The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-22
ENCOUNTER PROBABLE {.
between Senator Flood and Col. Hubbard as !
a Result Of a Public Oetracilon. #
SPEAKER RYAN MAY TRY FOR GOVERNOR
Is Not (" Candidate ut Prescnt-Dems.
crats whose Seats Arc Contested
VIII Probably Not BE Unseated-,
Election Hills 10 Come Up-Cabel.
opposes Meciinnies' Lien Law,

| o's,'.J s7Ve Dc UuEenlGu--t
Election BiIls TO Come Up-Cabels
opposes Meci,nnics' Lien Law,
Richmond, Va, Dec. 2t.-(SpecIaI,.-
There has been considera Bile talk nmnr,e.
members of the Legislature of running :
speaker Ryan for Governor. The mat !
Yer mas been discussed at several In
formal gatherings of Senators and Dele
gates One gentleman told me yester-:
day that he had not heard OF any eC,rin
who would not give the Speaker cordial
SUPPORT. Mr.. Ryan is not a candidate
hope to Induce him to enter the race,
Up In his district he has strong back.
ing for the Democratic nomination nexe
year for Congress. N -F|p
II is not likely that the Democrats, !,
VIII unscnt any of the contestants in the !
cases pending. All the evidence hos J
Deeh heard and the argument made hi
the case of Hudson VS. Keesee from
Halifax. The committee will make their
report soon after Christmas The con-
test is based on three technical grounds. /;
From what can be learned the members
OF the majority are not Inclined to turn
Mr.. kcesee out. 1t Is known that Mr..
koiner, of Augusta, who Is contesting
the seat of Mr.. Slime, received little or
no encouragement when here a short
while ago. His case has not been heard.
There Is only one contest in the Senate,
that of Parrish VS. Flanagan. and this
sitting member, although he has render,
Ell himself very unpopular with the
democrats, will probably be retained to
serve out his term. The majority would
take more pleasure in unseatIng Mr..
Flanagan than any one else, IL they,
should have good excuse to do SO. lfg
Immediately after Christmas an effort
VIII be made to have u meeting of the
Democratic caucus to consider the elec-
tion bills In view of the fact that 1t
requires the signatures OF half the menu
bers to get a meeting 1t is possible that
the effort will fail. Some of the Sena-S
tors and Delegates who are in favor OF
q. new lay are opposed to having the
caucus rake action, but there are other
advocates OF repeal of the Walton$act!
who are willing for the subject to be-
brought before the caucus. Two bills5
introduced nnc receiving the careful con-
side1ation of members of the majority
These are the measures offered by Sena>
tors Hay and WIckham. or these Mr.
Hays seems to be the most favored. Il
The House COMMITTEES on Finance will
the day after reassembling take up and
consider the insurance bill introduced
IT is not unlikely that there will be
personal difficulty between Senator
Flood and Col. II. r. Hubbard, as the
result OF the Senator's personal prIyi-
the Colonel q malicious liar. Senator
Flood has gone to his home In Appomat-
tox, which is not far from where Col. !
Hubbard resides. in Buckingham.
Senator Little is being much talked OF
in the First district next year. s-
1t is almost certain that the Governor,
will not in the face of the action of the
Senate Committee on Courts of Jus-l
tice yesterday, send troops with the
three prisoners back to Lunenburg. |
there probably in time for the next ses-
sion of the County Court. which con-
venes on the second Monday in january a
1t Is reported here that leading citizens |
of the county will interest themselves
in the protection of the prisoners. n
| The bill amending the mechanics lien
| law will come up for consideration soon
| after Christmas. 1t is understood that
| MI Cabel will be one of the opponents
| of the measure in the House.
! Mrs. Rebecca Jordan. an elderly lady. y
who was housekeeper for Mr. James
Warner. near Glendale. Henrico, drop-i
ped dead few days ago. She was en-
gagged In cooking dinner when she was
stricken, and Mr.. Warner, who was
at work just outside of the house, says
| he heard a fall and called to her tol
no answer and thought 1t was the cat
or dog had knocked something downs
After several minutes he entered the
house and was Mortified to see Mrs
Jordan lying on the floor, with all of
her clothes ablaze and her head and
shoulders In the fire. He being afflicted
could not pull the body out ef the
flames, but put the fire out with water.
It Is reported that no doctor. coroner
or magistrate viewed the remains. JHi
.s1s5,S
Frank Morgan, alias Paul Frank, who
was brought back from Newport News
several days ago. whence he mad fled,S
after jumping his board bill at thai
Exchange and attempting to pass a.
bogus check on Mr. A. W. Archer. was
| brought before Justice Crutchf1eld In
| the Police Court this morning. MFR. LIZ
Merriam also charged Morgan. alias
Frank, with the larceny of s26 In cur
rency. Counsel for the accused offeredS
| the plea that his client had been rem
dered insane by the excessive use OF
cigarettes, and asked that a commis-
sion be appointed by the court to ex95
anime into his mental condition. The,