The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-08-08
THE REPUBLICANS
Mass-Meeting Elects Delegates
to Conventions.
COLCRED VOTERS RECOGNIZED RESOLUTIONS
ADOPTED. ETC.

4 mass meeting of the Republicans o
the city was held at the Courthouse FRI
day night. 80
When City Chairman John C. Melville
called the meeting To order and explain
ed it's object, about go people were pres
cnt. including about dozen colored
voters and quite a sprinkling ofDemocrat'
who came To look on at the proceedings
G.. II. Wissncr nominated GeOrgr \.
Walker AZ chairman OF the meeting, and
ne was elected On motion Ot j. \.
Turner. VIM Sulling'r was elected s'rre-
tary.
The number of delegates 10 be chosen
To the State convention WAS. on motion
of o. u. Foster. fixed at four. each tn
have unr-iOurth Ol "a vote. The hollow
iug were placed in nomination Tor dele
gates. q. u. Foster 10y e. II. Nissnrr,
John NJ. Griffin 10y j. T. Turner. Dun
Green 10y Essex Howard (colordl. Henry
Wissnrr by .. y. Foster. They Wrn
unanimously elected.
Beior. the vote was takenJ. {. BoN"y
nominated Geo. NJ Hunt, Sr., ~ dele
gate. but the chairman failed To rc"g-
ME MIR BoNlcy and the vote was not
taken ON his motion This led toa warm
protest afterwards 10y Mr.. BONley ana
Il. j. Hunt. Each delegate. on motion
of q. d. Foster. was authorized Ia select
his alternate.
After some discussion il was decided
to go into the election of delegates to
the Senatorial and legislative conven.
tions. Joseph Walker (colOrdD nomi-
mated VIM War, (colorrdl. Duff Green
nominated Chas. D. Foster. {. II. Wiss
n.r nominated Geo. VI. Hunt, Sr. }. NJ.
Griffin nominated Vim. b. Larkin. Mr.
Wissner moved that nominations be-
closed. This was opposed 10y Il. }. Hunt
\ vote was taken resulting: For clos
inc nomination, 3G; against. Il.
Before all four Delegates had been
placed in nomination. some one sug-
gcSted that rising vote be taken IL
choose between William Wan, and Geo
Hunt. Joseph Walker said it looked like
am effort 10 draw the line between the
whites and blacks. and II It was done the
blacks would get out altogether.
The drh gates chosen Wen' authorized
10 attend both the Senatorial aud Legls-
lntive conventions aud To selct their
own altcrnateS
Chas u. Foster offered the following
resolutions.
Resolved. lst. That We. the Republl-
cans of the city of Frederickshurg, ths
ith dav of August. 1908, in mass meet
ing assembled. do heartily endorse and
approve the bold and aggressive policy
of our eminent president, Theodore
Roosevelt in the suppression oi graft ~
AN the departments of government, ana
his efforts 10 maintain a pure aud eiici
eut administration receives our heaTtlest
appruhutiun. II * further resolved
that ina-much u- our State has become
afflicted and affected 10y the cure OF graft
and corruption IN public offices 10y Dem
ocratir officials. We do here condemn the
present administration of our state al
iairs. AND pronounce the Democratl,
party a. being uuW Arthy of support al
Tine honest freeman of Virginia. And. II
i- further resolved. that iunSmuch ~ ouI
nnrf, through the efficient and excellent
management uf our present chairman
the Hon e. Il Slemp. has been aroused
% the occasion Ol rrdrinlng our htal'
from the mi-rucand corruption that has
characterized the Democratic Admins
tration We do promise and pledge
our mceaSiug efforts and unremittlng
loyalty 10 oar chairman in this carlse
and We do commend him for his active
and energetic policy. And, il j. further
resolved. that inasmuch n Judge l.. l.
Lewis. of Richmond, Va. is spoken oi n
"a candidate for the nomination for gov
eruor by our party. We do here indorS'
that noble Nirginan and able jurist. ant
do instruct our delegates 10 vote for and
support him, and also the Hon. NJ. h.
Lowry for the office of State treasurer
i'm the nominating convention To be held
at Roanoke
The resolutions were adopted and the
meeting adjourned.