Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-07-28
Floyd County Republican Mass Meeting

Pursuant to call of the county COM
mlttee, the Republicans of Floyd county
met IN mass meeting at the court house
on July 10, 1910. The meeting was call
ed to order by the county chairman.
VINO stated the object of the meeting to
be TO elect delegates to the convention
to be held at Rocky Mount. on july
Zoth, TO nominate candidate for Con-
gress from the Fifth district and to
elect county organisation to serve for
two years.
On motion S. T. Turner was electsd
chairman and J. A. L. Sutphin, secre-
tary of the meeting. On motion of V.
M. Sowder, a committee of six. one
from each district, was appointed to re-
port resolutions. The meeting select
ed twenty-six delegates and like num-
Der OF alternates to attend the conven-
ton. A county committee, consisting
of three members from each of the
twelve precincts, was elected to serve
Tor two years. b. S. Pedigo was elect
ed county chairman and j. w. Elliott
secretary.
The committee on resolutions report
ed the following; which, after being dis
cussed, were unanimously adopted:
Be 1t resolved by the Republicans of
Floyd county, in convention assembled
on the 10th day of July, 1910:
l. mat we renew our declaration of
allegiance to, and confidence in. the
the national Republican party, the party
under which the people have ALWAYS
thrlved, and the country prospered, and
the party to which we must look for
the future welfare of our country.
z. That we heartily endorse the wise
and patriotic administration of Presi-
dent Taft
3. That we again express our con-
demnatlon and disapproval of the at
tempt made by the Democratic Legisla-
ture of Virginia to thwart the will of
the people of the Fifth Congressional
district of Virginia and continue Dem
ocrat in Congress against the will of
majority OF the voters of the district by
attempting, IN plain violation of the
constitution, to detach Floyd county
from the Fifth district and annex same
to the Sixth district. And we most
heartily approve the course pursued bv
the Republican voters of Flovd county
IN treating the said act of the LeRisla-
ture as unconstitutional by acting and
voting with the Republicans of the Fifth
district ever since the passage of the
SAID act. And we congratulate the Re-
publican voters of Floyd county on the
fact that their action in treating said
act of the Legislature as unconstitn-
tlonal has been in every particular rati-
fled and approved by a COMMITTEES in the
Congress of the United States. COM
posed of lawyers of great ability. be-
lore whom the question was brought
for adjudication.
a. Resolved further, that we approve
the course of the Hon. ]. Nj. Parsons In
his gallant fight before Congress- for
his right to the seat therein now occu.
pied by E. w. Saunders. and for tbe
rights of the people to be renresentad
IN Congress by their legally chosen rep
resentative.
And we declare that it is the sense NJ
DUTY OF this body that the Hon. ]. M.
PARSONS be renomlnated as the Repubh
can candidate for the Fifth Congress.
slonal district for a seat in the 62nc
Congress.
8. Resolved further, that in case the
electlon authorities refuse to print the
election ballots for Floyd county as par
OF the Fifth district in the coming elec.
tion, that we, the Republicans of FloyC
county,. Will assert our just rights anC
ADOPT the plan pursued by us in the
election of 1908, and vote for the Re.
publican candidate for the Fifth district
Of which Floyd county is a part.
On motion of S. II. McNiel it was re-
solved that copy of the proceedings OF
this meeting be furnished the Floyc
Press and TazeYeI Republican with re.
quest to publisht the same.
The meeting then adjourned.
5. I. TURNER, Chairman.
). A. l.. SUTPHIN, Secretary.
Co1ntersigned: B. S. Pedigo, County