The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-02
|S7UART ANSWERS
CALL Of PARTY
TOREDEEM NINTH
Reluctantly Consents to
Accept Nomination
for Congress.
DELEGATES WILD
WITH ENTHUSIASM
Strenuous Campaign Will Be
Conducted to Defeat Slemp.
Ringing Resolutions Adopt
ed, Making Tariff Chief
Issue for Appeal to
People.
DELEGATES WILD
WITH ENTHUSIASM
Especial to The rimes-pispatch.

Especial to The Tines Dispatchl
Bristol, VA, March lin the midst
of the widest scenes of enthusinsm
and with the oft-repented slogan, RE
deem the District" the Democrats of
the Ninth Virginia District, in conven-
ton in the Harmeling Theatre here
this afternoon, nominated Henry G.
stuart, former corporation com mission
err. to oppose Representative G. b.
Slemp, who Is destined to he the Re-
publican nominee In the race for Con-
Eress.
Despite Mr.. Stuart's disposition to
eschew the honor, owing to business
affairs, and to his determination to
seek no office other than that OF the
governorship of Virginia. he was finally
forced to yield this afternoon, when
he saw that the delegates from the
various counties were not In frame
OF mind to accept any excuse. After
the committee on resolutions had re-
ported. and the stirring denunciations
of the Republican administration espe-
cially in relation to the tariff, had
been unanimously adopted. r. Tate
Irvine. chairman of the conventions
came forward. and in ringing speech
| complimenting the virtues of Mr.. Stu
art. placed the distinguished Russell
county man in nomination. A demon
station, the greatest of the convention,
| followed the mention of Mr. Stuarts
name, as it had previously been unasl
| stood among majority OF .ne Ao
| gates that there would be no nope OF
\ having him accept the noho.. oul ~.
4 IRVINE understood the position when
/ he arose to- make the nominating
1 snaech. for Mr.. Stuart had already con-
4 scented to yield TO the enthusiastic sem.
n timent in his favor Following the
placing of his name before the conyen :
n ton. county after county seconded 'ns
!, nomination. and NUMBER OF oriei ~ -
q eloquent speeches were made.
Nomination Made Unanimous.
Then, upon the second OF q. r.
: buchanan, of Marion the nonlnation I
, was made unanimous. amid the widest
4 ent h,,siasm. Hats and handkerchiefs.
and even coats, were thrown high IN !
the air. and the parquet of the theatre
was scene of unprecedented demon
!. lstration, so rejoiced were the aeie
gates that Mr.. Stuart had decided TO
. yield to their wishes. even after many
of them had gone to the place OF the
convention with the fires of hope
burning low, feeling as they did, that
; he could not be induced to accept the
nomination.
General r. a. Ayers. H. G. Peters
and E. P. Carter were appointed
committee to inform Mr.. Stuart of his
the convention. The presence of Mr..
Z Stuart on the stand was the occasion
for another outburst of applause.
which was kept up fully three min
utes.
Mr.. Stuart made brief speech Of
acceptance. He began by saying; In
. a large way the voice of the people is
:, the voice of Cod
1.-THE same,',. he added, may be said
: to be true in a smaller and more local
way
Mr.. Stuart said that he had never
yet held any position of trust and
honor at the hands OF the people that
! was not placed there voluntarily and
, without his solicitation He felt In
: duty bound to accept the nomination
Il of convention which seemed to ex-
! press the hearty sentiment of the party
throughout the district, and which
= came in the nature of an imperative
call to duty. 1t was not the honor OF
the position, he declared, that in-5
J. fluenced him to accept; not the emolu-f
h ments of office. but the warm hand
,f clasp of the boys who have been tight
IA ing the battles of the district year
I after year. and who represent cause
I. which is entitled to win.
~ To Redeem the District.
,s Mr. Stuart declared that there was
N no circumstances so supreme as to
=. yield to the hearty and earnest call
of his party in times when earnest eff
!. fort and determination ara re-
y. qulred He declared that the unbought
~ Democracy of the Ninth District
h, should be converted into a victorious
,s Democracy on election day In con-
III cluslon, he said II wish to express
my profound. earnest. sincere and
=. heartfelt thanks for the confidence you
: have so generously accorded to me-"
=. Upon motion of General r. A.
is Ayers, Chairman Irvine was instructed
=, to appoint a campaign committed. to
~ be auxiliary to the regular dstricr
e committee. and to consist of one man
=, from each county, that man to be
- recommended TO the chairman by the
-, county executive committee. This, II
e Twas stated by a number OF the dele
ar gates on the floor. was one OF the
~ most important matters that had come
~ before the convention. It was de-
- clared to indicate the earnestness and
y sincerity with which the party is
q going into the approaching campaign.
- Mr.. Irvine expects to be in position
10 announce this committee Within
the next ten days, and all county
n committees are requested to send In
y nominations by the middle OF next
90 week.
us The committee on resolutions report
rS ed the following, and the same wesd
W unanimously adopted, as expressing
e. the sentiment of ever, delegate
W. present;
No RESOLUTIONS Adopted by Convention.
ed ~. ,l,.5 r,.n,oar,ts ~ 10 5 N;,,, Il
Congressional District, In conyentioi
q. assembled. hereby reattirm our ad1
hesion. to DeAaeratiGa- priac!psss q
Il Y :