The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-23
ROANOKE CHOSEN
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stitute that Mrs Valentine De heard
as Captain McAllister suggested. after
the committee adjourned. Mr.. Saun-
ders. of Richmond. supported MT.
winn's motion, and this, after brief
aryuf,, emit. nrevaifed. Mr.. Winn and
Mr.. Saunders were named commit
Tee to escort thu ladies to the hall
( In the party were Mrs. Valentine.
Mrs stephen Putney. of Wythevilie.
vice president of the Virginia Eqpai
Euffrese League, and Mrs. q. Harvey
Clarke. Mrs. Henry Ayiett sampson,
Ers Frank Jobson. Mrs. Horace Well
fora Jones, Mrs. Sally Nelson Robbins,
Miss Nora Houston and Miss Adele
Clark.
Mrs. Valentine Speaks.
Mrs Valentine did not consume the
time allotted to her and Mrs. Putney
was asked TO speak during the re-
naming minutes. In the seven min
utes Mrs. Valentine consumed she APP
peaied to the committee to consider
the political expediency of the equal
suffrage movement. She declared that
IL liz injustice to deprive fully grown
humans. as capable as men, of the
right of suffrage.
She pointed to the fact that States
who are represented in the electoral
college with thirty mine votes have
been added to the suffrage States since
the last presidential election; that
there are now ninety-one electoral
votes In the equal suffrage States. and
that the Republican party In about TO
nbrace in its party platform the
equal suffrage plank. And" she add-
ed. 1.-THE foremost of it's possible presi-
Dental candidates is an avowed ad-
vocate OF woman suffrage"
Mrs Valentine said she feels that
the Democratic party. with other par
ties, will shortly approve equal SUI
frage and give 1t it's rightfui place
among Democratic principles. That
the movement has gained strength
greatly, and that the trend In Virginia
In favorable to equal suffrage, she
feels certain. and she indicated that
the increased vote in favor of tt
from thirteen In 1914 to forty In 1915
In the General Assem- bly--showed
that Virginia Ia growing to like the
idea
Mrs. Putney Urges Roanoke.
Mrs. Valentine was told that she
had three minutes remaining, and she
asked Mrs Putney to speak. Mrs
Putney did not use the fun three min
utes But in the short space that she
held the floor she put Roanoke before
the State committee as the right place
for the holding OF the State conven-
ton. She put 1t strongly. and told
the Democrats that when they met
I'M Roanoke that the equal suffragists
would assist In seeing that they had
the comforts and the entertainment
that such a convention should have.
She concluded with the statement
that not only was her time about up.
but the time that man should monop-
olize the ballot also is about UP, and
that 1t is time that woman was given
the ballot
The Equal Suffrage League delega-
ton thanked the committee for the
courtesy shown and retired, after
which the body got down to the real
business before 1t. Congressman Hal
p. Flood presented the resolutions APP
proving the course OF the present ma
tionai administration, and asking for
| the denomination and reelection of
Woodrow Wilson as President OF the
United States. The resolutions. which
were unanimously adopted, appear
elsewhere in The Virginian this morn
Ing.
June 2, Mt Noon, the Date.
The resolution by Mr.. James, of
Danville. fixing the time of the con-
yention as June 2. at noon, and APP
them presented. Adjutant-GeneraI W.
W. Sale, member from the Second
District. moved an amendment to the
resolution providing that the repre-
sentation should be based on the
Democratic vote cast at the last guber-
Material election ratheFZthan- aa-the.
last presidential vote. This was re-
jeeted and the James resolution
adopted
Mr.. Saunders, of Richmond. here Of
fered the resolution giving Richmond
six additional delegates because of the
increased city vote due to the annexa-
ton of Henrico and Chesterfield ter
ritory since the 1912 election. The
resolution showed that more than six
hundred yoters then in the counties,
| are now voters in Richmond. Four
| hundred Mr. Saunders pointed out,
! were brought In from Henrico and
! two hundred from Chesterfield. They
| should have representation he said Mr..
/ Whitehead presented an amendment
correspondInely reducing the counties
| representation. This was debated
| briefly by Committeeman Saunders
and Mcintyre. of Warrenton, and Da-
vid A. Harrison. Jr, OF Prince George.
Mr.. Saunders accepted the amendment
| and as amended the resolution passed.
Richraond Not Mentioned.
The matter Of selecting the econven-
tion seat wss then gone into, Chair
man Ellyson announcing that four cit
/ les Bristol, Lynchburg. Norfolk and
Roanoke were inviting the party
| The city OF Richmond, which had
been expected to extent invitation, was
| not mentioned During the day 1t APP
pcares decision was reached in favor
| of the city os Roanoke and the strength
OF Bristol, which had been considerable,
was thrown to the Magic CITY, Rich
mond did not enter, leaving the con-
/ test a hree-cornered affair
This was made plain. after Mr.. Ely
| son had read letters and kilograms
| from various sections of the Ninth
District. ursing the selection of Bris-
| toll, when DIR. Buchanan. chairman Of
the Ninth District Committee, arose
and announced that Bristol was with
! drawn.
| Nominations were next entered upon.
Lynchburg Was put forward by Fred
| Harper and Senator Walter 4. Addi-
son and former Senator Featherston.
Norfolk by John N. Sebrefi and James
". Trehy. AMI Roanoke by Charles Fox.
| of Roanoke, and Hill Montague, Of
| Richmond. Each speaker set up the
natural and. attained attractions ana
the facilities with which the city he
supported possessed as claims for the
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