Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-29
Three Negroes Among Delegates
Chosen to Represent City in
Republican Convention.
HARMONIOUS MASS MEETING
Majority" Leaders Seemed to Have
Everything Carefully Planned and
Actions Were NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for
Governor; Yost for Lieutenant Gov.
ernor-Platform for Local Campaign.

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the Republican State convention is To
be mixed rs to color. Tho mass meet
ing held last night under the auspices
OF the Republican city committee was
attended by score or more negroes,
among the number being several Of
the leading men of their race IN the
city, and three of the twelve delegates
elected were negroes
Just Half an Hour.
The proceedings of the mass meet
ing seemed TO be in accordance with
we'll defined plans which had been
mapped out by the majority" leaders
before hand. In less than n half an
hour platform was adopted, II was
decided to instruct for Lewis for GOV
ernor and Yosi for lieutenant. governor,
and twelve delegates AMI six altcrnatcs
were elected No one can say that
4 there was lack of harmony, to Judge
from appearances. as not one word
was said against any action taken and
there were no may" votes.
Hall Literally Packed.
In accordance with n call issued by
Chairman Charles r. Williams, Of the
+ city committee, the Republicans gath
cred In mass meeting at Roscnbaum's
hnll last night nj s O'Clock The hall
was literally packed, about two hun
dred people being gathered in the
small place. Tho hlack-an,l.tan repre-
sentatives occupied seats near the
door number of them arriving jus,
at the conclusion of the meeting
Chairman Williams called the meet
Ing to order aud was at once elected
temporary chairman. Mr. NJ. NJ. vi
pond wns elected temporary secretary:
then the temporary organization was
made permanent
Local Platform.
MeSsrs. John H. Locke, j. t. r.
Stuart and w. &. Fralcy, appointed n
committee ut the last mass meeting
to draw up n platform for the local
party organization, submitted n lengthy
report, which was adopted without
change.
The platform rcnilirms allegiance to
the principles Of tho Republican party.
dcnounccs the ''mnEc-shirt" platform
adopted by the Democrats at St Louis,
and endorses the present administra.
tipn rs the most successful that has
ever had charge nf the affairs of the
government. Following this preamble.
there nre thirteen sections setting
forth for what the local Republicans
stand. Following is tho sense OF tho
sections. In brief
g3I .-s democrats COnOenreQ.
J.. Democratic party condemned for
not submitting new constitution to
vote of people
2. Opposed To present school sys-
ten and manner OF furnishing hooks.
3. Favor upbuilding of merchant
marine and endorse majority report
submitted to Congress last January.
A.. Favor Legislation to encourage
capitalists to establish industries in
Virginia.
s. Favor taking Newport News out
of Second district
G. Favor amendments to city char
ter in order to consolidate Offices and
reduce snlarietl list.
Z. Favor legislation to provide for
uniformity in corresponding Offices in
various cities and counties of the
State.
s. Favor Torcns system of land
registration.
o. Favor revision Of auditing,
finance and license laws of the state.
10. Favor enlargement of agricnl-
tnral department AMI provision for a
road commission Favor leasing oys-
ter lands at auction.
H. Favor granting generous pen
siOns to Confederate veterans.
public matters ana condemn all star
chamber" proceedings.
Lewis ard Yost.
By unanimous vote il was decided
to instruct tho local delegates to the
state convention, to be held in Roam
oke on August $, to stand for Judge
Lewis for governor Mr.. a. G.. Pcachy
moved that the delegates also be i'm
Strncicd To stand for Hon Jacob YOst.
oil Stanton, for lieutenant-govcrno
and the motion was carried.
1t was decided to elect twelve dele
gates and three alternatcs to tho CON
pention instead Of three delegates and
like number Of delegates Each of
the twelve delegates will have one
fourth of one vote
committee of five, composed Of
MHssrs !. y. Bohlken, j. Il. Il. Stuart,
w i. Williams. J. ] Watson and c.
il. Bryan, was appointed to select dele
satcS and altcrnatcs and report to the
meeting
Delegates and Alternates.
This committee was ont for q few
1ninutcs and upon its return submitted
the following list:
Delegates
First ward c. r. williams, J. d.
Bohlken and W. r. Hopkins.
Second ward. Il! Il. Stuart, Mat
NJ. Lewis (colorcD, p. a. Scott (col-
ored) 4
Third ward-A, l.angslow, Il. Il. At
Rms, w. II. G. Brown (coIorcd).
Fourth Ward--E. v. Sweeney, w. c..
Smith and NJ. NJ. Vipond.
Nternates-J j. Locke. j. w. Hos
ter, J. J.. Watson, T. NJ. Bigger and
Bivins.
This list was adopted within two