The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-22
At THE STATE CAPITAL
Many Matters of General Interest
to All Good Citizens.
Politics Unsettled in Washington
County. The Membership of the
Farmers Alliance has Fallen
Off. Colonel Cuthbert TO
Go to Washington.
Special Dispatch to Tho virginisu.

RICHMOND. Va, August 2l.-Mr. j.
Haskins Hobson. chairman of the Poo.
pies party State Committee, told me
to-day that while he would co operate
with tho Republicans or any other
party to get the election laws amended.
he would ten Thousand times rather see
the Democrats than the Republicans
succeed Ill the national election. 1t
would, in his judgment. be the worst
calamity that would befall this country
Tor the Republicans to get in power
again. Mr.. Hobson predicted that IN
The course OF year or two the Demo
Gratis and Populists will come together
Oh one common Platform.
l asked MIR. Hobson about the "falr
elections movement, but he was un
able to give mnch information. He
stated that he bad about 30, 900 copi es
of the bill they adopted at the Peters
burg conference printed for distribu-
ton and they will be ready this week.
Mr.. Hobson Is not on the committee
in charge of the campaiRu, but he be
lieves the movement has more force
than the Democrats credit it with. He
would make no predictions ms to the
result OF the canvass, but stated that
as far ns be knew there WINS nothing 10
discourage his people III their Efforts
for q uew election law.
Hon. w. II. !owney, memb Der of the
House Of Delegates from Washineton,
Is in the city. He states that politics
are in a very unsettled state IN his por-
| ton OF the Commonwealth There
will in all probability be few Repub
lican representatives. in the Leg isluture
from Southwestern Virginia. In
Washington county the Democrats nre
badly split into two factious with no
present prospect of getting together.
If the present conditions CONTINUE tue
Republicans may get the two delegates
Crops are fine III the Southwest aud
the farmers are contented ami happy.
While tue membership OF the Furm
ers' Alliance has fallen oil over one
half i'll this Strife, the treasury was
never in better condition. This was
shown at the meeting last night, at
which the old officers were nearly all
chosen. Debts are all paid aud there
is said to be handsome surplus OH
hand. The members are, therefore,
encouraged to keep up their work. and
they have plans for increasing the
mem bership and usefulness Of the
| organization.
wv A~' 10 EolLR W w ueu
ington 10 become the Correspondent OF
the Dispatch after September LIST. He
is one OF the beat equipped and most
popular journalists here. For many
yesra he had control of the Southern
territory for the New York Herald and
when filing that position gave the late
Henry w, Grady, of Atlanta, the first
newspaper work he ever did. Col.
Cuthbert, for few years passed, has
been the news editor for the Dispatch.
AT the last session Of the Legislature
the City Democratic Committee had
passed bill legaliziug primary cleo.
tons in this city. The measure had n
provision making it optional with the
committee whether or not 1t was
adopted for al election. 1T is now
pretty we'll understood that the com
mittee will not hold the primary for
the nomination of Legislative candi
dates under the provision of this meas-
ure. This will occasion some surprise
as the bill i'll question was passed as
the result Of charges Of cheating in one
of the Drimarias hnra