Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-03-18
State Committee Sseis tuesday.

Mr.. J. Taylor Ellyson. chairman
ofthe State Democratic Committee
has ISSUED a call for meeting of
the committee TO be held at Muir
phys Hotel. Richmond. next Tues
day. March "a. at S O'Clock for the
purpose OF selecting time and
place for holding the State Con-
ventlon To name the delegates for
the National Democratic Convcn-
uon. to toe held at Denver. July Z.
to nominate candidate for Presi-
dent OF the United States.
The committee meeting will be
largely attended possibly by its
fuIlmembership OF fifty. as the Leg
islature then will be about to con
rene to tackle Blackstone's case.
while William Jennings Bryan is
To speak there the following day.
Indeed, Mr.. Ellyson fixed the date
of the meeting with special refer
,ence to the appearance of the
Nebraskan.
The committee has several i'm
rcrlaut matters 10 settle. /, will
decide the date aud place of the
State Convention. Moreover, it
will decide en- the basis of repre-
sentation to thc STATE Convention.
Heretofore tlis basis has usually
been one delcra,e for ever, enc
hundred Democratic voters.
Some question nity arise as to
which vote L, use ir computing
the composition of tho convention
that is whether to take the last
last presidential vote or the last
gubernalorial vote. There is con
siderable difference between the
figures in the two elections.
Whatever may be the decision
about this matter, the State con-
vcntion will doubtless have rs
many aS 800 delegates, and may
be more.
The State covention. as every
body knows, will choose The twenty
four delegates TO the national con
vention. Each congressional dis
trict is entitled 20 two of these.
Willie four delegates at large will
be chosen Icy the convention itself.
The district appointments are
made ON the representation of the
district delegation.
The convention likewise must re-
elect new State committee and
also choose a national chairman.
Its platform committee, more
over, is likely to prepare Il plat
form which will prove interesting,
while someone is more than apt to
offer resolution endorsing Bryan.
Whether or not the Virginia
delegation Will 90 to the conven-
ton bound 10y the unit rule, re-
mains To be seen. Usually ii is not
the practice to apply the unit rule
to the delegation, but it was done
in the convention of 1896, when
there was great division of senti-
ment rs To free silver.
That convention, which was held
at Staunton, favored the unit rule,
SO as TO hold all Of the twenty-fOur
together on the currency question.
1t did not, however, bind the dele
cation to any one candidate.
In the absence of the unit rule,
Il delegation may split all to pieces
in voting for would-be nominees.
So far as the coming convention
is concerned, this particlar matter
is likely To be governed by the
drift of sentiment between now and
the time the body convenes. From
present indications, a proposition
to bind the delegation as unit for
Bryan would prove decidedly
popular.
The committee members from
the Seventh district are G. ii.
Purcell, of Winchester; w. +.
Carson, of Front Royal; Whit
Carpenter, of Harrisonburg; Mr..
Kinney. of Rappahannock; Mr..
White, of Charlottesville.
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