Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-16

cohtains himself well and will not
lose his bead. He is conducting tho
fight for Mckinney on broad and
magIanimous basis.
An estimate of the Prince Edward
candidates strength on tho first bal.
lot is something over six hundred.
Tho other candidats arc incredulous
and set up counter clms. There is
great activity ut OFerrs.ll's head
quarters and that gentleman is deyel
oping more strength than the other
candidates aro disposed to admit.
He Will get Il good vote from the
F:ftli and Ninth districts i'm addition
to strong following from his own sec.
lion. lie will be close to Beirne.
Tho fact of his being in Congress,
however, hurts his prospects male.
rally, and this ho fully comprchends.
Beirne's friends do not Impress mo
us being sanguino. They are earnest
III tho conviction that ho ought to be
the man, but arc not confident
Some of them intimate thnt they will
he content to have gratifying vote
for him this time, with view to
pressing him foy the place four years
hence. However, Beirno himself is
encouraged to hope for SUCCESS to-
morrow and his friends are making
an admirable fight for him.
Tyler talks hopefully, PLEASANTLY
and patiiotically. Ho expects to go
i'll with 300 votes: but in this will be
disappointed. He is regarded us
certainty for second place.
A gentleman, who is much talked
of as the coming dark horse, is Sam.
uel w. Vcnable, of Petersburg; but
his strength is certainly not visible.
1t seems to consist chilly in tho fact
that Chairman Barbour is said to
want him. This is worry likely fact,
MS those who ordinarily take their
cue from that gentleman are doing
the principal talking for Venable.
They are advocates of practical pcli-
tics" | do not think it possible to
nominate Captain Vennblc, not that
he isn't man of character, fine sense
and dignity, who would make a
strong candidate and n splendid gov
ernor, but McKinncy's friends mp
pear to regard his candidacy ut this
time as an ungenerous nntagonism.
They say if the Southside is to
have the honor, no man is more emit
tied to il than Phil Mckinney, and if
the latter is beaten, the result will be
attributed to tho antagonism of Ven
able, and the formers friends will DO
disposed to resent this by going for
some else than Venablc.
Tylor claims tonight that his fig
ures are climbing up.
At midnight it looks like the ticket
will be Mckinney, Tyler and Tide
water or Valley man for attorney
general, provided some unforeseen in
discretion by some of McKinneys
enthusiastic but inexperienced friends
shall not interpose with damaging
effect MS calno near happening to-
night.
RICHMOND, August l.i.-Arter the
district meetings there was Il gen
eral rush to the Armory, which was
in perfect readiness and the roof
almost concealed by flags and gay
StreamcrS. BY noon there were at
least 5000 pessons in the hall
where over 1000 chairs had 'been
placed in addition to benches in the
gallery. Chairman Barbour was
Justify chcered when he entered the
hall few minutes before ~ o'clock.
The applause and cheers continued
until he reached the platform and
were renewed at 1920 when he call
ed tho vast assemblage to order.
MIR. Barbour perhaps never faced
such an audience. The scene was
an inspiring one when he rose and
looked into the faces of three thou
sand or more of the representative
white men Of the Old Dominion, all
contcntcd, prosperous and happy
looking gentlemen. Mr. Barbour
read his address from type writer
manuscript. His illusions to the
work done in the Fourth district
last fall drew forth the greatest
amount of applause given him,
though over and over again his re-
marks were recognized in hearty
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