Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-23
ROANOKE CHOSEN
FOR CONVENTION
Democrats of Virginia Will
Assemble There on I'd
of June
COMMITTEE MEETING
Endorses Wilson Administration, Fa-
vors Preparedness But Hopes to
Keep Out Of War.

TlCUInOIlu, NIdlCH -o- lNeSclN III.
seventeen Of the thirty-two votes
cast. Roanoke was selected last nigh
by the State Democratic Committee
in session at Murphy's Hotel, as tn,
city in which the Democrats Of Vir.
ginia will meet this summer to elect !;
National committeeman and dele,
gates to the National convention OF
the party at st. Louis. June =. at !.
o'clock noon was fixed as the time OF
meeting.
With hearty demonstration of ap.
proval. the committee voted unani,
mously for a general declaration in
troduced by Representative Hal D.
Flood, OF the Tenth District, recon-
mending the denomination and re-
election of President Woodrow Wilson
and approving the foreign and do
meStic policies OF the administration
The declaration approves the admin.
iStrationS course in advocating ade,
quate preparedness in the army and
navy. in particular the Hay bill now
pending in the House of Representa-
YES. but at the same time declares il
to be the first duty of the government.
to keep this country out of war, anr
commcndS the administration for its
course in seeking redress of grievance
by peaceful means.
The committee. bcfore taking up it,
hrsircSs. allotted fifteen minutes :,
representatives of the Equal Suffrage
League Of Virginia. who had asked
for an opportunity To lay their cause
before the body. Committeeman vii.
liam NJ. McAllistcr, of the Tenth Dis
trict, objected to the injection of the
suffrage issue but the members voted
overwhelmingly to grant the sutfra.
gists brief hearing.
Mrs. T. r. Valentine. president OF
the equal Suffrage League of Virgil
mia. called the attention of the COM
mittec 10 the large increase in the
number of electoral votes that will
be cast hy equal suffrage States at
the coming presidential election aS
compared with the electoral strength
of suffrage States in 1912. 1t was q
sign Of the times. she said, of which
political men in Virginia may well
take notice. She asked the committee.
men to give the suffrage issue serious
consideration when the convention as
scmbles this summer to frame thp
party platform.
Mrs. Stephen Putney. of WythvIle
vas given round of applause wher
she announced at the outset that she
would vote for Roanoke as the con
vcntion city. She supplemented Mrs
Valentines plea that the Democrats
of Virginia. when they assemble ir
convention this summer, take int
serious account the great growth ot
the cnfranchising movement and take
steps TO remove the inequality to
which Virginia women are now sub
jcctcd in the matter Of the franchise
1t was the committees FIST eH
pericncc with the suffrage hosts. Tht
members rose in Il body as the S"C
rage delegation entered the hall alr!
stood up again as the women eft.
In her talk to the committee. Mr<
Putney. acknowledged the tribute paid
the delegation by the committee il
standing up to receive therl, c>prcs
ing the hope that the members, be,
sides standing up for them. will alsG
stand by ther in tncir fight for tbr
ballot
The Magic City ii the Southwest
won out over Norfolk and Lynchburs
which polled six ar4 nine vcr -. res
pectfully. after the delegation from
Bristol withdrew their city frorn til
contest. Upon the motion of Free
Harper. who presented I.ynchbrIe'
claim the vote for Roanoke was lnad
unanimous.
The committee adopted by unani
nous vote resolution offered by
Rorer 4 James. of Danville. hamin,
June , as the date for holding tbs
convention and fixing the basis of r;.p
resentation as one delegate fc" eacl