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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-17
THE TYPE URITER CONTEST.
A Medal and Dip oma that will be Worth
Something

The typewriters' contest announced
by the Virginia State Agricultural and
Mechanical Society as one of the fea-
lures OF the big Exposition this year Is
a matter of decided interest 90 every
business man I'm the State. who has oc-
cusiOn 10 employ an amanuensis. as the
object of the society for this contest Is
TO incite operators 20 neat. accurate
and quick work Each one viii no
doubt encourage his typewrters 10
enter this contest. not only as a matter
Of public spirit. but also that he may
be personally benefited by the Increased
efficiency acquired by his employees IN
preparing themselves for the event Ihat
the contest is 10 be held under the aus
pieces OF the Virginia State Agricultural
and Mechanical Society. all Of whose OIL
GERS are Well-knOWn gentlemen, IS ahpe
guarantee 10 all ladies VINO VIII enter
the competition that they Will receive
most courteous treatment. To many VINO
have graduated in the schools or the
state the hOnors attending the winners or
prizes offered now VIII recall the trlumphs
enjoyed at their commencement eNer-
cises
The medal and diploma Will each he
the best possible evidences of proficiency
I'm any Application made for future en-
uloyment by the winners In the contest
and doubtless viii be highly valued on
that account by those whose work shau
entitle them to receive the same.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-17

u. Meade. OF Dnwiddie. died AZ her resi-
dence In that county last hisn', a,ter
protracted illness. The deceaseG wa
daughter OF Colonel Wliua,n Hn IN Tar ar
ham, who. at the beginning ol the iate
war. commanded the Forty-hrst hegi-
ment Virginia Infantry.
Mrs. Meade was n most eNIeutht iaiy
and was much beloved by large cree
OF friends and acquaintan or moi -,
than twenty years she was teacher III
the public schools Of lllnwiddie COUNT
Last night at the residence or Mr.. bal-
Ian, on west High street. MI; Sterllils
Gallian and Miss Marian stokes were
Joined I'm wedlock by Rev: Herbert ~.
Hope. pastor OF Market-Street VI. y.
church The contracting parties are
from Lunenburg county. doc,
Mrs. W. f. Drewry lett TINS morni"s
for the Blue Ridge spf1hsS; o,,a ~
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Waiter bruhet 49,,
Richmond, who have been visiting irieraa
in Prince George county, returned NUM-
to-day. ,,.,. -
The family Of Rev. r. I. wilson, on On
Richmond. who have been suInmeIIIs ~
the mountains. are now st0pPlhs a. mn
Wilson's beautiful country home III 1'n,
widde county, a short distance from
Petersburg. .,-,.o -, tho
NJ J. r DrewTry . an emp pn3{ Western az er
Railroad Company, in this city, nad i,S
foot badly crushed by barrel OF nlarh .h'
oil falling on IT. He Is confined 10 the
mousse lfDn MS injuries - &c. I "a,
The pay car 81 the Atlantic Coast Line
arrived in Pet ersburg this morning, VII
The employees OF the company mere VIZ
paid of. ,...... l..
4 largely attended proiracted meeting rs is
being held at pisputauta station on ln'
Norfolk and Western railroad. There
have been a large number OF conyers,gns-
The meeting IS being conducted by Kew
Mr.. Dewberry.
The belt line around Petersburg ior
the Atlantic Coast Line Is being pISi1, ,..l
ahead The stone archcd bridge ~ lniH
road on the farm Of Mr.. 4. b.. g. 800
Chesterfield county has just n.ei 'i.-
peted. The building of the grant r.
ments on either side Of the river he
iron bridge. j. we'll under way y Lotto,
graph Of IN work already accompl shed
on the road IN the vicinity 81 the river.
was made this morning by Mr. q.
r. Reese. a weil-known photographer 81
this place.
a canvass among the lawyers Of our
city develops tne fact that most OF them
hold the opinion that the Governor has
full power 10 appoint a judge TO I'LL tle
vacancy made b. fine death OF the late
Judge u. VI. Bernard.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-17
MORE CONVENTION WORK.
Democrats and Republicans Nominated
for Congress Yesterday.
r. ST. GEORGE TUCKER IN THE TENTH.
r. n Meredith in tho Eightb--Repubiicans
I'm the sixth Choose Col. j. Hampton
Hogs-othsr Nominations.

BUCHANAN, VA. Aug. is.-Special.--
The Democratic convention OF the Ieh'n
congressional district. which was called
10 order here to-day by Hon. H. d.
Echols. OF the district executive commit
Tee was a fine body OF l0i representative
Democrats from all parts Of the district.
Mr.. Thomas whitehead. Of Amherst. was
made temporary chairman. and after the
an,,osntnent Of the usual committee the
convention took a recess.
I-Don rc-asscfnbling Mr. w. :. Coch-
ran. OF Alcghaney. was elected perina-
uent chairman. George @. Greene, OF the
buchanan Banner. secretary, ana lh0s.
West sergeaHt-at-arms- iehulnS inc
report OF the committee on resolutions
the convention proceeded WIN me Nork
~ nominating n candidate Tor Congress
NJ IL r. Gordon, Of Nelson. was Tecok-
nlzei. ana in neat speech placed the
name OF Hon. H. s. George tucker D'-
fore the convention. Secondlng speeohes
were made by Mr.. v ~. \. ttatI "s
Augusta. and Hon. T.. +. Brown o.
In response TO loud calls II. y. Flood
and !. H. n. Fggatt both made sLDns
sneeches pIcdglng their undivided ehorts
~, he success Il the candidate about 10
he nominated. The rules were suspeh 1e'
and Mir. Tucker was nominated by aooia
nation.
Mr.. TJCKTR's srTECH.
Tho standard bearer was then nroutni
before the convention, ana anna WIZ
enthusiasm, IN n short speech ne ,dCCcp'cU
he trust. In his speech ne dcnlcd the VOI
rcctness Of she report tnnt ne ha3 E1teN
Tor the .'u1p-gun" bill Of the House piac-
ine, iron ore on the free list. lie Noteu III
fhe negative on that bill.
The RESOLUTIONS ADoPTFD.
The following IS brief synopsis OF me
resolutions presented by Hugh A. Nhite,
OF Bucna Vista. chairman, when were
adopted without discussion
First. an endorsatiOn o. the AdinlhiStIa-
tion OF Grover Cleveland. the brave. rear
less and honest upholder OF the American
people" ,o...o,,
Second. the national platform ADOPTED
nj Chicago in 1NJ2, endorsed. ~
Third the course of II. ST. George nVN-
er endorsed. especially his advocacy OF me
bin providing for re election OF hlleu
States senator's bv direct vote OF the PEG
Pile and his efforts in repeating the Gu
erai election laws
Fourth. the Democratic Congress praised
for It's gallant nght for tariff reform, anu
the result OF it, efforts regarded as
long step in the right direC ton.
The convention WGs harmonious through
out. and q strong belief In Democratic sue
cess on November 9th was apparent.
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everv dav the court is In session, and ne
ought TO know their ways. and ne tnV ,'.4..
no aid That IS one thing MT. Shils,Iah
Thought. But, aha, aha does MI. Cnrls-
tan think so now? That's INC p'o'
''S Mr Christian lives with his family,
III W., thev are mt home, at No o east
Clay street. -, 80. ~ TOWN for
some time and Mr.. Christian i I'5nl and
in5esome AT his home. He was ~si -
nuainted With the numerous ~ c,,,
bousebreaking going on aoou .t.,throalfers
ana knowing the way Oh serj,otnois.
from his long experience VIZ oione al
was afraid 10 leave the mousse "i''
night. 1850. fond Of Mr. John
Lamb. whose country place. in and
sfcrt walk from the streeIII1al we V,,earned
Mr.. Chrifti6n IN MS lV'-e""N~
for his company.
HoUsEBREAKEEs TEAB ld1b''
he knew housebreakers. fear Is hl:
,nd ono night he brilliantly liVhteu nj
room which "a located on me 1900 ~
ho0r In the rear. He made the - ,,, 40,
n man ont Of pillows and night eu .gi,i ~,
mi Dlared the dummy in a r'atiH -.
titude In the bed. Then ne nuns cbair
~ riothas IN a natural way over a chal,
and sought the company OF "''
MI IL 'g Sn@nt he the night, and when he re
TUNED S i0t to- the city next day found ms ms
scheme had worked IKE r. W. va Nous
T9s'e Frlp iTack Hsht The dummy and ne
suit OF clothes on the chair each ing nlsat
gave Fir. Christian the deslren ~ rT ,ls,s
lion. and for several nights ne hau ple'S-
ant times IN the country.
WHAT Mr.. cnR1frIAS THOUGHT.
Friday morning when he retnr9ed none none
.bo i,obt was burning all right me duW,,
tne ~ restine pcacefUlly in bed. and
ny ny "ciotbes we're undSturb'd ON the
turned upside doT W. ho ff T0e eyeryt ng
nj vas not convenient 20 curry No
bfodv knows what Mr. Christian thought
then. 49,, ,.. q,
perbaps he thought :. the scarec"ow
and the crows
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-17
aan yxLLEY AssEMBLY.
ATwo-v ecks' session Opened ut Harris
ouburg.

HARRIsONBURG. VA. Aug. lG.-Spe-
cial.-Yesterday was the first Of the two
weeks meeting OF the Valley Assembly,
which Is In session at Assembly PARK, AT
this place Those having tents rented on
the grounds are moving In All ms ms
wiu be occupied. a special pr0graaIlii,,nrr
IS prepared for Sunday-school chlluien "a a
this occasion. a large crowd is es sip"., ,,.ii
Many schools from adjoining c0u" ~, ,i<a
be represented. Professor \. w. ~ 70 v"Ii
Of Baltimore. Md, noted huihOr IN, ~, aiso
be the speaker Of the day re vi, MI az %
lecture on the Tth, lStn az anu ,oct,,re On
Friday night he Will give ms lec tvnr,d ~,
What | Did Not See at the Noriu
Fajr =" on the 18th and 18th Rev. Dr;
~ NJ Wharton. the great evangehst, VIII
ha 80 and on saturday night VIII de-
IL 80, iocfure on the UPS and Downs
nsV ,t,, ON the cath. 18th and 18th the
~ D., Son small will be here. On FRIDAY
~ h.cE, In lecture on From the Bar-Room
~, ~ Pulplt." and on Saturday on Is
D. CiviIlzation a Failure. lie VIII
,,,nach two sermons on sunday. Inc KEY;
Eaorpe II. stuart will preach on the "a
I'D IA From the 18th 20 the end OF the
aaesion Professor T.. .. Excel, Of chi
200 will be present and lead choir OF
Seventv-hve trained voices In FURNISHING
The singing for the meetings.
Misses Edna and Ada Gold and MISS
Laura Ferneyhough. OF Richmond, are
vIsiting friends here.
The loss by the fire on Saturday night
last nj the !. j.. Houck tannery here, has
been ascortained 10 be Si,2n.
Work has begun on our new county
sail al this place. It Is 20 cost about SlH-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-17
MEREDITH KENOMINdTRD
by the Eighth District Democrats-CIove
land Endorsed After n Figh'.

ALEXANDRIA. VA. Aug 16.-Special.-
The Democratic convention. representing
the Eighth cOnCro ssiOlal district of-Nir
ginia, met I'm this city to-day at noon.
The convention was called TO order by
Leonard Marbury. chairman OF the dis
tricf committee. and Judge {. j.. Nlrol, or
Prince William county, was elected tom
porary chairman by reclamation. The
various committees were chosen. and the
convention adjourned for an hour.
At l:o the meeting was resumed. and
the committee on permanent organization
reported Judge J. j. McCabc. or Loudoun
county, as permanent chairman, VIVA
James T.. Clements. Of Alexandria cOun-
~. secretary.
CLEVELAND FNpoHsKD.
There was good deal OF squabbing
an the committee on resolutions as to
whether President Cleveland should be
endorsed, and a heated discussion was IN
dulged In by the whole convention, which
resulted in a victory for the Cleveland
men, as he was unqualiliedly endorsed, as
was the whole administration.
Hon. +. l.. Meredith was put In nominal
ton by Or. X. :. Lewis, from Culpeper.
and chosen by reclamation. While the
committee had gone TO notify Mr. Mere
dlth. Hon. Claude swanson, Of the Ilftn
district. addressed the convention in n
few appropriate remarks.
As Mr.. Meredith entered the hall he
was received with perfect storm of APP
plause. lie thanked those assembled ana
through them the people for the honor
they had conferred upon him. He told OF
what the House of Representatives had
done. and what they proposed 10 DO.
M4RsuAtI's spEEcr.
lie was followed by Hon. "Cyclone' jim
Marshall who was recently defeated Tor
denomination. Nh Marsh1lls speech was
both amusing and instructive and he
kept hts hearers attention from start TO
finish, being encored throughout.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-17

Mr Samuel Nelson's Horse was Victoriouo
i'm the suffolk Races Yesterday.

SUFFOLK. VA Aug. l6.-Specal.-
There was a good attendance at the
third days races Of the Suffolk Fair and
Agricultural Association. Summaries:
First race-2.30 class, mile heats, best
three In five. purse S3,-DOminioi. GOWN
ed by +. u. Pendleton, Norfolk ya),
!, A. 3, 3; Princess Orlon Owned 10y John
Duean Georgetwon, -. G., I. 3, 6, 4;
y. l.. 6. tOwned by NJ. II. White, Hert-
ford, n. c.. 3. .. 2. 2; Nellie -. (owned
by samuel Nelson, Richmond. ?, l, l. l.
Nellie D., the Richmond horse won
this race easily. Time. 2.9 IA, % IL,
- Ii % IA.
Second race-running race. mile heats,
best three I'm five, purse $l50-Lily NJ.
lowned by Alex. :. Mcdaniel Richmond,
Va. p 2; a. K. VI. owned by Thomas
G. Gordon. Norfolk. VA. 3. 1: Laziness
Owned 10y ". II. Joyner. Garysburg, n
G., 4. 3; Judge Glum {owned by Sam
Earring, Cumberland, Md. !, l. Time,
1:S1-2. 10 -.
Third race-made-up pairing race-Dan
Tucker (0wned by Boston Fear Balu-
more, Md, won the three heats with
ease. Time, 2.24. %, 10.
During the races Raymond Farley, a
small Suffolk boy. was quite seriously
hurt by being run over by one of the
race horses
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-17
MIR. CHRISTIAN's THOUGHTS.
story of Bright Light. "A Dummy, and IA
Suit OF Clothes

Mr.. Walter Christian. deputy clerk OF
the Hastings Court, IL a quiet, good man
who does very little unnecessary talking
but Ike most quiet men, he does heap
Of thinking.
He thinks things out his own way and
then goes and does EN- without making
any fuss about IL. Mostly he thinks all
right, but then he is not infallible.
You have time and again, II you ever
lived IN the suburbs, had your flowers
run over and broken down and eaten up
by cattle. You have gone off and gotten
a patent fastening that your wife couldn't
open until you showed her how. and put
it on the gate. and then you have seen
a COW come along and upset the whole
business. enter In, and eat as OF yore
You have seen your nelghbor drive q
stake down in his cornfleld about the
height Of a man. tie cross piece TO il,
and cover the frame over with his year
bcfore-last' s-winter clothes, and a crush
ed derby hat for a scarecrow. and then
YOU have ridden along the road next day
and seen about three crows sitting on the
arms Of the cloth covered frame In n
nOnchalant sort Of way picking the
corn sprouts out OF their teeth
Mr.. Walter Christians quiet thoughts
did not lead him into any OF these old
fashioned cOnceits and extravagancies.
but his methods are likely 70 recall
them.
HE KNOWS CRIMINALS.
Mr.. Christian has nothing to do with
marriage certificates. nOl!e prOseIuiss.
and other criminal records. He knows a
criminal ZIP one side and down the
other. their ways, their emotions. their
feelings, and their methods. He sees
thieves. and robbers. and house breakers
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-17

Twenty-Six Displaced by the Southern
kAiIWaN-Olhcr Charlottesville Nofea

CHARLOTTESVILLE. VA, Aug l6.-
Special-John w Cafiin. master machin-
list at the Southern Railway shops here.
has been superseded by q. X. Ham, of
l,Vncnpurg, and Cafiin is transferred 10
the machine shops of the Southern Rail-
way at Alexandra. Twenty-siX trainmen
haze been displaced by a change in the
manner Of running the trains since the
reorganization OF the Richmond and Dan
Vile.
ON the Both of August bids for the re-
mainder--ab0ut 90 per cent.-of the sewer
system win be opened.
The damages in the report Of the county
commissioners appointed TO assess damage
and condemn land for that part of the
sewer lying beyond the city limits, is
considerable. about 1900. Four owners
viii seek an increase of the amount al
lowed them.
James Mitcharn and Miss Lillian Barns
dale, OF Albemarle, were married to-day
In this city.
DIR. w. c. Dabney. q member of the
medical faculty Of the University OF Viz
ginia, is still critically i'll.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-17
FATE or ENERAL IZEI6.
IT is Said that He VII be Surrendered TO
snlXndnreans.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 16.-Up TO this
evening the gmboat bennington has re-
NAMED outside the harbor and no action
had been taken by Federal officials as
10 the disposition of General Ezeia ana
his three companions. When the war
tonight or tomorrow the tug Sea ki-S
Will take Lieutenant Stone 10 Mare Is
land. whore he win receive his orders
from COmmandant HowisOn. and either
General Ezeta ana his companions Will
be transferred to the steamer city of
sydney Oh Saturday morning, or they
will be landed here. and tried in the
ever. state that they believe the COM
mander Of the Bennington has received
orders to return Ezeta to the Salvadorean
Government. They also surm'se that the
bennington will take EZeta and his com
panions south. and that the supplies
which have been taken TO the vessel
were put on board for that purpose.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-17
II. J. UILKFR THEIR CHOICE.
Republicans of The seventh Nominate Him
protccfi ion for IverNthIng

LURAY. VA, Aug 1G.-Spcclal.-Th
Republican convention of the Seventh
congressional district convened in the
courthouse here at / l.. NJ. Ii was the
largest political body that ever met in this
county.
The convention was called to order by
Judge }. q. Newman. chairman of the
District Committee, I'm a speech arraiGn-
Ing the Democratic party and laying at IT'S
door the present hard times He was fol-
lowed by Mr.. Andrew lroaddus, who an
nounced that he spoke not as a partisan,
but the tenor of whose remarks when he
came 10 the discussion OF the tariif was
pretty much In the same strain.
Permanent organization was effected by
the election of Mr.. ID. 5. Lewis. of Har-
risonburg. ~ chairman. Mr. Lewis made
a good presiding officer.
Nominations being announced In order.
Mr.. Robert I Walker. OF Shenandoah; J.
Snowden Wood, OF Albemarle; Carter Nj.
Louthan. of Madison. and c. J. Clevinger.
OF Frederick Were each placed in nomina-
ton. DIR. Webb. OF Rockingham, and DR..
McCuno OF Shenandoah. the former nomi-
mating Albemarle's and the latter Shenan-
fort. and Frequently brought down the
house In applause.
WAIVER NOMINATED.
The convention made short work with
this part or the programme. Mr.. Walker
was nominated on the first ballot. He
soon after appeared In the courthouse
ana dc'tptcI lnt nOhol IN speech winch
was received with much applause Your
correspondent noticed carefully that none
OF the speakers dared predict the cleo
tiOn Of their nominee. but frequently
stated thai he would be the next con
gresham. an intimation sufficiently sig
nifcant 20 show upon what their hopes
depend,
The iLkTFORN.
The platform is for protection all over
ana through and through. Ii even de-
clares In favor OF protection for silver.
IL denounces the Walton law in unmeas-
ured terms.
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UAIoN PAciFIc DmcHAnGISG MY
over 5000 Put or ~ the Result Of strike
Many Old Men IN the LI.t

OMAHA, NEE, Aug. 1f.-Over t1l
thousand men have been formally Disc.
charged from the Union Pacific a- a ...
suit of the great strike. and other. dbl.
being replaced daily Two hundred All
fifty engineers and ir-mcn are m.u.-t
IN the list Some OF the engineer. .r
iiremen were with the company f0r tt..-
" years and upwards. IN most cr-.- t..
men do not blame the company f.r t..
action, saying they We're misIrI .f r.
American Railway Onion and tlaf f..
made mistake in going out at al
I'm some cases the places of striker.
have been filed with new men. hat .
stagnant is business that many Uf fU.
places remain vacant. Every man V.1
went on strike is known at Headquarters.
and the blacklist book has grown greatly
since the reports have Comneucel a, come
I'm from division superintendent
Some little trouble is anticipated bY tne
management Of the Union lIriI. when
IL comes o. dlspllcing the old employees
from the c0mpany's service. hut tAe come
pany is determined 90 give their rrW Wel
privileges enjoyed by the strikers.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-17
THERE YET ANOTUER
Margare Lewis Now Says Her Brother Did
the Deed

Willie Field, the negro barber who Mar
garet Lewis said killed her husband, was
tried in the Police Court yesterday morn
ing. but there being no evidence against
him 10 show that he committed the crime
he was discharged. Field made the third
person who Margaret has accused Of
committing the crime. But Margaret Is
determined 10 shift the deed on some
ones shoulders, 50 she has told Detective
Johnson that II was her brother. Major
Watkins The officials place no credit
in any OF the wOman's statements.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-17
THE C4VALRY HAVE REIURSED.
Capt. Carter Receives Fall in Tourna-
ment-Some Of the Officers Remained.

Those members Of the First Regiment Of
virginia Cavalry who have been camp
ing at the Rockbridse Alum Springs re-
turned to Richmond last night at SO
o'clock. A..
There remained behind, 10 stay at the
Strings tin Saturday. Colonel James K.
tiFranrG Cantain George j.. Carter, Lieu
tenant Paxton. T.. ;. A.. and Dr. Ellis.
'' During a tournament which was held
at the Springs on Wednesday, captain
ms considerably bruised and shaken up,
bur without any serious Injuries.
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LURAY. VA. aug. 1G-SpeciaL-Tne
alarm of fire was raised at II O'Clock
last night. when the stable on the prop
erty- Of \. ". McKim was found 10 be
I'm flames. which were soon cOmmuni-
Gated 20 Brands Han on Court street.
and in an hour the stable ana hall were
burned 10 the ground. 40 insurance.
I}y the greatest effort the public school
building and adjacent valuable property
were saved. Loss about eight hundred
dollars.
4 game OF baseball on the Luray
diamond this evening resulted in favor
OF the visiting nine from Harrisonburg.
with a score Of - TO ~ in favor OF the
latter
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Mr.. Thomas Bate, editor of tna
Graphic. Tcxarkana, Arkansas. LAS four
what he believes 10 be- the bn,t rem- l
in existence for the lux. his expert
ence Is well worth remembrr.n- d..
says: Last summer ! had very sewer.
attack OF HUN I tried almost every
known remedy none giving relief thlm-
berlains Colo, Cholera and bnrrho.l
Remedy was recommended 90 mr
purchased Il bottle ana received almost
Immediate relief. / continued to us.
the medicine and was entirely cured
/ take pleasure in recommending CHS
remedy 10 any person suffering ui
such a disease. as in my opinion b.
the best medicine in existence - ari
~ cent bottles for sale lv ovens u
Minor Drug Company, l.. d. Sllusut.r
r.. +. Reeves ~ co., and ". o.. lor.f-
mann. druggiets.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-17
lI'S COL. y. HAMPTON HOGE
Republicans of the Sixth District Name
Him ON tho 35th Ballot

LYNcHBURG. VA. Aug. l6.-SpeciaL-
The Republican convention for the sixth
district assembled az the opera-house this
AFTERNOON 10 nominate candidate for
the National Congress. 1t was noticeable
mat there We're considerable more white
people present than has been customary
az these gatherings heretofore Lynch
purg was an exception. however. and the
local delegation was composed entirely OF
colored people.
mr.. j. M. O'Brien. OF Roanoke. was
chosen temporary chairman, and Fiovd
Grey OF Bedford. secretary. The com
Ht'ees on Organization and credentials
were named
lhe Arlington Hotel was the head
quarters Cor the conventlonIsts ana
.nesnrs Hcge, Heermans and Stovall are
sness, ana each was most sanguine as
70 MS chances for the nomination.
Soionei Hampton Hoge was nominated
on inc hlrsy-tft ballot ana the hers OF
ccin0S VII o. the standard-bearer Tor the
~ ". y. IN the Sixth district in the t,vht
LOT Congress now prevailing.