The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-13
MUNICIPAL CONTESTS.
NORFOLK AND DANvrALE RESULTS.
Thirty to Five and Ten to Two In Favor OF
Hill Chosen-An Cleveland In Rock
bridge-virginis Affairs.

DANvrLIr. Va. May l2.-lSpecial. TO
oight closed one of tho most UNIQUE and ex-
citing family quarreis which has ever crept
into the Democratic household As soon as
the Cleveland Club was organized here.
month or more ago. the opposition began to
prepare for to-nights contest-thc election
Of delegates TO the Democratic State Conyen-
ton.
A lively family fght commenced and the row
has been going on ever since. The Cleveland
Club put up the following ticket for delegates
unpledged and uninstructed, but pfeierring
Cleveland ~
First Ward-Robert Brydon. b. i. Belt. ".
w. Wsddill.
Second Ward-F. Y. Burton. W. b. Brooks,
John A. Herndon. Jr.. ". W. CLARK.
Third Ward bergman Green. John u.
Covington, W. j. Dance, W. L. Betheh' d.
Arthur Brewer ~.
themselves anti Club Democrats. fayoring an
absolutely uninstructed del,gstion, put out
the following ticket.
First Ward-G. c. Cabell. Jr, j. C. En-
right f.. \. Smith.
Second Ward w. Dudley, j.. ". MACK,
Il. III. Herndon. T. L. Swain.
Third Ward-W. T. Sutherlin. g. q: Hol-
land. NJ 7. Jordan ". L. Boisseau' Il. u.
Graham.
The mass meeting held tonight at the
Academy of Music was perhaps the largest
outpourlDg Of the people ever seen IN Dan
vile. the Academy being packed from pit to
dome
IL had been previously agreed that there
shonld be no speaking before voting and that
the election should DO the first business IN
order.
The meeting was "A most exciting, vet
very good natured one The voting was pro-
ceeded with and about 800 votes were cast.
Ten t-Cleyeland and two Cleveland men
were elected. az follows George g. Cabell,
Jr j. G. tnrlght o. W. Dudley. j. q. MacH.
X. II. Herpdon. w. j. sutherln, Q. q. h9i-
land, NJ T. Jordan. w. H. BOlsseau, X. IS.
Graham. Judge Bergman Green ana Frank
Y burton The two last-named are CIeye-
land men. Captain Frank i. GravelY on be
half Of the anti Cleveland Club moved TO make
the election Of Green and Burton unanimous
and Dir. ). J.. Harrison. on be. all oil the
Cleveland Club. moved 10 make the election
OF the other ten unanimous. Both motions
were carried with "A hurrsh and the meeting
adjourned. The vote was extremely close,
the highest anti Cleveland man getting only
400 votes: the lowest got. 4Oi. The highest
Cleveland got 402. and tho lowest 37l. Inc
average vote of the Cleveland ticket was 54
and the average vote of the Ants was 4O4.
THE MAssEs TOOK No PART.
Democratic ward meetings held tonight
elected thirty Hill men aud five Cleveland.
They 90 uninstructed. Less than 800 votes
were cast in the entire city. There was no
council of action or organization. The masses
took no interest in the contest. Party work
ers were out in force and had things their
own way.
NOT ONE HILL DELEGATE.
LEXINGTON. Va. MAY 12-lSpecial. The
estimate Of a Richmond paper giving Hill
five delegates from this county IS a gross in
justice and is incorrect as there is only one
delegate but who IS outspoken for Cleveland
and he is not in favor OF Hill.
MIR. SPRINGER FAvORs PALMER.
NORFOLK. Va. May 12- Special Mr..
Springer who is at Old Point. received q let
tor to-day informing him that he would re-
ceve the nomination in the Thirteenth Hi
nois district for Congress without opposition.
In reply he wrote strong political letter ac- |
cepting the nomination in which he touched |
on the presidential Question. He states
that lit will TO unsafe 10 nominate |
nit' Clevelan1 or uin and g rse,.,s
Palmer as the man to lead the Democrats to
victory. He argues that Cleveland Will not |
be able T. carry. New York, but will carry |
other States to make up tho vote lost That |
Hill can undoubtedly carry New ork. but |
will lose other States that will be safe for !
Cleveland. lie argues that Palmer can carry |
New DIRK and Will unite the democracy.
Cleveland 30 TO 3.
HFArHsvnIK, VA. May 1l.-lSpecal. J. |
Monday was the regular county court dav.
The court is engaged IN the trial Of the case Of
the Commonwealth against Maria Senifole,
charged with infantlcide.
mass-meeting held here on Monday
selected delegates TO attend the Richmond
Convention May 18th. The meeting declared
by resolution for Cleveland as its first choice
by vote of 80 to 3.
Russell Delegates for Cleveland.
LEBANON, Va. MAY 1O.-lSpccial. AT the
MAY county court seventeen delegates
were elected to Richmond The views Of
eleven delegates have been learned They
are for Cleveland. The choice of the other
six have not been ascertained.
Dickinson Delegates for Cleveland.
CL1NTwooD. Va. May lO.-At a mass-meet-
ing Of the Democratic party of this county
on Yesterday the following delegates were
elected to the State Convention 10 be held in
the city of Richmond, viz Nj. Beverly, T.
X. Cooley. John Willis and t. T. Sutherland.
The delegates were instructed 20 support del
egates 10 the National Convention that were
for Cleveland first