The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-16

| Hon. II. d. Flood. State Senator from
the Appomattox district, Is here. lie -
| Instructed 10 vote for Tyler Tor - Suo-
| eruatorfai nomination and for Blackstone
for Attorney-General.
| Quite a number OF O'Ferrali men as-
| sembled last evening at the circuit court
| room. and ynarChe from there TO the
| t,yrhanre Hotel 10 pay their respects to
| their standard bearer. Colonel Ofer-
| rail- received all very cordially. and two
| hoxes OF cigars on one or the tapies
/ IN parlor No. 100, where the ievee was
| being held. added TO the comfort OF the
| visitors.
| The congressman from the Seventh
| distr,ct appeared TO be In the best hui
,.,or u,hen no shook hands with me. but
| had nothing TO say. besides casual
| ollus,on as 10 coming events and their
shadows.
Major TYLER during the evening had
oonference with his political friends 10
iev ont a plan for action. While ne oiu
80, caro- TO make statement as 10 ms
outIook one Of his friends remarked tnat
MIR Tyler's friends would fight every
inch OF ground. and expected 10 nave
good fighting chances: =, .,o
eConfarences were held all over the
AIDING during the evening. but very III
81 nosjtive information could be gain
,'ad one thing appeared to be certain
49,, sneciaI care Will be taken In the
80, tornrces Of the various district deIe-
cations 10 secure the very best Se
berg for the committee on crenehtlais,
,,bere the various contests OF delegates
VIII be considered. 49,
considerable work VIII also await w
committee on resolutions where me plat-
form for the convention ~ 10 pe p,.
-nd Last evening nOrhing deilni'e
ot
49, document but II was genefaiiy pc
,'al.s ,hot several of the leading deIe-
nc and statesmen would take part III
=. ,,as thought by some that the sliVsr
- ~ the Chicago platform "ouIu
arnhodied In the one to be suoi'i''eu
tho State convention .ho on,n
some Of the delegates were OF rne to
,bat an effort would be iiauv
ION a., eubiect altogether, while otheLs
,,.'.od thev would insist on tnoi o"s"
,,'l.,asfor Of the subject In tne so
uis' ,tor before n vote for any canuiu"'S
should be taken. 20 bristol. who
T,dge William +. Rhea' vi ii cnnarol
-, enoken of for Attorney-'ehei"
nso onproached on the subject
u' ~, hove mt been a candidate for Attof-
~ General. and have thereloie i"N'
Effort 10 secure the nomination, - .o
"Au nv efforts have been dlte0tcI
.oo,,re the nomination OF Colonel OFer-
rail-. st.. had GO.
"The published report that l nau
c,rna narlors al the Exchange is h'cot-
roc, n bv that It IS meant that am con
Quoting any campaign for the Attorney
Generalship. 49, o,,, Tho
rbere was disposition among the
members of the State Committee 'ast
evening 10 have Hon. Beverly -. Muh-
ford called to preside as temporary char-
man Of the convention. while Mr.. VIII
liam Henry Mann, Of Petersburg, assist
ant district attorney, VIII be temporary
secretary Of the convention, and Coiohei
John Bell Bigger permanent secretafF.
Mr. Mann. who during several sessions OF
the General Assembly has been journal
clerk Of the House Of Dlegates, VIII be
the right man in the right place.
The Appointments.
The following is correct apportion-
ment Of the 1.6i2 delegates who VIII com
nose the convention, arranged by counties
and cities. 1t was agreed upon early last
spring by the Democratic State commit
tee upon a representation of one delegate
for each one hundred votes and a frac-
ton of fifty votes and above cast at the
presidential election last year for the
Democratic nominee.