The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-20
WILL KNOW T0MCRROg
Who Is to Be The Democratic Colaf
Bearer In the Third District
THE CONTEST WILL PRoBaBLYBE eless:Eg
het~een coionel Elicit ana Cnp sasis
A'mb-C"ionei wnIiam lamb Al st.s
"re'ses Meeting or Ropnbiicanaa
ana Democratic Bolters anssa
Aempie isn't Work for HcKiaisy.

~, richmond. Va. Aug. 19.-1speciat H.
Inc primary election for deIaratas -.
tne congressional Convention will tssf
selu , mere Tomorrow. There Is q erefsf ~
,,,h ai %, interest manifested by those
,ett,nn n'end 10 vote Congressman E,f-
lota. anu Shpe, ,iohn Lamb are the canaf-
untes. Coi. Elicit was a gold De.no-
crat before the National Convention
was heid. and for that reason he Ia Tf,tE
IN faVor with some of the. radical sfi-s
terites; Capt. Lamb has been a consSa-ss
ba a,, sliVer man and If he wins II Will
.itled TO 1Ol delegates and the resii1f1
mere Will practically decide the contest
1900
col. william Lamb, the Chairman ofE
.ne state Republican COMMITTEES 7ex-
poets to spend most of his tIrne a., K, to1s (
mond during the campaign. Last nis5s,.
ne spoke at meeting of Republicafrr
ana gold Democrats In Fulton nhes
Coionei has gone to Cupeper to-day 10
attend the Eighth District Republican,
o,0 o,onventlon; AS soon as the campaign
opens up all over the State Col. I,afnhs
VIII probably spend much OF his lime
ON the stump. He is one of the mf,af
eHective speakers the Republicans have
In Virginia. - - ''' .i'es y u =
me sound money Democra is Va ara
more than pleased with their r,,eetirs
last night. They had a big crowd and
plentv OF enthusiasm. The strenrfI, ~
this faction in Richmond ia probati
nnderrated by the supporters OF the
Snicago ticket There Is no doubt OF the
Iact that' the 100 signatures do not begin
70 represent the number of the allAgeda
bolters. Hundreds did not sign for. vs.
rlpus reasons. There are probabiy tDa
democrats In Richmond who are not
R'Yihg their support to Bryan.
The National 4 PAM, ~ =
mas man here who Is getting in his Y
ticks among the working people. He IL
Judge Jacob Kemple. of Wheeling. w.
va The Judge has bespsi1nsR tSktsaaesls.
Wpere large numbers OF nit III eS9e sfsfssH
oloved and Is speaking to them durfrg
their dinner hour. 1t night meetings
are held In some smaA-haiis These
are advertised as gatherings of sound
money Democrats. but the Republicans
rent rent the halls and pay for them, and
Judge Kemple does the talking. The
Judge will visit Newport News and
Clifton Forge.
The monument erected at Powhatan
Courthouse to commemorate the deeds
OF the Confederate soldiers of that coun-
tv will be unveiled with appropriate
ceremonies tomorrow. A crowd of peo-
ple from Richmond and Manchester Will
attend. Governor OFerrall will be one
OF the guests and will introduce Judge
John II. ingram, who will deliver the
oration.
Work on the buildings for the Union
Theological Seminary. which is to re-
move here from Hampden- Sidney, Ia
progressing rapidly, 1t was the origf-S
nal intention to get the buildings In
shane for the commencement OF the next
session. but they will not be completed
before next year in time for the sessian
OS lS97-'9S. The seminary's site Is ON
the north side of the city, near the ccun-s
ty residence of Mr. Lewis Ginter, w
5
The Buchanan jewelry store,on Broad
street. was broken into by thieves some
time during last night and was robbed
of six watches. The case Is one that Is
little puzzlng to the police. They
have no clue to the thieves.
1t appears tonight that Capt. John
Lamb has carried Henrlco county aimosts
unanimously for the Democratic nominal
tioh for Congress. Out of fourteen deIa-,
gates reported at II p. m. he has all but
one. Z,
This was field day in politics at Han
over c. Fl. Colonel William Lamb spoke.
for the Republicans, Col. TaZewell Ellett
for the Democrats, Julian NJ. Ruff1n for
the Populists and Prof. r. e. Bfackweliss
OF Randolph-Macon College, for the
sound money Democrats. Sf
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