Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-17
DAY DRAWS NEAR.
DEMOCRATS TO MAKE A NOMINATION
FOR CONGRESS TUESDAY.
What the Candidates CIaim-Deiegatss
Chosen in Hanover and Chcsterfcid--
Goochland to Elect Tomorrow.


The convention 10 nominate Demo-
cratic candidate for Congress from TINS
district will meet in the Ballard House. IN
this city, on Tuesday next.
II will be called to order at noon oy
Colonel b. o. james, chairman of the Dis
trict Committee.
II has not been determined who will Do
temporary chairman, but the name OF
Colonel John b. Purcell has been NEIL
toned in that connection.
The convention will be composed OF l27
delegates and it will require CA to nomi-
nate. The apportionment is ~ follows;
Richmond city, &c Manchester. 8; Ches-
terheld. 10; Hanover. 10; Henrico, IL;
King William, g.; Goochland, 8, ana Ne"
Kent, 8.
WHAT Mr.. WISE cLArxs.
Before the result of the elections held IN
Chesterfield and Hanover was known yes,
terday the friends Of Mr.. Wise claimed
delegates already chosen and certain 70
vote for him as follows: Richmond, ~;
Manchester. q; Manchester district, =;
Henrico, IL; King William, 4; hew hen''
2-total. IS.
They also think Mr.. Wise will get two or
three doubtful delegates from this city.
The friends of Mr.. Wise would not say
how they thought the remainder OF the
votes from the district would be diylded
as between Messrs Elicit and CardweH,
except that they were of opinion that me
Speaker would get eight or ten delegates
from Richmond.
ELIFTr AND CALDWELL.
Mr.. F. II. Mcclure, law partner Of Colo
mel Elicit, yesterday morning gave the
following estimate of that gentiemans
strength among the delegates chosen at
that time: Richmond, 3S; King William,
8 Henrico. /: New Kent. /; Manchester,
total, A. He also said he had reasons
to believe Colonel Elicit would get three
(and possiblv four more votes from Rich-
mond and two doubtful delegates from
King William.
Neither Dir. Cardwell nor his son was in
Richmond Yesterday, but 10 was UNDER
stood that he is certain of Ave votes from
Richmond and possibly ten. lie claims
three in Henrico and one in New Kent and
thinks he will get some OF the doubtful
votes in King William.
WHO WILL NOMINATE.
II is generally understood that Colonel
NJ. L. Spotswood will present the name OF
Colonel Tazewell Elicit to the convention.
Mr.. Wise has not yet determined VINO
will nominate him, but 1t IS thought Mr.
Isaac Digs. of West Point, will make
seconding speech for him.
1t could not be ascertained yesterday
who would pres ent the name OF Dir. GARD
we'll.
HANOVER FOR CALDWELL.
Tho DisDatcPs Ashland correspondent
sent tho following telegram last night:
Ashland precinct sends as delegates to
the congressional convention W. i. Lump
kin, Henry T.. Wickham. and h. Ia. y.
Scott.
Higginson's, J. NJ. Wickham. They are
all for Cardwel.
Cold Harbor. Rural Point, and Clay
precincts had already, as reported IN TINS
paper, elected five delegates for Cardweli.
There are two more precincts from when
nothing has been heard at which electlons
yere to have been held yesterday after
noon. IL was anticipated that MIR. Card
well would carry these.
MAToACA DISTRICT.
This special was received from the Pe-
tersburp correspondent of the Dispatch:
"Ata meeting of the Democrats OF Win
free's-Store precinct, Matoaca8distrlct.
Chesterfield county, held THIS evening
John N. Dunston was elected delegate,
with Mr.. Iyey as alternate, TO the Rich
mond convention. u w
Vaughan delegate and j. NJ. Moore alter
nate.
both delegates, though uninstructed,
are understood to favor Colonel Elicit Tor
Congress- The probability is that Colonel
Elicit will have all three OF the delegates
from this district"
DALE PRECINCT.
From Centralia. Chesterfield county,
came the following:
THE Dale precinct convention was
called to order at O'clock this evening by
DIR. T. }. Cheatham, chairman, Dr. Ches-
than and John s. Dillan were elected dele
gates; Mr.. Milton Shade and A. p. DuVal,
nlternates. Delegates were instructed TO
do their utmost for Mr.. Wise"
MIDLOTHIAN FOR CALDWELL
A gentleman from this city who attend
ed the meeting at Midlothian and was
seen upon his return by Dispatch man
said that there were exactly sixty persons
present. of whom ten were for Elicit,
tweuty-eight for Cardwell. and thirty-two
for Wise. The friends Of the two hrst-
named candidates, he says, allied them
selves and elected Messrs. w. W. Baker
and j. b. Watkins. both of whom will sup
port Cardwell. :,
The Wise nominees were Mr.. Jackson
and DR.. Philip Hancock.
The registrar, who was present. pointed
out eight persons among those who voted
for the successful candidates, whom he
alleged had previously supported the he
rublcan ticket. Some of them, 1t IS
charged, admitted this.
This gentleman reported that there was
difficulty in progress when. he left Tor
home.
The two delegates elected last Wednes-
day night by the Democrats OF the Man.
chester district are for Wise. This leaves
three Others in Chesterfield elected yester-
day and not heard from.
GoocHLASD TOMORROW.
Goochland elects her five delegates to-
morrow, and then the roll will be com
plete and the candidates ought TO be able
to count with some degree OF accuracy
how many certain supporters they have.
This will be County-Court day, and the
attendance will doubtless be large, All
three of the candidates will probably be
present. Mr.. Cardwell was in Hanover
Yesterday and Messrs. Wise and Elicit In
Chesterfield.