The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-08-01
REPUBLICAN
CONVENTION
LEWIS FAVORITE FOR GOVERNOR
Yost for Lieutenant GcYsrncr-N. K. Lowry Tor
State Treasurer.

Returns from l,rpuhlicauprcriuri meet
mgS I'm Fauqulrr county Saturday O."
elect delegates Ia county convention
which met at Wairrnton Monday. ludr
cate "a sweeping victory Tor the county
organizations This ENSURES solid drir-
CATION To- the Roanoke convention i"l
judge h. l.. Lewis. iur governor. ANA
Hon. NJ. X. Lowry, oi stafford. Tor
State treasurer.
view of thr iact that Fauguicr Was
restricted 10 "a Delegated convention ANA
was the only county in the Eighth Gus
tIict that did not have "a mass m't'''H'
the victory ior the prrscutcounty organ
izatiun is "A most Significant one
The Republican county convention
which met AT purcrll,illr. louiuuu' sat
urday. was the largest ami most rhl'u
siastlr ever held IN the county. ir h'
tendance WAS about 300. and tlir con
yention WAS presided over hy John W.
Gr,gy of Lincoln. ~ chairman MI IT,
Bruce Ogden. ui lAs'~hurg. WAS chosen
secretary. Thusc who addressed in'
convention were Hon Robert W. i'l"r
Of Mythcyillc Va. Hon. VILLAIN h
King and John ". Gregg
The following WcrcclcctcI delegates t'
the State conventions y. y. lri1. coun'
tv chairman: Gcorgc f. Eam~h. L. H.
Pottrrfeld. Obcd Plcrpont. jacob Naln
er. Marshall Person. Silas Person. W
n Silcott. u. ". Van Sicklrr, j. :. Fly
a. e. Nichols. T. &. Ogden. William H.
Brown. Gcoige lloge. ". b. King and
L. Gimcr.
Resolutions were adopted ENDORSING
Judge Lewis. and approving thu WorN o
Slemp. State chairman.
4 lnrge mass meeting of Roanoke coun
IL Krpnhlcaus convened in Salem Satur
/ day and elected sixteen delegates to ih'
/ Roanoke convention. They instructed
for Judge l.. l.. Lewis. of Richmond, Tot
governor. and commended the admins
/ tration of President Roosevelt.
/ The Kepuhicans of Manchester Saiur
dav. i'm eiecting delegates to their STATE
convention. passed resolution indprs
ing the administration To President
/ Roosevelt. District Attorney L. l.
/ Lewis was indorsed for the governor
ship
The Frederick county Republicans al
Winchester Saturday defeated {. VI. lhb
bons. who opposed Congressman la,
some wears ago. n delegate To R"a
noke convention. He. with five Others
WAS nominated 10y the caucus. but tm
convention refused To send him and pm
Jonathan u. Clark in his place.
/ County Republicans claim that Tie
clash was due 10 efforts of certain cit'
/ Republicans to dictate. and each iactl"i
I is striving 10 keep ON good terms VIII
/ Congressman Slemp. Mr.. Gibbons is q
member OF the State committee from tN'
Seventh district.
The convention iudorscd /. l.. Lewl'
for governor. aud John Acker for hcut"n
ant governor
/ The Republicans of Newport News h'l'
mass meeting 10 select delegates 90 tm
/ Roanoke convention. For the first tlm'
intwelve wears the black-aud-tau elcmrn
was recognized. and three of the dc.e
gates To the State Convention arr hr
grpes.
Resolutions were adopted iudor-inl
I Lewis for the gOvernur-hip and jacob
+ Nost for lieutenant governor.
/ Pittsyvania Republicans elected tween
/ tv-fuur delegates To the Roanoke conveu
/ ton. with one-fourth ola vote each. W
endorsements were made. Thedclegat"
were Empowered To put "a Legislative
ticket in the field.
The Republicans of RappahannooI
county. at a largely attended mass meet
/ ing held AT Washington Saturday. elect
ed delegates and alternatc~ 10 the koa
noke convention. There was "a stroi'
sentiment favorable to the nomination
of Judge l.. l.. Lewis for governor.