The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-28
TIE DELEGATES ELECTED.
Interesting Democratic Ward Meetings
Held in Manchester.
SCHEDULE or THE STREET RAILWAY.
an Interview with Superintendent seiden
~ 50 the Prospects Of tho hoao-'"'
sonai Notes end Curpsent krenfs.
MaxcHxsrEn BcRKAu RIcBAoNn IfMrs.
C0nsrR FIFTH AND PORTER STREETS

dav Major Charles Selden, superintendent OF
tho Richmond City railway and tho Decatur
street car line of this city. sasd: "e"'h nave
a,.ctrio cars running in your city within tho
coxt thirty DAYS. We haveIbeen greatly re-
tnrded in the work by circumstances over
which we had no control. bus at present we
have about surmounted at difficulties and
,xiu certainly have the cars on IN short
while. Please say to the good people OF your
oity that they viii have fTst-class electric
car service lust as soon as the wires eau DO
plnced on Fourteenth street"
what about transfers. q,eried tho re-
porter. We will continue 70 transfer Just M
g present " said tho Major. In this connec-
t,on would say that our company
has been very generous. Our fran
chises read that we are 20 carry passengers
frnm either city % Mayo's bridge. This was
Tie original agreement, as az that timo we
could lot get right OF way across the Drluse,
which was private property passengers
vronl1 TINS have bad 20 walk across
the bridge and pay their toll, when
thev could have taken car on the
1ther eide and continued thor trip mp INC
Mershsll- street . limo FIN Richmond or inc
Deca.ur-stroet limo IN your city. Later we
,ecured the privilege Of crossing tho bridge,
snu w. v,ssde no EXTRA charge. and further
moro egreed 10 transfer IN either direction 10
the Main-street line al Fourteenth. WehaVeho
objection 20 passengers transferring from tho
Marshall-streot line 70 the trankhn;stIeet
line proyiding @ car is met, but we do not
tel X o,,r dufv 70 put transfer agent at this
point We think it o pretty good ride tor hye
ceuta whom passenger can take car IN
Swonsooro and ride 70 the New Reservoir
PARK" ..,,
What IS your present schedule, was asked.
Every eight minutes the hrst car leaving
Richmond for Manchester at 5:i0 A. NJ. and
tbc first car leaves Manchester at 55 IN.
Tbe Iosr car leaves Richmond al Hos T. NJ.
aud the last car leaves Manchester at 1885 =.
n We Will run the electric cars later IN the
evening than the present schedule
How many cars will you have on the line.
I'VE will begin with four and increase the
nurober as the occasion demands. We will
have elegant new cars on the limo and they
are now being fitted up. They will be painted
green with yellow trimmings, and are made
right hero at: home by the Richmond Loco
motive works"
I suppose you are doing a good business
on This liner observed TIE TINES man.
Yes we carry on an average about 1900
,assenpers daily. but II is pretty hard 10 fig
ire exactly what the line is doing. as there are
40 many transfers used. OF course, we ex-
pect 10 do more when the electric cars are
put on. -. -. ..o-,os
the company in their work j. crossing the
Riohnond and Danville tracks and arranging
with the telegraph companies Tor the use OF
their poles on Fourteenth street. The poles
are ali arranged on tho bridge ready for the
wires 20 be strung.
When electric cars. are put on this line
few cities will have 80 goOd street-car SER
vice "a Manchester. and hardly anywhere can
Won get so long ride for the money. You
can rde from Forest Hill Park TO Highland
Park. a distance of seven miles. and from
Swansboro 10 the New Reservoir Park. dis
lance of eight miles, either ride for five
cents"
WARD MEETINGS.
There were large and enthusiastic Demo-
cratic meetings in each Of the wards last
evening and the utmost eOod-fellowship pre-
vailed. The meetings were for the purpose
OF choosing delegates 10 the convention.
which meets here September 9Th in Leader
Hall.
Politics we're az brisk here yesterday rs is
generally the case on the eve of an important
election, and never before was there ever so
much interest manifested in, or the attend
ance SO large upon ward meetings. The First
ward is entitled to two, Second two. Third
three and Fourth four delegates The boys of
theFirst ward met in vacant stOre-rOOm ofNiT.
Starke's, on Hull street between Sixth and
Seventh Mr. Charles Sims was elected chair
man of the meeting and M A. F. Holt was
chosen secretary. A number OF gentlemen
were placed II nomination. and the balloting
resulted as follows. John Cook and Charles
Sims were chosen delegates 10 the Senate,
and =. G. Davis and G.. W. Goodwin TO the
House convention.
Second ward met In mayors courtroom and
j. w. jenkins was called to the chair and
w. W. Pool requested 70 act as secretary.
Before going into the election the following
was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the delegates from this
ward 10 the Senate and House conventions.
which meet on the 9Th day of September, 90
10 the conventions uninstructed as 20 the
names of the candidates.
l.. NJ. Nunnally and 81 Merritt were chosen
for the Senate. and J. +. Taylor and A. II.
Hooker TO the House convention.
After the election Of the delegates. Mr. c.
" Cook was elected O member of the city
central Democratic committee TO I'LL q va
cancy caused 10y the removal of one of its
members.
The Third ward met in Mr.. Ovens store.
Mr. J. w. BlantOn was chosen chairman, and
Mr.. Tom T.. Owen selected as secretary W.
T. Pitt. W. s. Goode and DIR. Dorsett were
elected to both Senate and House conventions.
Tho Fourth ward met in rear OF Bowen IL
Bradleys store and was more largely ATTENDED
than any of the others There was decidedly
two elements in this meeting Mr. A. !.
Bradley was chosen chairman and Mr. n J.
Weisiger secretary. Messrs. f. A. Lamb, Au-
gustne Royal. q. X. Macon and A. J. Brad
ley were elected 10 both Senate and House
conventions.
In each OF the wards il was agreed that the
delegates be empowered with authority to
appoint their own alterDates.
After the election Of delegates Mr. Robert
Reeves popular young Democrat and fluent
speaker, Iwas called upon Tor q. speech, aud
though unprepared acquitted himself in q
oh ND
OF many congratulatory remarks upon this his
first political effort After thanking the au-
dience for the honor conferred he said.
Fe1Ow-citlzens We have assembled here
tonight 20 designate the electors in whom
We conhde the choosing o. our next nominees
70 represent US IN the Virginia Assembly As
Democrats and white men.we must nominate
Go elect, not TO crafty. tho personal
ambition OF some political favOrite, for
tho oil suihciency of the candidate
must be the greatest capacity for obtaining
votes over his competitors. History has proven
when man Is nominated with utter disregard
a. TO his ability 20 obtain votes he hns pener.
ally been defeated. With US il is not only a
matter Of party justice bnt il involves the
prosperity. happiness and most sacred of all
the honor OF Virginia
The Virginia General Assembly which
meets Ia regular biennial session the first
wednesday IA December next, although
majority on us mcinberb are Democrats. vet
~ - no cause Ion a 20 allow negro rule and
radical hepublcanism 20 occupy our seats in
tnose sacred halls. Its duties will be oner
Gus ana diversified BOpbarouz op1 co,,,.lax