Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-11
VERY NEAR AT HAND.
oNLyAFEW DAYS AND THE coNvEN-
TON WILL MEET.
Where Distinguished Gentlemen VIII BE
Quartcred-fioteisE Expect to
BE We'll Filled.

In A very few days the friendly contest
over the nomination for the Office OF Gov
ernor Of Virginia will close.
Already some people from q distance
have arrived 70 attend the sessions oil the
convention. To-day and tomorrow will
bring many more. Tuesday the great ma
joriiy of the delegates will arrive.
TIE CHAIRMAN.
Hon. John S. Barbour will reach here to-
morrow and will occupy a suite OF rooms
at the Exchange.
Some time ago Hon. Basil j. Gordon
wrote TO the Exchange and engaged rooms,
and as the order has not been counter
manded il is presumed that that gentleman
will reach here Tuesday, although at last
accounts he was very unwell at Atlantic
City, n. j.
THE CANDIDATES.
Hon. John r. Harris has engaged Room
No. I3l at the Exchange and VIII reach the
city tomorrow or Tuesday.
Friends Of Captain j. "; Mckinney,
Hon. Charles r. O'tcrrall, and Hon. ;. ".
Ncnabc have also engaged rooms ~ me
Exchange and Ballard as headquarters Tor
those gentlemen during the convention.
Colonel Richard +. Bcirne's headquarters
will BE- at Murphy's Hotel during the day
and at the Exchange at night.
At TIE HOTELS.
A Disootch reporter made a visit to the
different hotels yesterday TO ascertain
which delegations have already engaged
rooms and where prominent individual
delegates will be quartercd. The follow
Ing is the result Of his inquiries:
TxcHsScr AND DALLA1D.
The following have already engaged
Quarters;
The delegations from Mccllenburg, Nor
folk city. BOictOurt. portion OF Danyiile
and Fairfa6. Pulaski. Isle IT vigil. Hon.
Henry neoton and Others OF the boudouh
delegation. Amherst, Southampton, eight
or ten DELEGATES from Washington county,
Appomattox and Petersburg city, Captain
Ham. shepherd. Hon. John l.. Marye. Dr.
Brockcnbrough, Of Eastvlllc; Judge
LDch IL Watts W. ID. Turner. Of Isle OF
WIGHT: Judg. W. ii. Mann. of Nottoway ::
Edward Echols Esq, and IL. W; Barke', o.
Stanton. General Thomas l.. Ros5cr. W.
/ 4. GLASGOW. Jr.. of tIuclstlo: 4. ". Bow
man. of Saitville; Eppa Hutton, IT.; OF
Fauquier: Hon. Horny Loving. OF An
horst Hon. j. Marshall Mccormick, Of
Clarke; Or. VI. Q. Holt, of Surry; ". A:
Jones. of Warsaw: Lloyd i. smith o.
No,thurr bcrland, and S;atc-SonatorM Moore
of Fairfax.
TIT f1frrICAN.
The American Hotel has been in cor
respondencc with q number If delegations,
and tie foil wing have already engaged
quarters: Ivnchburg, Staunton. King WI
liam. HalifaX. Floyd. Princess Anne, Mel
son, Shenandoah, and Williamsburg.
DAVIS HOUSE.
This hotel has received number of ap-
plicatious, and tho following gentlemen
have engaged rooms Hon. NJ. VI. Martin
and Robert Catlctt Esq, OF Charlotte ;
George small and three friends, of New
port News: p. 4. Krise and three friends,
Of IVnchburg: J. ID. Jones and others,
from Charlottesville, and ID. i. Eggleston,
of Charlotte county.
MURPHY's.
Colonel Beirnc's headquarters will be at
this hotel during the day while the conyen-
ton is in session. Among others who have
already engaged rooms are Hon. Ii. H..
Henry and the TaZewell delegation; Cap
tain *. {. Marshall. Portsmouth; Senator
4. p. Staples. Of Patrick; Hon: :. W. vii.
liams, of Bland, and +. W. Maupln, OF
/ Portsmouth.
OTHER HOTELS.
Fcrd's st. Clair. and lIo,el Dodson have
received numerous applications for ac-
commOdations. aud IN all cases the dele
gates have been informed that all who
| come will be provided for As far "A the ac-
| commodatiOus will admit.
All the hotels expect TO be well filled
! durlDu the convention.