The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-16
FIFTH DISTRICT
AGAINST PRIMARY
GARRETT NOMINATED AND SEN.
ATORS MARTIN AND SWAN
SON ENDORSED.

DANvILLE, VA, sept. l5.-Dele-
gates 10 the Twenty third Senatorial
District convention met here At noon
to nominate a candidate as the ''Hoat-
er" for the county Of Henry. the city
Of nanviie and the county OF Pittsyi-
wanna.
Senator William A. Garrett was
nominated. more than g majority OF
the delegates having been instructed
for him.
Following are the resolutions adopt
sd by the convention;
We, the Democratic delegates Of the
Twenty third Senatorial District Of
Virginia, composed OF the counties OF
Henry and Pittsyiyania and the city
Of Dslnviile, In convention assembled,
do reattirm our faithful allegiance to
tho principles OF the Democratic party
that party which has protected the
Angio-Saxon OF eur beloved Southland
from the disturbances and domination
81 an inferior race. and has at ALI
times stood for Individual rights ana
equality ind u fair Geld. with no dis
eliminating iavoritism.
We endorse the policy of our Gov.
srf1ors and Legislatures in providing
for the urgent needs of tho gallant
Confederate soldiers, that grand type
OF citizen whose ranks, we regret to
know. are becoming thinner and thin
ner az tho years roll by. and We re-
spectfuliy recommend that the annual
payments TO these brave and deserving
heroes be Increased an the prosperity
of tho state advances and the state $
revenues expand
We refer with pride 10 the wise and
progressive policy inaugurated under
Governor Swansons administration,
and continued and fostered by -Nir-
ain!a's present eff eient executive. for
the betterment Of our public schools
and the Improvement OF the public
roads.
We rejoice in the denomination or
Strgintas able and faithful servants
In the Senate OF the United states.
Senators THOMAS S. Martin and Claude
A, Swanson. We cordially commend
the wise and statesinanIiko course of
the Hon. ThoInas Staples Martin in the
Federal Senate, and mention with
peculiar interest and profound grail
tude bis vote and support IN behalf 1T
the amendment OF the long and short
haul clause OF the interstate COM
merce law. under which amendment
tho city Of Dnnville is now bringing
suit. with promise Of success. to over
turn the short sighted and throttling
policy OF the Southern Railway Com
pany IN It's relation 10 this city and
section.
We recall that four years ago this
convention, by resolution unanimously
adopted urged upon our party asao-
GATES the importance Of doing away
with tho peruicious and tD-adVised
party primary plan for the nomination
OF state and district Ulcers. and with
greater emphasis and reinforced by the
recent impressive Lesson, we do now
repeat that request and earnestly 0d-
Wise that the next Democratic state
Convention annui the primary plan, or,
al least allow the Democrats Of the
State TO vote for Its retention or re-
lection at the earliest date practicable;
and we would remind its advocates OF
their striking ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the
primary was never submitted To, nor
adopted by. the Democratic voters. As
II Is plainly subversive and destructive
OF Democratic harmony and party
strength, We are unalterably opposed
to the passage of any law legaizing II
TN any form or manner
Senator swanson made stirring ad-
dress and aroused great enthusiasm.
lie stated that the Fifth district and
I'tttsylvania county had given him tho
largest majority ever given any Demo
crat The speaker also said that every
Republican Senator with whom he had
talked had practically abandoned hope
Of success In the presidential election
next year.