The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-23
One Delegate for Every Hum
bred Votes Or Fraction Over
so in Last National Election
SUFFRAGE LEADERS
ADDRESS COMMITTEE
Two Vacancies Filled on Com
mittee - Rody Enthusiast.
calIy Endorses Woodrow
Wilson for Reelection

The State Democratic convention
will be held in Roanoke June 2. This
was determined upon at a meeting OF
| the State Democratic Committee,
which met In Murphy's Hotel audi
forum last night. after it had adopted
resolutions approving every act Of the
Wilson administration and endorsing
Woodrow Wilson for renominat ton
and election. and after 1t had heard
two short woniaH's suffrage addresses
and the speeches IN support OF the
three cities placed in nomination.
One OF the woman suffragists stole
march on the committee and placed
Roanoke In nomination, and one Of
the speakers In behalf of the city of
Lynchburg. by way Of showing exist
euce OF political exigency. paraded the
spectre of Socialism before the COM
mittee Aside from these. there were
no unusual incidents in the proceed
ings, which were most harmonious.
Bristol II Withdrawn.
Roanoke was chosen ON the FIRST
ballot. the vote bsing; Roanoke. IL;
LynchburE. 2. and Norfolk. 6. On
motion OF Fred Harper. who had
placed Lynchbarg I'M nonainaticn. Sec
onded BY John NJ S8brAif, who had
presented the invitation from Norfolk.
the selection OF Roanoke was made
unanimous. Richmond was not men
toned. and the nomination of Bristol
was Withdrawn,
The date for the convention, June
Q, with the hour of noon that day for
converting, was selected BY the adop-
ton OF a resolution presented by
Committeeman Rorer A. James. OF
DanyiIle
The opperttonment OF represents :
ton was fixed in the adoption OF the
same resolution as one delegate for
every hundred Democratic votes cast
in the last presidential election. OF
fraction over fifty. Six additional
delegates we're given to Richmond BY
the adoption of a resolution offered
that Richmond. since the iaxt presi-
Dental election had annexed pre-
cincts adding four hundred voters
from Henrico County and two hun
dred from Chesterfield County. The
resolution carried with II an amend
ment presented by I. p. Whitehead. OF
Lynchburg.. which reduces the rep
resentation of Henrico and Chester
field Counties by four and two dele
gates. respectively. In proportion 70
the representation added TO Rich
mond.
Two Vacancies Filled.
The { mr1fttee filled two vacancies
| On nomination by DR.. J. d. Buchanan
of Marion, r. @. Peters. or Bristol
was named TO succeed J. D. Boyer. Of
Tazeweii. " n. Carson. OF Riverton
nominated Floyd W. Weaver. of La
| ray. to succeed w A. ByerIy, oil
BridSewater. Mr.. weaver was
elected.
The committee was called To order
shortly after o'clock by Lseutenant-
Governor Ellyson, chairman of the
State organization. The roll cali show :
| ed the presence of quorum and the
business Of nlifng vacancies was taken
{ up.
Mr.. Eiiyson created q bit of a sti.
| by announcing that there were presena
| in the ante-room delegation oil
ladies from the Equal Suffrage League
Of Virginia. with the request that Mrs
b. b. Valentine, Of Richmond. presi-
dent OF the league. be allowed the
privilege of the noor for ten min
utes.
IF there IL no objection. gentle
men,. said MIR. Eilyson. MRS. valen-
tine will be given ten minutes in
| which to address US.
Objects 10 Suffrage Talks.
II object. Mr.. Chairman called GU,
William NJ. McAllister. OF Warm
| Springs, as he rose. pointing HIS um-
brella upward ut m angle Of about
ninety degrees. The noise of ths
handclapping which had greeted Mr.
Eliys0n's announcement had not vel
subsidized, and Mr.. McAiIister added:
! Yes, ! object. Mr.. Chairman. 81
lence settled upon the gathering, and
Mr.. McAilister proceeded to state why
he objected.
There isn't 1 man Id the sound
OF my voice; there isn't man on THU