The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-27
ADDRESS TONIGHT
BY SENATOR OWEN
First Session of Progressives
Democratic League to Be Held
at High School.
MANY DELEGATES ARRIVE
Secretary of State Bryan Chief
Speaker at City Auditorium
To-Morrow.
MANY DELEGATES ARRlv|

The vanguard OF delegates to the
convention of the Virginia Progressive
Democratic League. which opens to-
night, arrived here yesterday, and made
their presence known In the hotel lob
bics. According TO written notices.
about 1000 delegates from practically
every section of the state WIN attend.
Secretary of State William Jennings
Bryan and Senator Robert l.. Owen arc
to be the chief speakers.
Although the opening session Will not
he callcd until tonight. convention ac-
tivity will begin this morning at 10
o'clock, when the leagues registration
bureau is opened In the lobby of Muir.
phys Hotel, which has been selected al
convention headquarters. AT that time
reserved seats for the two night meet
ings will be ready for distribution to
The members OF tho league as they
register There has been Il large de-
mand for seats to hear the speeches OF
Secretary Bryan and Senator owen,
and the arrangements committee has
encountered Il problem satisfying the
requeses.
No resesved seats will bo necessary
for the admission of the general pub
lie. Sections have been reserved for
the members of the General Assembly,
few specially invited guests and tho
members of the league and their
friends. Tickets for seats In these r. ;.
those qualified to get them fi,m the
registration booth to-day. The doors
ut tho two meetings Will be thrown
open to the public. and no special
tickets Will be required, except for re-
served seats.
owen Speaks To-Night.
Senator owen. OF Oklahoma. copatron
with Congressman Carter Glass OF the
new currency act. Will be the prin-
ntrl t<rl,t -
session of the convention In the audi
torium OF the John Marshall High
School. His subject will be- Tho Ini-
tiative and Referendum" He will be
introduced by John Garland Pollard,
president OF the Virginia Progressive
Maclachlan. p. D.. Will open the meet
ing with prayer. The auditorium has
n seating capacity of 1900. including
the seats on the stage. which will be
occupied by officers of the league,
State officials, and a group of editors.
Senator owen will arrive here this
afternoon at 10 o'clock. He will be
met at Ashland by committee COM
posed of John Garland Pollard. L. c.
Garnett, Charles V. Meredith, S. s. p
Patteson George Bryan, L. Lee Roden
and Carter Wormley.
Davis Mny Head League.
The convention crowd Will be aug
mented in large numbers by delegates
who will reach the city Tomorrow
morning In time for the business ses-
sions and the address OF Secretary
Bryan Leon c. Steele, president Of tho
Citizens Party of Norfolk. will head a
delegation OF 100 from that city. which
Will reach here In time for the Owen
meeting tonight.
The first business session of the con-
vention VIII be called at 10 o'clock to %
morrow morning In the John Marshall
High School auditorium President
Pollard will preside Secretary Bryan
Will arrive In the city In time to par
ticipatc in the permanent organization
Of tho league. which Will be under
owen Will also be present and lend his
counsel.
The second business session, at which
number Of State Democratic leaders
Will speak. is to be held tomorrow af-
ternoon mt $3.50 O'clock. Among the
speakers will be: Delegate Hugh a.
White. OF Rockbridge: former Senator
L. III. Machcn, OF Alexandria,: former
Senator Aubrey T.. Strobe. OF Amherst,
and former Senator Eugene Withers, OF
Danville. Tomorrow the league will
effect a permanent organization. The
name of Westmoreland Davis~of Lees
connection with the presidency OF tho
league.
Hrynn Arrives TO-MOrrow.
Secretary OF State Bryan Will arrive
Tomorrow morning, and will be met
by Il reception committee from the
league, which will later escort him to
the high school to attend tho business
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