The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-09

trouble with It's woris. having no con.
tests or factional rows OF any cof,se-
quetco TO ,inthnglc This Is something
never before heard of III d Virginia Re-
publican convention. 30 the leaders say
The Convention.
The convention met with more than
usual protnptncss. A brass bard started
IN front Of tho Academy Of Music al
hour before tho meeting hour and played
well, but music, even Of the stirring Kind
tho band made, wns not absolutely neces-
sary to get tho clans together Tho fact
y tina Ia report had gone out that the
pretty. little theatre building coud not
possible hold the crowd, and 30 the tcro wd
hastened TO get seats. Including accom-
frodations that had been made on the
stage for two hundred honoraries, among
whom were, OF course ithc newspaper
men, tho builing's capacity was fcs two
thousand. It was filled to It's utmost ca
pnclty sometime before the State chair
mans gnvel fell slE
Congressman slcr1p was one among the
first 10 take n seat on the stage. and he
was received With tremendous applause,
In response to which he merely smiled.
a. few moments later his son, G. B.
slcmp the State chairman, came forward
and took the chair. He, too, was received
With applause, but nothing Ike that
which greeted his father. It was plain
that the old man was the hero mot the
horse, as the linotype made mo say this
morning) OF the OCCASION The convention
never lost an opportunltyHto cheer the
elder Slcmp, and he never lost an oppor-
tunity to cheer and applaud good points
made BY the various speakers. 8Jt5
Often | wished for Rostrup and his
camera to take snap shots Of the fine old
man in his most exubcrant attitudes.
Session Opens.
Promptly at q o'clock the younger
slemp pounded on the table with a pom
dcrous gnvcl, and he had little trouble in
eating the body to order. 1t had been
arranged before hand that there should
be order and some other good things. and
the order Of the day was carried out to
the letter. Rev. ". c. Campbell, pastor
OF the First Presbyterian Church, led
In prayer. His prayer was an Offering OF
praise that the head officers OF our gov
ernment arc at least nomInnlly Christian
government Is striving as best It can to
induce the dove OF peace to spread It's
wings over other lands. #
The preacher thanked the Ruler ct the
universe that this country Is blessed with
two parties. tho ono TO watch the other,
and he prayed that wisdom should be
theirs and that both should ever be with
each other In the con: emnatIon OF fraud
and In the best servitt OF the one great
Ruler OF heaven and earth.
At the conclusion Of the prayer the
chairman recognized ]. Harrison Hoge,
OF the Sixth District. who In n few words
nominated J. l.. Gleaves for temporary
chairman. NJ. ". Jewett, Of the Ninth
District, seconded the nomination and
Gleaves was elected by acclamat ton The
Temporary chairman was presented to
the convention by P. II. McCaull and
was received with thunders OF applause.
OF course he made speech. It was a
carefully prepared speech--one that Is In
tended to be and is the keynote Of the
Republican side OF the earnest campaign
to be made in VirEf nin.
Gleaves's Speech.
Mr. Glcaves said In part:
IT am proud to greet this magnificent
.assenbage OF representative. citizens OF
Virginia IN convention. For the time
being we have left our homes, laid aside
our usual aYocations. and act,lated By
party loyalty and love for the old Mother
State, have assembled In this beautiful
magic city OF Virginia to nominate candi-
dates for State ofncials. The city opens
her gates wide to receive us and u on
every hand are seen manifcstat tons OF
/ her gracious and generous hospitality.
1t Is eminently proper that this conven-
ton should have met In this progressive
city, city which in n few short years.
from being country hamlet. now boasts
an energetic, Industrial cosmopolitan
population OF 90,0o0-a city whose shops,
railroads. furnaces fltocse r.anpoli tao, dlpa
railroads. furnaces. factories and mills.
and whose busy marts of trade are str'k-
Ing object lessons of what can be accom-
plished under the great basic principles
OF Republcarism. Strike down these
principles and In brief period of time
the fires OF her furnaces and her shops
would be exNnguished. the immense traf-
&nc OF her railroads would be curtailed,
the busy hum OF Industry would no LONGER
be heard . her thousands OF skilled arti-
sans. now so happy and prosperous with
monthly pay roll In the shops
alone OF over 100000 would be
forced to enlist under the banner
OF Coxeys army while the city Itself
would become a Mt companionpicce OF
Goldsmith's Deserted Village Hero
we meet In a great open convention
the rich man and the poor man upon the
common basis OF manhood, with liberty,
equality and fraternity our guiding stars
An open field and {, o favors shown !:
every aspirant for public honors may en-
ter the race without money and without
price; no primary to be conducted by par
tisan judges, whose honesty and Integrity
are assailed; no candidate being forced to
take up a collection to pay the entrance
fee OF from $500 to $1,000. or be RULED off
the track
Hampton Hoge's Race.
In the contest for Governor four years
ago. when the smoke OF battle lifted, 1t
was discovered that the great white sec
tlpn OF Virginia, the Shenandoah Valley,
the Southwest and the Blue Ridge coun-
ties, had given Major John Hampton
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