The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-13
COMMITTEE WILL
HARMONlzE PLAN


the state TO be held under the primary
law passed at the last session Of the
general assembly OF Virginia, which
subcommittee shaft BIZ directed to re-
port at the next meeting OF this conn
mittee. and the chairman Of this body
shall be a member of and chairman
of said committee
on motion of Clyde Saunders, the
-eemnitteemsn- offering the tive reso-
buttons agreeing, the committee voted
TO let the same committee handle both
matters.
The resignation OF John w. Carter
in the Fifth district Was announced,
and c. c. Barksdale. of Halifax coun-'
ty. was named in his place.
The Outlook Bright.
Chairman Ehyson then addressed
the committee declaring that the out
celient The only fight IN the State
would be in the Ninth district ana
ne urged the memoers of the COM
nlittee TO get busy and 40 wnat thes
..o,ilo toward the defeat OF S.einp ana
me election OF GeneEai hutus -
ysrs lua national cominlltse, ne
-, nd. needd funas, and walie NlrSlnla
ieaas the states in voluntary conri-
buttons now, he bespoke even
more liberal contributions. tie read
A letter from Il Democratic ieaaef IN
the Ninth setting forth the need OF
sneakers and money for legitimate
purposes
Or. j. p. Buchanan and Is. I. VIA
son. members from the Ntnth distrlcI
were called upon and gave encohras
ing reports Both believed there is
a good chance TO elect General Ayers.
nut they limited of deal between
the Bull Moose followers and the
Taft people which will give them
hard tight. Henry c. Stuart. of Elk
Garden, declared the situation was
more roseate than it had been for
steven years. But the Ninth needed
enthusiasm and must draw upon the
-.ast-for speakers to arouse it lie
believed that 1t would be redeemed
in November. Acknowledgement Viii
uams declared there was no use
mincing words-the Ninth district
workers did need money and he urged
aid on the part of the committee.
Senator Swanson, in II brief ad-
dress, declared there were three para
mount subjects upon which the Viz
rinia Democrats should fix their at
tention First, to roll up the big
gest majority in the State since the
Confederate war; second. to redeem
the Ninth district, and, tfsft4,, to AID
the national campaign fund,
Flood Tenders Services.
Congressman Hal d. Flood agreed
With Senator Swanson in the main,
t,,,t Thought that the first duty Of Viz
sinia Democracy was to aid the Ninth
district financially; then. II there was
ANYTHING left, 1t could be turned over
10 the national campaign fund INT
situation at home, he declared. de-
manded attention first. Responding
to the call of the Ninth district Tor
sneakers. he rendered his services
there and then. He had a ten-uay
engagement, he said, with the ma
tional committee to speak OUTSIDE Inc
state hut before and after ina
,,eriod to the day Of election. ms ser
vices are at the disposal OF the Aahth
district people.
mittee we're present:
E,;rst aistrict-T. ]. Downing, Lam
caster; J. NJ Curtis, Newport News
e p. Cole. Fredericksburg.
second district--Not represented
Third district--E. L. G, Scott. Rich
Solomon. Richmond.
mand. clyde w. Saunders. Richmond;
Manly II. Barnes. Boulevard: simon
Fourth d,strict-A. X. Morris. Sex
ION. u Taylor Thompson, Farmviile;
r ebert Gillian. Petersburg.
= fifth tiistriet---.R James Dan
sixth district--George NJ. Muse,
salem: Frank Nelson, Rustburg.
seventh district-W A. Byerfy.
Eighth district-R. A. McIntire,
Thomas 4. Williams,
Ninth district J. d. Buchanan,
Marion. q; T. Wilson. Lebanon.
Tenth district--Jos,sph Button. Ap-
pomattox; Edward Echols, stanton:
r.. r. Whitehead I.ynchburs; w. r.
Allen. Buchanan: William N Me-
Afiister. Warm Springs.