Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-06

consider whatever business they decided
upon at that time.
An effort was made 10 alter the reso-
luton In order that II might provide loi
another meeting tonight, but the ameho-
ment did not prevail. -.
Mr.. Cooke offered a resolution that
the basement officers OF the Capitoi
should be named at the meeting Thurs
day night. He said he thought the pup
lie should know what they were goinB
TO do on that occasion. The resolution
elected some discussion, but was hnaily
voted down.
JUDGE BUFoRD'S CASE.
The Secretary read a letter from Judge
T. Il. Buford. who was elected to the
House az an Independent Democrat from
Brunswick. The communication stated
that Mr.. Buford was now confined by
an indlspesitIon, but that as soon as ne
recovered he would make application 10
become member OF the caucus ana
would explain his position.
The letter was not acted upon.
II was decided that the rules OF the
House should govern the joint caucus.
THE OUTLOOK AT MIDNIGHT
At midnight there were very few per-
sons IN either the Exchange lobby or the
rooms of the several candidates. The
Martin and Lee men claimed TO be gain
ing, and the Hunton managers ex-
pressed themselves as content.
There Is a growing feeling against COM
binations and swaps involving the Su-
preme Court judgeships, which It Is said
IL likely to make itself heard I'm caucus.
Several aspirants for the position Of
Physician TO the Penitentiary have sprung
up. and are now making an active fight
.f,t
patronage OF the GOvernor-elect. Tine
present incumbent. DR.. Paulus A. Irving.
is a candidate for reappointment. and his
opponents are DIR. Walker. OF Lynchburg;
Drs Benjamin Harrison. Henson. and
j. Page Massie DT. Harrison has been
an active party worker, and both Drs.
Henson and Massie are men OF splendid
ability. The latter. though a citizen OF
Amherst is now professor Of bacteriology
and pathology at the Medical College OF
Virginia. He is a graduate OF several OF
the German universities.
THOSE CHARLOTTE INSTRUCTIONS.
Frequent illusions were heard last nigh
to the meeting held at brakes Branci
on Monday. I'm which resolutions were
adopted directing the Charlotte represen
tatives 70 vote for certain candidates FOL
senator for the long and short terms
These resolutions are published on an
other page Of this paper. A member o
the Charlotte County Committee. who Il
In Richmond. referring to the matter las
night. said:
There were only thlrty-two in the meet
ing. notwithstanding the fact that there
were more than 100 Democratic voters
present on the court-green. Only one mem
ber Of the County Committee participated
I'm the meeting. The County COMMITTEE
consists Of thirty members, twenty-five
Of whom have signed written protes
against such a course
Another Charlotte gentleman endorsed
this statement. and the Dispatch reporte
was shown the protest signed by The
county committeeman, and the position i
taken that the resolutions adopted vii
not be needed.
POPULISTS NOMINATE a SPEAKER
Those Of the Popullst members of tn
two branches I'm the city held a caucus II
parlor No. s of the American Hotel las
night. Senator jackson, Of Essex county
presided. and all the representatives, o
that party in the Legislature, with tw'
exceptions, were present. I. y. Allen o
Mecklenburg. was nominated for the posi-
ton of Speaker Of the House of Delegates
Much talk upon the senatorship and othe
matters was INDUCED in.
The prevailing impression Is that IN
Populists will put up man for the Senate
not because they think they can elect
but for the reason that they are regu
larly constituted party and should tax
| active part in all big fights. They VII
make no nominations for basement OF
fees