Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-08-31

late for last weeks issue. but as il is
good reading for Republicans of the
Ninth district we give it space this
week
Big Stone Gap, Va, Aug. 10, l911.-
AT Senatorial convention held for the
counties of Lee, Scott and Wise at Big
Stone Gap August 10, 1911, for the pur-
pose OF nominating a Republican candi-
Date Tor State Senator from the Second
Senatorial district, on motion of +. p.
Barron, chairman of Wise county. Can
tain Henry TaJ lor was elected tempo
rary chairman of the convention and M
u. Ely secretary, after which the chair
man appointed the following commit
tees:
On Permanent Frank
Sargent, of Scott; E. M. Cooper, of
Lee, and j. B. Kiser, of Wise.
On William Ramie and
Crate Hill, of Scott; w. S Coldlron and
P. II. Larmer, of Lee, and w. r. Will
son and G. W. Kilbourne, of Wise.
On Resolutions-T. ID. Sproles and
Reese Bowen, of Scott; II. C. Joslyn
and j. W. Trent, of Lee, and ]. D. Dor
ton and j. NJ. Meadows, of Wise.
After an adjournment of ten minutes
the committee on permanent organiza-
S'SA tDdI the temporary
organization be made permanent, which
was done. The committee on creden-
! tisls reported that all the counties were
represented by full delegations There
being no contests, the committee on
resolutions reported as follows:
We, the Republicans of the counties
IN the Second Senatorial district con-
vention assembled this the 18th day of
August, 1911, at Big Stone Gap, Vir-
ginia, declare and resolve as follows:
lst; We express our belief in the in
tegrity, honesty and high purposes of
President VIM. H. Taft, whose able and
patriotic administration has been de-
voted TO the welfare of the whole coun-
try without regard to section or party
preference. His two years of service
have been years of work and not of
words. While Democrats denounce
trusts, he dissolves them, and does il
under a Republican antitrust law.
While Democrats scold the railroads, he
brings the lawless ones under subiec-
tion and enforces a square deal for ali
And while he was known as a great sec
retary of war, the arbitration will for
all time make him known as the Great
President of Peace.
End: We express our admiration for
our gallant Congressman, G.. B. Slemp.
whose matchless 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 COM
bined elements of the entrenched and
interruptions Democracy of the whole
State, with their subservient press and
their barrels of Doodle, will forever be
held In grateful remembrance.
3rd: We denOunce the Democratic
party of Virginia for the flagrantly un-
fair and unjust manner in which it has
arranged the legislative and senatorial
districts of the State. While it has
been loud mouthed in its claim of being
the white mans party it has so ar
ranged the districts that the white
counties have been shorn of power.
while the little counties down east
where the colored population is numer-
Gus, and where votes and property are
scarce, have been exalted in influence
and power out of ali relation to their
just proportion. And, as it will be the
duty of the next Legislature to re-dis-
trlct the State, we urge with all our
might and strength the Senators and
Delegates for Southwest Virginia to
stand for fairer and juster apportion-
ment. And if they fail to secure it that
they take such measures as will expose
to the world the infamy with which we
are afflicted.
4th: In the matter of the approach
ing Democratic primary, we warn all
Republicans to beware of it. 1t is a
snare and a delusion. Jones and Glass
have abundantly proven that the Mar
tin-Swanson Machine is reeking with
rottenness and corruption, and in the
vuhirIuutnd Enioh -.
taken, Martin and Swanson will prove
beyond doubt that Jones and Glass are
hack politicians, unworthy of the trust
and confidence of the people Let Re-
publicans spurn all of them, and holding
fast to their political faith, await the
time when the scales shall fall from the
eyes of enough of the honest people to
give us the victory and redeem the
State.
9th: We are unalterably opposed to
the prepayment of POLL TAXES, as
provided for in Section q of Article 2
of the Constitution, as a prerequisite to
the right to vote. We agree that all
men who receive the protection of the
State Government should pay a reason.
able poll tax for the support of said
Government. but they should be collect
ed as other taxes are now required to
be collected, and not made a pre- reuui-
site to the right to vote. WE BELIEVE
IN REAL MANHOOD SUFFRAGE
9Th: We are opposed to the large ap-
preparations which have been made and
are being made by our State to the Uni
versities, Colleges and higher institu-
tions of learning to the detriment 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 it is con-
stantly driving our best teachers out of
the business. We favor longer terms
for our Free Schools end better wages
so as to secure the best teachers.
+. T. SPROLES.
j. NJ. MEADOWS.
H. C. JoSLYN.
j. M. TRENT.
REESE BOWEN.
j. d. DoRToN.
After this, Reese Bowen, of Scott
county, took the platform and nomi-
mated Hon. John II. Catron as candidate
for Senator. Speeches were made by
d. S. Hale, of Scott, and ]. N. Good
loe, of Wise county, seconding the NOM
ination, after which Capt. H. G. Joslyn,
of Lee, moved the convention to make
ha nomination