The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-27
AROUND THE STATE HOUSE
News and Gossip In and About
the City of Richmond,
virginia Politics Discussed. The
Election of Members Of The
House, and The Possible Cam
didatcs for The Guberna-
torial Nomination.
Special Dispatch to Tho virgip,a,


RicHMoND, W., August 2G. mo ar.
rangements hnve been mnde ms yet for
the opening of democratic State hend .
quarters. Chairman Ellyson is not
giving any attention sto politics inst
yet. lie IL mt hIa desk IN tho oilics of
the Old Dominion Building md Loan
ASSOCIATION from early morning until
late at night. September will bs we'll
advanced before arrangements for can.
ynssiDg the State will bo made. Senn.
tor Daniel and Gov. O'Ferral will be
tho State orators. Others who prob
ably will stump tho State ara Gen. FitY
Loe. Judge Staples, Congressman
Tucker, TX Senator lluutun aud IIon
j Ohm Goode.
AT this soason of the year when
members of the Leg islature arc to be
elected, many nominations generally
are made, but not hulf dozen candi.
dates nre now In the field. The cam.
paiSu VIII bn late in opening. Take
tno Democrats Tor Instance. they are
slow III moving; waiting, perhaps, in
the hope that men III politics will turn
up, while the opposition Is holding on
Tor tho other side to make sturl. The
fore October, and tho contest will
Very little Is being suid now about
the Gubcrnntorinl contest. 1t ls 40 Inr
oil tho people DO not care to talk ubout
IL. Should llunton uud Guodo enter
the rnce, rs II Is said they propose
dcing, the light will 10 II most Interest.
ing one. logo Tyler IL the most
avowed candidate. Taylor Ellyson IL
almost certain To DO III the race and
Congressman Jones mud Gen. Fuy.
mny consent to being entered. With
! theso Six aud possibly others the
contest would indeed be interest.
lug. John Goode was n can
dldato for the nomination in 1881
when Dnuiel was placed ut the heud of
tho ticket. OF tho gentlemen named
Ice aud Goodo are advocates of souuj
currency; Jones aud rylor uro free
silver men, und liunton aud Elyspn
are doubtful, but probably very con.
servniiyo silver men. Tho gubernato.
rial contest IL yet two years OH, aud no
one can safely predict that changes
may occur betore that time.
To all appearances tho movement
looking to extending the corporate
lImitH of Hlchmond by taking III Alau-
chester VIII die natural death.
The agitation OF the subject bos
iOuR hSo' lout just Whll uBtll lie
papers again bngin 10 talk of Norfolk
and Portsmouth being united, and
then you will SEQ hnsting to eularge
Richmond. The busiHcss people here
are slow and conservative, but they do
not desire any city 10 approach Rich
mond IN population. 1t was the talk
of Greater Norfolk" that caused the
Chamber OF Commerce several months
ago 10 start the ball to rolling for
'hlgger Richmond" Including Man.
chester, lichmond has n population OF
over 100, 600.
The lobacconists here do not hest
tate To say they hope there will be a
Donaiide war against the American
Iooncco Company, which they state
has ruined the trude. One thing ie
certain; the monopoly has been ex-
tremely hurtfnl to the trade in cutters.
One firm hero has lost ns much as $40.
QUO, and others hnve suffered almost as
badly. Tohnccouists have little hope
thnt the company organizing in st.
Louls will do more than keep the
American in tle ciDarptta husiuo.,