The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-08-23

but to bow TO the viii of the /.
party. He must have your
help. Mr.. Ellyson declared .
that, as State Chairman. he +.
would do his utmost 20 help the
party TO redeem the Ninth Dis
trict. He c0mplmcntcd G u e f.
convention on the enthusiasm
manifested but assured the
delegates that the party had q f
hard task before It,. and one
calling for organization and de- 4
termination.
Following Mr. Ellvsou S speech
/ there were calls from various
parts of the house for Mr. WAL
ter +. Addison. editor off tho
/ Lynchbug News. who occupied
a position on the stand. Alr.
/ Addison responded I'm brief
and timely talk. referring 90 Ids
/ long association with the Dis
trict when he was formerly a
citizen of the Ninth. elf ever.
ne said. "there was am occasion
. 20 fight for supremacy. YOU
. have 10 now " Mr. Addison
then proceeded to discuss two
. phases of the campaign noma-
Is. the moral issue and Tine lm-
( p0rtance Of organization. cone
{ Guiding with a beautifultuoute
a TO Mr.. Bruce. who was soon to
b. be the party IS nominee. be-
ferring 60 the moral issue. MIR.
Addison said that DO was "a mat.
" ter TO be decided whether ODD
q not the District was to hoV,
Il honest elections. whether or moot
a. the Democrats We're going 90
r. allow the electorate to he oough
,- months I'm advance of every
a election. The honest purpos
e of the law. he declared ha'
n been conspired against by th
r Republicans. who had indulge
r. i'm buying up voters as iAe
,- would sheep 0r cattle oF drove.
I'M The moral effect of such % pra,
.u tice he emphasized with teiln
IL effect. On the subject oi o'
re- ganixation. he said THAT ta
H. Democrats would have 90 me.
r organization with organization
n that nothing else would su.li,
X 20 win
10 The committee ON permanei
ce organization reported Hon.
lvIlee Trinkle of WythcVlllc. I'd
- permanent chairman of theco
lv vention. and Mr. j. Frank w
to sor. of Pulaski, for permane
he secretary.
re- Mr. rrinkle accepted in
h.. notable speech. in which he e'
sb phasized the Importance oft
mn eanization. AS a representa-
rio of the Young element of Z
Is party. he declared that
yer Young men would do their p'
a enthusiastically. Referring
ten Mr.. Bruce. he said Bruce Is
0s be the bulwark and the mot
+o tain over which they lthe }
nnt publicans) cannot ride.
in The report of the credenti
mr. committee was called for,
10 IuDon motion of former q
oressman Rhea 10 was dispen'
bea with. and all Democrats M
der tendance were made delega'
ele- Judge Williams, of Wyt
ned Vile. read the report of the &C
sed mittee on resolutions, WIN
elo- was as follows
- your committee begs leave 90 So
the following,
; IN ..Resolved First. That Ve s'.iy ta'
and ton of our district committee ID eaiN.
Dro. conyention. The splendid oaipoefi'
commemorative democrats here ASSEM-
Tue A fountain Of enthusiasm that "il' se'
ere yraters into the rem0teSt corners ol q.
.eSo- triot. and il gives the opportunity oi
- ference and delbersuoa a. necessa
tOM wise and well considered action.
ad- pestlv recommend TO the next Dem"
state Convention that it So modify @.
~ u mary plan as to allow our IohS'es
COM ssssd Of primaries whenever in their
o re- ment. IL Is wisest and best.
call Second, We ..lina realnnH anu ~, 'S, ("
ad TO qeS.a9S'oa ~ of l964 and we congra
he the conntrv upon the fact the on.y
'el of legislation enacted by the heP3o'i;SSse ;os.
10 W the masses has been the railroad 3.
most and similar legislation passed oy =
trtv's Congress, which Was wrune oy ah
- e. whelming public sentiment from an
'SO W maiorities m both Houses cl tongfe
tory. which 'a'c we, We're IN the face Of EepabAea
Tay- forms. but in accordance with me ie
from, and clear pronouncements OF Dem