The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-22
House Caucus Votes to
Retain Congressional
Boundaries.
EFFECTIVE FIGHT
LED BY STEBBINS
Sixth District Protestants Win
Most Votes. Demand From
Ninth Being Overruled-Few
People Tried to Have
Secret Session, but
Failed.

All this congressional districts "a
Virginia VIII remain as they now are
Tor the next ten years. = virtual set
dement, OF the question, which has
caused so much stir IN the Legislature
since IL assembled, was reached last
might. when the Democrats of the
House Of Delegates. IN caucus aHsein-
Died. decided by d vote OF ~ 10 81, TO
adop; the following resolution. offered
by Joseph Stebbins, Jr..
Resolved, That It !s the sense o.:
this caucus that in redistricting the
state Of Virginia into congressional
districts ;ac present district bounda-
fIcs should he preserved. and the Com
Intttee on Privileges and Elections is
hereby directed TO have tho biz re-
ING the present law. so that the same
boundary linez OF tho districts shall
be preserved"
Details of vote.
Ihs vote WAS as follows.
Ayes--Adamg. Balm Bargamin. Bell,
Borden. Bowman, Brewer. Burt. chalk.
ICY Christian. Curtis. Daniel, sNtz-
kemper. Kent. Love. Lunstord. Martin.
Montague, Moseley. Norris. Oliver.
Page. Parker. Peyton. Radford Rev.
RobtEts. % Meckienburg: Rolston,
smith. spcssard, Stebbins. Stephenson.
II Bath; Templeton. Utz walton,
White OF Rockhridge; W!lleroy and
Brown. OF Danvillc: Browning. Byrd
Coleman. OF Norfolk. Coleman. OF SPOT
sSivania; Cox, Evans. Gillian, Grant.
gregory, liarwood. Houston, Ivey. KIN
soy, Land alaibon. Moncure Moore
takes Richardson. Row. futherfoord.
stephenson. OF james CITY. Terrell.
ihFoehmorion. Waits. Weaver. White,
OF Alhcmarlo. and Williams-32
i'AiF-Mr, CLARKE WIN Mr. Tate
Williams Lows 10 Cumcus.
A!thouSh the members from IN. ,hro.
districts auected--ihe Eiftn, Sixth ana
Ni"th--voted ten noes and nine avre
IN" result being that tho members from
tht u'str!ots not affected decided the
ease, Judge Martin Williams checrrrl-
ly acqu!csced In tho wish OF thc mn.
Jor!ty, and moved to make IL tIoanl.
nous. lie will. at tho first OPPORTUNITY
make the necessary motion 10 recon-.
mt Inc rcdIsiricting oil TO the Com
mite on PRIVILEGES ana Elections. OF
Nhirh lie is chairman, tor the purpose
- h"F'hs the changes made which Will
IcaFe al! the districts Just as they
now are.
1t IS fully understood that the SEN
ate VIII not interfere, ana that the bin
VIII 30 through barring unexpected dc.
Nelopments, as decided upon last night.
ne CAUCUS was repletc with resolu-
irons points OF order a 5 TO procedure,
"Hu pa'Hamehtary rulings. II was
said That the form in whicn the resolu
iion was put lined up among the
stand pattcrs' some OF those vho|
would have voted to remove Halifax
county from the Sixth District and mn,
1t In the Fifth. but who would not have
agreed TO take Giles. Bland and Taze
well from the Ninth ana put them in
the sixth. II this he true the credit
Tor engineering the situation belongs
70 Joseph Stebbins of Halifax, who led
the fight on the floor. and who has
made contest over this matter which
las excited the intores; fthe entIpe
body. He worked day ana night over
H. ana mas been exceedingly active in
securing friends against the bill as re-
ported from the committee.
Party AIntter
Judge Williams made the opening
statement after Chairman Edwin p
Cox had called the meeting to order.
lie said that he would have this redis
irictins put on the same plane with
every other in every State-settledi
with view to advantage for the do,ni
nant party. He told how those would
save the Fifth District from Repubu
canism could figure out that the only
chance was TO add Halifax to it. Then,
coming to the Ninth, he felt that had
the wealth and influence of the TaZe-
well Republicans been out OF the dis.
trict Henry Z. stuart would now be mi
Congress in the seat OF T3ascomb Slc;ur
So it had been decided thar ,hr b.si
thing 10 do was TO put Halifax in the
Fifth and take Giles, Bland and Taze
well from the Ninth. He went over The
geographical situation with extreme
care. pointing out every possibility
Then. lie said, whom the committee
had completed its work, there had come
intimations that he desired TO advance
his personal fortunes. He said thar
under no circumstances would he ac
cent any nominations this year As 10
u statement that il was a blow at Ron
rcscntative Carter Glass, he repudiated
il with scorn. lie read from the ,raZc
well Republican. which called the Dem
ucrats liars and hypoclitGs because thcy
mad planned this change.
Demands From NInth.
Now" he concluded. IF the other
seven districts think they know more
han We do about the best interests OIL
our own district. then vote down the
committee report / have had a floodi
Of demands from the Ninth that this
change be made. l have heard from 10
per cent. of the county chairmen and
committeeman of the district; they ali
want 1t. l have telegram received to-
day from A. q. Campbell. who before
the committee first advocated letting
the district alone; he wants tho
change"
Hugh S. White could not understand
the change of front on the part OF the
ninth District leaders, who N first said
they wanted tho district lines to be un-
changed. Tle said ho mad read IL letter
from Il. Tate Irvine. nf MISC. to The