The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-24
WILSON'S HOPES
OF SUPPORTFR0M
HIS NATIVE STATE
ARE SHATTERED
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NSoHGHueN lroHl flrSt PdEeb
until rule will be in force against him
thereafter"
MIR. Jones was only restrained from
unit rule by the fact that Speaker
Byrd and other Wilson leaders had
agreed TO it and by the impracticatili-
~ OF getting enough votes under the
circumstances.
I'VE have lost when we could have
won" said Hugh ~ White. of Rock
bridge Il believe we had majority
had 1t come 10 showdown. The Will
son sentiment Was evident. ! feel that
we have thrown away victory
The following We're unanimously
elected observation-disclosures from Viz
rinia To the Baltimore convention.
with half Il vote each:
senator Thomas Staples Martin. Sem
ator Claude Aug stus Swanson. Gov
srnor William Hodges .dann. Repre-
sentative Henry Delaware Flood.
Speaker Richard Evelyn Byrd. former
CONGRESSMAN Harry 50. George Tuck
ar. r. Tate irvine and Alfred Il. Will
liAns
Observation-Disclosures: l.. II. Beasley
OF Halifax; ". Il. Allen. of Allegheny.
James A. Stone. Of Bristol. clyde W.
Saunders OF Richmond. j. NJ. Bauserr
man, of shenandoah. :. Gordon cum
ming. of Hampton and Samuel Iiiden
Montague, of Portsmouth
The clectors-a large are j. Nor
ment Powell. of Wythe, ana Judge r.
7. w Duke, OF Charlottesville.
J. Taylor r.nyson was reelected
State chairman and as the virginia
member Of the National democrats
Committee.
The Party Platform.
The party platform deals with &c"
questions which seemed likely 10
arouse great contention on the moor
of the state convention. Aside FROM
national issues. and the usual pointing
with pride to the record of the party.
and Endorsement Of the acts Of the
Democratic House OF Representatives
the significant feature was the APP
proval given to IL Federal income tax
The legislature Is asked to ratify this
proposed amendment to the Constitu-
tion. While there was strong oppos!-
ton to this plank IN the committee
OF resolutions. no fight on II was had
in the convention itself.
Ieaffrmiug the belief OF the party
IN this state. IN the doctrine Of
primary elections, the convention re-
fused to go further than the new BYRD
law, which has not yet gone into CT
feet. All of the many resolutions pro-
posed were referred to the State conf
mittec. with instructions to report at
some future time. presumably four
years hence. The only latitude given
the committee, is to readjust the party
primary plan so as to make it con-
form 10 the new statute.
The only real fight OF the conven-
ton was engaged in tonight over
the doctrine of holding preferential
primaries to indicate the choice of
tho Democrats OF the State between
candidates for President along the
Ines OF those recently held elsewhere
Although strongly urged by several
speakers. the proposition To commit
the party TO preferential primaries
was defeated by the overwhelming
vote of oil "a ayes. to $50 IA noes.
Following the reading OF the re-
port of the committee on resolutions.
by Chairman Edward " Saunders, of
the Fifth District. former Senator
Aubrey +. STROBE, OF Amherst. pre-
cipitalcd the fight. He offered the
following resolution:
Resolved. That this convention
hereby Endorses the principle of a
party presidential preferential primary.
and directs the State committee ard
requests the General Assembly TO
adopt such rules and to enact such
legislation as will give to the people
the night TO des gnate their chticc for
President of tho United states
strobe Speaks for Resolution.
Taking the stage in support Of hi
resolution, Senator Strcdc said point
edly that the PROPOSED reference o.
III priaary matters to the State com
nitts.- Iteant their reicgation to til,
graveyard 1t was. he continued. moth
ire but another insidious attack upo,
the direct primary plan in Virginia
The work of this convention. he in
sisted, demonstrated That somethIn.
vas needed in this STATE. He was no
among those who needed either
guardian or nurse If those lead
e:s iu Washington" he said. who ar
in touch with the situation. and Shout,
b. Informed cannot in months make II
their minds who should he named a
the party standard bearer. then let i
be left TO the folks back home" II
protested that Virginia should not b
halting, tame and lagGard In tines
dtys OF progress in the matter OF per
mittins the people TO rule their ow
affairs.
Representative Saunders made tn
response and made II directly and po!n;
edly. He did not altogether Xix
Mr.. Strodes remarks concerning peo
lie who will not say where they stant
II, was always ready, he said. to -sa
where he stood. If the Democrat
q Virginia want preferential pri
mary" he proCeedcd ''thev have