Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-09

will open its session in the Armory Hall
There will be large crowd Of visitors 10
the city. The hotel-men say numbers Of
applications have been received for rooms
and many have been engaged.
According 10 the predictions Of three
well-known hotel-keepers tho number Of
strangers in our city next week will be
larger than any political convention ever
held here.
wHEN THEY CONF.
Some of the delegates Will arrive Mon
day. Tuesday night most Of those from a
distance will be here, while those who
come from the territory adjacent 20 Rich
mond VIII not arrive until "Wednesday
morning.
EXCURSIONS.
The railroads are o1cring extra induce
ments 10 bring crowd 10 the city. Near
" all the roads will run excursions Wednes-
day. The Chesapeake and ONO has already
arranged for an excursion train from Staun-
ton and one from Norfolk. There VIII no
doubt bo excursions from Petersburg, Dan
vile, LynchbuTg, aud other points.
ARRANGEMENTS.
The Committee on Arrangements, con
| sisfing of william Ryan, chairman or tie
| City Committee; Major James ID. Patton.
| of the State Executive Committee, a, q
CONWAY r.. SANDS. ESQ, chairman OF the
Third Congressional District COMMITTEE
are busy making arrangements for the con-
ventiOu.
| Mr. Charles n. Langford has been chosen
/ TO build the stage and TO do other carpen-
| try work in the hall Mr.. Richard l..
! Zacharias has been selected 10 do the Work
| of decoration. William Dafron, Esq, has
| offered TO furnish 3.O0O chairs for the hall
and they were being put IN the building
| Yesterday.
MUSIC.
Arrangements have been made with Pro-
! fessor Kcssnich and Mr. j. Z. Pulling, sec
rotary OF the First-keglmcnt Band, JOlntly
| to furnish music for the occasion.
! The services of four or five pages nave
! been secured and the committee IS on tne
! outlook for five or six other active, bright
| bows. as 1t is desired 10 have ten pages.
There will be three kinds Of tickets OF
admission 10 the hall-One for the dele
| gates one for the alternates, and one Tor
the visitors.
DISTRICT DELEGATIONS.
! Arrangements have been made for places
Of meeting for the district delegations.
The First, Second, and Tenth districts
will meet in different rooms in Sanger
J Hall. capacious building with a beautiful
| garden attached.
Monticello Hall has been engaged for the
| Third district.
Three districts will meet in the Theatre.
| Those allotted 10 tins building are the
| Fifth, Sixth. and Eighth districts.
The Seventh district delegation viii meet
in the rooms of the Powhatan Club.
The hall for the Fourth district has not
yet been engaged, but the committee nope
| TO secure an admirably located and nicely
| fttrrfghaI a KTDHI street
The delegates from the Ninth district
will meet IN krause's rooms, next door &c
J the Theatre.
Mr.. Myer Samues has been selected as
chief-doorkeeper.
THE FUNDS.
II will be necessary TO raise consider
able sum of money to defray the expenses
Of the convention. but The amount Will be
a small matter for Richmond.
Thousands of dollars will be spent here
by our country friends, and the city VIII
be financially largely benefited by the
convention.
THE RICHMOND DELEGATION.
The Richmond delegates to the STATE
Convention met last night in the rooms OF
| the Powhatan Club for organization.
| Mr.. Preston Belvin, president Of the clut
| and delegate 10 the convention, callec
| the body 70 order and requested Colone
| Tazewell Elicit TO take the chair.
The meeting then on motion OK Mr.. W
| d. Courtney elected Colonel Elicit tempo
| rarv chairman.
MIR. ID. $. Gates, secretary of the City
! Democratic COmmitte. was elected tempo
Iarv secretary.
The roll was called and Of the eighty
| two dclegates elected to the convention
iifty-six were found present.
CuArRAfAN rIFC-rFD.
The Chair stated the object Of the meet
! inc TO be to elect a chairman for the dele
! cation to act as their spokesman IN th'
| convention.
For this position II. VI. Smith, Jr., Esq, il
eulogstic term nominated Hon. j. Taylor
EllysoA.
Mr. William Ryan seconded the nomina
| On.
Mr.. RYAN moved that Mayor Ellyson b'
elected by acclamatOn, which was don,
amid applause.
Mr.. Ellyson took the chair ard thanke'
his friends for the honor conferred on hin.
and pledged himself at all tunes 10 speal
their sentiments before the convention
and elsewhere.
SECRETARY.