Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-13
TO MEET TOMORROW.
PREPARATIONS ABOUT COMPLETE
FOR CONVENTION TO ASSEMBLE.
Candidates and Their Friends Confer-Mr.
Barbour and Many Delegates
Already Here.

Barbour and Many Delegates
Already Here.
The Democratic State Convention will
asgomblc here tomorrow at noon.
IT, sessions VIII be hold IN Armory Hall
anl the body VIII be called to order at y
O'Clock by State-Chairman John 5. Bar
bour
It has not yet been announced who will
be the temporary officers, but the name Of
Mr.. James Hay has been Neutrality-suspicious.
pofarx chairman. it isthought that Judge
Lcgh L. Watts. Of Portsmouth, Will be
honorcd IT, the selection OF a permanent
preslding officer. A.
The convention promises TO he the
larqest body of the kind That ever assem-
blod ia Virginia. Tho cappOrtionment SiVes
-32 delegntes. each Of whom - entitled 10
an alternate. OF course all of these %hl
not come. but there viii be more thah
enough outsiders- invited guests PAIy
leaders. county chairmeu. &c.-to make up
f,r thc absontoes. II is probable tnat no
least 3. 800 persons viii be present at to-
morrow s session.
TIT HALL.
The hall IS the drill-room of the First
Virginia regiment, ard X the iargest assem-
bly-room il Richmond, and perhaPs in VIZ
pnia. It's seating capacity Will perhaps
reach 3 .O00. Workmen have been engaged
in the hall for several days under the direc-
tion Of The local committee OF arrange
mouts. and the preparations are now about
complete. Over two thousand chars
have been placed on the MAN nooT'
"a large platform with room for some
frrf InrtI-,I hgarHeg arrO1UIlO-
datiOns for members Of the press
and officers of the convention. has been
nut uD on the east wall directly IN front oi
the main entrance. and the room has bc"n
decorated IN an attractive manner WIN
gtreamers Of bright-colored bunting ana
pendants of various kinds. The immense
auditorium altogether presents very
pleasing appearance. and II IS believed l .Ht
the acoustics will be fouh1 GOOD. hc
platform IS mst where Nh Wharton had
his. from which he was easily heard all over
the room by the Thousands OF persons WHO
flOcked TO heer him.
WILL nf coWFOETADLE.
The local MANAGERS are leaving nothing
undone that ia calculated TO add either 70
the comfort or convenience OF the dele
gates the neWspaueT-men, and others VINO
have business i'm the hail. There VIII nc u
number of PAGES and other attendants 10
wait ON the delegates and look after ther
wants and needs.
a, soon as tho convention Is called 70
ordcr and temporary orgamZaIon e.
fcctcd a committee on credentials will te
appOInted and their lah0rs viii doubtless
consume several hours. This together with
the permanent organization Will about con-
surne the first day.
The convention will therefore be in Sos
sion for two days aud perhaps a good part
of Wednesday night.
CANDIDATES HERE.
-Four ont Of the six candidates for the
honor of the gUbornatOrial nomination are
already here and the other two VII be tnls
morning bright and early. Those VINO
are not present in person are very an,,v
represented 10y friends who are aoundantiy
cauablc 30 look after their interests.
The first TO arrive yesterday mornlng
was Hon. p. W. Mckinney, and he ioun'
many of his ardent admirers aud friends
already here and ready to welcome hlm.
Colonel OFerrall, Major Tyler, and judge
Harris arrived in the afternoon. Mr.. Nena-
/ bic and Colonel Beirne will be here TINS
morning.
/ On the late trains yesterday also came
/ large numbers Of influential party menand
leaders, and delegates a5 well, from all
! parts Of the State
Tho headuuartcrs Of the several aspirants
were all 0pen during the afternoon and
/ evening and most Of the time they were
well filed The hotel lobbies, and espe-
| ciallv those of the Exchange, where most
| Of the aspirants have apartments, We're
! thronged last night, and considerable en-
/ thusiaem and excitementprevailed. Every
/ body seemed hopeful of the success OF the
man Of his choice.
THEY CONFER.
About $50 o'clock last night the. friends
| Of Messrs. Mckinney, Beirnc, and OfeT-
rall assembled in their respective head
ou.rters for conference. some ot these
! conferences hold for several hours. The
time WAS consumed IL recanyaSslng inc
printed lists of delegates and hearing Oral
| statements from All present from the yarL
oue sections of the State with view to as-
certain the strength of the respecuXe can.
didates. These meetings were all held
separatelv of course. After the conference
! McKiunevs friends claimed G3l, Berne ;
| sos. and O'Fcrrals 4Gi.
The other candidates all think they con
show much greater strength than they
have been given credit for, and the estl
mates arc so far az variance that no ap-
, proximate idea can bc arrived at.
WHERE THEY WILL BIZ.
Tho delegates according to the district.
from which they come viii be provided
/ with leadQunrters according totne follow
inc schedule:
First and Second Dietricts-Sangor Hall.
Third District Monticello Hall, Broad
street ~,
/ Broad street.
Fifth. Sixth. andSeyenth Districts-Rich
Eighth. Ninth. and Tenth Districts-Mo
zar, Hall, Eighth street.
WHO WILL NOMINATE THEM.
Hon. Richard +. Beirne's headquarter.
arc at the Exchange HOtel-ROOms III ant
, 10 Hon. X. II. Cardwell, of Hanover
viii place him in nomination and Hon. Il
Johnson Barbour, of Orange, and Mr.
Coud Swanson, of Pittsylyana, VIII Sc
coad it.
Captain Philip W. Mckinney, of Farm
VILE. has Rooms 9and 100 at the ETcnang'
/ Hotel. Judge William II. Aiann, OF Motto
way. will nominate him and Colonel WI
! liam =. Green, Of Charlotte, viii second It,
Hon. Charles 4. O'Ferral, of Rocking
ham. has his headquarters at the BallarC
! Housc. Rooms - and %. Hon. David >
Pierce. of Nytho county. Will nominate
him. Hon. A. Moore, OF Clarke, and Judg'
William L. Rhea, of Washington county
will second his nomination.
CAPTAIN j. nOEc l. AltI, Nl Ai'9hI' 100
his besGouarters at Ford's Hotel, Rooms
ISL and 1S3. Colonel James w. Marshall
of Craig. will place him lin nomination, anc
he will be seconded by Hon. Archer y
Phlegar. Of Montgomery, and j. NJ. Long
/ Of Frederick
Samuel W. Vcnable, Esq, of Petersburg
has his headquarters at the Exchange
Rooms lO9, lO7, and los. DR.. NJ. q. Holt, o
Surry, will place the name of Mr.. Nenable
before the convention.
THE STATE COMMITTEE.
The State Democratic Executive Com
mittee will meet at So o'clock this evening
at the club-room of the Powhatan Club
ON Eighth street between Broad and Mar
| shall. -.
morning and will stop with his friend
Major James ID. Patton.
Dr. Hoge will open the convention will
prayer. -
ATToRNEY-GENERAI.
Among the names that are heard men
/ toned as candidates for Attorney Genera