The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-28
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r REPUBLICANS,
Two Conventions Are to be Held
in This District N ext s
Month
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OUTS TO sAssEMB LEs THEsl2TH'
Ins Will Get q ogether Three
Days Earlier legged SDistric tl5
Committee Holds M eeting


The expected meeting OF the Republi-.
can District Committee at sFord's Law
Building yesterd lay. in response to the call
of District Chairma d Miles M. Williams
resulted y In another factlonal division
Mr. Will ans and several men. presumed
to be acting as bers of the Replbli-.
can District Committee, went through tue!
form Of dopting a. perarrrangedSr Sresort1-
Stion directing Chairman Williams to call
IA convention to meet fat Monroe Hail. in
this city at no On. y Mon lay. II September
18th. to nominate Il a 4 candidate for Con-
gress. This resolution was Offered by
4 Mr. Jeff&H. Powell fof thisac city, who the
Williams lion claim Il Is secretary OF
the committee and Y membe for Rich
8nlond ity5
d There were twenty y-one persons present
at the meeting pres ed over by NJ 81 X
sliams. among t hem being Mr.. n Edgar 81
1 lam. Of 4 this city J; ex-P ostnlast OTIS
( H. Russell, Nj. ~ efferson HI. Powell and
several ou -of-toWn men. Mr.. w illiams.
the chairman, In opening the meeting
declared IL that ma 1ority OF the merir-g
sbers Of the District Committee was pres
sent, but ~ roll call IS had and no call
made for. proxies. II Is a liter Of fact;
that there was not a quorum of mem bers
5ofE$ the District Committee present ac-|
Scordtng to the State Executive Commit
tees recent decision as 4 to who actually
and legally constitute such committee.
James H.{Hayes. colored was represented
sat the meeting by G. S. Stephens. col-
/ ored. but the latter was not asked to
present his cred Dental and q ID not do SO.
a further resolution vas 81 dopted az
5recting the county " and city chairmen to
notify tho district chairman of the suate
/ fixed for tn heir respe6 6tlye |; meetings ton
days before holding the sam Q. IA The body
was then declared adjourned.
Williams and Stephens. #
After auj journment t. and before the gath
Eering had dispersed, George S. Stephens.
proxy for James III. Hayes, called atten-i
&tion to the fact that here was no rep
resentative from Chesterteld present nor
any from the other counties Of the dis.
6trict. 2s IS a n 3lss ",
S5.aYou are a liar!'g was the reply OF
Chairman Will liams, wherenpon Stephens
said, according to his statement; "You
are a gentleman and 70 know what that
mean s, 81 bus 4 Z beg your. pard on. Show
$n1ef the names OF the committee. i{
8f Chairman Williams did not further no-
ties Step hens and he left the hail. fter
anSinformal conference or ca ucus t he COM
pmlttee dispersed, ~
s When Chairman w ltamss meeting had
adjourned. six men, members OF the Dis
|Strct Committee, held a meeting elsewhere
9and signed o call for a meeting of tho full
committee This call " IL addressed to
Chairman WI Jams. { and notifies him that
4 a meeting OF the District Comlnitte will
be held III room No. 20. 4 Chamber OF Com!
$neyca bull ding, , at noon on Friday. sep-i
4tenber 9TH, for the purpose y at ca ling
q 4 convention to name a cand Ida te for
4 Congress-, This ca Is signed by illiaIn
Haw,5 OF Hanover; FIsnsford An n'derston.