The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-05-30


CONVENTION HALL. NORFOLK,
VA-Special-At noon Thursday del
egates were strOlling into the Demo-
cratic Convention hall in rather leis-
urely fashion. A band was enlivening
the arrival of delegates with stirring
strains. Occasionally some man was
seen on the stage, and there Was a cry
of recognition and demands for a
speech. bat there We're no responses.
Speaker Byrd got unmiStakable ap-
plauSe as he sauntered into the hall.
He merely bowed and took his seat.
There will be no fight on the
RESOLUTIONS. The factions have
gotten together. They have
buried the hatChet. All is har-
mOniOus and everything is work.
ing beautifully. Mise counsel has
prevailed and there will be no
friction.
Early this morning, following
many conferences, il was an
nounCed that the main matter i'm
dispute-the question of instruc-
tiOnS-had been adjusted TO the
entire satisfaction of all concern
ell. The machine" conscious of
its own power, pursued n mag
unanimous course, and the gen
tlemcn who favored an instructed
delegation, recognized their de-
feat i'm case of a contest.
his came as a ulSllnCI surprise, Tor,
at a late hour last night Cor, rather
early this morning., there were signs
OF bitter fractional struggle.
1t was 1890 o'clock when Chair
man EllysOn raped for order and
proceeded to introduce Colonel Cation.
speech appears elsewhere in these
columns.
Colonel Cation made his address
under great difficulties. His voice
r,An1 =
the extent of the hall. He was fire.
quently interrupted by delegates who
declared they could not hear
In addition, there was a stream OF
delegates coming in. The confusion
necessarily was great.
The theater is packed TO suffoca-
tion, even the peanut" gallery being
well filled. The heat is oppressive
and the electric fans are going full
speed.
Eight Delegates at Large.
Virginia will Introduce an innova-
ton by sending eight delegates al
large to Baltimore. giving each half
vote. pcrusaI of the list will
readily show the situation and one
can easily understand why il has been
decided 10 have no contest.
Here are those who are 10 go rs
delegates at large from Virginia: SEN
ator Martin, Senator Swanson. Cover
nor Mann. Congressman Flood. Al
II. Tate Irvine and Harry st. George
Tucker.
IL is understood that after the first
ballot the delegation shall vote as a
unit.
ID. c. O'Flaherty OF Richmond, offer
ed a resolution inviting the represen-
tatiVes Of the various presidential can
didates now here-Underwood, Har-
mon, Wilson and Clark-tO respective
~ designate some man to make an ad-
dress of twenty minutes before the
convention beginning at 5 o'clock
This was adopted.
Senator Strobe Of Amherst, offered
a resolution declaring the sense of the
convention 10 be in favor of the presi-
Dental primary in making presidential
nominations The resolution was re-
ceived with great outburst of APP
plause.
One of the surprises of the meeting
An the Second District convention was
the defeat of Colonel &. FentOn Day,
of Isle of Wight, for membership in
the state Democratic Committee. He
Is father-in-laW of Senator Martin.
The Second District convention paid
q signal tribute TO a young Norfolk
newspaper man by electing Norman r.
Hamilton as elector for that district.
And he was the only man voted for in
that connection.
The convention took a recess till 8
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