The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-29
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Richmond. Va, July 2S.-Special.-A
conference of gold Democrats IN Virginia
Is being arranged for. 1t was stated to-
day by one In a position to know that the
movement looking TO a meeting with a
view to discussing the matter OF putting
up new ticket had progressed most
satisfactorily. The leaders have been in
correspondence with leading, gold men In
the different sections of the State and
are assured of a large attendance. All
that now remains to be done Is to fix
the date and place OF meeting which will
be done some time this week
Col. WilNam f. Wlckham, vino has
been mentioned as n possible candidate
for Congress ON the Republican ticket.
saad to-day he would rot run for two
reasons. In the first place he has recent
~ married wife and she does not look
with favor upon the proposition Second
~, s.nce his marriage he mas been resid-
ing IN Powhatan county, and therefore,
Is not now a resident or the Third Dis
trict, but Is In the Fourth District
A petition Is being circula ted and
numerously signed by the gold Demo-
Gratis calling on Hon. Geo. d. Wise 20
announce himself as IA. candidate for
congress as an independent Democrat.
me paper Will be presented in a. few
DAVIS and Mr.. Wise will not be pressed
for an immediate reply but will be given
uine 70 consider fully the situation. It
is believed the Republicans would not
make movement against Mr.. Wise
The list of speakers who will canvass
virginia. Tor the Democratic ticket this
year VIII not embrace tlie name of some
persons who have been conspicuous on
the stump for number of years. Sena-
tof Daniel Will, of course, be the central
hSure, but the na,ttonal committee will
nor itT him stay In Virginia all OF his
him". Among The Others who VIII defend
the Chicas" platform Raid ticket will be
tohSresSinen Jones and Swanson '.Cy-
clone Jim Marshall, Hon w. Is. Nc
ItWa.ne, Hon. John Il. Massey, Mai.
Micaiah Woods and Col. Il. C. Marshall.
teuHc a number OF new orators will bo
tufh'd loose to stump the state at large.
a. man named William Butler. of
ltlchmond, was found in the woods near
touant!co. on the Potomac river. this
morning with his throat cut. 1t was n
olear case of attempted suicide and
The man was in n precaricus condition
he was brought here on the fast mail
ana taken to n hospital Ee Is seriously
injured. Buffers mother lives here nna
n ne @ ms & wife In Washington. 1t is not
to his life. lie has been somethInn of
n wanderer lately and was, il is reDort
ed. hard drnker.
There was considerable excitement in
Manchester last night over the appear
nnce there of n white woman with n
negro escort. Both came from Rich
mond: They apparently went across
the river to paint the town red" as
they proceeded to indulge freely in liu-
nor: Several young men organized to
White Cap" the couple, who, realizing
their danger. lost no time in getting
out of the city.
There was a peculiar accident in q
seventeenth street store to-day.
negro boy, who drives n country cart.
bought pistol few weeks ago from
Il pawnbroker named Weinburg. He
went back to-day taking with him the
pistol; saving It would not fire. Mrs.
WeinburE was in the store at the time.
The pistol somehow exploded while tho
two were examining 1t and the woman
and boy both were painfully wounded.
The boy says Mrs. WcinburE had the
pistol In her hand when it went off and
she says he had it.
Miss Lummle Lee Cunningham
youngest sister of Captain Frank Gun
n!nGham. was married to-day to MIR.
Clarence G. Burton.
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