The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-18
INTERNATIONAL FIGHT.
nr1rcxrEs CHOSEN TO THB CON-
YEyTIox IN MANY COUNTIES.
Tho Tyler People Have Things ine'r
o wax I'm Koanoke-sevcral Coun-
ue. for o'Ferraii-How They stand

| -rha Democrats Of Dinwiddie county held
large and enthusiastic meeting to-day
., the county courthouse and elected
eight delegates to the State Democratic
Gubsrnatorial Convention. The dele
gates elected are: From Namozaine dis
trict. J. e. Parkinson and W. A. Ores
ham: from Darvills district. Walter f.
Young and +. II. Thomas; from Row
andy district. A. NJ. Orgaln and j. p.
Tuck,r: from Sapony district, j. w.
Galusha and DR.. ]. p. Goodwin. All
OF the delegates publicly. in the meeting
EXPRESSED themselves as heartily In favor
| OF O'Ferrah.
The meeting. by request. was addressed
bv Hon William II. Mckinney, promi-
nent young lawyer Of Petersburg, who
spoke in the interest Of Colonel O'Ferrall.
The crowd In attendance upon the meet
ing is said 10 have been two TO one In
favor Of O'Ferrall for Governor.
| Roanoke County Largely for Tyler.
ROANOKE. VA. July 17.-Special.-
| To-day the Democrats OF Roanoke county
assembled I'm mass-meeting in the several
districts to elect delegates TO the State
| Guternatorial Convention. The Tyler
people had things pretty much their own
way. as the following results will show:
| Salem distridt-Ther, 3; O'Ferran, 3;
Buford. g. Big Lick-Tyler. 4. Cave
| Spring-Tyler, 3. Catawba-Tyler, /.
In view OF the bitter fight for clerk
last spring, and the bad feeling engen-
dered In the Salem district, a compromise
was suggested. with view 10 reuniting
the party a heroic fight, regardless OF
the safety Of the Democratic party would
| frsr, ttclp
| Tyler.
Tyler Statement.
RADFORD, VA. July E.-Special.-H.
| c. Preston secretary Of the Tyler Home
| Club writes 10 the Times as follows:
TJp 10 Saturday night 1872 delegates had
been elected Of which Tyler has III,
| O'FerralI 165. Buford %. uncertain p.
! We hope that our friends Will not be
rnisled by the boastful and incorrect
statements that are being sent out
That Roanoke city went back on the
| Southwest was not surprising 10 us,
| knowing the causes at work I'm that city.
We had never included but half OF its
delegates in our estimates. and even te-
garded them as doubtful. This will not
disturb our calculations or lessen the
certainty Of Major Tylers nomination,
II his friends will have confidence and be
true 10 him and themselves.
This loss Of only fourteen delegates In
our estimates will be more than made
up this week.
| We were led unintentionally into error
in reporting Scott last week
Tho Goochlaud Delegates.
GOOCHLAND COURTHOUSE, VA,
July l7-Specal.-A Democratic mass
meeting was held here to-day. The fol-
lowing delegates were appointed 10 the
state Democratic Convention K.D. James,
=. G. Mills, +. NJ. Parrish, w. w. Childs,
W. T. St. Clair, Hal Bowles. r. A. Trice,
A. X Leake. James c. Goodman Alter
nates-W. j. Wright, j. W. George, w.
NJ. Crouch, ]. b. Bowles, w. G. Kean,
| George S. Stokes, r. II. Trice' II. II.
| Hoye. J. G. Brown Speeches were made
by Colonel b. O. James, Hon. A. h.
Leake and Robert f. Vaughan.
Colonel James made strong speech for
TYLER and A. X. Leake for O'Ferrall.
All the delegates though unlnstructed.
are for Colonel OFerrall.
Prince Edward Names Delegates.
FARNVILLE, VA, July T-Special-
County court was held here to-day. The
alleged fraud in last election at Rice
precinct was before the court and occu-
MED most Of the day. Nothing came
Of II. majority and minority report
was finally brought in. No delegates nave
as yet been elected here. At Hampden
district +. l.. Dupnoy and T. II. DICK
inson were nominated delegates. AZ
Rrierv district ]. II. Booker was selected
as delegates The above go 10 the Rich
mond Convention uninstructed, but favor
O'Ferrall.
York County Instructed for o'Ferrall.
WILLIAMSBURG, VA, July H.-Spe-
cial.-A very large and enthusiastic mass
meeting Of the Democrats or YORK county
was held to-day at Yorktown. rive dele
Gates were elected 20 the state Co1Y IN
ton. instructed TO all honorable means
10 effect the nomination or Hon. Charies
T. O'Ferrall for Governor. SeVerdi oI
the partv-leadeFs made speeches. and AT
the mention Of O'Ferrall name the "p-
plause was loud and long.
Lancaster Delegates Uninstructed.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, VA. July H.
sn,c,al At the meeting held in Lancas-
Tor county Saturday nine delegates were
elected 10 the State Convention at Rich
,aond on August 18th. a resolution was
nesered hut was voted down, instructing
tho delegation 10 support Colonel O'Fer-
rail- The delegates will, therefore 90 un-
instructed.
Tyler Carries Amherst
AMHERST COURTHOUSE, VA. July
17.-Special.-At a mass-meeting Of the
| Democratic party at this place to-day
seventeen delegates were elected. Four
from Elon district were instructed fof
TYLER. The other thirteen. though unin-
structed. are for Tyler also. Hon. Taylor
| Berry is delegate at large.
The Warren Delegation Divided.
| FRONT ROYAL. VA, July l7-Special.
The county convention held here to-day
was the most largely attended ever held
| I'm the county. The delegation stands six
for O'Ferrall. for Tyler, and two con-
tested. The result is no surprise.
Madison for O'Ferrsll.
MADISON COURTHOUSE. VA. July
Disqualification gives a solid dele
cation for Ferrall. one district sends
| two sets Of dcegates-one II ttructed and
one n3t-but all claim 10 be O'Ferrall
delegates
smvth stands O'Ferrall II, TYLER 9.
MARION, VA. July 17.-Special.-A
large crowd attended the county conven-
ton to-day. The contest was sharp. and
the delegation stands twelve for O'Fer-
rail- and two for Tyler.
TairfaI's 22 for O'F@rralI.
FAIRFAX COURTHOUSE. VA, July
-Spccial-FairfaNs twenty-five dele
gates were Instructed for OFerrall to-
day.
Rockingham to Elect Saturday, 29ih.
HARRISONBURG. VA, July l7.-Spe-
! ctafs-ROcMngham Miil elect delegates