Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-15
ON THE APP0MATTOA
THE RECORD ~ THE TboHF-
MKENyEy CONTEST.
Malone and the Honest Elections"
Pnrfy-iie Has Frequent 'ohi''
.ncc.-unpIcinaI PoiItIcs-A sad
Cnsc-Personat notes.

PETERSBURG, VA. August l4-tspe-
ciol1-I Is well known that the next
Congress will have d great many contests
for seats i'm that body 90 decide ami
probably, before all Of them are heatu'
the House will become heartily urea Oh
the business From what can De- learned
here. however. the contest or MT. ~
r. Thorp for Hon. william K. Mcheh-
news seat from this district VIII be one
~ the first cases TO come before the COM
mittee on Elections. and this, 1t Is
thought. will be brought about through
the influence and active exertions OF COZ
orel lanes ID. Brady. who Is the counsel
for Mr. Thorn. and who very materially
assisted In making up the voluminous
record OF the evidence 70 20 befofr tne
committee, upon which the case Is 10 De
decided And should the committee, IN
the freshness Of their meetings. try 10
sift the evidence they VIII accomplish
the most remarkable feat Of political d.
gestion ever known. Mr. Mckinney viii
represent himself
General Malone has been In the city
ever since the meeting Of the 'fair-elec-
tons" conference. and II Is reported that
he IL i'm frequent conference with his po-
utical friends General Malone Is the
state chairman OF the Republican party.
and 1t is particularly noticed that an
/ Republicans are heartily I'm favor of tho
| honest elections prccramme or any
/ thing else to defeat the Democratic
/ party.
/ 1t is rot improbable shat paper VIII
/ shortly be- issued here 90 advocate the
| interests Of the new party
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
The indications are that the election
! IN this city next spring for municipal
/ officers viii De one of very lively inter-
/ est ana that there VIII be- "a multitude
/ Of candidates for the various offices be-
+ fore the Democratic party OF course.
| II there IS any contest among Democrats.
! IL will boz within the party aud the re-
/ suit 0f the primary win settle an differ
/ ences. II may or may not be that tine
' labor organizations iu this city Will play
/ an important part in the nominations 70
be made
/ As far as Your correspondent has been
/ nbls ~ learn. after talking with lead
/ ing Democrats OF this city ana section.
u is The sentiment almost unanimously
+ expressed. that I'm the fan campaign ma
uonal questions should be rsidly ex-
cludcl. and only State issues considered.
/ on the question Of FREQ silver there is
/ q very divided opinion. but on the quee-
/ ton Of an honest administration Of the
/ state Government. and the election OF an
/ honest ana competent Legislature. there
/ Is no division Of opinion. and the election
/ next fall viii prove this by the return
/ Of Democratic Legislature.
! PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE
Claussen, the hrag pitcher. who was
/ signed by the Petersburg club. lcft FOR
] Rochester. Y. y this morning. accom-
/ panied by hts wife Ne has never played
| with the Farmers. bec1us7 Of tho cloud
that surrounded his sudden departure
from the Montgomery CAlaD club.
In his stead the Farmers have signed
with Pitcher Persons Of Fnnklnton.
y. c., who has Joined the club NJ Lynch
burg. II is said that Persons. while a
| good pitcher has never seen a prof ssi0nal
/ league game
Twelve coaches. crowded with ladies'
| and gentlemen. left here this morning for
/ Norfolk and ocean View. on an excursion
Z under the MANAGEMENT # Rev. n. W
/ Hope, pastor OF Market-Strect Methodist
/ Episcopal church.
Assistant United states District-AttOr-
/ ney William Henry Mann left this morn
/ ing for the Blue Ridge Springs to spend
several weeks.
Rev. Or. }. w Rosebro. pastor Of the
/ Tabb-Strect Presbyterian church. left this
/ afternoon for the North on a siX-weeks'
/ vacation.
David Dunlop. Jr.. and wife left to-
day 10 spend the month at the Greeubrier
I White Sulphur.
Mrs. W c. Evans. Of Wilmington \.
+ c.. is visiting the family Of Hon. John
b. Evans. I'm this city.
\ SAD CASE
In the old abandoned Road House"
/ 81 the Norfolk and Western Railroad
Company. near the Prince George line.
was found this morning white tramp
I who was apparently suffering great
agony from a sprainod ankle and other
injuries. He said he had been there for
two days without food or water. having
sustained his injuries by a fall from a
train on which he was stealing a ride
His condition was. Of course, relieved.