Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-04-11
CROCKETT
The NOMINEES
Tazewell Man For the Senate /;
Richlands Man For House,
Named by Republican Con-
vention at Richlands.

10 nOmlnutet Republican candidate
for Senate for the Third Senatorial
district and membc of the House II
Delegates for the counties of Taze-
we'll and Buchanan. The meeting was
enthusiastic and proceedings, at times
spirited, were very harmonious and
presagcs the election of the nominee
| in the fall.
The proceedings were opened with
the Richlands Nj. L. Church. j. N.
Harmnn took charge of the meeting
and after briefly stating the object,
called for nomination for temporary
chairman. Il. w. Dickinson and II. A.
Routh, both of Russell county, were
nominated and the first named chos-
Ell. w. G. O'Bricn, of Tazewell was
elected temporary secretary.
The chairman requested each coun-
ty to suggest tho names of three men
for appointment on committees of per-
mnncnt organization, resolutions, and
credentials, aud from these selections
named the following committees
Permanent organization-Glen Rat
liif, w. NJ. Lambert, II. p. lIolbrook,
and w. b. Spratt.
Rcsolutions-Gcor Mullins, w. S.
Penlnnd, G. w. Fuller, and j. w. Ilnr
man.
Credentiuls-S. X. Hurley, Il. B.
Chasc, Marion Settle, and Barns Gil
lespie.
a motion was made and carried thnt
as the committees were composed OF
an even number of members, in case
OF II tic vote, the chairman should
have the deciding vote. After Il short
recess. the committee ON permanent
organization reported to make the
temporary organization permanent,
and the committee on resolutions sub
mitted the following platform
PLATFORM.
The Republicans of the Third Sen
atorial district of Virginia, composed
of the counties of Buchanan, Dick
cnson, ,~Russcll and Tnzcwcll, in con
vcntion assembled AT Richlnnda. Va.
on this the 9th day OF April, 1919, do
hereby declare in favor Of the follow
ing principles and policies
First Recognizing the anxiety of a
waiting, warwcary world on account
of confusion and delay of the Paris
peace conference in its work, we in
dulge the hope that the representa-
tives of the allied nations, at this con-
, ference, will soon reach nn agreement
on measures that will end this war,
promote future peace among the ma
tions and secure the early return of
our soldier boys to their native land.
Second. We join our soldier boys
{ in their demand for full and complete
, citizenship, and call upon the General
Assembly of Virginia to pass the ne
cessary Legislation to relieve them
from the requirements of the present
, laws as to the manner of regstrn-
tion and the payment of n poll tax us
prerequisite to the right to vote.
Third. We heartily endorse nation
wide prohibition, and are in favor of
the passage Of all necessary concur
rent Legislation with that of Congress
for the enforcement of the Eighteenth
| amendment to the C0nstittion of the
United States.
Fourth. The rapid increase in the
expense of maintaining our State gov
ernment is causing widespread anxie-
" and unrest among the taxpayers.
They are demanding to know whv Vir-
glnia's state government expenses nre
SO much greater than that of her
neighboring States, and why every
man, woman and child in Virginia
pays each year an average of SALE,
whereas West Virginians pay only
$2.74, Tcnnesseeans $2.45, North Ca
rolinians SID, and South Carolinians
| $1.S7 each
The answer to this is the elimina-
ton OF all unnecessary salaries, use
less offices, boards and commissions;
tn arrest of this craze for cxtrava-
| gance, and the enforcement of econ-
omy in the matter of State expenses.
We hereby pledge ourselves to the
rigidN enforcement of these remedies.
Fifth. We favor the extension of
J good roads and the securing of Fed
eral aid therefor; better. schools, and
better care for our old soldiers; and
the election of all officers by thte pco-
| pie, with reasonable salaries for their
services.
Sixth. All citizens, regardless of
party affiliations, with sufficient in
tclligence to understand our election
law, and with sufficient honesty to ex-
| press their real convictions, admit
that they are unfair and that they Of
fer opportunities for fraud in cleo
lions. That they were so enacted and
arc maintained for partisan purposes,
is obvious, and where they arc not
used Tor that purpose is solely due to
the personal honor Of tho officials in
charge, which In many instances has,
even in party primaries, been, and
Will onticnue to be, insufficient to
withstand the temptation to dfcraud
where party or personal interest be-
comes strongly manifested, if the
world is to be made safe for the rule
Of the people, this barrier must be
removed; and we favor the enactment
of such laws as will insure the citi-
! zens the right TO cast their VOTES for
the persons and principles of their
choice with the knowledge that that
they will be counted as cast.
We recognize and condemn the dam
ger that threatens our State by the
removal OF the power from the hands
Of the many and placing it in the
hands of the selected few, which is
the direct result of our present cleo
tion laws.
Seventh. We demand that the State
be re.districtetd as provided by thte
Constitution, so that fair representa-
tion by tthe Observation-Disclosures
tion shall be given to all sections Of