Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-12
Telegrams to The Star.
THE FIELD OF POLITICS.
Coming Conventions in Virginia
and Ohio.
THE PRESIDENTS OUTING.
More Experiments With the
Elixir of Life.
THAT BLOODLESS DUEL.
Alleged 1nef6ciency Of the English
Navy.
THE PRESIDENTS OUTING.
THAT BLOODLESS DUEL.
VIRGINIA POLITICS.
Both Parties Will Hold Conventions
This Month.


THE DEMOCRATIC GATHERING NEXT WEDNESDAY
WILL BE THE LARGEST EVER HELD IN THE
sTATE-MKINNEY THE STRONGEST CANDIDATE
MALONE WILL BE NOMINATED BY REPUBLIcANs.
Special Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR.
PETERSBURG, Va, Aug. 12.-The democratic
state convention which is to meet in Richmond
next Wednesday to nominate q state ticket
will be the largest political body of its kind
that has ever assembled in Virginia. 1t will be
composed Of $50 delegates elected from the
different cities, towns and counties in the
state. There are various speculations and con-
lectures as to who will be the nominees of the
convention, especially for governor. From
the present outlook Col. Phil. Mckinney OF
Farmville appears to be the strongest candi-
date, though the other gentlemen who are
aspiring to gubernatorial honors will
go into the convention with a strong
support. Among these gentlemen ia Capt.
samuel Woodson Venable, pronounced demo-
crat OF the Cockade city of Petersburg, whose
tme and efforts and counsel have always been
at the service of the party. He is a thorough
business man, and it is believed by his friends
mere that he Is the most eligible man that the
convention could nominate He is the father
OF Hon. Edward c. Venable, democratic mem
Der OF Congress from the fourth district of
virginia, whose seat is now being contested by
non. John M. Langston. Capt. venable was
born IN Prince Edward county, this state, in
May, 1925. He went to California in the spring
OF lS49, where he remained until 1853, when he
came to Petersburg to make this place his
nome. He has always been an active politician
ana democrat. He was a member of the state
democratic committee for many years, and was
delegate to the national democratic con-
not
and nominated Cleveland for Presi-
dent. He was in the confederate army.
DE Is the second largest tobacco manufactured
In the United States, and is One of the wealth.
est men in Petersburg. He has been, for many
years, member of the city council, and is now
member OF that body and chairman Of the
city's finance committee. His name will be
presented to the convention by DR.. N. @. Holt
Of Surry county.
THE REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION
will meet in Norfolk on the 22d instant, and
the impression appears to be that Gen. Malone
will be the choice Of the convention for gov
ernor, but whether or not he will accept the
nomination remains to be seen. It is claimed
by his friends that his nomination would create
more enthusiasm in the state than that of any
other man who could be brought before the
people and that he would be elected. Gen.
Malone, in addition to getting the votes of his
white supporters, would also get considerable
colored vote, but there is no gainsaying the
fact that the general has lost a large coIored
following in the fourth congressional district,
where there is a wide split in the republican
party. Hon. John NJ. Langston, one of the
recognized leaders of the colored race in the
south, was asked by your correspondent 9 day
or two ago If the colored people of Virginia
would vote for Malone for governor? His
reply was that he (Langston) had just returned
from Washington, where he had been to look
after matters liz reference to the contest for
his seat in Congress, and that he was not now
prepared to talk on the political situation in
the state or how the colored people would vote.
The republicans Of Petersburg will hold ward
meetings tomorrow night to elect delegates to
the city convention to be held on the following
night which will elect delegates to the repub-
lican convention. 1t is not thought that the
apti-Mahonites will attend these meetings, but
should they do SO a lively time may be ex-
pected 1t is quite certain that the ward meet
ings will elect Malone men to the city conven-
ton.