The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-16

The two conventions to nominate
Democratic candidates for tho Senate
and House of delegates will convene
in Salem at the Town Hall at o'clock
to-day, the senatorial convention meet
ing first, and the other following immc-
diately on its adjournment.
Tho. senatorial convention is COM
posed of tho delegates from Craig, Roa-
nokc county and city, and Montgomery
county, and the legislative convention,
of tho delegates from Roanoke city and
and county and Craig. In tho former
convention there will be 100 delegates,
consisting of ~ from Craig, "a from
Roanoke county, sc from Roanoke
city and 81 from Montgomery county.
In tho second convention there will be
&C delegates, 12 from Craig county, "a
from Roanoke county, and 30 from Roa-
noke City.
The senatorial convention seems to
be walk-over for Judge Marshall, no
other candidate of prominence having
appeared. In the second convention
the candidates will be j. Allen Watts
and Nj. G. Thomas, of Roanoke CITY: C.
ID. DENT, of Salel, and Samuel Nell.
Gish, Of Vinton. Mr. Thomas, as is
well known, has secured a majority of
the delegates from Roanoke city, but it
IS conceded that j. Allen Watts will
hold his minority from Roanoke CITY
and is conceded formidable strength in
the county. There will be compliments
MIR. Watts is beyond all question the
second choice Of nearly all the delegates
outside OF Roanoke. while Mr.. Thomas
popularity is confined to the city limits.
Nearly all tho delegates who wore
elected at the meeting held week ago
Friday in Roanoke will attend. l.. Is.
Kemp, Of the Second ward, being out
of the city, has appointed w. A. elias.
gov, Jr., as his alternate. Mr.. Graves,
OF the Third ward, has appointed James
a. Mcconnell and Owen Duggan will
take the place of John Sheehan. 1t is
likely that several other delegates NAV
DO unable to attend, but their alternates
viii be present. a large number of
prominent citizens from here are ex-
| pected to attend.
MIR. Rush U. Dcrr will place Mr..
Thomas in nomination, and w. A.
| Glasgow Will nominate j. Allen Watts
Captain X. Is. Norman will probably
be elected to preside over both conven-
tions. The proceedings in each convcn-
ton will be largely Fro forma and of the
character which custom and long pre-
cedent have honored.
The Craig delegation has como I'M
pledged to any candidate, but j. Allen
| Watts is we'll known to be strong with
the farmers of Craig county. 1t is OK
mn fn1 hot Al.
Roanoke will leave here on the 1880
dummy and some may even go before
| that time.
Judge James Marshall, of Craig
| county, better known as Cyclone Jim, :"
was In The city yesterday, togcth ar with
number OF Craig county gentlemen, to
attend law suit in the Hastings Court.
Q a TIMES reporter saw Judge Marshall
at the Ponce dc Leon yesterday after
| neon When asked for an opinion i'm
regard to the outcome of today's con-
vention in Salem, he said that he had
been endeavoring to persuade his friends
not TO present his name as n candidate
for the senate.
81 do not want to go to the seno te,"
ne said, land | am trying to get my
personal friends to fix upon some other
man. or course | appreciate very highly
which my name has been mentioned,
and am deeply affected by the honor
| paid me, but am in earnest when saw
prefer not to have my name presented
There is one thing you can rest as
surcd Of and that is that | shall work
heart and soul for the gentlemen who
may be nominated tomorrow. am a
Democrat, was born and rrised one, and
| believe that tho party has great mis-
sion to perform"
When asked if he would decline the
nomination if it was rendered him unani-
mously, he replied that that was a ques-
ton which would require future con-
| Sideration.
The delegates from Craig" he con-
tinued, come to this convention with
out being pledged to anyone. They
are perfectly free to vote as they please
and will not supper; anyone until after
consideration with the rest of the
delegates. Craig is the most unani-
nous county in the State. We are all
Democrats over there and whoever is
nominated to morrow in Salem will re-
ceive solid vote.
"The members of the Farmers ALI
ance in Craig county will vote the
Democratic ticket to man. They are
satisfied that this party will do more
for the farmers than the Republican
party and they will therefore support
the men the Democrats nominate. The
Alliance is quite strong there and is
we'll organized. AT our meeting to elect
delegates to this convention they united
with us and they will continue to do so
throughout the campaign"
In regard to the candidate for the
lower house, the Judge said, he was for
the nominee, whoever he might be.
Craig county has presented no one for
this position.