Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-19
NOW FOR THE BATTLE
The CONTEST FOR THE NOMINATION
TO BE DECIDED TO-DAY.
Arrangements for the ConventIon-Rich-
moDd Delegates and AIternates--
GoochIand's Fivc-The Cam
didates' Claims.


At noon to-day the convention 10 nomi-
nate candidate for Congress in the Third
district will be called 20 order in the Bal
lard House by Colonel L. o. James. Of
Goochland. chairman Of the District Com
mittee.
1t had not been determined last night
who will be temporary chairman. The
committee will meet at 1890 o'clock this
morning at the Exchange Hotel to decide
this matter and make other preliminary
arrangements.
1t is very probable that Judge A. X.
Leake. of Goochland. will be called upon
TO preside temporarily. and if this is done
il is thought he will be continued in that
position permanently.
The CANDIDATES.
Messrs. Cardwell. Elicit. and Wise came
down 10 the city from Goochland last night,
and az about $50 o'clock Messrs. Elicit and
Wise each had conference with his friends,
at which their plans for to-day were out
lined.
Colonel Elicit met his friends at his law
Office, on Main street between Eleventh
and Twelfth, and Mr.. Wise had his con-
ference at Murphy's Hotel.
Mr.. Cardwell went to the Exchange
Hotel. where he met Colonel W. K. Aylett
and other friends, but he had no confer
ence arranged.
WHO WILL DO TIE SPEAKING.
It was thought last night that the name
of Mr.. Wise will be presented to the con-
vention by Mr.. Charles NJ. Wallace, ST., OF
this city, and if this is done Messrs. Isaac
Diggs. of West Point, and I. N. Parrish,
of Goochlsnd, will also advocate his
claims.
Mr.. George p. Haw, of Henrico, will
nominate Mr. Cardwell.
IL had not been determined last night
who wall present the name of Colonel FL
lett.
Each of the three candidates has Sc
cured rooms at the Exchange Hotel for
headquarters. Mr.. Wise has No. 2, Colonel
Ellett No. 1872, and Mr.. Cardwell No. l5l.
HOW ADMITTED.
No visitor 20 the convention will be ad-
mitted unless he holds q ticket which has
been issued for this purpose. These tickets
are now in the possession of Colonel Is. -.
James. who will divide them among the
candidates.
The delegates and alternates will nearly
fill the hall. so there Will be very little
room fo- other visitors.
Sergeant-at-Arms Wilkinson, OF tbs, City
Democratic Committee, Yesterday placed
ebout three hundred chairs in the hall.
city Delegates and Alternates.
The following is list Of the delegates
and alternGtes so far as appointed tromthis
city:
CLAY WARD.
First Precinct-Delegates II. Calder,
NJ. r.. Seav, +. J. Walton, F. =. Burke.
Charles /. Philips, J. p. Pettus. Alter
mates: +. J. Hundey, +. +. Bernard. W.
H. Sale, S. J. b. Wright. William Ryan,
Charles Sturtivant. -,
Second Precinct-Delegates; c. ".
Tyler, John II. Gardner. t. Z. Campbell,
Irwin II. Wharton. Alternates: Joseph
Davis. w. II. Rhodes.
Third Precinct-Delegates John J.
King, William 5. Gum, and George W.
Woodall. Alternates: John /. Ander-
son and Louis Schultz.
Fourth Precinct-Delegates John F.
Meredith. John r.. Hooper, John /. Toler,
and James fl. Capers. Aternates Henry
j. Miller, A. S. Hooper, j. L. Lewis, and
James III. Gibbs.
JACKSON WARD.
First Precinct-Delegate julius 10th.
Alternate: James +. Gates.
Second and Third Precincts-Delogates
j. X. Bradley and ". >. Blackburn. Alter
mates: w. i. Clayton and W. j. Smith.
Fourth Precinct-Delegates: Thomas
Cox aud W. +. Epps. Alternate: Thomas
Patterson and George Burruss.
JEFFERSON WARD.
First Precint-Delegates Charles B.
Dodson and George Bannister. Alternates:
David Edmond and John Hume.
Second Precinct-Delegates: William
Kanary. |. Hirshberg, John ID. Lively, and
l.. c. Haak. Alternates: NJ. +. Hirshberg,
John Messerschmidt, and Il. IL. Figg.
Third Precinct-De Delegates Il. VI. Tay-
lor and James l.. Botto. Alternates:
Robert Lee Kennedy and Patrick 7. Drls-
coll.
Fourth Precinct-Delegates W. II. Cul-
Ingworth, James W. Gibbons. W. A. q.
Cole, and W. +. Loving. Alternates: HUI
bert A. Jarvis. +. G. Crump, John frlsch-
korn. and n. b. Grooms.
MADISON WARD.
First Precinct Delegates: G.. X. Tenser,
julius A. Hobson, and W. B. Jones. Alter
mates: II. :. Jennings, III. +. Phillips, and
Julian f. Wright.
Second Precinct-Dclegates John b.
Purcell. w. c. Crump, and Poitlaux Robin
son. Alternates: DR.. ID. A. Kuyk and Beau
regard Lorraine.
Third Precinct-Delegates NJ. L. Spots
wood A. Landerkin. and w. l.. White.
Alternates: Cunningham Hall, and ). ).
Elan.
Fourth Precinct-Delegate: Charles NJ.
Wallace, Sr. Alternate: John L. Griffith.
MARSHALL WARD.
First Precinct-Delegates j. L. Sorg
and L. J. Parater. AlteTnates: j. A.
Black and Nj. S. Burch.
Second Precinct-Delegates Joseph 9.
Dickerson, George Watt Taylor, and W.
II. Curtis. Alternates: W. II. Peasants,
Louis Elicit, and John Il. Grimes.
Third Precinct-Delegates: George ID.
Pearman. f. A. Bowery, ID. C. Richardson
W. ID. Weisiger. Alternates A. Il. Pride,
L. Leeslie Powell, W. $. Bowery.
MONROE WARD.
FIRST Precinct-Delegates ID. W. Nose
ley, w. ii. Braner, Thomas Dolan. Cary
Trabue. Alternates o. f. Weisiger, Jr.,
John T. Lyons, A. @. Knowles.
Second Delegates: II. 5.
Bosher, Frederick Peasants, and James L.
McKenney. Alternates-F. ii. Mcclure
and Dr. Benjamin Harrison.
Third Precinct - Delegates: Lucien
Lowry and Ira W. Glazebrook. Alternate:
Fourth Precinct-Delegates: W. A.
Graves. II. l.. Winston. Alternates An
thony Hulcher. w. T. Booth.
Fifth Precinct-Delegates DIR. George
B. Steel, Charles L. Wingo, General John
X. Cooke. Alternate w. A. Price.
Goochland's Five for wise.
Goochland's five votes will be cast for
Wise on the first ballot, and If after that IT
is thought best TO support another candi-
date they are directed to go TO Cardwell.
The delegates are Messrs. +. NJ. Parrish.
A. X. Leake. K. ID. James, w. Ii. Goodman,
and James Hoye.
They were elected Yesterday at the largest
mass meeting of the Democratic voters Of
that county that has been held in the last
quarter OF a century. Ii was County Court
day, but there was very little business
transacted.
Mr.. t. F. Vaughn acted as chairman of
the meeting and George H. Chambers,
Esq, as secretary. Mr.. a. Y. Montero was
chosen chairman of the County Committee
All three of the candidates and many of
the friends OF each were present. and great
activity was displayed.
INSTRUCT OR NOT.
Some time was spent discussing the
question a. 10 whether or not the dele
gates should be instructed. Colonel h. o.
James addressed the meeting in opposition
10 this idea and Judge Leake and Mr. K.
ID. James favored it. Others spoke on the
subject. aud II was decided that the meet
inc would instruct