The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-18
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mittee had agreed ON II. N Poulsoi
for temporary secretary.
The names of delegates were thef
handed In, and the vote was taken. III
accordance with the agreement or th'
opposition to HOLLAND to Unite In or
ganization, the delegations for Young
Maynard and Deal voted for Plleher
the Holland delegates voting foi
Rawles. This elected Pitcher BY y,
to So and he took the platform amid
the cheers OF those who had voted for
him.
Mr.. Pitcher spoke briefly. He SAID
Inc honor was unexpected. at when
the convention laughed He predicted
the election OF the nominee
prccipifates Fight.
Mr.. Wool offered the resolution
which aroused one OF the bitter fiEhts
OF the morning session. 1t provided
that the four delegations be assigned
seats in the hall and that their votes
be cast by their chairmen MI west
opposed this. He did not think the
delegates should be voted Ike oat'le.
He was there to vote tor Holland until
the dav OF election and until Mr.. Rum
BILE was defeated. The Wool resolu-
ton. he continued, was revolutionary
proceeding for Democratic body. AS
MIR Hicks saw 1T, the resolution was
merely intended TO facilitate business,
When he sn.1 there was no partisan
ship in it, he WAS ieered by the Hol-
land delegates. Such course. he sald,
was always followed in conventions
where one man is selected TO announce !
the votes. Mr.. Whitehead. denied a |
combination SO FAR as Deal was con-
cerned.
The vote was taken viva voce, ana
l,a n
have it. There was a disposition TO
question this and Chairman Pitcher re-
duested the galleries not to vote. a
division being called for, there was
tho usual vote, 81 to so. whereupon
there was more applause
MIR Parker moved the appointment
of committees on credentials per-
manent organization and resolutions,
each city and county naming one men,
Der each This would have given Dol
land four, ionng two and Maynard one
member. 4 substitute WAS offered ny
Mr.. Hicks that each of the four"can-
didates name one member of each COM
mittee. and that the fifth be appointed
by the chairman. This was the signal
for bitter opposition from the Holland
people, :
Mr. Parker said the convention had :
met for q solemn duty and that upon .
its decision rested the hope of the ,
Democratic party in the Second Dis
trict He believed the nominee would
he elected, bat II by adopting unusual
rules it attempted to thwart the Will
of the people this action would cost :
the party III the future thousands OF /.
votes. He appealed 10 the other can .
didates not TO combine. Ii
Stands for Square Deal.
Mr.. West tried 1t next. II made
him sick to think that delegates would :
in opposition 10 the will or :
the people He stood for square deal
for every candidate. and for clean
politics. No people and no State, he ,
declared, would stand for such pro-
ceeding except New York, dominated
by Roosevelt.
This was an incorporate view to
AXE, in the opinion of Mr. Hicks. He {
thought it was in harmony with the {
pirit of the meeting, at which there |
we're more jeers. 1t was unjust and 5
according to Mr.. Hicks. i
hat when it was proposed that the /.
majority should rule, it was declared
o mean -reachery and fraud, and T
nathemas we're hurled.
Mr. Parker cried it again. He denied
hat might makes right and said that i
he people of the district never would j
agree with such a proposition. d
On question of personal privilege,