The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-27
Virginia May Send I'm
instructed Delegation
to Baltimore.
DISTRICT PRIMARY
SET FOR JULY 16
To Avoid Multiplying Elections,
City Democratic Committee
May Fix Upon Same Date for
Selecting Members OF First
Administrative Board.
Harmonious Meeting.

NJ meeting marked throughout By
harmony, Tho state Central Committee
last night issued Il cal for state
Democratic convention to be held I'm
norfolk on Thursday. May %. at noon,
TO select delegates TO tn. National Dem
"cratic Convention and TO transac,
other business, the convention to b.
made MP Of ono delegate for each 100
votes or fraction thereof east in the
last presidential election.
Later he Third Dlstr!c, committees
ordered primary in this congress.
sional district for q member of coa
EreSs 10 be held ON july 10. The city
.mocratic Committee is called 10
meet on Friday night. aud 1t is ex.
Pccted that the members Of the city's
irst Administrative Board will be
named IN the same primary as the
member Of Congress for this district.
Norfolk Wins Convention.
he state Committee was called 20
order by state Chairman Ellyson al
$50 o'clock at Alurphy's Hotel, the
chairman stating that the object Of
the meeting was to uX tic time and
place for convention 10 sel.ct dele
gates TO tho National Democratic Con-
rention in Baltimore. AT which a Dem
ocrnic candidate for President Is to be
nominated. 30 reference was made by
any SPEAKER 10 any candidate for the
presidency. and leaders of tho party
were unwilling 10 express preference
a. this Iuncturc.
Besides the members OF the commit
tee there were present u number OF
the leaders of Democracy in Virginia.
including Congress- Lamb. Con.
EressNnan car!in, Congressman Flood
and others. United States senator
Claude A. swanson was present during
a part OF the meeting. United States
Senator Thomas :. Martin was in the
building and received many OF the
Members in his rooms but did not yiei,
the convention hall.
McInt.rc Presents Pinn.
l; y. McIniyre, of Fauquicr county.
u member Of the committee from ths
Eighth District. offered a prepared res
oIutton calling for convention In
Norfolk at noon on May 80 TO select
delegated To the national convention
the state convention to be made up of
ono delegate and one alternate for each
100 votes or fraction OF that nuIYbcr
cast in the last presidential election.
the method of selection OF delegates to
conform 10 the party plan heretofore
adopted. There was no debate as TO
the plan proposed BY 9Ir. Mcintyre,
and no division save as to tn. place
for holding the convention.
kilograms were presented by Chair
man El!yson inviting the convention TO
IEnchburE and to Newport News. }.
NJ. Curtis. a member OF the comnittc.
from Ncwpor; News. moved TO amend
the resolution by inserting Newport
News in place of Norfolk. Adjutant-
General w w. Sale seconded the !ny!-
tation 10 meet in Norfolk, promising
all conveniences for the comfort of the
members.
S. r. Buxton, Mayor OF Newpors
News was introduced, and extend, ID
the invitation of that city, urging tina;
the convention had never before been
held there, and as an added attraction
he offered an invitation TO witness the
launching OF the battleship Texas on
May IS. William T. Anderson spoke
on behalf of Norfolk.
May Reform Norfolk.
Some amusement was coca stoned by
the remarks OF William NJ. McAllistcr
of Bath county, who suggested that If
the Democrats OF Virginia could help
Norfolk and Norfolk county to reform
their political methods. than IT might
be n wise thing to meet there, though
Richmond was his real preference be-
ing more centrally located. With some
heat James V. Trchy defended Norfolk.
1Ic asserted that he held no brief for
Norfolk county. and was not present
TO defend the dominant political party
In that section, but as for Norfolk city.
he asserted that there was absolutely
nothing to reform. If the convention
would accept the invitation to Nor
folk city. he would guarantee no varia- :
ion from the hospitality that had pre-
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