Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-14
VIRGINIA REPUBLICANS.
The Day Before the Convention
THE PAIL MALL SENSATION.
THE CANADIAN FISHERIES QUESTION
IMPRISONED IN THE JAIL THEY BUILT.
THE CHOLERA ABATING
Richmond Rapidly Filling Up with
Dele&ates-Wise Apparently I'm the
Lead for the lsOvernOrship.

AeaO tOf the eiOVernOr~nlp.
Special Dispatch to the EVENING STAR
RICHMOND, VA. July 14.-About one hundred
delegates, one-fifth of those expected TO attend
the republican state convention tomorrow, were
in the city last night, and this mornings train
added at least one hundred and fifty more. Pre-
nomination of John s Wise for governor,
though the friends of Attorney General Blair
have nowise abated their claims or their efforts.
w ise was in the city yesterday and last night.
Blair did not arrive until this morning
with his escort of delegates from the counties
of the southwest. Wise was engaged in 'mend-
Ing his fences" with the delegations from the
city of Richmond, where there is quite a con-
tingent I'm favor OF Blair. An effort has been
made to permit Wise TO have the solid delega-
tton from Richmond, at least on the first ballot,
unless It shall be reasonably probable that the
vote of his home delegation will nominate
Wise. The hundred counties OF the state are
called In the ballotings Of Virginia state con-
ventions before the cities are reached. and IL is
argued that, as Richmond is the last of the
its vote upon the result could be seen i'm time
Tor the Blair men to protect their candidate's s
interests.
These pleas for Wise are met by the Blair men
with the statement that no such magnanimty
has been displayed by the friends OF Wise, who
have not hesitated to invade Blair's home terri
tory In the southwestern counties.
THE BOOM FOR BOWEN.
The Blair men are protesting earnestly against
the efforts made to boom ex-Congressman
Bowen and ex-State Senator Wood, both from
Blairs congressional district, for either gov
ernor or lieutenant governor, as the interests of
the Wise canN ass may dictate The fact that
no such attempt to divide Wises strength in
the territory peculiarly his. is pointed to in
dicating the presence of the "machine" i'm ac-
tive working order for Wise and against Blair.
There is an appearance of sincerity i'm the boom
FOR Bowen in the fact that his friends are seek
ing friendly relations with those of both Blair
and Wise, and his nomination would be ex-
ceedingly probable but for the fact that he is
not an attractive speaker on the stump.
MAHoNEs DECLINATIoN.
Gen. Mahone's positive announcement to
friends yesterday that he would not permit his
name to be used in connection with the nomi-
nation is accepted as an additional straw point
ing to Wises nomination.
SENATOR RIDDLEBERGER ON HAND.
Senator Riddleberger arrived last night. He is
reserved, both as to candidates and questions
of party policy, and preserves his relations with
both Governor Cameron and General Malone
who are the exponents of the contiictin z
theories SIS to party organization. Governor
Cameron advocates the ystem of choosing the
General Malone insists upon the retention of
the present system of appointment of those
party officials by the state executive commit
tee upon Recommendation of congressional
committees
A tolerably general concurrence upon ex-
Speaker OF the House of Delegates Fowler of
Washington county, for chairman of the con-
vention. Is apparent. The first suggestion OF
Mayor Lamb, of Norfolk, by the friends o. Wise
was met with such a storm OF indignant pro-
test that IL is tOlerably certain that il has been
abandoned. The opposition TO Lamb is based
upon the allegation of his arbitrary rulings i'm
favor fGen. Nahone's policy in the state con-
yeQtiOn of last wear