The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-04-02
ALL OVER THE STATE.
ROANOKE CITY.
A Question Of Dem0cra'ie Representation
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,once OF the Richmond Dispaich.l
'o'''' ROANOKE, March 81. 1884.
Our local politicians are somewhat non
nlnssad ne 70 the propriety OF sending deie-
gates from tins city to the State Democratic
Convention on q OASIS other tban Tue o,o
nreocr;hed by the State Committee. In
isso Roanoke. then Blg-Lick precinct, cast
ONLY aGG votes, in which was included that
oi The en- present precinct OF GisPs. OF TINS
vote re-! was for the May Tor genuine
Hancock and English) ticket, 81 Tor
the limo for bogus) ticket, and !54
RenubJicon At The election last iall
Ropnote CITY. independent of Gish's,
noIIed ! ol3 votes, OF which 637 were for
Inc 1on,ocratic legislative ticket, while
Gjsh,s gsve Democratic majority OF more
than Az ont oi n vote but little over hun
dred AZ the latter election the city-then
tbe town NJ Roanoke-had a separate po-
Etical committee from that OF the county:
Now we have not only distinct political
orgonjzotion. but there has been an entire
divorce from the county in matters OF gov
ernment Should the Democratic party OF
the city send delegates to the State Con-
yention. Il will be seen by the ngures
quoted that their selection on the basis Oh
tbc Hancock and English vote in 1880 VIII
Inv no means represent the entire party,
while 70 elect them on the basis OF the vote
last fall. which presents the present strength
OF the party. will not be in accord with the
rulinrs Of the State Committee. Under
the circumstances, what is best TO be done
Owing TO the rapid growth OF. the CITY Tue
case is rather phenomenal one, ana lall
to remember precedent by when IL may
be determined.
The abundance Of iron-0re IN rms local
ity has long been an admitted lact, Dlll the
discovery has been reserved UNI lhis tliiie
that the town is built on IT Friday, WINE
workmen were engaged on Jefferson street
near Robertson, in the heart OF the city'
digging a ditch for the gas-malns, they
struck, two feet below the surface, VEN
OF very rich looking irOn-ore, twelve ieeL
broad, running directly across tue street.
The TACT that it invades in its course valua-
BILE town.property will probably prevent
its utilization. There is comfort, however,
in realizing that, while we arc surrounded
bv the valuable product or every hand, the
foundations OF the town are bullt on so
enduring basis as iron.
X. II. Doughty, the missing collector OF
New Jersey town, whose brother has
been in pursuit OF him for some days ut
Lvnchburg. Martins, and elsewhere,
found him here few nights ago, and left
with him, ostenSibly for home. He had
been represented as insane, but his land
lord in this city failed TO note anything OF
that character in bis conduct.
The latest advices from the scene OF the
late tragedy in this county represent Mrs.
Owens as rapidly improving. Layinder
has not yet been arrested. He is said to be
at the home OF his parents, armed and de-
faint. A note from an intelligent gentle
man in Salem to the writer, dated yester-
day, says that the "Oflcers are in pur-
suit OF him." A very important error Oc-
Cured in the statement published in the
Dispatch OF Saturday with regard to this
affair. Either haste in writing or the con-
venient types made 1t appear that " Mrs.
Owens was daughter OF Mr.. Matt Baudy."
Substitute for Mrs. Owens the name OF
Mrs. Layinder, the mother OF the youthful
Jesse James, and 1t will be right. REX.
IThe case OF Roanoke is exceptional.
That town ought to send several delegates,
and trust to the Convention to admit them.
They can certainly come as Territorial
deiegates.'l