The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-12
BUSY BIG STONE 6h
The Democrats Are Going to WI" =" '"'
Ninth DistrIct This Time

o,ai 1-r,,-ervthinr at Big Stone Gap OF an
Industrial nature IS looking w. -,
prospects for the successIul op', .'N.s -,
the coke plants that are aireauS -,
lished are bright and the ch''nSeS o. -
others will be soon started. To 81 49,
the leasehold rights and prlVheseS Va vi
Big Stone Gap Colliery COMPANY, -
at Norton, occurred last satuiUa -
rropertv was bid in for j. I. Mlie't VINO
,or tho last twelve months has been the
receiver Of the property. MI. -n'liV'' -
a prominent railroad contractor anu u
ouite wealthy. The land upon Whch the
coke plant is situated is the properly OF
John III. Inman, william T. C'yue' anu
other New York capitalists VINO con.roi
the Virginia. Tennessee "ild Oaio''h@
steel and Iron Company.
The Norfolk and western railroad COM
pany have sent an engineer 10 inspect 'ne
road-bed OF the Gainesville railroad COM
pany with a view Of placing roiil"B slo ,CH-
upon It and operating II as mining
branch Of the Clinch Valley DIVISION OF
that great road.
Tho Gladerville railroad extends from
Ramsey 10 Wise the present county seat,
a distance OF about ten miles. Iue toa1
has been graded for sometime ana All
that IS now needed is the rolling STOCK.
In case the Norfolk and Western decide 10
equip this road, the question OF remoFh
Of the courthouse will cease 10 Do abll"-
ted. Unless they do, and the plaaes-
vile railroad people remain lhaCuFe t'o
chances are that the courthouse VIII pe
removed TO Norton a point at lhe june ~,
ton OF the l.. d n, and the y. q W..
railroads and which Is very hccesslDie
from all portions Of the country
Tho Republican district convention,
a.. fHeS
into history as the harmonious convention
which did not have grit enough 10 frame
n platform Of principles. and WHICH was
domineered by General Walker. Inc
old time Republicans cordially detcst the
General vet cat their crow with all the
grace IMAGINABLE. lie is entirely too
domineering. however. and IS utte-y de-
void Of any diplomacy, opposition 10 his
denomination is already beginning TO man.
ifest itself. Judge Anderson, OF thls coun-
IS Will be n candidate. and Judge L. w.
Strother OF Giles, will probably announce
himself. Colonel Slemp also would IKE
10 have n, at any rate Walker Is so heart
ily dislikcd that n strong opposition to
him viii centre itself upon the most
available man to defeat him in tho
convention.
Tho Democrats are going - win this
time. II is the general feeling through
out the district. Hon. J. Il. Bullitt Jr,
OF this place is an avowed candidate for
tho Democratic nomination and he viii
20 before the convention with solid dele
cation from Scott Lee, Wise, Dickinson,
and Buchanan counties. Mr.. Built. IS
the very man 70 pit against Walker.
lie is n fighter from the word go and
is a man Of great ability. lie came to
this place from Louisville, Ky, about
nine years ago and at once took n leading
position at the bar. While in Kentucky,
he practiced law several years with his
father. who is an ex-Chief Justice Of the
Supreme Court of that State and also
served a term I'm the State Legislature.
Mr.. John G. Bullitt. the noted Philadel-
phia lawyer IS his uncle. since Mr..
Built came out here he has figured in
some very important cases. notably the
case Of Chapman VS.. The Yellow Poplar
Lumber Company IN which case no was
the leading counsel. He IS also the
general counsel OF the Virginia Coal and
Iron Company. one of the strongest cor
porations in the South. AS a debater. he
IS noted for the acuteness Of his intellect
ana his aggressive tactics. lie met Cen
eral Walker in joint debate at Jonesville
last faii and Walker as usual commenced
an harangue about the Walton law. In
reply, Mr.. Bullitt dissected the Peters
burg bin the Republicans proposed as a
substitute.
Walker was dumbfounded. He was OK
pectine a quivering apology but he was
reckoning without his host and did not
know what kind Of man he had run up
against. In that debate he literally flaw
cd Walker and II was then the Democrats
began 20 talk Of him FOR Congress. Should
che Democrats nominate Mr.. Bullitt he
VIII meet Walker at every stump and
force tho fighting from tho start. Thls
district Is naturally Democratic and with
vigorous campaign and n bralny young
man Ike Built as our standarl> bearer
We VIII win great victory.
The town IS very much acitated over
the loca! option election which will Occur
shoruy. As usual the preachers are All
afrayed on the dry side but the hest
class Of citizens, the real support OF tho
community are In favor OF having iicen-
sed saloons. And this seems the most
sensible view 70 take as IN case the town
goes Cry Tho Ncntuckians from lust across
inc me VIII roll moonshine In here galore.