Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-09-06
TO NOMINATE TODAY
THE DEMOCRATS or THIS plsre,cr
oHoLo THEIR CONVENTION.
The Cleveland and stevenson Gin, MI.
hs'--sapervisers-mr. Harwood De-
clines-oiher Political Notes.

The Democratic convention % nominate
a congressman for tnis district will ,,...
at Sanger Hall. in this city. at noon ,o.d.x
lhe district is composed Of the cities OF
Richmond and Manchester aud thu conn
ties OF Henrico. Chesterfield. Gooehlaua.
New Kent. Hanover, aud King William
The session Of tho body promises 20 bs
very short, as Hon. q gorge ID. Wise hasno
opposition for the nomination, Richmond
delegates who have not obtained their car.
tifcates can get them AZ the hall AZ N
o'clock this morning.
The convention will be called 10 oraa,
promptly az ~ O'Clock bv Colonel ueads
Haskins. chairman Of the District Con,,
mittee. and after few words of adyica
and cheer from h,n tho temporary organs
cation will be effected. The tickets for
the lSS delegates and their alternafes will
be at the entrance 10 the hall an nour he.
fore the body assemblies. AMI Colonel Has
kins requests all who are entitled To them
20 call for them promptly so "a 10 avoid
confusion. Nospectators will be admitted
to the hall until the delegates and alter
mates have been seated.
There will be a conference OF the Dis.
trict Committee and the county and city
superintendent Immediately after the
convention adjourns. Sanger Hall, in
which the body meets. is over Siegels, on
Seventh street between Broad and Mar
shall.
BoURXE COCHRAN.
Hon. Brady b. Smally, chairman Of tho
National Democratic Committee on
| Speakers. has notified tho Committe on
| Speakers OF the Cleveland and Stevenson
| Club that ne cannot assign Hon. Bourks
Cochran 70 Richmond for tho 23d. ths
day that Nr. Stevenson speaks here, as
Dir. Cochran will then be on duty in
Indiana. Colonel Cary has. however, re-
ceiyed letter from Hon. Basil B. Gordon
in which the latter says Colonel Fellows
has accepted an invitation 10 speak in
! Richmond. but no date has been fixed.
| The local committee will endeavor to get
| Colonel Fellows for tho 23d and secure
| Mr.. Cochran Tor a later date.
SUPERVISORS IN TIE FOURTH.
Chairman Mason, of the Fourth District,
| was in the city yesterday looking into tina
matter of the appointment of Supervisors.
| Democratic lists have been sent IN for all
| the counties IN the district except Lunen-
| burg. Third-party lists have been sent IN
| for Greenesyille and NOttoway, but no Re-
publican lists for the district have been
received.
Mr.. HARDWOOD CANNOT ACCEPT.
Mr.. John S. HARDWOOD has declined 10
| accept the presidency Of tho Powhatan
| Club to which he was elected Thursday
/ night. In letter 10 Dir. q. II. Icnser.
the secretary, he says:
Your official notification Of nv cleo
ton as president of Powhstan Club has
! been received.
ii am deeply grateful for the compli-
ment bestowed IN electing me president OF
an organization that has done so much for
the Democratic party Of Richmond and
vicinity. j fully appreciate tho fact
that to keep the club up to its
| present high standing 10 is important
that your president should give much
| time and attention % tho work,
This my business does not permit me to
do; consequently am compelled to decline
the honor, assuring you that as private
| shall always be ready TO assist the club
IN any work they NAV undertake. Again
expressing my appreciation Of the honor,
| | am" etc.
DANIEL. O'FEBRALL, AND LIE.
Senator John W. Daniel will arrive in
Richmond Wednesday night and will
be the guest Of Major James ID. Patton.
He will make his first speech in this cam
paign on Thursday night under the aus.
plces of the Union Democratic Club. on
Church Hill. The Senator writes that he
will thereafter be in the campaign saddls
until the sun goes down November Sth.
Congressman O'Ferrall will arrive here
Saturday next, and will be the guest OF his
brother-in-law, Charles +. Wingo. He will
that night address the Democracy Of Rich
mond at Belvidere Hall, under the aus
pices of Clay-Ward Actiyes aud the Work
ingmsn's Club. General kitzhugh Les
will arrive Wednesday or Thursday. and
will speak TO the Union Club Thursday
night.
HEsBICo DEMOCRATS TO TAKE PART.
Mr. J. C. Mitchell. chairman of the
Henrico County Democratic Committee.
has issued the following:
The Democrats of Henrico county are
invited 10 unite with the Union Demo-
cratic Club of Richmond. PowelPs Hall.
Thursday night. September Sth. at their
grand ratification meeting, waen Major
Daniel, General Lee and others will speak,
Such as have horses will please assemble al
the county courthouse az 7. 81. sharp,
and report to Captain W. III. Sands"
The City Democratic Committee will
hold a meeting at the Circuit-COurt room
tonight. Important business will be
transacted.