Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-06-17


States Senator Thomas S. Martin.
who captured large majority of the
State committee.
The following delegates-at- large
to st. Louis were elected:
Senator John. w. Daniel.
Senator Thomas S. Martin.
Gov. A. j. Montague.
Hon. A. g. Braxton.
Hon. Harry st. George Tucker
and State Senator w. L. Barksdale
were chosen electors-at-large, defeat
ing Hon. j. Boyd Sears and Judge
S. W. Williams.
Delegate and electors from the
First district were chosen as follows:
Eiector, l.. @. Garnett; delegates,
y. b. Jones and DIR. Frank Fletcher.
THE NEW STATE COMMITTEE.
| The new state Executive Commit
tee is as follows:
First District-Lloyd II. Smith,
Q. b. Jones, j. Boyd Sears, Il. L.
Ailworth, II. III. Wallace.
Second-J. M. Curtis, G.. w. Butt.
f, IL. Hope, w. w. Sale, G. Fenton
Day.
Third-John j. Lynch, Clyde w.
Sanders, E. L. @. Scott, j. b. Fisher,
Simon Solomon.
Fourth-Robert Gillian, II. NJ.
Williams, j. w. Fowlkes, II. K.
Clarke, Asa ID. Watkins.
Eifth-T ~ D,rol, ID -
George NJ. Helms, j. M. Hooper, T.
+. TOmpkins.
Sixth-W. A. Glasgow, jr., A. N.
Price, X. L. Jordan, j. G. Caring
ton, George z. Neuse.
Seventh-R. Il. w. Duke, ir.,
George W. Kinsey, W. E. Carson, c.
II. Purcell, K. W. Carpenter.
Eighth-G. S. Shackelford, J. b.
McCabe, G. L. Boothe, Thomas II.
Lion, Granville Gaines.
Ninth-W. ID. Smith, B. +. Buch-
anan, ?. F. st. Clair, I. A. Lynch,
M. Q. Clarke.
Tenth-Joseph Button, Edward
Echols, w. b. Allen, 1. p. Whitehead,
William Nj. McAllister.
Hon. j. Taylor Ellyson was unani-
mously reelected national committee
man and chairman of the Democratic
party in the State.
1t is asserted that A out of the
90 members of the State committee
are Martin men.
Ot the ten district committees the
Martin wing secured a majority in
nine, the Montague element holding
only the First, where ali the old
committeeman were reelected. Att
least two of the five in this district
are said to be Martin men; three, !
If not four, from the Second; all five
from the Third; five from the Fourth:
live from the Fifth; four from the |
Sixth; five from the Seventh; four
from the Eighth; five from the Ninth,
and five from the Tenth.
In the afternoon a permanent
organization was effected, with Hon.
James Hay as permanent chairman,
Joseph Button, secretary, and w. p.
Lehman, sergeant-at-arms.
Senator Daniel, Senator Martin,
Gov. Montague, A. G. Braxton, Con-
gresham Swanson, Lieut.. Gov. Jos.
b. Willard, j. q. WysOr, Congress
man Flood, Rufus Ayres and Judge
Mann were called for and made
speeches.
For delegates-at-large Judge X. II.
W. Duke, of Charlottesville, nominat-
ed Senator Daniel; w. b. McIlwaine.
Of Petersburg, nominated Senator
Martin; Ia. II. Machen, of Alexan-
dria, nominated John +. Ryan, of
Loudoun, and r. Walton Moore, of
Fairfax, nominated Gov. Montague.
A. Q. Rraxton, of Staunton, was
nominated by w. G. Loving, of Mel
son; Representative Maynard, by
Capt. "Dick" Marshall, of Ports
mouth.
Danville, Montague's home, diyid-
ed even on Braxton and RYAN.
Lynchburg, the home of Senator {
Daniel, divided on Braxton and
Montague. Richmond gave Martin
o6 votes out of 81, and Montague 32.
Accomac, the banner Montague
county three years ago, cut the Gov
ernor and only gave him Is out of 30. I
The total vote was: Daniel, 1,4I4; c
Martin, 1887; Montague, 1,O574; {
93S; Ryan, 59I3, and May. 1
nard, 24S.
Joseph Button, of Appomattox; r. {
Tate Irvine, of Wise; Representative ]
Maynard, of Portsmouth, and A. A. !
Lipscomb, of Alexandria county. c
were elected alternates. at-large. {
Hon. II. st. Geo. Tucker, Senator f
W. L. Barksdale, Senator ]. Boyd [
Sears and Judge s. W. Williams c
we're put in nomination for the two 7
'lectors-at-large. '
The vote resulted: Tucker, 9O5: S
6arksdale, 763; Williams, 627; Sears, @
sol. !
PRIMARY PLAN CHANGES. 1
The session of the committee on i
esolutlons resulted in the adoption u
u several changes in the primary :
'lan. These include abolition of ali =
IVA voce voting, and provision to
make the nomination of county and s
legislative officers by primary or
otherwise discretionary with the
proper committees. The secret bal o.
OF plan was advocated in strong n
peech by Mr.. Braxton. Congressman :,
zones advocated the viva voce method -
n State elections. Mr.. Braxton :,
made strong presentation of his n
ause and carried the delegates with If
Inn, the viva voce plan having COM n
handed four of the ten votes in the a
ne subcommittee, whereas in the y
ull committee but two votes were n
card in favor of the Jones PROPOSE a,
ion. a
Coming before the convention, Mr.. .,
ones again spoke on the primary e