Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-29
MILLS AND WILSON.
THESE TWO GEsrLyMEH TO ADDRESS
THE vorEss og RICHMOND.
The City COMMITTEES Providing for Fill
ing Legislative vzcancies-other
Political Points

The Democratio City Committee met
in the Circuit Court room last night.
Present: Messrs. Ryan (chairman),
Gates tsecretary), Smelling, O'Keeffe, Bry-
ant, Burch. BEDFORD, Smith, Fricshkorn,
Hughes, Powell, Richardson, Lsnge,
Bloomberg, Jacob, Conner, Wren, Byrne,
Bigger, and Ferriter.
LEGISLATIVE VACANCIES.
Mr.. Conner reported that the commit.
tee which was appointed 10 confer with a
committee from Hcnrico to decide upon
a plan 10 nominate a candidate for the
Senate to succeed Hon. j. Taylor Ely
son met said committee on Saturday,
and il was decided that the delegates
from the county and city TO the Congress
sional Convention, which meets at the
Exchange Hotel on September 9th,
should, after performing their duties in
that convention. assemble in senate
rial convention and mako nomination
for the State Senate.
The chairman instructed the Commit
tee on Plans to keep lookout for the
resignation OF Hon. Lyon G.. Tyler and
when the Governor issues call for an
election to decide upon plan OF nomi-
mating candidate for the House of
Delegates. Mr.. Tyler has been chosen
president OF William and Mary College,
MILLS AND WILSON.
Chairman Ryan stated that he had re-
ceived letter from Hon. Roger q.
Mills stating that he would fix date
before the next meeting OF the commit
tee to visit Richmond. and that he would
be accompanied here by Hon. William
L. Wilson, of West Virginia.
NEW MEMBER.
The Marshall Ward delegation pre-
sented the name of Mr.. j. w. ID. Farrar
to succeed Mr.. John A. Meanley, re-
signed, as member of the committee.
Mr.. Conner urged the members of the
committee to drop in at the headqnar-
ters and offer him any suggestions that
were for the good OF the party. 3
Adjourned to meet next Tuesday
night
HEADQUARTERS.
Mr.. John Fl. Conner, who has charge
of the Democratic headquarters, says
that the demand for Democratic Iitera-
ture is growing steadily every day. A
large number of people visit the ROOMS
and copies of the Mills bill and speeches
from Mills and Wilson of West Virginia
and others are in great demand.
Captain Henry Hudnall. chairman OF
the City Republican Committee, inform
ed q Dispatch reporter yesterday that
| the Republican headquarters had not yet
been opened, but that he WAS now nego-
tiating for rooms TO be used for that pur-
pose. and expects to have the headquar-
ters open in few days, when he will
have Harrison, Morton, and Protection
banner thrown to the breeze.
POINTS FROM MARSHALL WARD.
The Fulton Democratic Club met at
Washers Hall last night, and appointed
five additional members to the confer
ence to be held tonight at the rooms Of
the Old Dominion Club. The following
we're selected: Il. N. Roscher, Michael
Fitzpatrick, Michael Craven, James q.
| Welch, and Frank Lewis.
The Union Democratic Club hold q
very enthusiastic meeting at Springfield
Hall lastpicht.
A Republican club was organized in
Fulton at Donohoe's Hall Monday night
CONFERENCE TONIGHT
The joint conference of committees
from the Democratic clubs OF the city,
will be held tonight at 8 o'clock in the
Old Dominion Club rooms, Eighteenth
and Main streets.
virginia Construction Com pany.
At the adjourned annual meeting OF the
stockholders of the Virginia Construc-
ton Company, held at their Office, 1902
Main street, yesterday, the following
officers were elected L. G. Leake, Jr.,
president Joseph II. Anderson, A. S.
| Buford, J. B. Pace, T. c.. Williams,
and Charles T.. Wingo, of Richmond,
Va, and ID. T.. Porter, John Overton,
Jr., and T. j. Latham, of Memphis,
Tenn, directors
The Board of Directors held o meeting
and elected ID. T. Porter vice-president,
r. II. Temple, chief engineer, and Ro-
bert L. Traylor, secretary and treasurer.
This company, chartered by the Le-
gislature of Virginia. has an authorized
capital Of two aud half million dollars,
over one half OF which has been sub
scribed, and is held almost exclusively
by Virginians aud Tennesseesns. This
company has a contract for building the
Tennessee Midland railway, projected
from Memphis uia Jackson, Nashville,
and Knoxville, Tenn, to connection at
the latter place with the proposed ex-
tension Of the Western North Carolina
division of the Richmond and Danville
system and at the Virginia State line
with the Virginia Western railroad,
which proposes to connect with
the Richmond and Allegheny rail-
road at Buchanan, Va, and with the
Baltimore and Ohio system at Lexing-
ton, Va, forming through line be-
tween the East and West, and develop
ing o territory rich in agricultural,
mineral, and forest products. Eighty
five miles Of the Tennessee Midland,
from Memphis TO jackson, has been
built and in operation since June l.
1883, fifty miles additional from jackson
to the crossing of the Tennessee river is
now under construction by this COM
pany, and il is expected that the ninety
| five miles between the Tennessee river
and Nashville will be put under con-
struction at an early date.
The DostsioD- Departments Of
Relics and Antiquities.
II is learned from Mr.. r. A. Brock,
L IL Il a II.