Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-08-24
TWO HARMONIOUS
CONVENTIONS.
EOmiRates Hon. J. Powell Royal For The
State Senate and Hon. S. P. Mustard
For The House Of Delegates,

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Learning that the Democrats were
going to make contest in the Senate
rial race this fall, and in order to get
their hand in, not having had serious
opposition for so long, the Republicans
had preliminary little try-out among
themselves at Richlands on last Satur-
DAY to serve as a warming up heat
for the coming race. For a while
1T looked like for sure race, but when
the runners were in fine fettle and
ready for the race, the Hon. Roland E.
Chase, the present incumbent, came
forward and in a graceful speech placed
In nomination Hon. J. Powell Royal
The effect was instantaneous. From a
. seething mass of men, fighting bitterly,
contesting every inch of ground, the be-
hgerent forces fused, and the remain
der of the meeting resembled an old
fashioned love feast.
The crowd was slow in assembling,
and it was nearly 2 o'clock when John
L. Barns, chairman of Tazewell county,
called the meeting to order and request
ed Rev. F. II. Buhrman to lead the
meeting in prayer, and following this,
Mr.. Barns stated the object of the con-
vention and called for nominations for
temporary chairman and secretary.
Hon. Bruce johnson, of Russell, was
nominated for temporary chairman and
w. G. O'Brien, of Tazewell, temporary
secretary, and both were elected. Mr..
johnson made brief speech accepting
the place, and the convention then got
down to business.
Colonel VIM. C. Pendleton offered the
following resolution, which carried:
Resolved, that the committees on Gre
dentials, resolutions and permanent or
ganization be now appointed, and the
members of these several committees
be selected by the delegates from each
of said counties
The chairman then designated the
several rooms for the counties to hold
their meetings in to select the members
OF the various committees. The coun-
ties reported their selection of the vari-
GUS committees as follows:
BUCHANAN COUNTY.
Permanent Organization-Glenn Rat
lift.
Credentials-J. M. Ratliff.
Resolutions-G. w. Litz.
DICKINSON COUNTY.
Permanent Organization-J. D. H.
Owen.
\ Credentials-Capt. j. S. Colley.
Resolutions-W. F. Sutherland.
RUSSELL COUNTY.
Permanent Organization-L B. Suth-
erland.
Credentials-R. C. Meade.
Resolutions-Arthur Griffith.
TAzEwELL COUNTY.
Permanent Organization-J. N. Har-
man.
Credentials-Wm. C. Pendleton.
Resolutions-W. B. F. White.
]. H. Daugherty presented minority
report from Buchanan county with the
name of John c. Mccoy IS the member
of each of the committees, but the mat
ter being left to that county for decis-
ion, the majority report was sustained
by vote of to 5.
While the committees were working
on their reports Hon. Frank Griffith, of
Russell county, addressed the audience
on the necessity of harmony. When
the committees returned to the room
the chairman called for the report of
the committee on Permanent Organizs-
tion- Chairman Harman of this com
>mittee reported that it was unable to
agree as to chairman, as the commit
tee stood for Hon. w. B. Spratt, of
Tazewell, 2; Hon. Bruce johnson, of
Russell, 2. For permanent secretary
they bad agreed on W. G. O'Brien, of
Tazewell. The question of permanent
chairman was then put to the house and
Mr.. johnson elected by vote of Al to
38.
Just as the permanent chairman re-
li9wed Hon. Thomas Dickenson, who had
been called upon to preside while the
vote was being taken for permanent
chairman, Hon. Roland E. Chase made
his way to the platform, and in few
well chosen words withdrew from the
contest and placed in nomination Hon.
j. Powell Royal, of Tazewell county,
the nomination was seconded nv
Glenn Ratliff, E H. Witten, j. H.
Daugherty and Bruce johnson, and was
made by reclamation. The chairman
then appointed as committee to notify
Mr.. Royal of his nomination, Hon. Re-
land E. Chase, Col. VIM. c. Pendleton.
r. c. Meade and Glenn Ratlff. The
committee escorted Mr.. Royal to the
platform, and in ringing speech he ac-
. cepted the honor conferred upon him.
In the general love-feast following
Athe nomination of Mr. Royal by Mr..
Chase, the committees on credentials
and resolutions never reported, but