Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-15
CONFERENCE TO-DAY.
ROANOKE MOVEMENT To Drscrss a
CoxsrrrurIoxAL CONVENTION.
The Leaders saffs0ed That There
VIII ne . Large Astsndanee-ASrs-
val Of senator Dnniet-Probab1e
Temporary ovxnnisatfea-

Temporary ovEn uisatton-
ROANOKE. Va. May iA-tSrectal-l-it
Is difficult % tell AZ tbs time exactly
what the Attendance rpon the Roanoks
CC7s,.tgtsozszI CCnvenc-cr conference 10
norrow viii be. but the leaders q The
movement are encouraged BY the pres
poets 70 hope sor 4 large and interesting
gathering. More than - prominent
Democrats. representing every section Ok
Virginia and including many members %
the Legislature. have Sisuiist tneir n
tenticn q being present The committee
have rscsivs,; replies from a large per
cs-tazs oS the invitations sent out. and
as the circular calling the meeting vas
not extensively distributed Il = expected
thar a number o. gentlemen who have
not replied and who id not receive
formal Invitation viii also De present.
Tie members OF th- csunittse who -
sued the call make no estimate Of the
number expected. and tbs "a necsSsa-
rtly % a great extent prcblematicai- How
ever. The leaders here are thoroughly
satisfied with what they have already
accomplished. ami declare that though the
attendance c. unexpectedly small tar
cnist purpose IN view vii have been ac-
cornplishsd IN that they have secured
thorough discussion throughout the state
aaf aroused pGbiic sentiment IN favor o;
the reform they advocate
AS TO FINAL ACTION.
There = aIs0 Al element % uncertainty
necessarily IN what VIII &c the inaI ac-
r.o1 az the conference TIE promoters
declare as stated n my special IN to
days Dispatch. shal there * NJ dispo-
slrion whatever % force through cut
sut-trist plan. and thar tire action Of the
meeting viii D. in reality the result OF
me resent discussions u the subject ot
~0nventiou and IN. Deliberations OF those
WHO assemble. The cal under which the
conferences = - he held states "a the chief
object a coczultlricc q conference "a
10 lat steps had BEST b. taken 20 secure
ire holding &C a constitutional cony-n-
ton at the earliest practical moment. and
will. the discussion viii undoubtedly as
sumo wide range. to results VIII .
cornr=t chiefly 20 this one point II -
EXPECTED that every pn1se q ~ STATE
government vii % eiasorarsly discussed.
ant IL Is proo.a be that there VII o a
disposition % recommend Tat the Demo
cratic party make this matter the chief
issue u the approaching state earraigu
Tor the sise-in. % a Legislature Il i
upon iris point that the Hvsiie=t tis-
cuss.o1 % The conference may oe IL
pectsd Whsthsr resolutions 70 th-s sHscu
xilI b ADOPTED =. % course. uncertain
SENATOR DANIEL. ARRIVES.
senator John W. Daniel. wEo has r.
Gently taken A decided stand IN favor of
th- movement. arrived n this city thls
evening a. 80. 70 o- present AT the coz
ference. ne was net az the station BY
Mayor ; = J0uzs. ". o. HaryIaway.
. ~ Charles T. stewart. o. the Confer
-nce Conr.lrts- ard Walter II. saunders.
Hen J. Allen Watts. Jg,ige Samuel -.
WiIIiaT1s. and sttsr prrnlr-ut citizens %
Roanoke. \ large humber of TIE Ssna-
tors frier.s called on him at the hoIs-.
and &c Va. buzily enzag=i al The evening
taking with them Several 0t1er gentle
r,ea arrived on ,he same train. amolg
them z r. 5arhdr. owner ard editor u
| the Petersburg Irsr1-App=zL
| Most OF tnc-e vro -fll attend the con-
| ference are expected on the early trains
from The north. east, ard zogIh. which
arrive here early s-EorroW morning
Others viii cnm- on me midday train
from the vest. az II i ret expected TIA,
much n0re viii o. accsmpl.zhsd than -
rerrec, o--yz rfza-.c- a, to-uor-ow's day
session II = probable that others vii
/ COME on the O'ciock train. as that would
| place them here II time FOR the main
parI Of The work The conference viii
| be called 70 order AZ = o'clock By A mem
b-r of the committee. who viii present
| the temporary chairrlan-
PROBABLE TEMPORARY ORGANIZA-
TON.
TIE committee have roc yer decided
| upon the temporary officers. but i =
| ,rooabls that Mr. ". o. Hardaxay viii
| D. pU- IL TIE chair until the permanent
| organization "a Effected and that 1lr.
r P Baraar1, CT the Petersburg Index
| Appeal. vii y he Temporary secretary.
| II this programme l. carried out NJ
| HartaEaV will on taxing the char, out
| lne briefly IN purpose OF The conferences,
I and introduce Mayor :. E Jones. WE0
| zilI deliver the address q welcome Then
| A committee On permanent OrsaniZatior
and one On order % business VII be
| appointed
| - only comp arativsiy few gentlemen
| have arrived this evening there = ID
| thing t-dEite a. % who VII Dc The per-
uaneac presiding officer. but the nane
| u Senator Daniel : being discussed ii
| this eonnectlon- The scope and order Of
| discussion VIII oe determined largely 5y
| m. COMMITTEES on order u busi1ess- Il
| i sx,@crs6 that tbs committee vii as
| sign certain phases o. the subject 70 GER
| tain Speakers. = general discussion 20
| follow ire cpeEing address on each par
rieuLar topic. 10 = expected u course,
| that senator uariel viii make a speech
| whether Il Is the permanent presiding
| officer or not
| EN- GOVERNOR LEE
general Fltz Lee viii be here L his
| health viii perrnir. ant II hs comes -
/ will =. =xp=crsi % make a speech Ac-
| dresses VII sls9 - maize ey Hon J. Allen
! Watts. whose ttscUssi0n % this subject
| attracted much attention az recent
| meeting % the state Par Association,
| b. state Senator S0gthau. CaIm Patts-
| son. and others. Il - probable that tn1
| conference will &c il session Thursday
| and Friday.
| GOVERNOR OrFERRALL'S VIEWS.
| Governor CSFsrruu arrived her. iris
| evening from P0canou-as. ACCOMPANIED
1 b. Aff1-art-gr~rerai Anderson. General
| Phillips, AL M4ior Evans He vas cali
\ 81 uron az Hotel Roanoke BY the CoEs-i-
| rurioraI C1nysnt.on Conference Commit
\ ZEE. Who had A very pleasant Interview
i with his Excellency. The Governor said
| rhar Il thought there could Dc ni-ly
| improvements r-ate % reduce TIE STATE
| expenses and % increase tn efficiency OF
/ TIE atcllnlsrrztica- Re also thought
\ couysrrso1 shcuIt BE- hsld az the earliest
| practicable moment. provided that tnere oe
/ 10 risk rhat IL would till INTO The 5ansis
| CO othsrs than Democrats. he expressed
| regret az RS inability % remain here and
| be present. az the conferences ro-n,orrS~
| And while ~ thought good would result
/ from the raeetirz be I'D not think tha,
4 m cor Se-aure SHOULD .rge any particular
| tine FOR nclGtnz convention. hut leave
| that matter 70 the Legislature
| The Governor ant party lett az la,A r0r
| 2-cnrnoat- TIE GoTsrrog said the sttua-
! tier AT Pccahontls was improving ard
| tlat TIRE trouble would scon DC over