The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-13
COMING YENTlON.
THE DEMOCRATIC CLANS BEGIN
MING TO GATHER.

Hotels Presenting Lively Appearance
r.lL. with the Candidates and Their
rri.nd--An Universal spirit of Har-
mon,-Bu-y scenes in Anticipation.
The various hotels last night pre-
sented a busy sight. o-morrow Is 'n'
day for the converting of the Demo
cratic Convention. which Is to noun
nate a State ticket TO be presented 10
the voters of Virginia for their SUI
frages. or the candidates iOr lhe
+ INTERNATIONAL nomination. Messrs
f Charles T. OFerrall. John 1. Harris,
and Phil. W. Mckinney are at the E1-
change. aud Mr. J. Hoge Tyler Is al
/ Ford 4. Colonel Richard f. Berne Is
M his home In Ashland. Hanover coun-
Inv. but his friends and representative
i'm Richmond are doing yeoman service
In ms benalf While the adherenls 81
Mr. samuel w. Nenable. Of Petersburg
are closely on the watch, leaving no
stone uuiurued to put in a word ana
make capital for their fayorlte.
10 was amusing. az well as interest
/ inc. to hear the various opinions eX-
pr, esed IN the hotel lObbies last night.
/ Tine friends oil each of the candidates
seemed confident that they were on the
Winning side. As far as could be gath
cred from a desUltOry running talk
with the different delegates and lobby
+ lists. the impression seems 10 prevail
f that this il 10 be- no one man night.
The contest will he the strongest be-
O.
early STAGES Of the convention. ana II
will take perhaps three ballots TO decide
T " hich of them. If either, shall bear the
standard of victory. II at the END Of
/ the third ballot no nomination shall
have been made. then the forces of the
other candidates will gather in their
strength AMI endeavOr 10 decide
whether the coming man shall be o Fer
rail-. Tyler. Harris. or some dark horse
not yet actively entered on the list Of
racers.
A FAVORABLE SYMPTOM
Ore thing wa particularly notice
able and that was the universal spirit Of
/ harmony which prevails. not only
among the candidates themselves, but
among all their friends. Every effort
/ is 10 be made 90 secure the success of
each aspfant b the gubernatOri2l
nomination. but all declare their readi-
ness 10 heartily support the nominee
whoever he may be, and work together
/ tOaccOmDlish what j. of more benefit to
| the State than the mere personal sue
cess Of all the candidates put together,
aud that r. victory for the Demo
cratic Iarty. IL Is fully realized that
+ the great question before the
/ people Of Virginia in this
contest is not the tariff nor
any other issue than that of our
civilization. If Malone with his gang
wins. then the State is 10 be given over
to negro supremacy and the tender
mercie- OF ignorance and shiftlessness.
If. ou the other hand. the Democratic
party is successful. the supremacy of
/ the white element is assured. and that
means triumph for our civilization.
THE SPIRIT OF THE CAMPAIGN.
10 is in this spirit that the campaign
/ is to be fought. as manifested by con
VIBRATIONS had with the comparatively
I few delegates which bad arrived i'm the
city last night. 40 doubt as the clans
I begin 90 gather still more thickly the
iiea will become intensified that Tariff
Prohibition. the State debt and every
other issue must give way before the
one central and ali absorbing issue.
A BUSY SCENE To- DAY.
Delegates viii be coming in on all
trains to-day. and the headquarters Of
Inc different candidate, will present %
/ busy scene tonight. The hotels Will
all bee filled TO Overlooking. as the MEM
bership OF the convention proper will
be over fifteen hundred. and as a num-
ler at alternatcs. and a legion Of friends
and lobbyists will also be on hand
81 j, slie 90 predict that our population
today will be at least three thousand
greater than 10 was sterday. The
headquarters Of Captain Mckinney
viii be at the Mozart Academy. of Col
0uCl Became ct Murphy s. of Mr.. Tyler
at Fords. and of Messrs. O'Ferrall.
Harris. and Nenable at the Exchange.
MR. BARBOUR ARRIVES.
Hon. John $. Barbour. chairman;
Mr.. W. W. Scott. secretary. and
Nr Ham sheppard. ex-secretary of
the Democratic State Committee. ar
rived last night and are registered at
the Exchange The officers room in
The Armory has been rendered the COM
mttee for their Use during the COnven-
ton and has been accepted by Major
james ID. Patton, the home member of
the committee.
GENERAL INTEREST.
The ewes of the entire country seem
f0 be- concentrated ON NIrgi ia at thi
time. Representatives of the leading
papers of the United States are present
90 keep their respective journals in
formed of the proceedings ofsthe Con-
vention and the result Of its delbera.
lions viii be watched with unusual in
terest 10 morrow 5 TINES viii con-
tam some exceedingly interesting read
ing about the Convention. the canal
dates, and anything else Of importance
that may be- gathered.