The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-10
MEET In RICHMOND
CONVENTION OF THE DEMOCRATS
OF VIRGINIA.
Senators Daniel and Martin, Governor
Montague and Hon. A. c. Braxter
Are Elected Delegates at Large
to st. Louis.

/ IeIuOCEdttC convention met mere IOQay.
State Chairman Ellison announced the
| following temporary organization:
Chairman, Judge George A. Cassell
of Radford; Secretary, Joseph Button
of Appomattox: Sergeant-at-Arms, w.
| p. Lehman of Richmond.
Judge Cassel. on taking the chair.
| said:
| The state of Virginia has not been
| conspicuous for many years. but this
| year the State can and will take a
| leading part in removing Roosevelt
from the Muckdom of Republicanism."
He denounced President Roosevelt as
"a sham reformer." The Presidents
Northern friends. he said, gagged at the
mention OF his name. for he eateth
with negroes and drinketh with them"
He appealed to the Democracy "in
the sacred name of history. in the name
of prosperity and future hopes, to bury
all differences and unite to save the
Iccuntry."
Then followed the reports of the dis
| trict committees.
All the districts reported recommend
| ing their committeeman except the Sec
fond and third and the convention took
a recess until $3.50 o'clock.
The feature of the first session was
the reception accorded Governor Mon
taeue. The fight of the convention Is
going to be over perpetuating the State
primary system.
At tonight's session the convention
elected Senators Daniel and Martin,
Governor Montague and Hon. A. c..
Braxter OF Staunton delegates at large
to the st. Louis Convention, and
Messrs. Joseph Button of Appomattox,
R. Tate Irving of Wise, Andrew Lips
comb of Alexandria and H. L. Maynard
OF Portsmouth, alternates at large.
Hon George II. Tucker of Rock
Bridge County. and Hon. w. p. Barks-
dale of Halifax, were chosen to be cleo
tors at large.
that 1t would be about two hours be-
fore tho Committee on Resolutions
would be able to report and the con-
vention thereupon adjourned until 10
o'clock tomorrow morning. The plat
form agreed upon by the committee
and which will be reported tomorrow
Is as follows:
THE delegates of the Democratic
party of Virginia. in convention as
sembled. reaffirm their allegiance to
the great cardinal doctrines of Amer
lean Democracy. We hold that all
power is vested in the people; that
government was instituted for their
equal and common beneft and that
any legislation that operates to en-
rich some at the expense of other
classes is fundamentally wrong and
should have no place in any system of
free government. The highest duty of
government is to give equal protec-
ton to all and special favors to none
TT Is well defined doctrine and
one peculiarly essential to the welfare
and happiness of the country that all
matters of interstate and nation shall
he 1AA H. Ey-I
ment and that all matters of State con-
Germ shall be controlled by the State.
The Democratic party stands for
honesty and economy In collection by
just and equal laws of only so much
of the peoples money as may be re-
CURED to defray the necessary ex-
penses of their government
THE Republican party, in it's ad-
ministration of the Federal govern
ment, has shamelessly trampled upon
and violated every one of these essen
tial principles.
I'VE recognize the necessity for con-
centration of capital in order that the
means of the people may be employed
in accordance with economic laws in
developing the resources and promot-
ing the prosperity of the country, but
insist that the abuses that have be-
come prevalent and widespread under
Republican rule shall be remedied by
the enactment by Congress of conser-
vative but efficient laws for the Just
regulation of the interstate public
service corporations of the country
and the suppression of all unlawful
combinations in restraint of trade.
I'VE charge that the Republican
party has failed to administer existing
laws against the Illegal trusts from
which 1t derives its campaign Ncorrup-
ton funds and upon which in a large
measure 1t is dependent for its lease
of power"
The cause of the unexpected delay In
the report of the Committee on ResoIu-
lions is understood to have been in
ability to agree on proposed changes
in the existing primary election plan.