The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-22
FIVE CITIES N RACE
ron STATE CONVENTION
ONLY CONTEST BEFORE BODY
Much Business OF importance to
Consc before Convcntion when
Held--State Chairman, National
Committeeman and Twenty.four
Delegates TO BE Named.

To name The time and select place
for the holding OF the state Democrat
lie Convention, at which delegates to
National Democratic Convention. at st.
Louis, In July. will be elected. the
State Democratic Committee will meet
in the auditorium of Murphy's Hotel.
at o'clock tonight. There are FIVE
cities bidding for the State conven-
tion--RichmDnd. Norfolk, Roanoke.
Lynchburg and Bristol--and each Will
make strong claims for the meeting ct
tonights session.
Because OF the number OF cities bid
ding for the State convention, the
meeting of the committee tonight
promises to be the most largely at
tended in years. The contest between
the cities r. In its nature somewhat
different from the contests which have
been up for consideration and conciu-
sion before the State committee Mt re-
cent meetings. For some tina past
the occasion for the meeting has been
the settlement of some primary elec-
ton contest or of differences between
party factions in the Norfolk sec
ton.
Bristol Claims strenw
The contest tonight will be no less
lively than have been some of the re-
cent party controversies. for each Of
tHs CItlSH ici wv ~OhNSHtfP'.
will present the strongest imaginable
claims. Norfolk and Lynchburg are
biddingsno less strenuously than Rca :
noke.
Bristol lis basing it's claims partly on
the moral effect the holding or Tenn
ocratic State Convention In the Ninth
District may have in the forthcoming
presidential election. and its claims are
being recognized and supported by
many of the members of the COMMITTEES
from other sections than the Great
southwest. The strongest argument
against Bristol is In the fact that plac-
ing the convention there would make
1t difficult of access.
Richmond, the logical place for tho
State convention, will present it's
claims for tine meeting. and the con
sideration OF the propositions made by
the several cities will consume the
greater part of tonight's session. TIC
fixing the convention date and the APP
portionment of representation are
minor matters for consideration to-
night when compared with the stlec-
ton of the convention city.
Name EIiyroEs Successor.
AT the State convention, wherever 1t
is held, there wiz be the business OF
naming a new stRtS Committee chair
man to succeed = LIEUTENANT Governor
Ellyson, who retires az head of the
party after many years service to en-
ter the race for the gubernatoriat nom
nation. the naming OF. RInember OF the.
national committee from Virginia, the
election OF deiegates 70 the National
Convention and the "naYaing Of presf-
Dental electors. The number Of dele
gates will be two from each Congres-
sYonaf district, and four from the Stnte
at large total of twerty-fonr. Twcn-
ty-four afternates also will be named.
! The question as TO who will succeed
Mr.. Ellyson rs committee chairman 10
being generally discussed in party cir
cles There have been mentioned sew
eral names of prominent Democrats for
the place. Among them are those OF
Congressman Hal D. Flood and Carter
Glass, Judge r. T. w. Duke, of Char
Iottesvflle; C. Hamilton Graves, Rorer
A. = James. of Danville. and Senator q.
Walter Mapp, of Accomac.
Virginia For Wilson.
For the position of National com
| mitteeman from Virginia the name of
Congressman Glass has been promf-
| nently mentioned
when the convention Is held II 10
anticipated there VIII be Iftt1e or no
/ contest In the matter OF naming dele
gates to the National Convention
| There appears before the Democrats
of Virginia no other name for the
| presidential nomination than tina. OF
woodrow Wilson. and 1t IL a foregone
| conclusion that Wilson will be the
| choice Of the Virginia convention
whose delegates will be so instructed.