Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-19
GLASS is CHOICE /.
| OF VIRGINIA FOR /.
THE PRESIDENCY
Roanoke Convention Is
Ready to Name Him as
Favorite Son.
WOMEN ARE ELIGIBLE
TO SIT AS DELEGATES
State Chairman Rules in Their
Favor - Fifteen-Year-Old
Boy an Alternate.
TUCKER LEADS FOR GOVERNOR
Judge IL. T. w. Duke Selected as
Temporary Chairman to Sound
keynote for Party.
WOMEN ARE ELIGIBLE
TO SIT AS DELEGATES
TUCKER LEADS FOR GOVERNOR
Judge IL. T. w. Duke Selected az
Temporary Chairman to Sound
keynote for Party.
CBy Stan correspondent)

IL
ROANOKE. VA, May 1S.-For tho
second time In his career. Judge
t. I. W. Duke. for thirteen years
luose OF the Cooperation Court OF
charlottesville and Commemorative
attorney for tho last eight. will sound
tho Keynote to Democrats OF yir-
Einia. assembled here in convention
to define the nartS's position on pub-
lie questions of vital interest to tho
state and nation. Iie was tho unani-
nous choice tonight OF tho state
Democratic Committee for temporary
Chairman Of, the convention, which
VIII be called to order at noon TO-
morrow, and which will declare for
Garter Glass for President, unles.
VfrEinia's junior Senator opposes this
action.
w. D. cardwell. former Speaker Of
the House of Delegates. placed Judge
Duke In nomination and there was
no opposition. In brief speech of
.hanks the judge voiced tho hope
| that complete harmony would mark
inc proceedings of the convention:
j. y. Brcnaman. secretary of tho
State Democratic Committee. was
named temporary secretary OF tho
convention: C. r. Williams was
elected scrgeant-at-arms and Fran
els kecly. William McDcrmott, James
X. Terry and John Archer Williams
were named as his assistants
Women TO Have Seats. ,
State Senator NJ. B. Booker, of.
Halifax. disputed tho correctness of
Chairman Rorer a. James ru,ing
that women delegates to the. conveul,
ton. arc entitled to the same priyil
leges aR if theSsikerS men. Tha
point raised was that women are not
entitled to suffrage in Virginia. and
that none hut qualified voter can
SIT as delegate in the convention.
Colonel James declared ho knows of
no ruling requiring that delegates
nc qualihcd voters. The order stands
and tho few women representatives
OF the party Will have the same voice
IN Its councils tomorrow as the mcn
The chairman's ruling brought to
light tho fact that John Richmond,
10 years old, wearing knee trousers.
has arrived to attend the Demo-
cratic convention hero tomorrow as
an alternate from the Ninth, District
Southwest Virginia. He was do
elarcd by party leaders to be the
youngest delegate that ever attended
political convention in the States
history
Naming of District Delegates.
Delegates from the various con-
gressional districts will meet tomor-
row morning and name their dele
gates to San Francisco. Many OF
them will namc four. each with half
vote. The four from the Thirl Dis
trict probably will be State Senator
James T.. Cannon, District Attorney
Hiram NJ. Smith. State Senator Julien
Gum and fIaskins Hobson. Common
wcalth's Attorney OF Chesterfield
County.
James VI. Hayes, Jr.. Assistant Sec
retary of the Commonwealth, will
succeed DR.. James p. Fisher of Chcs-
teriield. as a member OF the state
Democratic Committee.
1t is practically certain that state
Senator c. O'Conor Goolrick, Of Fred
cricksburg. will bo named as ono OF
tho two electors at large from vir-
Snia.
Senator Il. Lee Trinkle. declined to
say when he arrived from Southwest
Virginia tonight whether or not he
VIII be candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination for Governor in
la2l, but made the significant state
ment that principles must prevail,
regardless of the feelings OF men.
Picking GubcrnntorinI Timber.
John Garland Pollard, member OF
the Federal Trade Commission and q
candidate for the governorship in the
three-cornered race in 1917, in which
Wcstmorcland Davis was tho winner.
was noncommittal as to his attitude.
but expressed most lively interest
in the situation precipitated by tho
withdrawal OF Frank Buchanan.
The sending of eight delegates at
large TO San Francisco and the prob-
ability of Representative Hal d.
Flood entering tho lists as a candi.
date for the nomination for Cover
nor against Harry st. George Tucker
were interesting topics of discus
sion rs the party chieftalns gathered
here today for the Democratic State
Convention.
Supporters OF Mr.. Tucker were
frankly jubilant over tho withdrawal
from the race of Lieutenant- Cover
nor B. Frank Buchanan. and ono OF
the leaders in tho Lexington mans
campaign went so far as to EXPRESS
the belief that his candidate would
have clear field for the nomination
next summer.
Tucker Has Long Lead.
Whilo admitting that Mr.. Tucker
has gotten OFF to good start, and
that his "Back-to-the-C Constitution"
slogan has struck responsive chord
in the hearts OF many thousands OF
virginia Democrats, leaders OF tho
opposing faction declare there is no
reason for tho bolief that Tuckor Will
he the unanimous choice of the party
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