Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-15
THE ALGER MEN.
THRY ARE ELATED OVER THE NRws
FROM CHICAGO.
Counting On the Influence Of Platt-Ex-
Senator Lewis Talks-so
Does Mr.. Yost.
Iron Our Regular Correspondent

| WASHINGTON, ID. c., June THE Alger
men here are very much elated over the news
| from Chicago that ex-senator Thomas Plat
has gone over 10 Alger. They claim that he
will be able to bring the New York delega-
| ton, with their seyentF.two votes, 10 their
candidate after they have given a compll-
DIentary vote to Derew. II 3 generally con-
coded here that II this proves true Governor
Alger will stand a better chance for the
nomination than any man except Blaine.
Platts ticket is said to be Aleer and Phelps.
or possibly Alger and Carr. Phelps's barrel
and bis nearuess TO Blaine will, It is thought,
give him the preference.
EX-SENATOR LEWIS.
Ex-senator Lewis Is here, stopping with
his son.in-law, Mr. J. Amber Smith. met
him at the Capitol to-day. He Is on bis way
| 10 Chicago as an sutI. hahOne delegate. l
asked him whea the delegation would go.
| lie said: ave expect 10 leave Saturday by
the Pennsylvania road. believe we shall
20 on the same train with the Malone men,"
" But they will hardly put you IN the same
car with the Malone delegation?" l sug-
eested. "Weil, don't know" he replied,
lAughIngly; "thcy may arrange II that way,
80 AZ 10 let us fight it out on the way, like
Kilkenny cal..v Senator Lewis says he
Is for the nominee Of the convention, who
ever that may be. His first choice would be
Mr.. Blaine II be will accept. / asked him
which OF the Virginia delegations he thought
would be admitted. Be said: "Well, l can
tell that better next week. All | have To say
now is that II right aud justice prevail we
shall have at least the sixteen delegates that
were elected by the eight districts which
held conventions for that purpose, IN ac-
cordance with the rules laid down by the
National Committee. | suppose the Malone
delegates at large elected by the State Con-
ventiOn at Petersburg will be admitted, but
we will be satisfied II we get the sixteen
delegates we claim"
Mr.. YOsT.
Mr.. Yost agrees with Mr.. Lewis in the be-
lief that the anti Mahoneites VIII have six
teen out OF the tweniy.fOur Virginia dele
gates In the convention. 1t Il understood
that the Malone delegates are solid for Sher-
man. Mr.. YOst thinks that Blaine is the
choice OF the anti Malone VirginIans pro-
ylded he Il In the field. II he is not, then he
says NJ. Mckinley will get several votes,
Judge Gresham some. and Governor Alger
the balance. He thinks Mckinley is grow
ing man, and believes hts chances for the
nomination good.
The friends OF General Malone seem 10
think there is no doubt thnt the full Malone
delegation will be admitted. / talked 10
Representatives Bowen, J. Z. Brown, and
BOwden on the subject to-day, and they all
agree in this view. Mr. Bowden scouts the
idea that any Of the Eickers" will be re-
cOgnlzed by the convention. He says "the
whole Of the Malone delegation will be adj.
mitted to the convention or none. We won't
have It any other way. You can bet your
bottom dollar on that. II any Of our dele
gates are excluded none Of them will 80
into the convention"
John ". Eppard has been appointed post
master at Furnace, Rockingham county,
! Va; Thomas II. Tate, OF Greensboro, y.
c., assistant messenger in the Navy Depalt-
ment.
The Senate committee has referred The bin
for the relief Of Isaac Davenport and others,
citizens Of Virginia, to the Court OF Claims.
The following Virginia petitions have
been mt oduced in the House: BY Mr.. j.
| r. DECENTRALIZATION OF W. Y. James and
Others, OF Franklin county, aud OF Daniel
Spiker and others, OF NJ. Olive. "for the
more elIectuaI protection OF agriculture by
means Of certain import duties" by the
same-Pettion OF J. Nj. Neal and others, OF
Danvllle, and OF John p. Milner, Of Bros
willie. for the repeal OF the tobaccO-iaX. By
Mr Gaines-A bill for the relief Of G. Il.
Gray.