The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-08-23
j. III. Catron
Nominated

place August ia:k, fof the psraosc OF
nominating a Republican candidate for
Senator from tho second Senatorial bis.
irict. ON motion OF H. r Barron, Chair
man Of Wise county. Captain Henry Tay-
Tor WAS elected temporary chairmani OF
the convention and H. c. Ely secretary.
after which the chairman appointed the
following committees.
On permanent oTganization-Frnnk
Sargent of Scott f. NJ Cooper, of Ice;
j. II. Kiser, of Wise
Committee on cretlentials-William
Ramie and Crate liill OF Scott W. 3
Coldirou and Z. II. Larmer, of Lee, and
" II. Wilson and g. W Kiibourne. Of
Wise
Committee on resolutions-T. ID.
SprOlcs and Rcece bowen, OF Scott, II C.
Joslyn and ! W Trent. of sc. aud J
d. Dorton and J. NJ. Meadows, of Wise
After an Adjournment of ten minutes
the committee on permanent Organization
recommended that the temporary organ
ization be made permanent, which was
adopted. The committee ON credentials
| reported that all the counties were repre-
| Sentcd by full delegation There being
no contest, the committee on resolutions
reported as follows
We, the Republicans of the counties in
Second Senatorial District Convention as
scmbled this 10Th day OF August, 1911, at
Big Stone Gap Va, declare and resolve
as follows:
First We express our boiler in the in
tegrity, honesty and high purposes of
President William ii Taft whose able
and patriotic administration has been de-
voted tn the welfare of the whole country
without regard TO section or party prefer
oncc His two years Of service has been
years of work and not of words While
Democrats dcnounce trusts, lac dissclyes
them, and does II under a Republican
antitrust law While Democrats scold
the railroads, he brings the lawless ones
under subsection and enforucS square
deal for all And while lie WAS known as
o great secretary ,F war, the arbitration
| treaties will for all time make him known
AS the Great President of Peace
Second; We express our admiration
Tor our gallant Congressman, g II Slemp.
whose matchlcss and superb leadership
combined with pluck and determination
saved our district last year when so many
others fell temporarily out Of line The
fight he then made against the combined
elements OF the eutrenchod and unscrn
puious Democracy OF the whole State,
with their subservlcnt prcss and their
/ barrels OF bOodlc will forever be held In
grateful remembrance
| Third. We ienounce the Dcm0Sratic
party Of Virginia for the ilagrantly unfair
aud unjust manner in which II has ar
ranged the legislative aud senatorial dis
tric's of the State While il HAS been
| loud mouthed Ia It's claim of being the
white mans party, il has So arranged the
| districts that the white counties have
been shorn of power while the little eOun-
ties down enst where the colorcd popula-
ton is numerous, and where votes aud
property are scarce, have been exalted in
influence and power OF all relation to
their Just proportion And as II will bc
the duty of the next Legislature to re.dis
| triet the state We urge with all our
might aud strength the senators and dele
gates for Southwest Virginia to stand for
a fairer and iuster superintendent And
II they fail to secure II that they s,kn
such measures as will expose 10 the
world the intamy with which we arr
inflicted.
Fourth In the matter Of the APP
preaching Democratic Primary we warn
all Republicans to beware of 1t Il isa
snare and a delusion. Jones and Glass
have abundantly proven that the Mzrtin-
Swanson Machine Is rcclSing with rotten
ness aud corruption, and Ia the whirl.
wind finish just before the vote is taken
Martin and Swanson will prove beyond
doubt that Jones and Glass are hack pol
iticians, unworthy of the trust and con
Uucncc OF Tue people. Let Republicans
spurn all OF them, and holding fast 20
their political faith await the time when
the scales shall fall from the eyes OF
enough OF the honest people to give MS
the victory and redeem the State
Resolved, Filth: That we are unaltora-
bly, opposed to the prepayment OF poll TAX
As provided for ia Section 81 of Article 2
OF the Constitution, as prerequisite 10
the right to vote We agree that all lecii
who receive the protection of the Stats
Government, should pay reasonable
poll taN for the support of said Govern
ment, but they should be collected u.s.
other taxes are now required by law to be-
collected. and not made prerequisite Ia
the right to vote. We believe in Real
Manhood Suffrage
sixth Tina; We are opposed 20 the
large appropriations which have been
made aud are being made by our State to
the universities. colleges and higher in
stiiutions of learning to the deiriment OF
our common free schools and which has
reduced the length of the term of our
schools and kept the common school
teachers wages SO low that IL Is constant
ly driving our best tescherh cut of the
business We favor longer terms for cur
free schools and better wages 50 as to Sc
cure ths hes: teachers
EFT. SrRuIIss,
] NJ MEADOWS,
IL @. JosLyN,
j. NJ. TRENT,
REESE BnwgN,
J. ID. DORToS.