Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-08-24
PETERSBURG.
rHx CONGRESSIONAL CONTEST RI
PUBLICAN POLITICS AT SEA.
s.nator Gaines confdent-aenerai Aa'
hone at Old Point-Death Of
an Old Citizen.
,,,,,..,.ronsence of,he Elohmona Dispstch. /

n
PETERSBURG, August %, 1856.
On saturday night the Republicans
held meetings in the various wards to
choose delegates to Convention which
meets on the 2S.h instant to elect dele
gates to the Congressional Nominating
Convention to be held on the LIST OF
Sentembsr. The meetings generally
were small, but delegates were elected
in all of the wards. The Sixth Ward
meeting was characterized by much con-
fession. II is claimed that fully one
half of these delegates are favorable
to the nomination Of Senator Gaines,
while the others are divided in their
preferences. The friends Of Senator
Gaines claim that be will have greater
strength in the Convention than any
other candidate, and that ne VIII
come TO the Convention with the SOLID
DELEGATIONS of several Of the countless
and friends in nearly all of them. They
Furthermore claim that with General
Malone out of the field Gaines's nomi-
nation is assured. Will General Malone
allow his name to be useds This is the
absorbing Republican political question
Of the hour. His friends assert that
he will be forced to take the nomina-
ton in the interest Of party unity and
success. In such an event the other
candidates may yield with becoming
grace but that remains to be seen. IL
is thought by those who are opposed
TO General Malone that he will only
take the nomination in the event Of
failure to be able to transfer his friends
TO some other candidate. 1t is inti-
mated that should his name be present.
ed in the Convention some lively de-
velopments will follow.
General Malone has been at Old
Point for several days, and it is report.
ed on the streets that delegation oil
gentlemen went down to see him to-day
to ascertain positively from him whether
or not he will be candidate before the
Convention. A great deal, of course,
will depend on his answer.
1t may be stated that the independent
element in the Republican party in this
district, as we'll as in this city, Is quite
strong, and is skilfully managed. II
has been many years since there was
SO much uncertainty in Republican poll
tics in this Republican district just be-
fore the meeting of the Convention as
now exists.
Mr.. John Grimes, an old and re-
spected citizen Of Mechanicsvllle, In
Chesterfield, formerly resident OF
Caroline county, died yesterday morn
ing.
CAPTAIN John r. Patterson, our new
postmaster, will take charge of the OF.
flee tomorrow, with NJ. William A.
Madison rs assistant. 1t is not known
what other changes will be made in the
office.
A colored woman from Dinwiddie
county came into town this morning in
search Of her husband, who, she had
reason to believe, had deserted her.
She found him among the crowd coming
out from the courthouse, and straight
way collared him and carried him of.
She was decidedly the better Imam y
of the two, and rather awed the crowd
who witnessed her conduct. 1t was
not until after she had marched her
spouse away that the spectators felt al
liberty to indulge in mirth.
PERSONAL NOTES.
Rev. S. W. Rosebro, pastor OF the
Tabb. Street Presbyterian church, left
to- day to join his family in the noun,
tains. He will DO absent for severa
weeks.
Mr.. F. f. Pugh left for West Point
to-day to spend a few days with
friends.
City.Sergeant ]. A. Johnston, who
has been confined at home by sickness
for some DAYS, is improving, and is nov
able to sit up.
The wife Of Mr.. William e. Deaton,
prominent merchant Of this city, ha
been critically i'll for two or three days
1t is said that Rev. DR.. Q. j. Gibson
and party contemplate sailing for hom'
on the 9Th Of September-returninI
earlier than was expected when the,
left home-but an effort will be mad
to induce them to remain abroad unit
October. The health Of DIR. Gibson
and party when last heard from wa
A
good. ROBIN ADAih.