Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-02
CHOOSE TOMORROW.
,,,srnIcr CONVENTION WILL DE
eide CONGRESSIONAL FIGHT
WILL IT Be LAMB OR ELLETT?
,,.,h candidates Are Confident, and
vii GO in 20 Nin-rhe Delegates
.,..st Equally Dtvidcd-Every-
ming depends on King william


..,. ,.,fti,al situation. so FAR as II re-
49,. ~, che Third District fight for Con-
.-.., remains about unchanged. All me
,.-,t.s to the convention which VIII
...t.a here tomorrow morning at il
o'clock have been chosen, and an tha'
,..g remains TO be done is for them TO
81, tbeir heads together and decide
..t.,t.r colonel Tazewell Elicit, who no"
.-,ssr,s this district in Congress. shah
che democratic banner 90 victory in
-....,.b.r. OF whether he shall surrenoei
,.. s..,gsrdship to Captain John Lamb.
A. has been previously published ]"
,-..e columns. the convention VIII meet
.. SANGER Han. and VIII be called 10 OF
..-l., uistrct-Chairman scott. The tenn
.,-sry and permanent ofncers viii the.
,,...,s and the nominee OF the party
ui be- chosen.
Roth colonel Elicit and CAPTAIN Lanlo
....,. ... t-to tr. convention with a strong
t.roVIrc. ana Judge Roger Gregory WI"
S.. .-er0-tsl by the King William ue'c-
...... provided She Coniestln6 uti' s"'~-
tr.m Chat county who FAVOR l-',
.. s..t.4 Tnis Will Pee one OF the per
,.,...ior- which win confront the
Convention as soon as permanent or
...-.-4tl,, lis rcrfCcte5. and strong pres
... Kim be- brought to bear 10 nave tH'
'......trr.s rarogrlze3 as ON the declslo"
~. +re convention iu reference 10 tuth
,....l ts-snI tine chances OF colonel Elicit
NONE so CLOSE AS THIS.
,. ....,.ortfou which has assembled
,..a .- wears has been 20 equally diNiIeo
..s and hence the interest I'm the
.--...4i-l- Will De intense. a large crown
.-.--ofrr5 rrom an over the district
...l. ..~1o.l+eIy Dee present. but the ~
,....rr-ae VIII be seated before outs4deIa
,.rl la allowed iu the hail. -.
r- Simon solomon, secretary ol lnt
committee. uII be at the door OF l.e ~
g-. .Io.k To- deliver tickets and othtr
r.--s.arv papers to the chalili..." on NJ. 'r---
.... and county delegation. livery Jhl"E
...rt. ro expedite matters VIII Doe done
r.. b. is expected that the nomlnal 20"
XII rr.s been made and the convention
,...r have adjourned before 4 O'CLOCK
erwreINGs or POLITICAL POT
r.. rrauHst state Central Committee
r.. meet 40 their party heal. u"' -''
g.. 1910 east Main street. saturday AT
-..,..F 90 discuss campaign matters.
~f. committee SIS composed as loilo"s'
--t D.strict-J IT. o.. Beverley
-.-..s u. TURNKEY and DR. w.. 7. SydnoT'
Second Uisfrict-L T. shepherd, W. H.
A.4ss. ana II. G.. Collier
Third Disu.ct-Walter IL. Grant ana o.
ro.-th District. X. Morton, William
r uryIe and IT, Y. Allen.
rrh Distinctly. n. Gravely' d. H.
Bennett and Dr. j. King.
Sixth pistrict-W. IT. Insley' Jonn a.
r..r. and Dr. T. ~. Evans
Seventh Dlstrict-Geor r. Minor w H-
lam . Riley. and Colonel O.. u. Haroee.
E.gh.h District. Brad. Beverley l.
o. May. and T. W. Carper.
N.rth UistrlCt-W. j. kendrick. d. W.
-l.layock. and J. r.. Gauehau.
Tenth District-C II. bIoNt0n, >. IL
HlN. and %. lt Lapham
j. rIaskirs IIObsou chairman, HAdoiph
-Iuller. secretary treasurer
There VIII Dee grand "silYcilte' ran!
IL the Expos I0n-Ground7 tomorrow
end speeches VIII he heard ON both sizes
az tf. question. The meeting Will take
f.ere under the auspices Of the Bryan
IND sawau Club lc0.oren, or jackson
-.a-- WIFI u numbers over 200 memneIs.
thousand or more colored excursion
iss from Eluefcld and intermediate points
On the Norfolk and Western railroad are
expected 90 be present ,.
movement is on foot 70 have Republi-
r.r-Cha'-mau Joseph Hart. Of First Pre-
c.rc. Na.1hau Ward. removed iIom
of.ts. It is said that Chairman south
word. nj the County Committee, mas zen,
Jtr atI t1 the movement AR SOUTHWARK
,.-rts The precinct put in the county and
removed from the jurisdiction or Chalr-
sean Allan. Of the City Committee.
J lion W. B Tyler candidate Tor Con
ss l She First District was at i,e-
4. a...u heailuarters yesterday.
t,lea Is. 81 and Floyd Hughes sons
o. Judge Hughes. were also there. They
are working il the interests Of O. Repuo-
uc1l victory.
There was m conference OF the Republi-
c.u leaders yesterday with reference 70
-.. coming of Senator Thurston 70 Rich
nrri m september Sth lt SIS probable
trat the Auditorium viii be engaged for
tt.t r.rht There viii be a big parade
The prevailing impression seems 10 be
-.at Judge T.. - Lewis viii be the Re
publican candidate for Congress IN this
.r..t Tie seems 10 suit an factions OF
tat Iar-r.
..rl-N0rey club 10. held a meet
i-- Monday night al no. sol east Main
eject. President Charles l.. Johnson pre-
t..I and Nr. Wyndham u. Meredith
made au address ON the currency ques-
Zion.
A representative OF the Sound-Money
League recently tried 10 get Colonel John
s. I.Iwocd 20 rIu for Congress as an
dependent Democrat. The Colonel de-
.Ir.t fo DO so. saying that he was
Democrat and would support his partys
tur.e. 20 matter who the man should
le.