The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-17
Beaten Yesterday for the
Craftsmanship in Am
herst County.
HE WILL APPEAL To-
STATE COMMITTEE
Five Of His Adherents Refused
70 Go Into the Meeting, and
Thus Broke the Quorum.
Seven Participated and All
Cast Votes for Treas
( sll urer H. c. Joyner.
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s AMHERST. VA, September 16-O Once
more there has been clashiof the political
clans Of Amherst, and as result, Treas
urcr Huston G. Joyncr has been placed
4 at the helm to plptgthe Democratic party
to victory this fall; For the last several
weeks the question of who would be
chairman Of the County Democratic FIX
ecutive Committee has been the absorb
Ing topic. At q meeting ofSthc commit
tee held on the 4th instant, Joyncr re-
cetyed six out Of ten votes present for
Z the position OF chairman: cx-Judge G.. j.
Campbell received four votes In person
and four by proxy Both sides claimed
Ito have elected their man, and for a
while there were two men claiming to
DE chairman. "a #
Committees Decision.
At the meeting OF the State Central
Committee held in Richmond last week,
the committee decided that neither Camp
# bell nor Joyner had been elcced chairman.
as the use Of proxies was Illegal, and
x called a meeting OF the committee for
\ to-day for the purpose of organizing.
Thirteen only Of hesslxtecn members
s OF tho committee came The other three
s were absent. seycnijDf the thirteen who
& came were for j oyner. How the nb} ent
members would haze voted is not known
Two OF them. t Is said, would have voted
for Joyner, and one for Campbell One
OF the thirteen said that he would net
vote between Campbell and JOINER. ard
. stayed out OF the meeting. Five Of tEc
thirteen were for Campbell. They would
not go into the meeting, thus breaking
the Quorum. Three OF them-R. b. Ware.
y w, W. Fost er and #. G. T'ayne--wcre In
the room when the meeting was called
to order by L. r! Whitehead; but they
quickly left
Joynera Elected,
The seven proceeded with the orga MIA
x ton and elected Houston 9. Joyner,
chairman. and Suckley Tucker. secre-
tary. Resolutions were adopted reciting
that three other members had been pres
ent3in the ROOM shortly before the meet
Ing was called to order. but had with
drawn. Ex-Judge c. ]. Campbell was
present at most OF the meeting and noted
4 various appeals as representing himself
md members of the committee. The
secretary was instructed TO certify TO
the State Chairman the record Of the
proceedings and once more the state
Central Committee will be called upon
L to pass upon the AFFAIRS OF the party ~
Amherst 5
Campbell claims that the proceedings
were irregular because quorum OF the
committee did not take part in the meet
ing The other side claims that Joyner'
d Is elected because the meeting OF the
committee was called for the purpose
Of electing chairman and because the
FIVE Campbell men refused to take part
In the meeting because they saw that
Joyner would be elected II they mt
into the meeting.
Mr.. Joyner the newly elected chairman.
Is treasurer of Amherst county and one
of the most popular men in the county
He has never been closely identified
with any OF the Amherst factions, but
Is a. man whom all factions always nave
x s,,pportcd. IT Is believed that under his
leadership the full strength OF. the party
will be polled in the county and Am.
herst will maintain her reputation or
being the banner Democratic county OF
the Tcnth District. al