The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-09
LARGEST CONVENT'N
in PARTY HISTORY
]. Z. Gleaves, Temporary Chair.
man, Makes a Red Hot Speech,
in Which He Scores Demo,
Gratis, and Declares the
Race lQuestion4is No 5...N.
Longer An Issue. @
Especial to The Tlmes-Dlspotc tch, 81,

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ROANOKE, VA. August s.--The Re-
publican State Convention convened In
tho no Academy OF Music here. to-day, and
when the gavol fell at O. clock 1900 peo-
plc holding tickets as delegates and al
ternates '1,;a were in the hall. a Republican
convention does not carry as many dele
gates MS a Democratic convention, az the
basis OF representa- ton Is larger, and tho
basis Itself Is smaller, being the Repub-
llcan vote cast In the last national cleo
ton. However, there nnny be no end to
delegates, for any reasonable number Of
linen can come UP to represent and cast
only one vote. Ono county OF the Ninth
District, which has only seven votes In
the convention, has sent sixty-four men
here to cast them with an equal number
OF alternates, and they are all here. too.
This Is but a sample. which goes to show
that the Republicans all over the State
are taking a much more earnest interest
In this State convcnt tIon than any the
party has held since 4 s71 when the late
Judge Hughes was made their cand ldatol
to oppose Governor Kemper. "
Better Element. NJ
# The Republican leaders and those who
are usually referred to as "the better ele-3
mcnt' Of the party mako no effort to
conceal their delight at the improved and
really credltable appearance OF the conven-
stion as a body and OF the Individual men,
bership. .,5 VI t3tS
A common salutatlon among them as
they pull through the crowds In the hotel
corridors and In tho convention hall. y and
as they meet each other on the3streets, Is +,
"Isn't 3itSa splendid body Of men? ~ This:
.''betters element does no 81 fall II also 1t tos
cali the tention% q the locker on, espe-;f
ciallySi II he Is a. newspnper man, to the
fact4that the brother 3ins ok is conspic- 4
tuous by his absence. they are pnrticll- 4.
ilarly absent from the hotel lobbies. si IN IN
all the crowds that surged about the
porcfes and in the Railways Of Hotel Roa-
noke to-day. previous to the assem- bling
OF the convention,kI i suw only three ne
groes. Z. They were from the custom
house at Newport News and were the
esnecfals friends OF Captain ]. p. -. STU
art, the brightest light nrpong the latter
If1nv 4 converts a to the Republican party
these three being around heatdqu
kinder on 4 the outskirts ot the EcroWa, ~ !, #ior
onlys}a short while, Unless tneir5I rlues
= "a voorv thick or their patriotism was
! M IA n {; VI or they were blind they
were hound to see and to feel the trigld-
ltyswith which they were being received. 81 DE
Secretary Shaw.
1 Secretary Of the Treasury Leslie NJ
shaw arrived hero from Washington at
o =, clock this morning. He was met at
tho depot by tho Reception Corlhnlttee on 1|LL
appointed by tho Roanoke Chalmoer OF
Conmorce and escorted to the Hotel 't'
:. IN ,,o,o whero he had elegant rooms on
the same floor with Congressman "' olell.p
ma Judge Lewis. lie had already break- Nntr
tasted on the Pullman car, and 50 there
vas no delay In the cordial recceptloon ectpo
ana greetings extended him. i5
An the morning q string Of visitors
were filing to and from his room. IN the
afternoon the Roanoke committee took
I'm out to show him the beauties OF the
Magic City"
Mr.. shaw Is n tall, fine looking gen
teman. Ho wears q neat greyish SUIT
and n light colored slouch hat. and as nc
walks along one could readily imagine
him a Confederate veteran on his way to
an annual Confederate reuon.
The Academy Of Music which is now
dubbed "Convention HALL" is a pleasant
,laoo for such gathering as this. 1t Is
pre rusoly decorated with flags and bunt-
Ing and pictures OF Mr., Mckinley. Pres
ident Roosevelt, Secretary Shaw, Judge
Lewis, Colonel John s. Mosby and others,
are hung about the stage and In the
corridors.
The bands OF music are on hand to
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