The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-02
No POLITICS IN
COUNCIL CHAMBER
RESOLUTION ENDORSING WILSON
NOT PERMITTED TO DE PRE-
sKNTED TO LEGISLATIVE
body.
MILLS IS DIRECTOR
COUNCILMAN BLAKE STARTS TO
MAKE STUMP SPEECH. BUT Is
CALLED TO ORDER Ry
PRESIDENT PETERS.
MILLS IS DIRECTOR

The lower branch OF council may
favor personally the selection OF
Woodrow Wilson. as the candidate of
the Democrats for tire presidency,
but that body last hight refused to
take up a resolution which council
man Barney bowman strove brave!y
to introduce, calling upon the VIZ
Einia delegation In Baltimore TO vote
for Wlaon and urge all other Demo
Gratis to do SO.
Durng tho early part of the pro
eeedings Of tha meeting OF common
council last night Mr.. Bowman arose
10 a question OF personal privilege
and asked the clerk to read q paper
which he sent to the d~ss.
Mr. Mills Immediately got the moor.
and asked Mn Bowman Ia explain the
nature of the paper
When the clerk reads IT. replied
Mir Bowman, you can see what u IN.
II relates 10 a matter that Ia Of vast
importance to tina city OF Richmond.
this body. and In fact the whole
country. and / feel that we should take
up this paper. and paSs il at ones
There can be no delay
Mills Objects.
II s1aff have TO object. said Mr.
Mills. while the gentleman declines
20 explain hls paper, believe Know
what il is. and ! cannot gee VIVA
thiS body has TO do with anything OF
that sort We are here TO transact the
business OF the city, and no outside is
sues should bs lntse5eGte stasS'Fa ''7s'>'
fuse to allow my vote 10 give this mat
ter q place In the discussions Of the
evening
What is ite' asked Mr.. Blake. All
this discussion going on, and nobody
knows what It IS about"
IT is a resolution concerning the
candidacy Of Mr. Wilson reported
Mr.. Bowman
Tho only way To get that before
this body retored Mr Mile, is by
unanimous consent. or suspension
OF the rules, There can DE no unani-
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Blake Starts to Crate.
Il must agree With my friend
Mills" said Mir. Blake. This is no
place 10 Introduce politics. But why
should We send word TO our delegates
In Baltimore to vote for Wilson,
They have beaa voting for him ever
since he has been reatty ~ bo voted
for II we sent them q message they
would pay no attention TO It. / even
sent them telegram myself. ask
ing them 10 vote for a certain man.
They paid no attention TO Il. Didn't
gwen answer my telegram. They
would DO this august body the same
way / believe, myself. that IL IL were
pat to a vote OF the citizens OF the
city, Clark would get three times as
many votes here as Wilson. And as
lock back upon the years
The gentleman is out OF order.
remarked the president, amid laugh
ter. as Mr. Blake started of IN &
stump speech.
We'll, hope somebody gets it be-
fore Bryan does" Mr.. Blake said as
he sat down,
Bowman Tries Again.
That closed the incident for some
time. but at what he thought a good
opening Mr.. Bowman. again asked the
house to suspend the rules. and give
hin, a chance to Introduce tho paper
He was backed up in this request
by Mr. Pollock. who said that he
thought that as all Of those present
were patriotic citizens. anything they
might do In this maet~r would be
recognized by the absent patriots In
Baltimore, and that at any rate IL
would show what the people at home
thought of the situation. and he fav~
ored the Introduction Of the paper,
Mr.. Mills again put IN his objection
but vote Was taken on the motion
suspend e--rtsf+Sy-%hfeif- wro lost.
and Mr.. Rawnfans paper reulaineti
unpresented, although every man In
the chamber knew what the paper
contained.
I, was in the shape OF document
calling upon the Virginia delegation
TO vote for Wilson. and was presented
at the request OF Hiram Smith. son
of II. NJ. Smith. president of the VIII
son club organized here last winter.
Mr. Smith was as much disappointed
az was MIR. Bowman.