The Washington herald., 1920-05-20

are attacking the wrong man." ne
shouted. This resolution seeks to
amend laws that legislators. execu-
tives and even the women of the
State disobey with impunity and ex-
pect to continue to disobey."
Instructions for Senator Glass
were made unanimously and with
enthusiasm after Lee Trinkle, of
Wythe: Harry Tucker. of Lexing-
ton, and II. d. Flood, of Appomattox.
and Governor T)hvis. who were
called to the platform to address
the convention, had urged such ac-
ton. The resolutions Of instruc-
tions were introduced by Represen-
tative Walton Moore of the Eighth
district and seconded by Represen-
tative Flood.
fuckers call of Back to the
Constitution" was received with
great applause by the convention
and every mention of the name of
President Wilson brought instant
response.
Governor Davis declared he was
proud of the Virginians OF the past
but is looking to the future.
In responding to the address of
welcome delivered by Lucian c.
Cooke. Chairman James mentioned
the presence of women delegates
for the first time. The women are
from. Roanoke County and Wythe-
Vile, and voted solidly against ef-
forts to write a light wine and beer
plank into the platform.
Harrison Endorsed.
Defeat of the Virgin element op-
posed to prohibition enforcement
was foreseen in the action today of
delegates of the Seventh district in
indorsing Representative Thomas w.
Harrison for reelection. The vote
for Harrison was II to 26.
Delegates Ratified.
Delegates to the national conven-
ton were selected by the districts
this morning and ratified by the
convention this afternoon. Some
districts will send four delegates
with onehalf vote each. They are:
First district. s. Wilkinson Ma
thews and E. FL Ford; Second dis
trict, F.. F Story, J. T. Hanvey. EN-
erson Land. ]. P. NJ. Joyce; Third,
James E. Cannon. Hiram N. Smith,
Julian Mum. Haskins Hobson;
Fourth, r. L. Jeffreys, Marvin
Smithy. Timothy Rives. p. B. Halli-
gan; Fifth, C. S. Bennett, NJ. B.
Booker. NJ. D. Bailey, H. A. Cox;
Sixth, Landon Lowry j.. p. Woods.
r. A. Russell, J.. T. Noell; Seventh,
r. E. Byrd. George E. Walker;
Eighth, c. c.. Carlin, J. T. Sherrier;
Ninth, ]. C. Boyd, ]. w. Williams,
George c. Peery, n. @. Peters;
Tenth. w. B. Morgan. o. L. Evans.
Charles Currey, o. B. Harvey.
Committee Chosen.
Members of the State Democratic
committee were elected as follows:
First district, c. u. Gravatt, Thomas
Blackston; C. ". Sspralley. Mcdonald
Lee. ]. NJ. Lewis; second. +. 5. Hope,
E. G. Griffith Dodson. f. H. Hutch
ins, N. T. withers, Park p. Deans,
third, Clyde w. Saunders, NJ. Pur-.
cell, j. NJ. Hayes. W. d. Cardwell.
NJ. II. Barnes; fourth. Robert GILL;
lam, sr., II. F. Hutcheson. E. p.
Turner. s. p. Barham, E. L. Ken
dig: fifth. F. G. Burch. ]. N. Hooker,
j. T. Clement. D. A. Nicholson, NJ.
B. Booker; sixth. B. E. Hughes,
George NJ. Muse. J. w. Gillespie,
Lawrence Davis, Profit; seventh,
w. C. Switzer. Carroll Menefee, H! F.
Byrd. W. E. Carso n. r. T. w. Duke;
eighth w. T. Oliver. r. s. Cochran,
w. ]. Strother G. B. Wallace. G.. L.
Boothe; ninth. Kyle Morrison. C. s.
Carter, j. H. Crockett, A. e. Shu-
mate. George Perry: tenth. S. L.
Ferguson. w. A. Pratt. II. H. Byrd.
Turner Mcdowell. Bland Massie.
District electors were chosen as
follows: Emmett Rudiger. first dis
trict: I. Wake Truxtun, second; !;
Jefferson Wallace. third: L. s. Epes,
fourth; c. B. Willis. ffth;y j. w.
Pepper. sixth: II J. Randolph. sew
enth; J. @. Hiden, eighth; J. w.,
Price, ninth; 4 W.. II, Peytop, tenth,