The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-31
MORTON WILL RUN ON
FREE SPEECH PLATFORM
Defends Daniel, Objects to Hav
Ing Bryan Stuffed Down Throat
and Opposes Instructions.
ATTACK ON CITY COMMITTEE
Member, However, Scouts Fear:
OF East End Politician-Num-
Der Of Delegates.

Declaring for an uninstructed dele
cation. warmly defending Senator Dan
iel and plainly expressing opposition
TO Bryan for President. Mr.. w. Waller
Morton, a former member of the City
Council and a prominent Richmond
business man, announced yesterday
that he would be candidate for the
Democratic convention from the Sec
ond Precinct of Lee Ward.
81 am thoroughly disguised with the
effort to choke Bryan down the throats
of the people whether they want him
or not.' said Mr.. Morton. 81 do not
propose to stand for this a. f. Thomas
business, nor for the shelving of Scum
Tor Daniel. If I am elected Will go
TO the convention in favor of sending
senator Daniel to Denver, and also In
favor of an uninstructed delegation. I
do not think the business element of
She Democratic party in Richmond is
IN favor of the socinlfstic ideas of Mr..
Bryan. and j am nskinE the support of
the people of my precinct on this plat
form. I Will go to Roanoke. II elected.
mt my own expense, and rs n delegate
independent of obligation to any can
didate. and so would like to have the
Virginia delegation sent to Denver
Two other candidates for the conven-
ton announced themselves last night
Hsrry p. CARRIER, son of Councilman
CARRIER. and J. Harry Lawder.1 Both
are from the First Precinct Of Marshall
Ward. and both have paid their as
sessmeat fee OF $3.50 to Treasurer
Barney Bowman.
Jumps on Committee.
Charges We're made by we'll known
politician of the East End last night
to the effect that for certain reasons
the city committee was keeping quiet
tie fact that all candidates for tho
convention must pay their assessment
fea of $3.50 to the treasurer before IL
o'clock Tomorrow. In those precincts
where a sufficient number of candidates
do not offer and qualify. the commit
tee, he declared. Will be, in opposition
at the last minute to put in Its own
slate or at least to slip in men whose
views are known to agree with the
views of majority of the commit
tee.
Mr.. Clyde Saunders, an active MEM
Der of the committee. fatty denied last
night that there was any such inten-
tion on the. part of the committee.
II do not kn6w that I am authorized
to defend the committee, or that the
committee needs any defense" said
Mr. Saunders. when told of the nature
of the charges, The State commit
tee met in Richmond on Tuesday
night and fixed the allotment. We had
a conference with the Henrico author
tiles on Thursday to agree as to the
representation from the annexed ter
ritory, and The city committee met on
Friday night. I think every one will
agree that we acted with all possible
haste. If candidates do not choose to
offer for the convention. i do not see
that that can be charged to the com
mittee, but believe that when the
lists close at noon OIL Wednesday there
will be full quota of candidates from
every precinct"
Must Pay by Noon To-Morrow.
All persons expecting to figure in
the coming primary, whether as May
or. Councilmen or delegates to tho
convention must settle their assess
ments before the clock strikes IL to-
morrow, or they are out of the race.
Mr.. Bowman, the treasurer, may usual
~ be found at No. 10 South Thirteenth
< Street. On Wednesday, morning from
10 to Il O'Clock, the last two rush
hours, he viii transfer his headquar-
ters TO the Office of City Chairman
James B. Doherty in the basement of
the Capitol.
Some confusion exists in the minds
of many as to the number of dele
gates assigned to Richmond in the
& convention. The city Will have forty
B one seats In the State body BY the
vote for Parker in 1904, Richmond is
entitled to Ihirty-seven delegates. In
that election seventy four Parker
votes cast a he Third Precinct Of
Marshall Ward were thrown out be-
cause the Judges failed properly TO
sign the poll books. Though these ball
lots We're not counted in the election
returns, the State Committee decided
that this would not bar those seven
ty-four voters from representation in
the convention, and therefore one cN-
ira delegate was allowed here. BY