The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-06
MR.. HAW WILL NOT RUN
DECIDES NOT TO ENTER CONGkhS-
SIONAL RACEIN THIS DISTRICT.
Col. Elicit (onfident of Succcss-Mr. But
ton Made Secretary of the state COM
mittee- other Matters.

There was little activity among thS
politicians yesterday. owing partly TO the
extreme heat and partly because the
various candidates and would-be candi-
dates are LAYING back on their oars ana
watching each other with the eye OF the
eagle. ever ready TO reach out their claws
az the slightest opportunity to grasp the
straw that shows which way their chances
Of nomination are going.
silver Dick" is on the still hunt, and
hopes in this way 10 head of many sil'
yer votes that have not as yet been
reached BY Colonel Tazewcll Elicit. Sill
yer Richard and the Colonel do not
gee horses together very wei now. II
happened this way, so the story went
| yesterday:
Both Of these gentlemen made stimuli
taneous attack on a certain modest Demo
! crat recently for the purpose OF securing
/ his support and when the poor man
/ was released fOm his embarrassing posi-
/ ton he solemny declared that before he
would support any silver candidate he
would vote for Mckinley.
COLI ELLETT CONFIDENT.
Colonel Elicit was closeted with select
| delegation of silverites yesterday after
noon when l dropped IN TO pay my re-
/ spcCts. but he very cOurtcously extended
the right hand OF good-fellowship, invited
| me 10 Join them. and said he was feeling
| confident. more so, in fact. than he had
! felt for some days. and also that ne was
not letun gany grass grow under his feet
and was taking no chances with the
flies.
Congressman Elicit looks sunburned.
and smacks Of the hay-see1 and no won
| der, for he has shaken hands with all
! the farmers i'm the district and kissed
all the babies for miles around. and pinch
! ed tho checks of all the rural damsels
| I'm Goochland county. lie will begin on
the county cousins Of Hanover next week
! and has secured a cart load Of silver
! literature for general distribution.
The Colonel is also printing up for SHIT
! crossroads speeches. and clincling arga-
mcnts for the too inqustfve rsutics"
FIX state Senator +. NJ Parrish seeks
/ hoonrs again in the political arena but
| II is said by the friends Of the other
silver aspirants that Mr. Parrish has
| about as much show as stump-taiIcd
| bull iu hy-ume This IS not the first
! time the congressional bee has buzzed
| around the genial ex-memher from Gooch-
| land. and he has incorporated into the
| iy-lcnf Of his pass-bOOk that shelf-wOrn
! phrase. IF at first you don't succeed
etc.
MR.. HAW WILL NOT RUN.
| Mr. George Z. Haw was I'm Ashland on
! legal business yesterday morning and on
his return TO the city had a conference
with a number Of his friends. finally de-
Gliding that ne would not be a candl-
date for Congress from the Third DIS
trict. From the assurances OF support
that he received from silver leaders IN the
q r....f -. odd .lf
but be convinced that he had an excel
/ lent chance Of securing the nomination.
| but he did not feel that hc could afford
10 make the personal sacrifices that would
! be necessary. besides Mr.. Haw and his
| friends believed that in this campaign the
/ party should be put above the man. and
that 10 was not good party policy -
weaken the cause by an anti-prmary
| fight into which much bitterness might
be injected
This action OF Mr.. Haw. OF course,
leaves the field open. so FAR as the per-
! sonal feeling that exists between the two
gentlemen IS concerned. to Judge Gregory.
and fl IS possible that the latter gentle
| man Will give ont something ~ interest
! fn connection with the congressional NOM
| nation in a few days. possibly today.
The soumd-mOney forces are getting TO
cother and the sentiment for a candidate
! for Congress on sound-money platform
Is growing
! The Rryan-Sew0ll Democratic Club VIII
! hold its meeting tonight az Sanger Hail.
| instead 81 Old Market Hall, as hereto
/ fore Several local speakers Will be on
/ hand TO address the club This club has
| leased Sanger Hall for tho campaign a.
being more centrally and conveniently To-
Gated than Old Market Hall.
Mr.. Joseph Button. Of Appomattox has
| been appointed secretary Of the State
! Itmocrauc Committee by Chairman FL
tyson Mr.. Button succeeds Colonel j.
/ Bell Bigger and will take charge OF the
headquarters in this city next week.
THE FOURTH DISTRICT.
state Senator Flanagan OF Powhatan
! county. was i'm the city yesterday on
! private business.
Ibelieve the js is up with the Repub-
leans. so far as Congress honors go, in
my district" said Mr. Flanagan TO
The Times representative. I'VE cannot
win with the two candidates IN the field.
nor can we. in my opinion. win with eth
| er of them, but our only chance will be-
to withdraw both names. Thorpe and
Gee and put up an entirely new man.
| The Democratic candidate Will undouht-
| edly be Mr. r. G.. SOuthall. OF Amelia,
| and il is well known that he Is an agrees
| sve. impressive and Oppressive politi-
clan. and will so in TO win He is a free
| silver man and will lose some Democratic
| votes on that account. but the Republic
cans are badly dlsorganized IN the Fourth
district and with such a man as Mr..
southall to lead the opposition, a man
who knows all the by-ways and narrow
| paths 10 political victory, 1t looks very
| badly for us
Judge h. i. Lewis told me that he
had been waited upon by various Rcpub-
leans and impcrtuned by them 10 become
from this district. Judge Lewis said
| that he had not declined to accept
nomination BY his party. but that he did
/ not care to enter into the race unless II
was the desire Of all factions Of the
marty. and further that he did not want
To create any discord but would await
further developments.
WADDILL SCORES LAMB.
In reference to the conference between
chairman Lamb and the National Repuo-
ncan Executive Committee, in which the
| former was instructed 10 appoint three
more members on the committee 10 take
charge Of the campaign IN Virginia ana
| 10 assume the Craftsmanship OF The com
mittee Judge Waddill says.
The increase In the size OF tue com
mittee would. in all probability, tend 10
| bring about good results, and no special
| harm can come from II.
| THE great thing attained he said.
was the securing OF this committee 70
| conduct the campaign. which otherwise