The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-03
PETERSBURG
CONVENTION.
Tile Fotrt1l%District Republicans
Have u Stormy Time and
Make b Split.
RES uLTs IN TWO y 70 MEETINGS ] Il v
Both Sides Endorse Roosevelt
and Elect Delegates to the
National Convention.

g54 Especial to Tho Times-D ispatcli)
PETERSBURG, VA. March 2.--The
Fourth Congressional District Republi-
can Convention met here to-day and had
stormy time. a split occurred In So
lection OF temporary chairman. y. D.
8Tlund, colored. OF Prince George coun-i
~, received % votes to II cast for 9. y.
Wilson, white, OF Nottoway county,
Ewhereupon the latter and his friends
Withdrew from the convention and held
5a separate meeting.
Wilson was followed by n largo Nuns
Dor 81 others, Including Fl. g. illson.s
Of petersburg. and the delegates elected
Monday night at q niass-tne eting at the
courthouse. Tho dissenting dele gates re-
aired to the Imperial Hotel where they
proceeded to elect delegates to the y az
Stionsl Convention and fl transact other
business. IL Il. 4sI III
rho majority faction elected Delegates
To Chicago and passed outlons endors-
Ing Roosevelt t. s.
After the dissenting Wilson faction
Withdrew, tho convent lon elected Asa
\ Rogers ana "a. w. Harris, colorcd ] dele--F
IN tes to the National Convention. u. o.
elector, and William Malone and ~. W. \;
Harris, colorcd. members Of tile District
Committee. VI 6aI -S
THE retiring faction met nt5 tho VI nl-5
fpcrlal4 Hotel ana elected II. q c. " illsonS
and r. b. BAPTIST. Of klenburg, dele
ga es to tho National Convention, and 81 ~
SI1. ilson. 81 Crewe p strlc I. chairman nal
SSl BANK OFFSrC I1R s. NJ y; N 58
The stockholders of the Petersburg
rTy,,, al
Gle cted the following directors:S .SSss
a. G. Alley, Bartlett Roper, w. E',8 Poole,
r. II S. Gill, II. u evan . ug,1stns3
Wright, RI. IIeinemann. W. D. Neil
2Wainc Jacob Coleman, DR. y. Il r. -
wood " n. . r. atteson, Jr., Fl. ~, Munt,
II. Lauterbacli, NJ. r. Snal Y C,oi-5
Inns, T. ii. MAJ elm. The dire tors met his
afternoon and chose the GLOWING OF Il
GERS: ny is55Ss 5q4 5i
tns Wright. vlce-president; w. y "a Me-
Ilwainc, second vlca-prcsldent and coun-5
sol; r. J.. J. Spratley, cashier; r =.
Spratley, teller; j. w. McCaleb' book-s
keeper; Roland Gil, runner AZ
Tha institution, which began busi esss
February, 1900, Is in q flourls l'lng 60 lui
ton. 1, y J, z, :, IA
M WHITE THIEVES. u q
ares : I'D las last nightby lccmnn Hubbard
oil information from Newport News.
Gallon Is charged with the thef OF &se s,i
eral witches ar oynrcoat Il ct yer nrt u
cles. Two watches and the oveTcoat We're
recovered. He vii be taken TO Y Newport '
Charles Samonas. alias Ed. w liams,
a white man. who was committed to the
almshousc several days ago. was arrested
being alleged 5 shat no stole; i x,,air of
trousers and other&articles u 812 Anond,5
bTOBACCOS SALES.
~ Tobacco sold in etcrsburg to-day q e
Ing IN to $50 per hundred for wrappers.
Two lots belonging to S IA Barrow, & 81
Brunswick county. sold for s50 and I, S4o,
Jones. Of Brunswick county. sold for
s37 pc, hundred. These We're the highest
prices obtained for tobac eco in PETERS,
burg this season. the highest price pre-
yiousIy obtained being SIS per hundred.