The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-05-29
Delegates
Elected
To National Democratic Con-
vention at Baltimore.

the Democratic national con.
vention at Baltimore in June ia
cast the Old Dominion's TWEEN,
ty-four votes in that conven
ton.
| With the exception of two
instructed votes for Woodrow
Wilson, the Virginia delega-
ton is without ties of instruc
tions or preference resolutions.
| The First district instructed for
Wilson.
OF the States twenty-four
votes, the lineup is believed to
be eleven pronounced votes for
Woodrow Wilson and thirteen
unpronounced in choice. OF
the latter one and one-half ex-
pressed for Underwood, two and
one-haif lean to Underwood
one is for Clark and one for
Harmon.
The unit rule will not be ap.
piled until the delegates get to
Baltimore and then not until
after several ballots shall hive
been taken and two thirds of
the twenty-fourth votes are cast
for a unit rule application in
the delegation. This was a
compromise with the Wilson
forces which were strong in
the desire to have the conven-
ton go on preferential record
for their favorite candidate.
The convention, attended by
nearly 200 delegates and alter
mates, was one of the best in
many years held by the demo-
Gratis of Virginia. The ten dis
trict conventions held prior to
the main convention, develop
ed differences of various kinds
biH OF whole the convention
WAS harmonious.
| The names of Wilson, Clark
Underwood, Harmon and BRYAN
were cheered.
One of the features of the
convention was the election to
Baltimore in the Tenth district
convention of Thos. S. Ryan,
son of the New York financier.
1T was in the Tenth and Sec
ond districts that four delegates
were elected with half n vote
each and Mr.. Ryan was named
i'll the Tenth as an anti-Wilson
delegate to Baltimore.
James X. Catron, OF Alexan
dria, was temporary chairman
of the convention aud Repre-.
sentative James Hay, Of the
Seventh district, was perma.
nent chairman.
Senator Thomas s. Martin
was prevented from attending
the convention by the Illness
of his wife at Charlottesville
This being the first State
convention since the death OF
the late Senator John w. Daniel
the convention paid a fine tri-
butte to his memory as a man
and as a Democrat.
The State convention, after
confirming the district delegates
to the Baltimore national con
vention, the district nominees
for presidential electors and
State committee, named the
following delegates and alter.
mates at large to Baltimore with
half vote each:
Delegates United States Sen
ator Thomas S. Martin, Claude
A. wanson, Governor William
Hodges Mann, Representative
Vial ID. Flood, Alfred B. Will
liams, of Roanoke; Richard
| Tyeiyn Byrd, Winchester; r.
Tate Irvine, Wise, and Harry
st. George Tucker, of Licking.
ton.
| Alternates-R. Holt Easley
Halifax; w. E. Allen, Alleghe.
ny;J j. A. Stone, Washington
| Clyde w. Saunders, Richmond
j. NJ. Bauserman, Shenandoah
is. Gorden Cumming, Eliza.
beth City; s. T. Montague,
Portsmouth; j. z. Holland,
| Norfolk.
!, Presidential electors at large
u. Norment Powell. of Wythe
vile and X. t. Duke, Jr., Of
Albemarle.
Democratic State chairman
and National committeeman
j. Taylor Ellyson, Of Rich
mond.