Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-19

made President I would name him ;
but rs the nominee L honestly believe
he would be defeated, as lie could not
carry a great many OF the Alliances.
Mr.. James Hay, OF Madison l favor
an uninstructed delegation TO Chicago.
Virginia never d;d send anything else,
aud don't see why she should deviate
on this occasion.
DIVISION IN GLOUCESTER.
"Our people arc divided" said Mr..
James l.. Talisferro. chairman of the
Gloucester county delegation. who is
stopping at the Exchange, and had just
gotten the badges for himself and asso-
ciates when the DTsFATcH man encoun-
tered him. "Some," he added, flavor
Cleveland, others Hill, and all are
in favor Of sending an uninstructed
delegation to Chicago. Many o. our
people are in favor of free silver
Il. p. Barham, editor and owner Of
the Inter- Appedl, is delegate to the
convention from Petersburg: "W. X.
McKenney is our chairman" said Mr..
Barham, "and will be one Of the dele
gates to Chicago. The counties will
name the other / do not know who he
will be. We will be very apt to make
Captain Frank Lassiter elector on our
ticket, and his selection will be most
admirable one.
Mr.. Robert McCandlish, of Middle
sex: Owe have to approach you
newspaper reporters by parallel lines,
bnt / can tell you that we are not in
favor of instructions to delegates in my
part OF the state. But whoever may be
nominated at Chicago will certainly re-
ceive our hearty support. The repre-
sentation of this convention will be un-
usually large, and 1 think this is as it
should be. We get fairer expression
of opinion from the people by 1t.
Passing near Judge John L. Harris in
the main Office of the Exchange Hotel,
he was observed to be coolIy discussing
the situation with some friends, who
surrounded him. One OF them was
heard TO say that chill knitted Cleye-
land. Massachusetts kniied him,
Pennsylvania knitted him, and Virginia
came very near doing it, said the Judge
very quietly.
FOR THE STRONGER MAN.
Mr.. A. b. Chandler, of Louisa "My
county is in the First District. and / see
it is reported that the delegation stands
If for Hill and . for Cleveland. / do
not think this is accurate. ! am salts
fled that Hill has large majority. We
favor the strongest nan and will oppose
any instructions.
Colonel Abe Fulkerson, OF Washing
ton county, was wearing blue badge
with large black letters, reading " I'm
pledged. First Choice, Cleveland. "l
am for Cleveland, and believe in getting
all Of the pledges l can for him." the
Colonel remarked. His attention was
called TO his badge, and he said some
one had pinned it on him and
he had failed to notice II
closely. He took it of and folded 1t SO
as 10 make it read: First Choice
Cleveland" His delegation is for the
ex-President.
Judge W. F. Rhea, Of Bristol is a
delegate. He said J.: 81 have been IN
the house all day engaged in business,
and haven't mixed with tho crowd, but
am satisfied that there will be an unin'
s,ructed delegation to Chicago. My
delegation will be for Cleveland, and
expect there will be warm time in the
Armory to. morrow. You can feel II
getting hot now.
MUST CARRY NEW YORK.
Colonel Thomas Smith, OF Fauquier,
spoke in unmistekable terms. Why,
said he, "Mr. Williams, of Massachu
setts. came doHa ,he.e 70 instruct Nir
ginisns in politics. Had he have made
speech on general principles TINS
would have been all right, but he went
beyond that, and took up the cause OF
single candidate, and declared he made
a good lick or something of that sort
when he confessed that he did not know
who our senators were, and that he
would bet that their opposition to Cleve'
land was based upon the fact that they
could not control the patronage OF the
State. condemn this, but here we are
in the attitude of differing with the peo-
pie of New York in tho settlement oi
question as TO the most available man
in their State for the presidency. My
posltion is this: If Cleveland can be
shown to be able to carry Kings county
and control Tammany nominate him,
and he will be elected and the same
can be said of Hill. There will be nc
instructions for my delegation. The
first convention | ever attended was II
Kapawha. w. Va, and when 1t was
agreed TO instruct the delegates l arose
and said would not serve unless was
accepted from the application OF the
rule, and this was done. Will not wear
any mans collar.
Major C. n. Walker, delegate from
Prince Edward, said that his delegation
were for Cleveland, but that they were
uninstructed. He said the spirit that
preyailed in his county was OF most
conservative and harmonious character,
and he deprecated the fierceness evi'
denced in other places over the choice
for candidates.
TOM SCOTT FOR GROVER.
Senator luOlndb h'oVottj VI Nh"tio'
said "The Charlotte delegation IS two
thirds for Cleveland, and the balance
not. There are no instructions, but |
am tired of hearing oil this anti-Cleve-
land talk. He certainly Is a man good
enough to be given chance, and am
in favor of him"
X. Walton Moore, of Fairfax, came IN
over the Chesapeake and Ohio road
about 10 O'Clock last night. de said
81 have not had an opportunity of con-
ferring with all the delegates from Fair.
fax. Some of them are for Hill and
some for Cleveland, and there are those
who come honestly unpledged for any
particular man. All are without In
structlons.
Colonel J. Catlett Gibson, OF Culpep,
er. said that his delegation contained
1.-TWO Hill men, three dubious, and the
balance for cleveland. All are uniu-
structed." His delegation will present
his name as n district delegate to the
Chicago convention.
PLASKs FOR THE PLATFORM.
Hon. f. W. Saunders, a member Of
tba legislature from Franklin county