The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-27
SAUNDERS AND RYAN
|gue Il a Pronounced ! Candidate for Speaker
and the Other Is Laying Low.
REPUBLICAN GUARDIANSHIP.
Tbs l.unenburg Cases fin the Supreme
& Court, only Two Speeches Allowed
From Each Side-A Notable We'd
ding In Ashlund-D enth of Captain
s,sf 1Birdsong-O tTior Notes.

Birdsong- Otfor Notes.
AZ Richmond. Va. Nov. 26.-(Special)-
n "A good deal OF interest is,fslt here in |
q the meeting of the stole Republican
al Committee 10 be held in Petersburg to-
morrow night. Hon. Edmund Waddill,
Is Mr.. Wray 4. i>night, and others will |
be in attendance. The matter of the
chairma-ship was much discussed to-
( day but there was no one III a position
to STATE with any degree of certainty
+ Just what will be done. Nearly all the
z leading Republicans of Richmond think
mir. Bowden will be made chairman and
u Colonel Lamb National Committee
man; but there are contingencies that
may arise to make II impracticable to
elect these In the event that Mr.. Bow
Y den is not elected chairman II is thought
the position Will be offered to Judge
Z NVaddili.
Argument In the celebrated Lunen-
4 burg case was begun to-day on u mo-
aion for u new trial for Mary Aberna-
thy and Pokey Barnes. Ex-Judge II.
Nv. Flournoy opened for the prisoners.
; md was followed by Attorney General
raj Scott, who opposed new trial.
Judge, Mann followed the Attorney
Generals side. Hon. George D. Wise
of counsel for the women will close the
argument. The Court allowed but two
speeches on each side. SO Mr.. Southall
q Judge Mann's assoclate) and Captain
"A. b. Guigon, one of the lawyers for
! the accused persons, will not speak in
the case.
I'm 1t is not known positively whether
Z OF not Mr.. Saunders will be a candidate
for the Speakership of the House of
part OF the State continue to speak of
him in connection with the office. AS
Z fer as Is known here Mr.. Saunders
has not authorized any denial OF his
i candidacy. More than likely he is
ments. Mr.. Saunders could hardly hope
to defeat Mr.. Ryan. The latter has the
: advantage of being In the office,and be-
sides is more popular with the members
than the Franklin county delegate.
{ though the latter Is in some respects
an ADLER man. than Mr.. Ryan.
There will be quite notable wedding
( In Ashland in the morning. when MIR
7. John. SHELTON Williams will lead to the
N altar Misc Leila Isaaos. The prospec-
4 tive groom Is q member of the firm of
St John L. Williams * Sons, bankers. and
III is President OF the Richmond Traction
& Company Miss Isnncs is q daughter of
Il Mr.. y William b. Isuacs, Jr., and Is II
~ granddaughter OF the late William B
q isaacs, who was for so many years
II Grand Secretary OF the Grand Lodge of
yMasons. Only intimate friends of the
1.-TWO families will be present.
Capt. M. a. Birdsong. the Oldest con
SSttuctor. In point of service in Virginia.
died this morning !. For twenty-rour
wears he was with the Richmond Fred
ericksburg and Potomac Company and
charge of the train robbed last
q aii at Acquin Creek. A remarkable
tscotrleident In connection with this mat
,Sste Ills that CAPT. Birdsong brought nj
l different times both of the men convict
ed to Richmond 1t is said that Capt
- Tis took more runaway couples
inn
81 eTs ton his road combined
HI, As the result of u personal difficulty
between Postmaster Joseph Pearman,
3 brother, the latter swore out war
rant before Justice L. ]. Pierce of
Il Henrico county, charging the postmns-
a Ter. With assault and battery When the
morning the complainant failed to an
pear. The charge was accordingly dis
missed. and n rule was issued against
=. Nj. Pearmnn for contempt OF court
/. The clerk of the County Court TO-
Il gay issued marriage license to the fol-
4! lowing parties: AL s. Waldrop and
Annie b. Spear, and John NJ. Allen and
ia Henrico.
s Ernest Cartwright, who was re-
Gently indicted In the Henrico County
l@N 1919 loi- COW stealing, was to- ay de,
ssi livered to Sheriff Nance. OF Charles
IL city county, where he will be tried for
sR the alleged offense, the Henrico All
u case.
us AZ a meeting OF the Richmond Chan
n Ter or the University Alumni Col. Ar
:isS cner. Anderson offered his resignation
as one OF the three alumni whose names
n rave been recommended to Gov. O'Fer-
III ran as worthy to fill one of the vacan-
eles on the Board of Visitors. Mr..
q roosevelt Page nominated Capt w. Cor
q uon McCabe to MI the vacancy created
81 oE Sdol. Andersons resignation Capt.
II hcSNDe was unanimously elected
udge Minor, chairman of the commit
u zee to present the names to the Gov
ernor; stated that he would at once
81 can MS committee together and re-
u quest the Governor to select as one OF
IS ms ~, appointees on the Board of Visitors.
~ either Mr.: John P. Mcclure or Mr..
n Jackson Jackson Guy or Capt. McCabe. the
Ms th il gentlemen recommended by the
" Alumni Association.