Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-04
HUME,S REPUBLICAN FRIENDS
Working to Secure Him the Endorsement
of the Republican Convention.
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fCorrespondence OF the Richmond Dispntch.]
ALEXANDRIA, Va, September 3, 1890.
II is the opinion of great many people
here that the greatest pressure Will pc
brought TO bear upon the Republican
nominating convention which Is TO meet at
Manassas on the 18th of this month 10 pre-
vent il putting a regular Republican ticket
in the field and TO secure 10 FRANK huple
its quiet endorsement Of his independent
candidacy. Ii is well known that some OF
his strongest friends are TO be found
among the Republican leaders and they
are the ones who are thought TO be quietly
working among their brethren in Humes
behalf. Squire Henry Drummond, the
Republican county chairman. has appoint,
ed the Republican County Committee ana
they are now at work for the success OF
MIR. Hume.
MERE BLIND.
The talk of nominating ;. j. Bayley. OF
Fauquier. as the Republican candioate ~
said TO be all blind for the purpose OF
deceiyinr the Democrats and making
them think that General Lee will be able
TO carry the district without an effort.
They will not be caught. however, as they
are already in their fighting clothes, ana
propose to keep them on until the sun
sets on the day of the election IN Novem-
her. and no matter what move the kepub-
Leans NAV make the Democrats VIII be on
hand TO checkmate them.
WILL THE TRACKS COME UP?
The fight between this city and the
Richmond md Danvlle Railroad Com
many about the occupancy of Henry street
bv the tracks of that company VIII be DC
cided at the next term of Judge helths
Circuit Court here. Corporal ion-Attorney
Brent has prepared the necessary papers
- &c IL n
junction taken out by the railroad
against the city some years ago. mat
the city has clear right to have
the tracks taken up was decided IN
the case of the Alexandria and WASH
ington railroad against the city, when
the city compelled the road TO take up It's
track on st. Asaph street. The tracks on
Henry street were put down by the united
States during the late war and when IL
closed the railroad was allowed TO take the
tracks on condition that they would pave
between them and two feet on each side OF
them. This condition has never been com
piled with, and as numerous complaints
have been received from the residents OF
that section about the railroad the city mas
determined that the tracks must come up.
GAMBLERS INDICTED.
The grand iury in the Alexandria County
Court has returned indictments against the
following for running. gambling eStab-
lishments on the banks of the Poto-
mac opposite Washington: Thomas Bu-
chanan, John Porter, John, lurvey;
Thomas Lucas. j. w. Usher, and
James Norris. Additional indictments
have been found against {. ii. Heath ana
J. W. Usher for selling liquor on SUNDAY,
and against Albert Lyles for burglary IN
breaking open cars on the Washington
Southern railroad and stealing from them.
SCHOOL TICKETS.
The clerk of the School Board to-day
finished the issuing of permits to the whlte
children nearly twelve hundred of whom
have received permits to attend the
schools. Tomorrow the clerk will start
the issuing of permits to the colored chill
dren. and will close on Friday afternoon.