, Governor
Montague, Mr.. A. O. Braxton and Con-
gresham Swanson. Senator Martin urged
harmony, and expressed the opinion that
it would be unwise TO attempt to place
southern man on the ticket at the pres
ent time. At the conclusion of MIR.
Swanson's speech the convention again
recessed till night.
The following delegates-at-large TO st.
Louis were elected:
Senator John w. Daniel, Senator
Thomas S. Martin, Gov. A. j. Monta-
tague and Mr.. Allen Caperton Braxton.
Hon. Harry st. George Tucker and
STATE Senator w. z. Barksdale were
elect. electors at large, defeating J.
Boyd Sears and Judge S. w. Williams.
The reports to the State Convention at
its early afternoon session included the
recommendation from each of the ten
dictf:.t conventions for nominees for
electors. one from each district; nomi-
nees delegates to st. Louis, two from
each district, and three members from
each district for each of the three con-
vention committees. The selections
we're:
Nominees for district electors--First
l.. G.. Garrett, of Mathews. Second, X.
w. Withers, ofNansemond. Third, John
Garland Pollard, of Richmond. Fourth,
Charles T. Lassiter, of Petersburg
Fifth, d. w. BoIen. of Carroll. Sixth,
Don r. Halsey, of Lynchburg. Seventh,
G. b. Keezell, OF Rockingham. Eighth,
C. G. Carlin, OF Alexandria. Ninth,
w. F. Rhea, Of Bristol. Tenth, W..
Kinkle Allen, OF Amherst.
District delegates to the ST. Louis con-
veution-First, c. b. Jones and Dr.
Frank Fletcher; alternates, j. w. Chinn,
IT,, and DR.. G.. p. Moore. Second, j.
Peter Holland and 5. Gordon Cumming.
Third, Charles V. Meredith and w. b.
Bradley choose their own alternates.
Fourth. Robert Trumbull and A. r
Hobbs; alternates, g. NJ. Cook and
n. T. Patterson, Fifth, E. s. Keen
and r. A. James; alternates, r. w.
Blair and w. r. Mitchell. Sixth,
Roy B. Smith and A. p. CraddOck; al
ternates, G. d. DENT and j. w. Carl
ton. Seventh, Marshall Mccormick
and ]. NJ. White; aternates, II. T.
Miller and r. S. d. Smith. Eighth,
Frank Hume and J. B. I. Thornton
alternates, B. A. Slaughter and j. A.
C. Keith. Ninth, W. d. Smith and
o. f. Jordan; alternates, j. A. Stone
and S. w. Aston. Tenth, I. F. Ryan
and w. E. Allen; alternates, a. E.
| Strobe and IL. u. Mitchell.
The ten district Congressional conven-
tons, which met at 10 O'Clock in the
morning, made the expected revolution
in the State committee. Five members
thereof were elected by each of the ten
conventions. The Martin men did not
press their advantage to the utmost, but
made concessions in a number of instan-
ces. No careful estimate of the strength
of the two factions on the committee has
been made, but it Is certain that Senator
Martin has control by very large mar
gin. 1t is said that he has 46 Of the 80
membere.
In the first congressional district, rep
resented by w. A. Jones, tie Martin
men yielded to the election of the old
members of the committee. Two are for
Martin aud three for Montague. There
was lively tussle in the Sixth, or
Lynchburg, district convention, but the
Martin following insisted in putting in
members of the State committee who are
friendly to the Senator, although not
hostile to Representative Carter Glass.
One Of the FIVE members is Montague
man. In the Eighth, or Alexandria,
district convention, which has been
strongly anti-Martin on the State COM
mittee, practically clean sweep was
made. Judge McCabe was put on in
place Of Major G. P. Janney, of Loud
our Nr. Geo. Shackellord, Of Orange,
in place of Mr.. Lindsey Gordon, Of
Louisa, and Mr.. T. III. Lion, of Prince
William, in place of Mr.. G.. S. 2.
Tnplett, of Culpeper, who declined to be
a candidate again. A bitter fight was
made ia the Third, or Richmond district,
which was swept Tor Senator Martin.
The nbers OF the new State COM
mittee are as follows:
First--Lloyd T. Smith, G. B. Jones,
J. B. Sears, Il. L. Allwortb, aud H. II.
Wallace.
second-w. W. Sale, c. Fenton
Day. F. S. Hope, James NJ. Curtis and
G. w. Butts.
rhird-E. L. c. Scott, DR.. J. B.
Fischer. John J. Lynch, Simon Solo
m, and Clyde w. Saunders.
Fourth-Robert Gillian, I. n. vii.
iams. J. w. Fowlkes, T. f. Clark and
Asa Watkins ~
F'ifh-T G. Burch, r. a. James, G..
NJ. Helms, J. M. Hooker and r. +.
Tompkins.
Sixth-W. A. Glasgow, A. n. Pierce,
r. L. Jordan, J. G. Darlington and g.
n. Muse.
Seventh-R. T. w. Duke, jr., G. w.
Kinsey, w. E. Carson, @. III. Purcell