Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-16
ID EDITION.
|O'FERRALL WILL WIN.
His Nomination Generally Conceded
at Richmond.
TYLER MEN STILL HAVE some HOPE.
The Attorney Generalship the Place
That is Fought for.
SCENES AT HEADQUARTERS.
TYLER MEN STILL HAVE SOME HOPE.
SCENES AT HEADQUARTERS.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
RICHMOND. Va. Aug. l6.-O'Ferrell's
nomination tomorrow by the democratic
state convention for governor is generally
conceded and the question OF practical in
terest now Is the attorney generalship. The
half dozen aspirants for this place are
here on the ground and the canvass they
are making Is the only thing which lends
interest to the scenes around the hotels.
The candidates for attorney general are
r. Taylor Scott. the incumbent; A. T. Rhea
OF Washington. Senators Blackstone of
Alliance, Little Of Fredericksburg andW.
F. Mckinney of Petersburg.
All of these gentlemen are here and most
of them have established headquarters at
the Exchange Hotel. They and their
friends are hustling. and today the situa-
ton, so far as lieutenant governor and the
platform is concerned, is held within the
hollow Of their hands.
SCOTS friends claim that he has already
enough delegates to secure his nomination
Whether this is true or not, it is a fact
that he has the advantage of being In the
office, with the opposition divided between
~. Taylor Ellison" said a man mighty
close to this gentleman, can get the nOmi-
ing of it."
This is a mistake. All Of the candidates
for attorney general would oppose Mr.. FL
lison; not personally but on the point of
location. 1t is to their interest to give the
second place on the ticket to the southwest
to prevent that section from pressing for
moves Ellison from the possibility of lieu
tenant governor. He will. however. it is
quite certain. be made chairman Of the
state committee.
The O'FerraI people are serene and hap
py and await the moment when the bal
loting shall begin. The coloners head
quarters at the Exchange present busy
scene. Hundreds of bouquets and joyful
friends are constantly near to congratu-
late him upon his approaching success.
Tyler's headduarters are over in the old
Ballard House The contrast between the
two is marked. The rooms are as quiet
and as lonesome as O'FerralPs are lively.
The major is keeping stin upper lip and
There is a possibility said Mr.. Stuart
OF Russell. one OF the biggest cattle raisers
n the and close friend Of
the chance Is slim. still we are taking it,
The Tyler people expect to make big
eipitated on the convention has not been
fully settled MIR. Stuart and other we'll
informed Tyler leaders are opposed to in
flicting any wounds which will not heal
with the dissolution of this convention.
There is a disposition among the more
conservative Tyler men, and these include
Stewart. that the silver question shall be
settled In the committee on resolutions and
not fought over in convention.
The indications now are that the financial
plank in the Chicago platform will be re
these dispatces have for weeks foreshadow-
ed.
Senators Daniel and Hunton both concur
in the policy of adopting this course. Both
of these gentlemen are expected here to-
day and will be hand to advise their
friends to temporize with the financial
question in this way.
Nearly all the advocates Of this course
and they appear to include nearly all the
leaders here. contend that the national
platform favors free coinage. At any rate
If the national plank is reaffirmed this is
what every democratic speaker in Virginia
will tell the people in this campaign. 1t
now seems that nothing can we'll defeat the
plan TO reaffirm the Chicago money plank
OF course the President will be commended
and his course Endorsed.
This is Cleveland-O'Ferrall convention
and even some of those who opposed the
colonel are quietly dropping into line. as
the Virginia Hill men did at Chicago, for
fear they will not have opportunity to
charge in line to get into the procession.
Ex-Speaker Cardwell will probably be
permanent chairman. Rhea will nominate
OFerrall: Archer r. Staples. Tyler and
c. Heingfellow will perform the service for
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