The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-08-12
REPUBLICAN
NOMINEES
LEWIS THE CHOICE FOR GOVERNOR
THE CONVENTION MAS HARMONIOUS

The Republican State Convention at
Roanoke Wednesday adopted platform
and unanimously nominated the follow
ing ticket.
Governor-Judgc Lunsiord l.. Lewis
OF Richmond.
Lieutenant Govcrnor-CaPt VIM. /.
Kent. OF WNthv,illr.
ATTORNEY General - Hon. GeoIp \.
Rrvcrcumh oi tuvlugtun.
Treasupr-Jom Ackcr, oi Rocking
ham.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
j. \. llarmau. oi TazcWcll
Commissioner of Agricultun-Nilham
II. Egghoru. of CulFlWr
SECRETARY of the ComuunWralth-\al-
rntinc NJ. SoWdcr. of Floyd
The convention was harmonious
Their, wen. uo nominations save tho~"
mentioned The leaders had carefully
prepared the program and the delegates
as one man approved a. The striking
icatun, WAS the announcement 10y Judge
Lewis that hr had resigned rs "a Federal
officer. II aroused great enthusiasm
OUTLINE on TINE PLATFORM.
VIM. h. King of luudoun. chairman
of thr committee un resolutions, read Oh"
PLATFORM TWAS accepted ASA whole
Two blanks were then added. one favor
mg national appropriations for roads In
Virginia and the other dcprSating ia"
employment Oi convict labor ln cumlEt
ton with irs. labor The platform con
taiu~ several clearcut declarations. HE
Democratic party is denounced pretty
thoroughly. especially as to it~ proclaim
inc \irgiuia'S new Constitution. Graft
and political corruption arr dealt with
iu sharp terms. More efficiency n the
il,,, school system is urged. \ nou-par-
ti>an judiciary is favored. The urgr"
question was completely ignored Toy the
makers of the document. The plan OF or
gauilation was also read 10y Mr.. King
and adopted Ii contains few changes.
Hon. &. Bascum Scnp son oi ton
gresham Slemp. was unanimously IT,
elected state chairman ui the party.
Hon Thomas les. Moore. of Christians
burg. placed iu nomination for Governor
.Iuds,. l.. l.. Lewis. of Richmond. The
nomination was seconded lu turn hN
Malcolm Coles. of Washington; Royal
Cab.H of Richmond. Geu. Suth Boiling.
of Petersburg. Hon. Beverly Davis. oi
Rocky Mount: Hon. Pat II. MctaulI
of l.Ynchbulg. Nm. II. EgghoIh. ol 'O'-
pvprr. Hon james Frazier oi kpcA- .
bridg. COL j. :. Browning. oi Pocahun-
ta-. Hon. K. j. Walker. of the seventh /
district. Grorg' \. Nl~". of Newport
News. Hon Vim. II Edwards OF the
Eighth district. Congressman Sirnp ami
30 negro from Newport News named W /
Il. Brown who made a ringing sp-,ch. f.
u which be- said that the negro oi lr- /
siuia did not aspire to pIao'~ OF rank 300
Republican councils. mt only wanted the
right to vote with the Republicans. The
nomination was declared unanimous.
PLEASED WIN the HONOR.
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Touching lightly ON the negro question T
the speaker said that TIM. black belt was F.
IA g0dSrud to tine Democracy of Viz /
eiuia. He said without the black hc,i .
fhr Democratic party could do no more
business ri this state than the devil in /
Ey,ilnn.
.Judpe Lew F., briefly reviewed themon .
question. the tariff. the Philippine prob .
lem and paid am eloquent trihutrto Pres /
ideut Roosevelt aS the great I-accmaker /
of the world. He then launched into an /
attack upon State Democracy and Dem /
.ocrati,. family guarrels. as he termed the .
ur,.~.rt contests between Montague and /
Martin. and Mann. Willard and Swan /
son. Senator Martin. he said. is accused /
of too much department running vet /
this very charge might be- construed in /
the few Democrats who is doing some.