Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-02-15
REPUBLICAN, s.lNS"
! WORSTED ''OUTS''
Egners of call for Mass Meeting
Were Completely snowed.un.
/ der by Their Opponents.
IERY PEACABLE RESOLUTIONS

8 resent Organization Of Local G: o. p.
Remains Unchanged and Everybody
M Agrees TO Support it-Lively Clashes
SIS Between the Leaders or the Floor
& The CALL
$a The ms and outs Of the local
~ republican party fought their differ
y noes out 70 finish last night. at a
EM Getting held in Rosenhaum's hall The
81 meeting was the result of q letter, sign
40 by ten lcacing Republicans. who
Net forth that their purpose was to
II strengthen the part" and prepare Cor
III nc coming campaign. l. was runoor-
y ID however, that the idea in calling
81 he meeting vas to begin a thorough
#ro organization and that the city com
S3millee would probably lie requested
NO resign. therefore The hall was liter
ally packed when the meeting was
Scaled 10 order.
The result was a complete victory
ior the "ins' ard the beginning Of the
end was the election of Mr. w. L. Hop.
h, kins. OF the '.ins.'' as chairman Of The
aneetng.
4 Mr. George Nelms Wise. ono Of lie
zen who signed III" call for the sles,-
'ns' was the first speaker He ,:e-
clared that in calling The meeting he.
4 and the other si.ners OF Tie order did
4 not intend To usurp the power OF the
city committee: that no efrron, to ,ha:
committee Was meant hy The can. but
that the meetin" had been called "a .-c..
me Republicans of this City out ana
20 determine on plan ii WORK for ,ha
comm" campaign
a Slap at the Committee
Mr. c. r. Williams. chairman Of the
Republican city committee, replied %
Mt Wlse's speech declaring. that th.,
men who had called the meeting ii
2@ther had tried TO usurp INC com.nil-
tees rowe.; that the meeting va,
not called by the proper authorities
ana that The committee lad not been
notified Of il Il regard the r,a,uer ~
4 direct slap IT the committee 81
which | am chairman. ani .rcsa:.: il
as 20 N" other members Oi III, ,.~.,.
:nittee. II the present committee does
nor sHt Scne peopi@ rh@n there is a
remedy remove the committee and
ciert :. new one. This nee Tin" {;
night is entirely uncalleI :nr an. Las
done a Sreal deal Of harm II The ,'y
en'nni,ce is going TO manage AFFAIRS
leu it manage them ard DO ret Is;
every Tom. Dick and liar:y' call 4
meeting At any time he chooses Bur
we want an understands" nov II
;s:; already been done SO lei Us coma
7" terms and not have 4 Ions draw"
ut fight . conclGdcd Tie Speaker
Scarcely had Mr.. Williams taken iii;
s. al when Nh ]. J. Watson. another
sicner OF the call" arose and took en-
ccplion To Mr. Williams remarks He
reiterated what Mr.. Wise had said as
% the reason for calling lie meeting
\ committee composed of Messrs
Watson Scuthall and Schellkey was
'hcn appointed by the chairman 70
draw M resolutions on the action Of
The Republicans who had called the
meeting. The committee retired 10
draft suitable resolutions and Then
things waXed warm.
Waxed Warm,
Several members Of the city com
.nittcc arose and declared that the
action Of the ten" had been per-
soHal effront to the committee and
that those men VINO were trying 10 got
control Of inc political s'machine" in
Republican quarters. Several OF the
sianers Indignantly replied 10 The allie
&H'iuns Ut the committee
Tho committee on resolutions re-
lurncl with tho resolutions am, hcs,!l;
lies ceased for Q short line Tie
resolutions were read and Mr. Wise
offered some amendments to them
winch were accepted. When revise.
The resolutions were IS follows
Ire Resolutions.
Hcpurlican, Of Newport News here
: scmbled-GroctiEe:
Resolved. That We. the Republicans
in Newport News in general conference
assembled, do hereby reanrn CIR con
tldcnce in an our allegiance TO tie
present city committee and pledge cur
earnest aid and support in all their
efforts to advance and promote the IN
icrestS CT Tic Rnnu hi II laaril