Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-06
LETTER FROM RICHMOND.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
RICHMOND. Va. Feb. 5. 1894.


RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 5, 1894.
Since Mayor Ellyson has announced
that he would not be a candidate for re-
election the question has been asked,
"Will he run for Congress this fall?"
This is very doubtful but unless some
thing unforeseen happens Hon. ]. Tay-
lor Ellyson will be candidate for Gov
crnor in 1897, and if the future can be
Judged by the past his candidacy will
be successful.
Mr.. Ellyson has served in the council,
board of aldermen, State Senate and
mayor Qhree times) and never was his
name before the public, that he was
not elected. He will hardly be can
didate for Congress this fall, though he
has many friends who would only be
too glad to enter the canvass in his be-
half.
Hon. George d. Wise, the incumbent,
has held the position for seven consecu-
tive terms and has made an excellent
representative. He will be candidate
for reelection and up to the present
time has no opposition. 1t will take a
mighty strong man to defeat him for
the nomination or the regular election,
and it is doubtful if any one will have
the nerve to line up against him.
Mr.. EIiyson will cont;aue before tic
public by retaining his position of chair.
man of the State democratic committee
and he will thus be in constant touch
with every political official in the State.
Another thing will keep Mr.. Ely
son before the people and that is the
press. With the newspaper fraternity
he is o great favorite. He long ago
learned that fla man expects to sue
coed in public life he must have
the friendship of the press.
He never losses the opportunity to do
newspaper man q favor, and the re-
suit is the "quill drivers" are always
ready to do all they can for him.
Mr.. Ellyson is probably the best
known mayor in the south, and it is
with general regret among the people
here that he is to retire from the Office.
OF course they will welcome him to the
gubernatorial chair, but they would
like to see him remain at the head OF
the city's affairs until he assumes the
reins of State government.
The first full dress reception given
by Governor and Mrs. O'Ferrall will
take place tonight. Richmond's smart
set are very much pleased with the
fact that the present executive will
adopt a different social position from
that of his predecessor, who did not
take very kindly to society events,
Governor Lee was very different, and
the mansion was ever ablaZe with fash
ionable entertainments.
The Governor will be assisted to-
night by the Lieutenant Governor and
the members of his staff. and Mrs.
O'Ferrall by Mrs. X. G.. Kent, Mrs.
Peyton Wise, Mrs. n. NJ. Wilson, Mrs.
j. Allen Watts, Mrs. Eppa Hunton,
Mrs. c. OBJ. Cowardin, Mrs. Samuel
Davies, Mrs. Hay T. Thornton, Mrs.
James r. Branch, jr., Mrs. Il. B. Harms
berger, Mrs. Joseph Willard, Mrs. c. E.
Wingo, and Misses Kent, of Wythe-
vile; Wells, of Fairfax; Virginia Payne,
of Warrenton; Mollie Logan, of Salem;
| Julia Morton, Emma Barksdale, Bessie
Addison, Mary Cameron and Parke
Bagby, of Richmond, and Madge
Moale, of Baltimore.
There was ripple Of excitement in
political circles to-day, caused by the
publication in the Times Of an entire
page of the paper, purporting to show
that fraud was practiccd at Smithers
precinct in Henrico county. Delegate
Buford, of Henrico, who votes at
Smithers, says if there was any fraud
he was not aware Of it. Mr.. William
Wilson, one of the judges of the pr,
cinct, says the same thing. Other
county officials seen by your CORE
spondent declined to talk about the
matter.