The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-16

OF Nansenond county; DIR; Bryant' ,s 81
Southampton county; Colonel Day, OF Isle
OF Wight; DR.. -Crafford, OF WarW,enti III,
er. OF Elizabeth City. county, ahu is'iu,,d
Democrats OF Norfolk, Portsmouth, ana
Norfolk and Princess Anne counties.
Mir. w. A. Young, chairman OF the NO,
folk city Democratic executive comnll,-
tee. stated that owing TO certain pro-
visions OF the PRIMARY law OF Norfolk
that delegates 10 the nominating conyeh,
tiOn could not be elected by the legaiiztd
primary unless the date of the conven,,
tion was made later than the Dth OF
September. and requested that the oa'e
be changed. -,
He was supported in the request by
leading Democrats Of the city. ana inc
matter was discussed at length. A..
The committee decided not TO chance "a
date, as all the counties and cities ~ a.
been notified. and some OF them hau az
ready elected delegates. ~ -,
The reports from the district are 81 ;o,,
satisfactory character. with me eN, ,bpot II
OF Warwick. DR. Crofford statiIs, Va" Tho
n certain gentleman was noHllhAleu. ~
county would give a Republicah n'"''''''
CONDITION IN NORFOLK.
Mr.. Young believes that Norfolk VIII
give good majority Tor me noii,,',r r. I,
matter who he may be, CAPTAIN - -.
Rorland The rx-JJnited states District At
torney n resident OF this CITY ana
clean man will be the Republican NOM,
nee. Who the POPS and PROM VIII
put I'D has not been determined.
"Drrro" RULED OUT.
At meeting OF the select council last
nigbt the word ditto" was outlined
In the matter Of bills there appeared
",lItto." which the club pronounced with
rather more clearness and pcrsuasi n
than other words. giving a very percepti-
be emphasis. This finally attracted the
attention Of Councilman Compe. reform
Democrat. OF the First ward. and he
turned his head on zone side to eaten
more distinctly the name or the IN
usual article for which the city was
paving large Jumps OF hard cash. With
out waiting for the clerk 10 pause. Mr..
Camp suddenly arose and said:
"Mr. Chairman. what is this article
ditto which the city Is buying; | never
heard of II before In any business mus
The clerk endcavored to explain when
Mr.. Camp let him start win me Sta.e
ment that II did not mean anything anu
ne objected TO its use. o.,oo
Mr.. Prince, Democrat. offered a mouoI
"Outiininc" the word. and no objection
being raised. II was 50 ordered
THR WAR on 'cYCIIsT.
The city fathers Of Richmond. IN tnf tr
efforts 80 restrict the liberties OF the
'cyclist. without intending, may serious
" infure Vfrginias beautiful capital CITY.
Your correspondent can only judge from
what he sees here. III Is DrHcNru ,
there are In daily use IN N0rfoK dpout
two thousand cycles about cne-fourth
are are used mainly for pleasure by young
men. The rest take the place OF the
horse and do hard work The mechantlcS
of Norfolk are largely cycle riders; the!
reside in the suburbs. and the silent
horse has made 1t possible for the
men employed upon the river front 10 o.
cupy pretty homes considerable distance
from their places Of business.
The 'cvcle has been an important agent
in the extension Of Norfolk's boundaries;
Among the riders Of Norfolk are men o.
every class and condition. from the white
street arab" and negro gutter snipe 10
the capitalist. physician lawyer, mer-
chant. and minister of the Gospel. Tne
man who stands in the way Of the cycle
in Norfolk politically or, otherwise WI
be run over If the Richmond cyclists
vim organize they can get justice They
could cover much ground on election
day.