The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-24
Nv BENyETT HALD DAMBE,

NORFOLK. VA, May 23.-After
voting down by an overwhelming MAJ
jority a plank IN the Democratic plat
form endorsing presidential primarfeas
in the State OF Virginia the Stats
Democratic convention at 10 o'clocAa
tonight adjourned without EXPRESS
Ing a preferences for u presidential
| candidate.
Woodrow wilson gor the cheers Of
| the convention. He received nothing
else. Nor did his three opponents for
the presidential primary fare BETTER
The delegation will go from Virginia
untnstructed. And no Instructions
were asked. Despite his assertions
that preferential resolution would
be dsrna nded for the New Jersey man.
Richard E. Byrd, manager for Woods
row Wilson, who to the conventions
this afternoon declared his candidate
was the only one that could wrest
victory from Theodore Roosevelt, ac~s
| cepted overtures made by the opp0~s
sitton and asked for nothing.
No Instructions.
The compromise was this:
Instead of four delegates-a t. large
| eight were named. with ene-half vote
| each. They were: Senators Thomas
$. Martin and Claude A. Swanson.
| Congressman Hal Flood. Governors
| House of Delegates Richard r. Hyrd.s
| r. Tate Irving. of Big stone GAp:s
Harry st George Tucker, OF Nor.a
| folk. and A. Il, Williams. OF Roanoke~s
When this afternoon and toAi&Atz
| speaker after speaker arose and de-
| clared Woodrow Wilson. was the
I choice of Virginia Democrats. and the
only man In the Democratic party
| that could administer a decisive da~4
Y y. Il - -
| that shock the very rafters, Applause
| that forced speakers 10 wait for min
utes until they could make themseIv14s
| heard rent the air.
I But the Virginia deIega ton goes unss
instructed.
''rne Threatened attempt 70 starfsfssie|
the convention fer Wilson died a-A0rN~4
inE Il did not get out OF the eInv'
I hryonic stage. but the movement wa4
there. and time after time 1t locke&
as II Dick Byrd's followers wonl1g
take the situation out OF his hanAoa
ana demand instructions. However. IN
kept the movement down and when -
| journment came absolutely no opAM
/ move had been made.
The concession came from the Or
gantxation leaders. who saw there wa4
p,uch stronger Wilson sentiment thge1as
Byrd had claimed or even dreamed Of
/ AII5E tHe eutunclaStiN WtSoA HHEGtNA@
last night the organization men saw t.
was their move. They moved. Ant
their move was this:
Eight delegates at large We're pr0n4&
ised II Byrd would ask for neither 49,
instructed delegation or preferentta&
resolution. Byrd agreed ss
Both Senators Hootsd. 81
When tonight the Wilson sentimeM
predominated to such an extent tn
A Cxxyu aNpxx -
run from the stage by cries Of ''Wh6
do YOU stand, Claude7" and the nNN
of Senator Thomas S. Martin. N
hissed when mentioned. In connect1
with the presidential nomination, EXS
/ WAC s<td TO have declared he 49,
have never agreed had he known
candidate would have developed S1x
strength. zs
With insurgency cropping out eS(1
time a motion was put before the On
vention. the afternoon and night m
sions We're marked by the Created H.
moii. Speakers arose, tried to -
themselves heard ana aat Down 1ns
gust After speaking at tho t01.
/ his voice Tor ten minutes WhN4
voice did not carry beyond tho
two rows Of seats. Colonel J.
OF SUFFOLK, was only able to mafo
self heard after James ". Tre11@&
Norfolk made personal app&Al
convention to act like South6xI
! tlemen- xiYe eXerX man
| show" sSS$
Held In session In the NoN1
hotel all the afternoon becanG0
fight BY Norfolk county atne1N
who contested the Norfoak c00n&X
cation. the absence Of the c0uai
credentials delayed tae conx<I
the afternoon. and from 1se14<
rs o'clock friends Of candlao<y<J
| for their men. sSl SsI25
W. O, McAdoo, Wslsaa.s 11