The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-10
TIE SECOND DISTRICT
GlImpSeS Here and There of iho Political
Field Now Being Cultivated.
TANNERS CREEK DISTRICT DELEGATES
Etocted YentcrGny- y--Thcro was 80
fractional Fight, Compromise
HnvinG Bccu Effected Situa-
ton in Norfolk Comfy ms u Cor.
rcspOndcnt Finds It.

The Democrats of Tanners Creek dis
trict met yes terday afternoon In the
@ihcr V OF Justice Loper, at Lumbcrt's
Point. and without any friction what
ever elected the following delegates TO
tho Por Norfolk Convention which
meets on the 18th instant for the purpose
oi nominating candidate for Congress
from this district on the Democratic
ticket.
ersvillc-Wnliam Carmine and
David Cole.
Lanbcrts Point-E. w. Savage and
james Ferguson.
Cross Roads-A. J. Backus and f.. S.
Lambert.
The old Executive Committee was re-
elected as follows: Il. S. Savage, X. II.
Webster, y. G. Cromwell G. X. Nimmo.
and y. j. Bacl,us.
MI Il. 7. Powell and Mr. s. II. Math-
e"' We're chairman ana secretary re-
soectively of the meeting. which was
well attended and harmonious throurh.
out. The fight that was expected to
occur between the slated ticket and an
opposition ticket did not come of n
compromise having been arrived at. The
deleea'es are said 10 be partly for Young
ana partly for Tyler
Hon. -. Gardiner Tyler came over yes
teruay from Newport News, where no
mas bcen making a thorough canvass
lie declares that he has found the scnti
meht OF the people in country districts
nEerWheimingly for silver ana bryan.
WhoS" election he predicts. saying that
FOR every vote lost In the city. the Demo
cratic ticket will gain 1--WE in the coun
try.
Hon. J. ID. Pretlow. of Southampton
county was In the city yesterday.
Elizabeth City will elect its delegates
70 ,;he Port Norfolk Convention to-niuht
rrlchuS oi the candidates are putting i'm
some heavy licks
The Portsmouth correspondon, Of ,ho
Washington Star writes in that issue of
lhe Sth INST. concerning the politjc1I sit
uaiion as follows:
ms Is III" county seat of Norfolk
county, and the haunt Of numerous poli-
TEXANS. There is IL lively Interest in mi
itics. but the stage of completa ohs1rn-
'ioh mas not yet been reached The Dem
ocraiic Congressional Convention will
not he held until the l7th inst, but ,htre
IS lively preliminary contest going on.
NH , NIN or seven aspirants for the nom
NATION ID. Gardiner Tyler son of Pres
lnent Tyler and brother OF the president
ut William and Mary College IS nor
maps most likely 10 secure IT,
ivah H. Martin. County Clerk and
member of the State Republican Central
Committee. says that the R"publjcan
prospects are Frightening. The gold
Democrats include many of the lqadjnp
business men ana Will. pn eo,a ,.,, %
-, u', Mhl'S no separate
viii materially ai6 thn Po,r, ,'iie tncir Notes
r. A. Wise is tb. I,nn,,httpo,, r.
for Congress i'm this IIs,,i"i ;rhn,' N;rI,a,,''
an unro,lunate snli, ovnr .lo,.,, 80
ana j. ). Dyer is nm ,c ,,n l,'.t.,I ,at.tis
candidate 'j'ho siIvC, o,,a,t "P,.os!' is .I IoII
figure i'm tris o,t, n,nr LII 49, ,ipt
withdraw. This cHunty ia nnr-o,i,, ptTpaeiy In
publican hy ah,,,, 5oo na ta;.'
Mr.. Martin thinks tbjs vim y" f,,,,,, "i,'
tainod tn ponuIist ,n,fl ,r, mn W
is no one of lnDnrtonco ~, ~. ,',, ~ ~
or in il '''' ''"" 'i IL
.'Sav." said . voIi-,ro, ,.,.
ana Keen ohearvcr ",rhn, a. - 'n''tiiihh u
of Tom DIXON? Last Mn h. h''rh inrn
fairly roasting Grover i,,aro,""I I
Gamninc uhJtocrat5c h,s,t.,,.i',,n i.t a'.u
vehemen, rhetoric ana dramntic 49, 49,
And ne way he roasted trusts! Did you
! ooi, ',m' ,,, ~; sac IN New YORK sunday?
"'' ''it" Oh that.
pCpI-pr
''i@' ~ y = ~ ~ ~ "a Ritf THE
SlAl III.
do you think there II any chance
that the Republican party will carry the
Sta;e?'
Yes. | do. II is, Of course. too early
to make definite estimates or posftiye
predictions. but ] believe the prospect is
good"
What effect Will the result in Vernon.
have ,"