Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-24
Local G. or. Leaders Say ConVen-
ton MI Name TazeWeII County
Man By AccIanalon
ms RECoNsIDERE0 HIS DECISION
According TO Reports Here. He Has
Consented to Make the Run for Gov
ernor-proeram for the Convention
interchangeable About Com
pIets.

According TO local Republican ieau'
ers the K publican state convention
IN session hers next weeN, VIII ii'i''-
rate Hon. a. =. Gillespie, OF rae
well county. for governor OF virginia
20 opp1se the Democratic nominee III
tho election in November. The nam"
OF Mr.. William p. Kent viii not, II Is
said, be glazed before the convention
aud the nomination Of Mr.. Giliespei
will be by acelamaiion.
This announcement Will cause great
surprise throughout the state as MT
GILLESPIE announced wnen his name
was first mentioned several months
ago in connection with the nomination
that we would not accent. Lyeal Ike
pnblicans say, however. that he was
Induced recently 10 reconsider and has
consented TO be .-.e party nominee.
Conventions Endorsed Kent.
After Mr.. Gillespie had announced
that he would no. accept the nomina- /
fion, the name of Mr.. William +. Kent
was prominently mentioned in connec |
ton WITH the nomination and many OF
tht county aud city conventions neid
TO elect delegates to the state meet !
ing here endorsed Mr.. Kent How !
ever, the statement Is made that these
delegates will gladly vote for Mr.. Gil
lesple as the Republicans generally In
the state regard Mr.. Gillespie as the
strongest gubernatoilal candidate me
party can nut forth at this time. he
is a prominent lawyer and cattle rais |
or OF Tazewell and the State leads rs |
believe that he will make a COED run
against The Democratic nominee |
whether he he Judg. Mum or Mr. |
Tucker.
Final arrangements for the conven- |
ton have been about completed. The
convcnticn Will be called to order by !
SsatC Chairman c. Bascom Slemp mi
the Academy OF Music at IL O'Clock
"Wednesday morning and Rev. +. Il |
Wexford. pastor of the First Presby
terrain church. will offer the invocation. |
Mayor to Welcome Delegates.
Mayor Marquis Jones will deliverl
/ thk address Ct welcome TO the dele
Fstes, being introduced By President
w s. Copeland, OF the Chanp5er OF
Commerce. state Chairman Siempi
will dettver an address Immediately !
after the mayor concludes his speech. |
A Temporary organization will then
be effected. temporary chairman be- !
Ing named and committees appointed |
Wednesday Afternoon at O'clock /
the delegates viii be taken on the Old !
Dominion steamer brandon for a trip |
down the harbor and around Old Point |
The steamer VIII leave Old Dominion |
pier A. While the delegates are on
this trip. the committees will hold
their meeting TO formulate reports
to the convention.
The convention viii be called to or
der al S o'clock Wednesday night and !
Secretary Nagel. CT he d .gartmert o: |
conmerca and labor, will deliver an
address
Final Session Thursday.
The final session OF the convention
will be held at 10 O'Clock Thursday
morning. At that time the convention
viii ncminaf the full state tickle.
including candidates for governor
lieutenant governor. attorney general
secretary of the commonwealth. stated
treasurer, ccmmisSS. Gner OF aericul. |
tare anc superintend Mt Of public IN.
str1scsicn.
lows:
Invocation, Rev. LLOYD T Wilson
pastor of the Newport News Bapsis,
churcs: repcr of committee on Gre
derfiais; reocrt Of committee on rer-l
Manent organization: election Of nor.
nanenf Chairman: address OF perma
rent Chairman; reports on G mmit
tees; nominations OF candidates On,
routine basin< -
Seating Of De.eestes.
The deieSat.s fr1m the Fif;h. SIKH
seventh. Eighth. N-nth and Tenth dis.
trscts VII occupv seats on the mir
Moor q the Academy. ana those from
me First. Second. Third and Fourth
1s'tr1cts viii occupy the nrss mai
cony. The 1ress fs9rescufafi,. : VIII
cccapy The lower let hand boxes ana
the committee on Credentials win a.
stationed IN the ncrth wing ~ me
stage III headquarters Of the corr.
1'tfe-e on permanent crea1iza-ion vi,
b. 81 The Newpors H.tel and tho cor,
matee on platform az the Warr,c,,
Hotel I'M
The committee appointed this week
- entertair the delegates during heir
stay IN this city met last night AZ