The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-27
THE SECOND
DISTRICT
State Chairman Ellyson Meets
With the COM
( inittce.
SUGGESTIONS FOR CAMPAIGN
Meeting at Pine Bcacl, to be Big
Affair Cochran Or Waiter
son to be Secured.

NORFOLK. VA, September e6.--The
democratic District Congressional Com
.,rittee met ut the Monticello Hotel at
II neon to-day, with State Chairman j. TaS-
Il Tor Elyson. presiding Those present We're
Il District Chairman c. lTenton Day, OF Isle
of Wight; w. w. Sale, Of Norfolk; DR. T.
s Hope, of Portsmouth; d. g. Curtis. of
Newror, News: Dr. G. w. Butts. OF Nnn-
somond, and Secretaries H. n. Poulson
and Norman r. Hamilton. Others present
~ ere Congressman Harry l.. Maynard,
n S. T. Montague. OF Portsmouth, John a
l,Codd, OF Norfolk county; ~. O. Cromwell,
OF Norfolk county; e. w. Ovens, of Nor
folk county: j. Peter Holland and ],
/ Frank Story. of Southampton county; S
NV. Niemeyer, or PORTSMOUTH,; Il. S. Boy
kin, Of Nanscmond; c. w. Coleman. OF
Norfolk coun,y;$O. S. Baum Of Princess
Anne; w. T.. Goffigan, of York: Allen d.
j cnes, OF Newport News; Sidney 3. Ear
ham. of Surry: John Whitehead, Of Nor
felix city; w. S. Carninc5and S.&A. Nc
Neal, of Norfolk county No representa-
tive from the Norfolk City Executive
Committee was i'll attendance.
MIR. ELI.YSON PR RESIDES.
g Tho state chairman, BY invitation Of
sDistrict Chairman Day. presided over the
meeting, and at the beginning made an
nddress in which he urged an actiNe and
aggressive campaign in this district, { not.
= Syithstanding the certainty Of success for
q the Democratic ticket this year. The
State chairman suggested to the county
& and city committeeman that they should
become thoroughly familiar with the.
strength OF the party If not for this year
"A for next. and advised each chairman to
4 secure Il list of the qualified voters in his
county from which he should take the
certain Democrats and Republicans and
Ssahen go to work on the doubtful ones.
This" said Mr.. Ellyson, was one OF
Fl the first things ever did after l entered
politics when a young man. 1t is an ex.
cellent plan and means much" 81
Il The State chairman thought there
1 should be from two to three meetings III
every city and county between now and
4 election, and said that If the meetings
are arranged for lie will see that the
V Sneakers are supplied; but" snd Mr..
& Ellyson, you must he careful after I give
4 you a man to send him an invitation
y yourself. This is very important
Continuing, Mr.. E.lyson said;
You won't have any trouble in having
B picnics the country; the good people
. there will furnish lots to ent, and In the.
& city all that IS needed is a big hail. Inu-
sic and Speakers
VISITING SPEAKERS.
Chairman Ellyson said 1t was hard to
IL get men from other States to come to Vir-
Y ginda, but that ban effort Is on foot to cx-s
change Virginia speakers for Georgia,
n Alabama, Tennessee and North Caro-
lima material. 5&
Mr.. Ellyson took up the question Of vot-5
4 ing proxies in county. city and district
meetings and explained that the last State
Convention ruled against the voting Of
proxies unless specific provision Is made
4 for the same In the meetings at which
delegates to conventions and members of
committees are elected. This explanation
was to settle the matter of proxies which
4 has not been fully. understood
,t Following this there was an inter-,
change Of ideas concerning campaign
II work. q
2 It was determined to make tho proposed
4 meeting at Pine Beach district affair,
and a committee on arrangements wass
y named to take the mntterein charge, this
committee to be composed of w. w, Sale,
q S. Gordon Cumming c. w. Coleman, a
nc. Cromwell and fifth man to be named
Z ny Colonel Sale as chairman. State Chair!
man Ellyson tlsigllt It impossible to get
+ 33ourkc Coclsrais-' Of New York. for the
S Pine Beach meeting, but suggested Henry
5Watterson. Of Louisville, Ky.
$It was announced that the Seventh
Ward people of Norfolk want Judge Mann
for speech. Willard and Mann will
speak at Princess Anne Courthouse Octo-
bc1 oath.
State Chairman Elyson goes to Frank
D lin, southampton county, Tomorrow
j1iorning.