The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-01-24
ACNEW HAS RESIGNED
C. B. SLEMp ELECTED CHAIRMAN
OF STATE REPUBLICAN COM
MlTTEE.
NEW CHAIRMAN is A SON OF
CONGRESSMAN SLEMP OF
NINTH VIRGINIA DISTRICT.

Hon. Park Agnew Saturday night re
signed the chairmanship of the Republi
can State central committee at the
meeting At Lynchburg, and {. Bascom
Slemp, son of Representative Campbell
Slemp. OF the Ninth district, was unani
mOusly elected his successor The action
was taken NJ meeting OF the State cen.
trail committee. at which forty four out
of the fifty members were represented,
either in person or by proxy.
Chairman Agnew called the meeting e.
order and then asked s Brown Alien To-
preside The reading OF Chairman Az
Jews letter OF resignation was the first
business Of the meeting. In IL he thanked
che Republicans OF the State for the con
hdence shown in his management, but
stated that as it had been asserted thai
the present orga 1ization WAS not aggres
sive enough, and in order that trial OF
The claims of those who disspprOve his
policy may be given To the party b.
handed back to the same representative
body OF the party who placed him at 1T
head his resignation, to take effect a.
once. The letter closed by pledRing t.
the writer's successor his help and cor
dial support to make his administration
success.
In moving that the resignation be &C
cepted, T. Taylor Gleavts, of Wytht
county spoke at lenghth of the good
work done by MIR. Agnew, who has been
chairman since 1897.
G.. Bascom Slemp. son OF Congressman
Campbell Slemp, was then placed IN nom
nation by Morgan Treat, OF Richmond,
az successor TO Mr. Agnew.
Speeches seconding the nomination
were made by Davis, Of Franklin; Coles,
# Northumberland; Hamilton, of Rock
bridge; Bailey, OF Washington county;
Summers, OF Abingdon; Blair, OF Wythe;
Lowry, of Stafford; Pemberton, OF Tsze-
veil, Keesell, OF Rockingham, and Others.
The election was made unanimous,
and Mr.. Slemp accepted the honor in
spirited speech, promising to give his
earnest efforts toward the success OF the
party.
On motion OF Mr. Keesell, OF Rocking
ham, the thanks OF the State committee
we're rendered Park Agnew for the faith.
ful manner in which he had discharged
his duties, and the committees support
20 the new chairman was pledged.
A resolution was unanimously adopted
urging the party TO make fight in
every county, city, and town in the
State for local offices aud the legislature.
Speeches were then made by Judge l.
l.. Lewis. C.. A. Heermsns, John {. Blair,
and Hon. Campbell Slemp, the latter re
ierring to Judge Lewis as the choice OF
the party as nominee for governor.
The meeting was the most representa-.
tive held by the party in the State at u
meeting other than State convention
for some years.
At meeting Of the State executive
il was decided that e. +.
Suead was the member Of the committee
from the Third district, instead OF Edgar
Allen, it,, who was represented by Judge
L. l.. Lewis, of Richmond. Several mem
bers who are otiireholders rendered their
designations, but only in the Second dis
trict, where Floyd Hughes WAS elected
IN place OF Thomas Lowry, resigned,
" 81 any action taken, confederation Of
the other designations being left 20 the
district committees.