Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-30
0'FERRALL TO SPEAK
GOVERNOR WILL MAKE ms FIRST 40.
DRESS IN oNAysoN TUESDAY.
CseeSse 70 n Month Of oratory--Asothse
eroAibltien coavsntioa Caiisd-Candl-
datss who Have Reported

Governor o'Ferran left the city last
night on q late train for wytheville.
whsrS he win spend to-day and tonight
- the guest OF Lieutenant Governor
Kent Tomorrow he will drive over to
Independence. the county-seat OF Grayson.
where on Tuesday he makes his nrst
ppeech OF the canvass. From there he
rccs to Hillsvilie. at which place he will.
on Thursday. the 9TH. address tho voters
~ Carroll. His other appointments.
- far a. announced, are Am.
herst Courthouse. at barbecue. Oc-
aober 18th. and Patrick Courthouse, Oc-
aobcr so,h. Governor orerrall Is one OF
fhe strongest stump-speakers In the State
ana has in times past done especially ef-
fective work in Southwest Virginia. No
Imam knows better than he how TO talk
90 the straightforward people OF that Sec
kion.
MANY ARD THE SPEAKERS.
The week will be one speaking through
out the State. Indeed, 1t may be said
ahat Monday will be marked by the open
Ing OF the campaign In earnest. Chair
man Ellyson has been besieged with APP
plications for speeches from all points.
g<tid thc stSt VI appointments WHICH the
Dispatch publishes to-day shows that he
- doing everything possible to meet the
demand upon him. The cry for speakers
pnd campaign literature IS one OF the
pest evidences that the Democrats are
aroused and mean business
The City Democratic Committee Will
meet at headquarters Monday night
Ehen II is probable that definite action
Viii be taken looking 10 a series OF mass
meetings here The clubs talk OF union
meeting 10 hear Colonel Elicit speak.
and the city committee Will doubtless re-
enforce the efforts OF Colonel Elicit,
Chairman Dawson, and others. TO have
Senator Daniel speak in Richmond, Man
chester. and Chesterfield. A meeting OF
Democrats for the purpose OF organizing
an Elicit club will be held in the rooms
of the Bar Association Monday night
THE COLD-wATER FOLKS.
The Prohibition Committee for this
congressional district met yesterday af-
ksrnoon and decided TO call another con-
Sention for Wednesday afternoon at s
O'Clock at tho Smithdeal Business Col
Dege. TO nominate a candidate for Con-
gress. vice Mr.. G.. Il. Jones. declined.
At Populist headquarters yesterday II
was stated that no definite arrangement
had yet been made for bringing outside
ppeakers into the State.
Under tho requirements Of section
pf the Walton law, the following per-
sons have notified the Secretary OF the
Commonwealth that they are candidates
Tor election TO Congress at the election TO
be held on the 9th day OF November next:
Peter J. Otey. Lynchburg. Va. Sixth
District, Democrat
J. Yost. Stanton. Tenth District. he
publican.
E. L. Meredith. Manassas. Eighth Dis
arict Democrat.
Martin Meredith Lpscomb Richmond.
Third District. Independent and Populst.
H. S. X. Morrison. Gate City. Ninth
District, Democrat.
James Alexander Walker. Wythevilie.
Ninth District. Republican.
Tazewell Elicit, Richmond. Third Dis
trict, Democrat.
]. J. Mcdonald, Washington, d. C..
First District, Republican.
II. ST. George Tucker. stanton, Tenth
District. Democrat.
Claude A. Swanson. Chatham. Fifth
District. Democrat
Robert ]. Walker. Shenandoah county,
Seventh District. Republican.
George w. Cornett, Grayson county,
Fifth District. Republican.
s S. Turner. Front Royal. Seventh Dis
trict, Democrat.
q. C. Rucker. Bedford City. Sixth Dis
trict. Prohioi,ionist. endorsed by fopu-
lists.
w. A. Jones. Warsaw. First District,
Democrat.
John Hampton Hoge. Roanoke. Sixth
District. Republican.
James seldom Cowdon. buchanan,
tenth District. -.
r. T. Thorp. Boydton. Fourth District.
Republican.
The Secretary of the Commonwealth is
n,.l
secretaries OF the various electoral
boards in the State of the candidates
who have complied with the provisions OF
the law.