The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-16
0'FERRAL WONT RUN
He Says Hid Will Not Accept hsHomlna.|
tlon Of the Hannacrais for Congress-
HE INTENDS SERVING OUT HIS TERM

hc Is still As Dumb Az Ar Oyster a 81
How Isc Stnnds on che money
Question Every thing ~ Rcn,s " for
the Erynh MccfinS-sud.e II. 3E.si
Lewis for Congress. q
=, Richmond, Va. Sept. 15.-(Specia1.)-
heie mas been some talk in a quIet
way about the gold Democrats tryifig
10 get Governor OFcmall to run for
Congress in this district Ills Exceilen6y3
was asked to-day for a statemeltawith
rciereice TO this rumor. and replied as
loiioWs: II am not candidate for any
Office ana do not expect to be. / expect
TO serve out my term as Governor y
rms would Indicate that If he ever, had
any intention OF running against Daniel,
lot me Senate, such is rot his purpose
now; Inc Governor has remained as
1I'iip p1,nl US an oyster with reference to the
ohicaso and indianapolis tickets.
Arrangements for the Bryan meet
ing have all been completed. There will
be no tickets of admission eXcept to the
stage ana to the space reserved for la -
dies and their escorts. but admission to
them vii be without tickets. A COM
mhtee will go to Petersburg to meet
MI Bryan. and he Is expected to rea CHI s
mere on the seven o'clock train. He
VIII uc escorted to the Jefferson Hotel,
where he will remain until time no 90 to
the auditorium There viii be no pa-2
rade, but some clubs will go in bodies
10 Inc place of speaking. State Chair
man Ellyson VIII preside over the meet
ing, ana Senator Daniel will introduce
Bryan. IT has not been fully determined
where the overflow meeting will be
held. -
the Republican Convention to nomi-
nate a candidate for Congress will be
held at Hanover Courthouse one week
from tomorrow. 1t Is prettv well iin-
derstood In advance that Hon l., J,4s
Lewis will be put In omination. and n
Is exceedingly doubtful that the gold
democrats Will name anyone against
MIN. Both factions OF the party Appear
10 be willing to accept Judge Lewis and I
Republican 10 the Democrats who will
not support Captain Lamb. The Judge
Is not "A candidatc, and has intimated
that he would not accept; but 1t IS
thought that he would not decline.
The Republican leaders all saw thew
are much pleased with the progress
of their campaign work in VirtrinJ a M
They state that Mckinley Is sure to
carry Virginia. and count upon Con-
Ercssmen in five districts. Those dis-a
tricts they claim as safe for their nonIi- \
J. H.
Ninth. and Tenth. s
Information has been received hero
OF perhaps fatal assault upon Raw.
John A. Dearborn, formerly pastor In
Richmond. II occurred in Kansas Cftyls
where he has made his home for a num-
her OF years Mr. Dearborn is prominent
in the a. p A. work out there. A few
nights ago. when returning home, he
was knocked down and stabbed three
t!mcs lie IS the father-in-law of Mr..
J. H. llilI, of Richmond. Mr. Hill vas
in kansa: City at the time, and writes
that Mr.. Dearborn is so seriously hurt
that It VII be several days before the
doctors can tell what the result will be.
The assailant is unknown.
This was German day. and II eyas
appropriately celebrated a the Expoai-S
tion Grounds. Mr.. Herman Sch1ricbfs
was the orator. Various games and
sports were indulged in. Governor
O'Ferrail was unable to be present on
account of indisposition.
The public and ihost of the privata
schools here will open for the session
tomorrow. This was enrolment day
and the number of scholars listed Ven
larger than usual. The outlook for a
and the Woman's College Is yerv en-
couraging indeed,
ns -
The Railroad Conductors Association
of the United States and Canada met
here to-day in its twenty-ninth annual
session After the transaction of rSiis
line business the following officers were
elected: SSflSi
President. John r.. Keith. Pittsburp
and Lake Erie railroad; First vice,
President. James w. King, Missouri
Pacific. Kansas City. Me-; Second Vice.
President. w. r. Hill, Grand Trunis.a IS
Toronto. Canada; Third vice-Presidart'
Walter Ilutchngs, Norfolk and vest
ern. fiaserstown, Nd; Fourth Vica-
President. I. r.. Haley, Chicago Great
Western. st. Joseph, Mo-; Grand Secres
tarv and Treasurer. Edwin Morreil. p.
G. c. and st. Louis railroad, Coltimb,isA
O.: Members of the Executive Commit
tee. Rufus Snivley and Val. Fitapatrick
Columbus. o.; Speaker for Next YsaT,
w c. Beckley. Wabash railroad st
Louis ~ y
y special to the Dispatch from sfa,,,,.
ton saws: To-day's docket of the s,,-
prcme Court of Appeals was as foIlov.a a
Patterson VS.. Grotto & Co., argfied a,ti;
submitted: Hotchliss. trustee, VS.. Msf1s &
dlekalf, etc. continued to next taris, !.
Kracofe VS.. Kira COTE. partly s,rgneft .ss
George A. Revercomb oualifed &,
practice law in this court y