The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-16
ONLY TWO CANDIDATES
0,nocratiC Race for The GuhaFnatorIal Nom
nailon viii Not Have Many Entries.
REPUBLICANS ARMIAG FOR TOMORROW

"A Conference Of the anti-I.ar,b Lead
ers 10 Re Held iu Riehmond &c
ArrnnSc PInns for the Undoina oi
the State Chnirinau -Death oil
Hon. w. II. Lawion
Richmona, va. Dec. t5.-(Special)-
! 1t looks at this time as If there would
be only two candidates IN the field fol
'he Democratic nomination for Cover
nor Friends Of each of these gentle.
! men are already at work in quiet
way The contest VIII certainly be a
| mos; friendly one, for the candidsies
ho.d each other in the highest esteem
'fherc VIII be an entire absence OF
nud-slins.ng as far as the principals
axe concerned. We may look for u c.eun
and honorable fight
RrCHMoND's NEW SENATORS.
Richmond will have Two new mem
beis of '.he State Senate next session.
Hon William Lovenstein, who has been
4 member of the General Assembly ever
since soon after the war. Will retire
ON account OF i'll health He has had
TO give up all business. State Senator
Conway r. sends will retire to priva.e
lie OF his own accord. Among t.lc
gentlemen being talked about for .the
Senate are Hon. a. Maupln, or Henrco;
Colonel John s. HAYWOOD and Colonel
~. 5. BuFord, of Richmond.
TO TAKE COUNSEL TOGETHER.
Quite number OF prominent Repub-
iicans are expected here tomorrow to
confe" before going TO the meeting OF
he state Committee IN Norfolk Thurs
day: 1T Is said that CONGRESSMAN
Walker. Colonel Brady. Colonel S.
Brown Allen. Mo: gan Treat. and Others
may be in the city. and 80 down to
Norfoll; in body. Nothing new coul
be learned about the scheme proposed
for ousting Chairman Lamb.
REV. L. II. RAWLINGS.
Rev. L. II. Rawlings. who suddenly
lost the use of mis- voice while in the
midst Of his sermon Sunday n!gh.
seems now 10 have recovered lis use
Mr. rawlings Will, However, have n
doctor treat his throat. This Young
minis or. although here less than a
month. Is attracting much attention as
pulpit orator He also promises to
become as popular with his fiocl: as
Rev. IL. NJ. Hope. who preceded him in
the toratc of Clay Street church.
HOW WE'LL MISS HIM.
President NJ. d. Ingalls,, of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railway. who IS here
authorizes the statement taat he will
lake no pa:; In the campaign in Viz
Sina next year.
DEATH or HON. w. p. LAWTON.
Ny. william L. Law;on. clerk Of the
iiU :.ngs Court. died very unexpsc:cdlv
about l:5O O'Clock this morning. He
was in poor health. and had been sick
for some time. bur no one thought he
was 80 seriously Ill. Mr.. Lawton had
been connected with courts here since
he was youth o. seventeen years of
age. He died at the age of slxty-foui.
Air. LaWtun was q model ccuY. clerk
sad a Virginia gentleman of the old
school. In polttcness and ailab.l!;y he
was not eTaellcd. His death has cast
gloom over everybody at the'C,.y
Han. The municipal officer; met ana
adopted resolutions concerning Ms
death. and the Hastings Cour; adjourn
ed without tHnsacting any business
Judge VII; will appoint Mi Lawton's
successor ana chief Deputy Wafer
Christian Is certain 70 get the place.
DELEGATES APPOINTED.
At II called meeting of the directors of
the Richmond Chamber Of Commerce
this evening the secretary laid before
The board communication from the
Executive Committee of the monetary
convention TO he held in lndianapolie
Jan. u. 1897, inviting the chamber TO
send delegates to said convention. AZ
ter Il discussion of the subject in whicn
il was agreed that the delegates should
b" appointed without power to commit
the chamber, the following resolution
was submitted and adopted by the
board:
Resolved That the Richmond Cham
Der OF Commerce send three delegates
10 the monetary conference of business
men TO be held in the city az Indian
tpoiiF on Jan. y. 1927. with the under
standing that the chamber is not bound
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