The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-11
CITY CONVENTION
LIKE L0vE-FEAST.
No Instructions Given Dele
gates and None Asked
For.
HIGH TRIBUTE TO DR.. suRK
Negro Forger Sent On to Grand
Jury-Other Peters
burg News.
HIGH TRIBUTE TO DIR. BuRK
The Times-pispatch Bureau.
Bollingbrcok Street.
(Phone 1850.

last night was love feast. AMI bust.
ness was confined simply and s,rictly
TO the election Of the nle delegates
to the state convention. No instruc-
lions were given the delegates and
none were asked for. No expression
as to presidential preference was
made or asked for. All differences
! on these questions and on matters
| involving in some measure tho CON
Eressional campaign and the control
oil inc district committee about which
there had been disturbing rimors
during the day were quietly settled
or laid aside before the convention
met. and nothing was introduced to
cause discussion or division in the
body.
Every delegate elected on Wednes
| day night was present or represented
by proxy. IL is understood that OF the
delegates as publish in The Times.
, Dispatch five prefer Woodrow Wilson
| and four prefer Judson Harmon. and
| mat five would vote against instruct
ing the state delegation end rrobatiy
four for. i,rs.ractions. But none is so
coTnnittcd To any candidate as TO pre-
vent him at tho proper time from Civ
ing his votes TO the strongest man.
Tho convention paid a high compli-
| inent TO DR.. Joseph NJ Burke. in
,recognltion of his long faithful and
cfhcient service to the party as city
chairman by unanimously Endorsing
and recommending him for the posi-
ton of delegates to thc national
convention from the Fourth District
In appreciation Of tho honor DR..
Burk expressed his thanks, and de-
ciarcd that when Virginia was call.
cd In the ballotinE, his vote would be
for the best interests of the party re-
Sardiess OF personal preference.
ForEcr Sent On.
William Lawson. negro. charged
with forging the name OF g. r. Bark
or of Dinwiddic county. 10 two orders
Tor whiskey on the Jefferson Liquor
Company. WAS this morning sent to
the grand Jury on both charges Law.
son got three quarts Of whisk.y on
his Two orders, and is likely To get a
term in the pcnitentiarv
lanes Williams. negro. ia under
arrest for housebreaking and robbery
williams In from North Carolina
coming 10 the city few days ago he
was given room AT tho home OF
Charles Gibbs. whose wife IL his
cousin Ono day while tho family
We're away, ne broke into tho house.
and stole suit Of clothes. He left
note stating what he had done. ana
mat he would some dan send money
for them.
sudden Drnth of Mrs. Walker.
Mrs Julia A. Walker. aged nifty
years. wife of David Walker, lied very
suddenly last evening of heart disease
at her homo on McKcnzia Street She
IS survived by her husband. four Sons
and daughter-IIenry T.. Rooort L..
Willard T.. r. II. and Miss sarah f..
Walker. Two brothers and two sisters
live in Halifax. y. c.
May Dc Invited 1gnin.
1t is learned that the citizens and
Grand Army man of Springfield. Mass.
arc talking Of inviting \. r. Hill Csmr'
oil Confederate Veterans TO revisit thai
CITY ana take part in the coming ccle-
nration of Independence Day. and that
the invitation may be enlarged 10 IN
clude Leo and Pickett Camps, of Rich
lnond. and Pickett Camp. Of Norfolk.
Ihc visit of a. P Hin Camp 10 Spring
heid several years ago was an cvcI.
mat attracted wide attention ana that.
was productive If much good.
SundnH school institute.
sunday school institute. conducted
oH pr H. NJ. iiamill, Of Nashville. Tenn.
superintendent of the training dopsrt
men, OF the Methodist E,risror,1
Church. south was opened In Washing
ton street Church tonight. II Will he
continued until Sunday night with
three sessions ana three addresses zach
day by Or. ltamili. Tho institute was
opened tonight witha prayer and song
service. conducted by tho Rev. w. IL
Anvil, and an interesting address nv
nr TAMIL on The Modern Sunday
School"
Personal md Gcnerni
Mrs Rose AIperinc mas issued invita-.
tons 10 tho marriage Of her daurhtor
esther, to Lewis Levitt. a wcl!-known
young merchant of ths city The core.
monN VIII take place on ssunday after
room June :. at i o'clock. at tho rc ST.
dence on Union Street.
III" nammoth new building nf tho
Petersburg Benevolent Mechanic Asso-
cation at tn, corner Of West 1'.hb ana
sycamore streets. will be ready for
OCCUPANCY by October
Members Of \. +. Hin Camr sons -,
confederate Veterans ana a number Of
guests including retorlns and citizous,
enl"Nsd smoker Tonight in tho cam
hau lhiS being the forty-ninth ami
NeTssfH az the death Of Stonnwall lack
SON an address on III, inci.ien, wax
delivered by Captain !. G. st George
BRYAN. of Richmond
Men Temple. count demonstrators.
ana f. >. Farrar, district deputy coun,,.
nNhahStrator' Went down to New,IlIo.
IN Prince George county, to-day. 10,
give demonstration IN farmirr fn.
nc benefit Of the people Of Tia. so,-
tion
heal estate in the city is on boom
and several important transact,ops
have been contaminated ana others
ara in contemplation.