The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-18
DANVILLE POLITICS.
INTEREST IN DEMOCRATIC MUNICH
PAL PRIMARY ELECTION.
CAPTAIN Walters Celebrates His Eighty
Fourth Anniversary-Mr. X. ID. Flynn
"a a Political Mulberry Sellers.

DANVILLE, VA, March l7.-Speclal.-
The city election. or rather, the forth
coming Democratic primary, which is
the real election, so far as deciding who
shall I'LL the offices is concerned has
been the all-absorbng topic this week.
All Of the wards have held their meetings
and the candidates TO go before the pri-
mary are doing some lively canvassing
The candidates for the paying offices
are: For Commonwealth attorney. n.
II. Massie and w. T. Harris; Commits
sloner of the Revenue, w. T.. Boisseau
and Horace d. Grerrant; clerk Of the
courts. Col. William Rison and Joseph
l.. Tyack; City Sergeant, z. II. Boisseau,
with no opposition; Mayor Harry Wood
ing no opposition. The frst-named above
are the incumbents
SO far the family fight. while lively
and interesting, has been conducted with
the utmost good feeling. and no animos-
tiles have been engendered.
His Eiehty-Fourth.
The venerable Captain Azariah g. Wal
ters. whose beautiful country home over
looks his broad lands on the Pumpkin
creek bottoms just one mile from Dan
vile. celebrated his eighty-fourth birth
day last Saturday.
IL has been the custom Of this gentle
man and his estimable wife on each sue
ceeding anniversary Of his birthday 10
assemble his family under the old home
roof. to spend the day, and enjoy with
them an old-fashioned birthday dinner.
Last Saturday there were present Of chill
dren, Grandchildren. and great-grand-
children. forty people. OF the great
grandchildren there were six. II is
remarkable fact that his children have
all been spared to Capt. Walters 10 bless
his declining years. and that no year
has ever yet passed that the entire ram
ily have not at some time within the
twelve months been assembled around
the paternal board.
a. Poor Man in Politics"
Disappointed politicians and place-hunt-
ers have different ways Of showing thelr
teeth at the administration that didn't
give them an office. Colonel J. Hampton
Hcge shows his by going over to the Re
publicans, while Mr.. r. d. Flynn. OF
NeapOlis formerly North Danvlle) gets
his revenge by writing. Mr.. Flynn, who
is a wagon maker by trade, is bright
brainy fellow. and for the past twenty
years has been an enthusiastic Demo
crat and a wheel-horse when campaign
work was 10 be done.
He was an applicant for the fat posi-
ton of lumber Inspector at Washington
and with the others Of the army Of place
hunters. spent seven months trying 10
convince the powers that be that he was
the man for the place. They finally de-
cided that smother man was better
suited for it. and Mr.. Flynn left Wash
ington under a gigantic cloud OF mex
irresistible disgust and came home. As soon
as his disgust found utterance he eX-
dressed it with his ready pen. a lively
attack on the President and the whole
administration is the result. The book Is
in press. and Mr.. Flynn, who is a resu-
lar Mulberry Sellers, expects It's sale VIII
be immense.
An assignment was made to-day by j.
A. Craddock a leaf tobacco dealer. The
liabilities are 1880; assets consist. IN
the main. Of leaf tobacco now in the hands
of London and Liverpool dealers. which
will probably not cover the Liabilities by
several thousand dollars.