The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-30
OUR STATE POLITICS.
rr8fy0 AB0Ur THE CANDT-
,rsnsFoRsTHE CONVENTION.
nod, WIN lie . Very Large One and
rather Unwieidy-A Fight Expected
over the Platform.

,,-,o,tsr because the temperature is too
49, or because the plan OF the primary
"a a convention han has been decided
80, or whether some other reason not
- easily explained has affected the
.,,rc,l excitement so recently at fever
,..t 81 IS a fact that very few people
talked politics last week.
rto friends Of the gubernatoriai candi-
s,,.e. however. are leaving no stone
,,rurned ln behalf OF their respective
.-o, and maybe 50 IS the constant turn
49, m these stones which has produced
a., tred feeling so inimical to political
,r.hns.asm I'm hot weather.
rle papers are watched for the election
~ county delegates. and some Of the
esr.rrrs Of the gubernatorial candidates
o., so FAR as 90 stake their money on the
.uIf Of the first ballot or the number OF
fr.satos each will secure. but further
..r that the political caldron in Rich
rarl only SINNERS this week, whereas
few days ago 10 boiled.
mo vote ~ Wythe for Hon. r. c. Kent.
~ iAaf county for Governor puts four
--niatcs an the field for that office.
vr.s before there were only three.
r.smme was already prominently men
,rrI as candidate for the second
.r--a on the ticket The other more
continent candidates whose names are
1..f. fin DE brought before the convention
.--.et 18th for Llcutenant-Gove are
.t0s, of Hon. j. Taylor Ellyson, Mayor
~ this city: state Senator Barnes, OF
~,reamond county: State Senator Berry,
~ Amherst. and ex-State Senator John w.
lawson Of Isle Of Wight county. The
candidates mentioned for the Attorney
cararalshin are numerous, and besides the
f.effreuished present incumbent r. Tay-
Dor scott. n number Of well-known Demo
Gratis. n rumor be true, would Ike TO
have tho position.
Among those mentioned are the names
~ Mr. w r. Mckinney, Of Petersburg
president Of the city council OF that city
and a Democratic electOr I'm the last
presidential election: State Senator j.. D.
Yarreu. Of Groonsvilie county state 5eha-
tor w. A. Little. Of Frederic kspure' state
senator T. w @. Blackstone, OF Accomac
rol1ntv and Judge W. +. Rhea or Brlstol'
,rbo financial question viii no doubt be
Tho most interesting plank In the pat
f1rrn 10 be formulated by the convention
,r1.ft is safe 10 say that a fight viii be
mode an that body on the issues now
before the whole country in the discus
sion and adoption Of this plank. The
convention, like the last political con-
,ertion held I'm this city. viii be large
one. and It viii take more than ordinary
ability 10 control so large a body.
r.rIor the apportionment OF one dele
cate +o each one hundred voters or frac-
liam thereof over fifty, based on the last
cleveland vote, the representation in
+ra convention will hardly be less than
100 delegates.
AS Shclburne's warehouse, selected for
the convention. viii seat $500 persons
there win be plenty OF room for even this
large body.
Non. Basil Gordon, chairman OF the
safe Democratic committee, viii call the
convention 10 order. and II is not I'M
rrchable that Hon. Marshall Hanger OF
stanton. will be invited % preside over
us deliberations. and that Colonel John
Bell Bigger will be the secretary
Tho city Committee.
The city centre Democratic committee
win meet at the city Circuit Courtroom
tuesday evening 20 complete the details
en- connection with The primary for elect
'rr deiecates 70 the Gubernatonal Con-
ycntlOn.
The Convention Hall.
,-.o committee appointed by the city
peroocratic committee TO arrange Tor the
Grharratorlal Convention met last even
irr az the Office Of Chairman Patteson
ard divided up tine work OF preparing
the convention hall. Shelburnes ware
house wu BE fitted up in comfortable
stvls and furnished with comfortable
rbairs The hall will be lighted by arc
electric LIGHTS and electric fans VIII
keep the atmosphere in constant motion.
Tie sub-committees appointed were as
follows. Decorations, W. IL. SherYin ana
vs. j.. Joyner; speakers PLATFORM H.
calder and T. Ulman: electric fans ).
g b patteson and Fred. Peasants;
rooms for the ten congressional delega-
lions Fred. Peasants and julius A. Hob
SON.
Tho committee has secured the services
~ tbe First Regiment Band, Felix lar
della leader.
The Richmond Railway and Electric
COMPANY have generously donated the
electric lights. and the Crystal Ice Com
r4uv the ice for the occasion. The COM
rrittec gratefully returned a vote OF
thanks 10 both. The committee will meet
again August 9Th.
County Delegates.
Additional returns from tho county
election OF delegates 10 the convention
learned OF yesterday are as follows:
Chadlicks-Joseph b. Taylor, instruc-
ted for Tyler
West Hampton-James Patterson, in
s,ru.ttd for BufOrd.
Ridge Church-Caskie L. Smith, in
sructcd for Tyler
Short Pump - Rall, Instructed FOR
Tyler
It was reported that Hungary elected
John Lindsay w. c.. Vaughan and John
Bawicy. This should have been Jones
while Hungary elected Simon Solomon
ana j. T.. Broaddus.
TotaI-Tylcr 10, Buford 4. O'Ferrall 4.
Fulton News.