The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-14
Ninth District the Only Really
#5 a Doubtful One, and There
Is#Hopc There. .4'3 :$.
REP Rel 0RTss FRO Mt FAv0RAB B LE |. {,
Cand dida.c,y.o Of Mr.. Opic Not Re-
garded Seriously BY Tent, "
..[)i't,is District Melnlber ,1'"t,,s Aggres.
sive Fights Being Made
il All Of the Con- 85i5
tested Districts. .s

The new State Central enlocratic and
tive Commit ittees held n their first
meeting a t NlurphH's Hotel last hight.
Tho 88 coming OF tile. committees 5 as
usual attracted to Rthe ity many men
prominent in# Sta to politics, and there
vas much talk Of ational and State polls
ties. and several formal dinner parties
We're given Including one rendered 8the
Executive Committee by Chairman Ely
son. is.ss IN 55ts sF.% g$3 s875ss3s &
IN Among the we'll known Democrats Inas
attendance on the; committee n1eetings
were Senator Thomas s.. Martin, Con-
gressnian Fl. D. !. Flood, Claude Az Swan i
present at the meeting. besides the COM
imittec. were Hon. NJ B. sThomason. HON.
Charles NJ Wallace Jr Mr. efferson8$
Wallace, Mr.. George Lindsay and MI 81
r. Il II ~ Bagby. Of Norfolk count ty,3s and 4
others. @S.F ES2 t3SS
The members OF the two committees &
present were MS follows: n ssS
& Executive Committee-N1e ]. a aylor II
Elyson, chairman; Alfred 4 p. Thorn,
Henry Il. Niclthsnl. a. D. Watkins, John
y, IIorsley. s III IS 81 Sg
# State Central Committee-First Dis-8
trict:3 Lloyd n. Smith. J. B lloyd Sears; Sec-a
ond District: F.. Fellton Day, +. s.. Hope, y
Nv. Curtis: Third District: lI.8IA c.
Scott, John J. Lynch. Clyde w. Saun-ss
ders, Simon Solomon, J, - Fisher; Fourth Il
District: "a. D. Watkins, Robert Gillian,
Thomas N. Wiliams,' 7. p. Clarke; FIT a
DISTRICT: r. a. James; Sixth District: 5
r. S. Jordan,:J. G.. Carrington, George
NJ. Muse; Seventh District: r. T. W..
Duke; Eighth District: ]. b. McCabe.
Thomas II. lion; Ninth District: F. F.t@
st. Clair, B. sE. Buchanan; Tenth Distriot:8
Joseph Button, Edward E,chols, ]. P,s
Whitehead and Will liam N. NlcAl Alllst er---7.
The resignation of Mr.. VA. GLASGOW.
sJr., n,enlbcr OF the Central Commi ttee for u
the Sixth District, was received. he t11av-28
Ing removed to Philadelphia. Mr.. James
Pleasant Woods, of the Roanoke bal was
elected to succeed him. ls
Reports From Districts.
The greater part Of tho time Of the &
meeting was consumed In hearing re- 4
ports as to tho situation In the various
districts in tho congressional campaign
There are now Republican nominees IN r
tile Third. Fifth. Sixth, Seventh. Ninth
and Tenth Districts, No fears are enter 4
tanned as to tho result In any dist rct save &
the ninth, where Mr.. NVysor. the Demo-
cratic nomlnec, is making brilliant ana
aggressive canvass against Colonel slenp.
the Republican incumbent Reports as to Z
tl,e outlook and tho needs In the Ninth
District were made by District Chairman
n. II. st. Clair, OF Giles, and MI 3. !.
Buchanan, OF smyth. These gentlemen
reported that they had a hard fight. but
that they believed Mr.. Wysor had a good
chance to win. and that he would bs
elected, Mr.. st. Clair reported that the
Democratic organization was being steae-
lily perfected and was Edoing efteet,ye Il
work lie stated Nthat Mr., Wysor was
making a splendid canvass OH he stump
and that other speakers were being selt
out everywhere. He was writing 70 tho 81
various local organizations to ascerta IN y,
where they wanted speakers and on wliat lt33
dates Mr., Ellyson. State chairman, az,
s,,rcd the district that he would sena
them speakers Il they would ininsln nm
as to the dates and places they were
desired 53 n
In the Tenth,
Considerable time was consumed tngtha
Tenth District reports, MS 10 the sltiiat On y
there. Colonel Joseph Button, district
chairman. rehearsed In some detail the
action of the commit tes IN ihe matter ot A
CAPTAIN John N. Opie's candidacy lie
reviewed the facts to show that MI opls Il
had been treated not only With absolute
fairness, hut with great cpnsier;.t tlon, y
and supported his contention by rea adtnH S
several documents IN the case. The MI
z,lation. MS shown by tho statement NJ I,
Colonel Button, and the other lnenlners III
OF the conmi,tee present, Is that CAPTAIN, 4
Opie. though given every opportunity 70 ~
enter his name in The primary, ana Ias 3
his proportional share of such elention
expenses, failed to dn so,aeysn when Inc
time was extended for his eonyar4spes.