Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-19
Gaafga helms Wise Nominated for
Congress; v. I. Hopkins Ono
Of National Delegates.
INSTRUMENTATION ENDORSED
Resolutions Declare That Successor to
Resident Should be One Who WIN
Psrsevere IN His Pololes-Nesro
Delegates From warkiek County
Not Admltted-Aonors to Local Men


SiSty-two delegates. representing
the Republicans of tue Virginia Flrs,
congressional district, met In con-
Nention ut the Cape Charles Casino
thenter yesterday ut noon. Although
there were some interesting discus
sions on important matters. on the
whole the convention was n very har-
nonious affair and business was dis
posed of in short order.
george Nelms Wise. the well known
Young attorney of this city. was
unanimously nominated az the party
candidate for Congress. G. G. Smith
efs. OF Northampton county. made the
nomina1on ana Mr.. Wise was chosen
by exclamation.
~ accounting HIS nomination, Mr..
sise inuue strong speech, In which
Z ,s,uns'uy anu dweit ut some length ON
The subject.
cf Cape Charles. called the convention
TO order ana was chosen tcmnororv
Guaninnh. District Secretary John
Hohigan acted MS temporary sccro-
NafS, When a permanent organization
vas Effected, II. b. Hardwick rf
"estmoreland county. was chairman.
aIu' iohn Is. Locke. of this city. sccro-
tary.
Delegates to Convention.
wv. r. Hopkins. OF this CITY nnd g
g. Smithers, OF Nonhanmton comfy
wgte chosen delegates from Tho dis
'rict to the national Republican con-
Yventon, With James Rowbottom NJ
,hls city, and benjamin Upton OF
Middiesex county. as alternates. All
OF the delegates and alternates WIN
attend the convention.
w. w. Butgner. of Fredcrickshurg
was named as presidential eleotor
from the district.
State committeeman.
G a. Mckinney was relclectcd .;,s-
trict ohaiinian, iand the members OF
tho state COMMITTEES were clcctod
rs follows:
Harry Libby, Hampton; C. NJ. Har-
rus, Caroline county; r. s. Bristow.
AnddleseX county; s. d. IIardwick,
Westnioreland county; c. q. Smithers.
northampton county,
Edwin Brown, of No, thumberlond
county. was chosen to 'cpresent tho
district on the state executive com
lnittec.
Instructions to Delegates.
Under resolution offered by Harry
libby. and adopted. the delegates to
the national convention are instruct
4 eu 10 be governed by the Instructions.
lrtany. adopted by The state conven-
ton for the delegates at large. A
telegram was received from Hon.
Frank Hitchcock. formerly assistant
postmaster general and now manager
cf the -.Thft presidential campaign.
nfging the convention TO instruct It's
3 delegates for Taft.
Although the above instructions
were given, the general opinion in the
conventisn seemed 10 be that the
state convention would instruct tho
4 delegates at large to vote for Taft.
Administration Endorsed.
RESOLUTIONS We're adopted enthus-
instically endorsing the administra
tion of President Roosevelt. and de-
clating that The American people
demand as his successor one who can
be intrusted. without misgivlngs. 10
Ypersevere in his policies and harvest
fruits for the welfare of the
nation
Resolutions also were adopted on
dorsipg c. Bascomb Slemp for state
chairman; approving of the appolnc-
ment of Alvah II. Martin as national
zf'ommitteeman; endorsing Alvah II.
6 Martin as one of the delegates frorn
the state at large to the national con-
vention. and deploring the death OF
the late Campbell Slemp and George
-. Bowdoin.
Contests Settled.
There were two contests to be set
tied. Messrs Kimpton and Mench
We're seated as delegates from War
wick county. they having been chos-
en- at n convention regularly called
s9iy tho county committee. Jarvis
and Morse, the two negroes who were
chosen in convention held by War
wick county negroes. were not al
m:tted.
a split In the party organization at
s Fse6s rickqburg was setted by the
seating OF n delegation headed by