Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-04-09
ELIMINATED THE NEGRO.

For the fret time 10 the history o
the republican party in Virginia tn
STATE convention in Lynohburg ytstev
day was composed principally of white
men, there being about Is negroes dele
gates present.
In his speech in accepting the tenn
porary cSaitmauship State Senator j
O. Noel, of Lee county, declared tht
convention was a white mans meeting
representing a white republican party
| and any statement to the contrary WIS q
lie. This aroused the greatest enthusi'
asm of the initial session.
As the session neared the end negro
delegate from the First congressional
district endesvored to secure recognition
from the chair, but was ignored, When
he persisted there were cries OF "Si'
down." Five minutes later, as the
black delegate WAS still trying to gel
the attention of Senator Noel, the con.
vention tried to howl him down. he
persisted, and while he was still on his
feet motion was made and carried ia
adjourn until z O'Clock.
Senator Noel was placed 10 nomius.
tion for chairman by Roy Z Osbell, oi
Richmond. In accepting, he declared
conditions we're never brighter for the
Virginia republicans and that he did
not believe, il the party acts wisely
hat it will be long "before th Old
Dominion will get in line with otter
progressive States" He srrsigned the
general assembly for alleged misuse Of
power, and took q whack at the new
constitution for lis Acknowledgement o.
| voters.
At the night session John G.. Luce,
congressional candidate from the ThiTC
district, asked tbs convention to sea. th,
Vswter delegates, who represented tbs
white republicans Of Henrico. Thi'
aronsed the convention to great euthusi
ssm. Mr.. Luce then moved the adop,
ii a os the minority report. Morgsr
To- secured the floor to speak for the
majority report, snd delegate shouted
"We want a white man !" Tbsn came
cce- ci '--it 1own - followed ny bisse'
finn al psrJs OF ,e- house. He refused
10 stop, and iba chairman declared The
convention would have 70 hear Treat
sia,ement If j; ,ook all night. Ther
quiet came and Treat was heard.
I. J Dsvenpoa declared that the re-
p1b leans of Virginia must eliminate the
( negro. and now was TIE time snd the
convection the place. The speaker tried
to stop him, but the convention would
lot let him, aud while he was reading
the negro out OF the party the delegates
Yelled themselves hosrse.
ThOmss Lee Moore deprecated the dis
posltin 10 ride roughshod over the negro.
He said the 1egro realized that the white
republican is going to run the party, and
the convention would do well to leave
race prejudice behind.
The race issue WIS involved in the
contest, and after more thsn an hours
fight on the floor the convention refused
20 seat both delegations from the Third
diatrict with half vote each, but adopt
ed the minority report, seating the white
deleg stiOn. Then psndemoniam pre-
vailed, aud for five minutes the conven-
ton was in q good humored uproar. The
full report Was adopted as an amend
ment.
The report on permanent organization
suggesting Col. William Lamb, of Nor.
folk, Is chairman and George l.. Hart,
of Rosnoke, IS secretary was adopted.
AS Colonel Lamb entered the hall he
vas presented with an Immense bouquet
Of roses--a rose for each year be hsd
served the Virginia republicans.
The committee on resolutions report
ed the resolutions, five in sill, in which
confidence in republican principles and
the party we're resfirmed; indorsing the
administration of President Roosevelt,
spd iDdOrsing the candidacy of TAFT anc
and instrucling the four delegsies-st.
large to use all honorable means to pro.
mote bis candidacy.
Thomas Lee Moore presented reso-
luton requesting all uuinstructed district
delegates to vote for Taft, but this was
ruled out on point OF order.
The nomination Of four deleestes-at
large were as iollows @. Bsscomt
SIemp, Big Some Gap; 5. g. Profit, O
Floyd; 5. Brown Allen, of Stauntop; AL
yah b. Msrtip, Of Norfolk county; b
| B. Bowman, of Shenandoah county.
Tue delegates elected we're Siemp,
Martin, Allen and Profit. The alter.
nates-John B. Kimberley, Henry Bow.
en-, o. D. Oakley and B. B. Bowman
For the two electors at large Their
we're nominated Senator j. 0. NOEL, o
Lee county, and General John E Roller
of Harrisonburg, who were then electe'
by acclsmsticn.
O. BsscOm 6lemp wss reelected Slat'
chsiTman.
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