The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-23

instructed Delegations
Eorecast IT Result.
At q late hour tonight II was whis-
psr.d MIA. tire Anal result world be
lhis ia u. atst IKE ballots n. dcie:
ration Ii TO eete as its Individual per'
vonpgt sees nj II by that time there
n +.c t-istsls.ts by III. convention The
slelegMsisn is ia vote as unit Ind
throw It's strength TO the mos pronis-
trE docking eaadidse, " the fight for
Woodrow Wilson tomorrow assumes
greater proportions than is anticipated
nlAas may he changed and a prefer
entinl resolution may be permitted 80
20 through
Indications of weak spot IN tho
ranks ~ machine men was shown
here this afternoon when q rcpo~j was
circulated that Woodrow Wilson h'sS-
self was on the ground and would at-
tempt TO stampede the convention.
r5nst ernatien r.isned and there was
a-scrrying for the rooms IN which arc
housed friends Of the three candidates
who are Running against the New Jet-
sey governor. When tine rtlmor was
Officially denied hr Speaker Fsri signs
% reifef were hesr"d
Many Resolutions.
MANY resolutions ere 70 Ne introduce.
81 I'll the convention TeforyoW t>re
NIL caii for investigation az the source
of feRds alleged to heen used IN Taze.
well and other counties 60 send an an.
Instructed delegation the story pi
Witch was printed exclusiy ely IN The
Richmond Nirginian last sunday morn
ing. A resalG ton 10 incorporate a pro
hibition Platform may ur nas' not be
,nstrduced Mcdonald Lee denied
that he would dfet this, although II
was said In the morning he was the
"a stIfI}gASys ant
liquor men professed ignorance ~ such
resolution Members II the whfsiFeE
element declared thu bad beard n
the resolution hut did lot know FROM
where Il was TO COM
Big Crowd or Hand.
Most of Tie delegates arrived today
Ever hef4; Is f'i!i aaG mann ara stap-
ming IN private residences. There are
fully as many present who are not dele
gates. Ina, Interested IN the outcome IT
ths~ t.eHeans tt-Tt attsrT7 tt+1+etif =
them are, politicians froyu every cor
nor vi she state. Members IT huth
State legislative branches are an hand.
CHARTERED ~ thy Monticello, next door
"a The CRANKY theatae witer" sessions
Will Re held are Speaker Byrd, Lieu
tenant Governor J. Taylor Ellysou,
Congressman Hal Flood, Saunders. Car
In GLASS. senator Glance A. swanson
Senator Martin ia no There He is
NJ the bedside Of hts wife ard Will
hardly come,
Speaker Byrd tonight declined TO
make public figures concerning dele
gates instructed Instructions have
been issued for no candidates bat VII
son. THE New Jersey man viii get
the second DISTRICT delegation. In
Norfolk city he will get twelve q
twenty-five votes or twelve Of twenty
three IL Norfolk countv is permitted 70
retain the tWo delegates il WAS robbed
I'll be anaxation to Norfolk city Ports
mouth gives Wilson thirteen ~ fifteen
delegates and Norfolk county casts Is
-t,ii4 vote for him Isle If Wight ard
Nansemond arc solid fer Wilson.
Holland For Congress.
In caucus tonight the Second dis
trict endorsed Holland for congress,
There was no opposition. The cam
didacr nf Samuel Montague. Of Ports
mouth, has not materiaiized nor has
former Congressman f35tttfr- Young
ye; entered the race.
These men were named as steer
ing committee tonight TO urge VIII
sons candidacy IN the district and
State conventions tomorrow
First district Il, &. Jordan; Second,
Walter IL Taylor; Third. Harry Smith.
Ir Fourth. &. H. Love; Fifth. Eugene
withers: sixth, A. Il. Coleman; SeY-
enth, r. " Ward; Eighth. Lindsay
Gordon; Ninth, r. Tate Irwin, Tenth
rsr. Hunter PeudIeson.
Cation 80 Caii Convention.
When the convention is called 10
order at noon tomorrow, James Il
Cation, Of Alexandria. Will call the
meeting 10 order as temporary chair
man He wvs harmed tonight At ii
meeting Of the State Democratic COM
nlittee. J. n Frennamau, Of Rich
rIond. was named as secretary. T.. II,
Cunningham, OF Norfolk. viii be ser
geant-at-arms,
Twen ty- eight members Of The com
Yntttee answered present when thc
roll was called at O'Clock Others
came later and more than three
fourths of the total membership was
present when the committee got down
10 business. Taken up first. a reSp-
l4.tat,s, offered ~ a e- last State coll
Nertion la Roanoke recoinmel3 ing
changes In the party primary pt@n
was q dupted without opposition 1he
changes follow cio4cly the Plan out
lined In the Byrd primary law, passed
al the last session of the Legislature
IA. q HumphrieF received little sup
pOrt in an effort to have delegates
named from the Sixth district trans
ferre1 10 the Firth, because ct the
transfer Of Charlotte ana IslifaA
counties from the one district intt
the other at the last session If the
blN~
Although he appealed from the
ruling of Governor Eityson and init
mated that the chairman wrote on'
ming IN litter and ruled another
mis- appeal vas not sustained on
vote.
Norfolk county Etraightouts. wht
will contest the county delegation. dif
rot bring Up Isn@tir Complaint Hafsts' fl
az anticipated. but witt tHy II betur'
the Second district convention TO-
morrow morning at 10 O'Clock.
District delegates TO Baltimore ano
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