The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-05-09
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
ENDORSES WILSON AND
CONGRESSMAN STEVENSON

Ihe Chesterfield County Democrat
ic Convention was held Monday
May 9th, at IL o'clock at the Court
house,
The convention was called to order
by NJ. ]. Hough, Esq, chairman OF
Democratic Committee.
EIr. d. S. Matheson was elected
opres:dent, Hon. G. X. Laney, Vice.
President; Mr.. w. P. Odom, Secre.
tary and treasurer.
NJ. j. Hough, Esq, was reelected
cour:y chairman without opposition.
Hon. w. r. Stevenson was uuani
mously elected member of the State
Committee.
The following delegates to the
state convention were elected: j. "
Miller. 6. X. Laney, w. L. Pollock
William Godfrey, w. P. Odom, j
Clifton Rivers.
The Hon. j. Clifton Rivers with &
ringing patriotic address, offered the
following resolution, endorsing the
administration Of President Wilson:
WHEREAS, Our Country is en-
gagged in great struggl. to maintain
the great principles of Liberty and
righteousness, and for the defense of
our homes and the institutions of this
gre t, free country of ours.
"And Whereas, The President.
Hon. Woodrow Wilson, has shown
such ability and qualities Of leader
ship that he has called forth the ad-
miration of the world.
"And Whereas, In our opinion the
President maintained status of neu-
tralty with the countries engaged in
the war, as long as that position was
tenakle, and did not recommend u
declaration of ! state of war until our
rights had been flagrantly ignored
and assailed, and the honor AID in
teGrity Of our treaties with Germany
studiously disregardcd:
"Now therefore be it resol red BY
the Demo Gratis Of Chesterfield County
in Convention assembled. That we
declare ourselves in favor OF he said
declaration Of war, and 10 hereby
pledge our moral, financial, aid p, Iii
tical support to our country in this
great emergency, and to our leaders,
from President Woodrow wilson, on
down, who have been in fJ> Il OF the
war, and have loyalty and patr;otical-
ly supported the same. And we de-
clare any statement made by any
person as opposing the war or the
energetic prosecution of the same to
successful conclusion as hisloyal
and undemocratic, and that such per-
sons are not worthy Of tn: support
of the democrats of Chesterfield
County"
The iEon. w, p. Pol:ori WIS called
upon to address the convention on
the subject of this resolution. His
speech was powerful appeal to the
loyalty and patriotism of all de-
mocrats. His audience was with him
and applauded Enthusiastically each
thrust al the Stacker or traitor. He
closed his address with 4 call for e
rising vote on the reso!ut"l before
the house. The conv>uviou WIS IN
apimous in it's endorsement
Endorses Stevensc,
The convention went or r. :or,
with unanimous endorsement Of tE..
Hon. W. F. Stevenson, congress .ns
from this, the. Fifth C,Eur...n
District A resolution WAS ,n;r lag
ed by Mr.. w. P. Odom ~h, SIZE
Sriefly but pointedly on the subject.
M. j. Hough, Esq, made a vigor-
Gus appeal for an unanimous support
of Mr.. Stevenson, who, he said is the
first representative this county has
had in Washington IN it's history as
a County of over 140 years. Mr..
Hough regretted that although no
opposition to Mr.. Stevenson had de.
veioped in the county or district, yet
rumor has it that a Chesterfield
County citizen has announced his
candidacy for the Office. The con.
vention seemed to agree with Mr.
Hough when he said such condi.
ton was to be regretted because j.
could be used in other sections OF
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