The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-01
THEY ALL MAKE CLAIMS
At the Various Party Headquarters In Rich
mond Confidence Is Expressed.
CHAIRMAN ELLYSOa is CALMLY SERENE
He Predicts That the state VIII Give
n Handsome Majority for Bryan.
He stil Clfngs To-Cnrlonds Of
Gold and Republican Literature
Being Sent Out Last Night.

Richmond, Va, Oct. 31.-(SpeciaD-l
Expressions of confidence as to the re- |
suit of next Tuesdays election were |
heard at all three of the State head
quarters to-day. The boilers, OF course,
do not EXPECT to carry the State for |
Palmer and Buckner. but they believe
they have done great deal towards |
placing Virginia in the Republican col |
umn, which was their real object.
State Chairman ]. t. Ellyson could not |
we'll be more certain of the result He
does not feel the need of making |
boasts. His forecast is based on abso-
lutely reliable figures and he unhesitat- |
tngly predicts that the State will give
Bryan one of the largest majorities It
has ever given any candidate since the |
war. |
Secretary Harvey L. Wilson. of the
Sound Money" party talked with an |
air OF confidence, though he had no |
figures to give out. He referred the re- |
porter to General Logan. who expressed |
satisfaction at the work his party had |
done in Virginia.
Car loads of literature are being sent
out tonight from the Sound Money"
and Republican headquarters During |
the campaign the Democrats sent out
three ca:.oads of literature, the Republi- |
cans fifteen and the boilers about
twenty At the boilers headquarters
the clerical force was busy. Secretary
Wilson said that he had twenty-eight
speakers at work to-day. He thought
ing that they had not begun work until
August 18th.
CASE CONTINUED.
The case of Motorman j. w. Blunt.
charged with running over and killing
Russell Stewart, the little negro boy
yesterday afternoon, was called in the
Police Court this morning and continued
until Monday to await the action of the
Coroner's jury. The inquest will be held
this afternoon at o'clock at the City
Hall.
VETERANS PROTEST.
h e. Lee Camp, Confederate Vete-
rams. held their regular meeting last
night. The resolution of Major Thomas
A. Brander, protesting against the ac-
lion OF the design committee Of the JEFF
ferson Davis Monument Association. in
selecting design from plans OF Percy
Griffin. of New York, was called up and
after a great deal of discussion was
adopted by n vote of Is to 15
MADE FREE BY MARRYING.
There was marriage in the Clerk 5;
office of the Police Court this morning
that gave James A. Carter a negro
preacher his liberty and Ida Bowman,
a colored girl. Il husband. Sergeant
Tomlinson went to Danvllle after Car
ter and returned with him this morn
Ing. The charge was betrayal under
promise of marriage, and when the case
was called the couple stated that they
had agreed to marry so they were al
lowed to go with an officer TO the Hust-
ngs Court and secure n marriage lie
ense a preacher was sent for and they
were made one, which one Justice John
predicts Will be the woman. Then Car
ter was discharged and he left with his
newly welded wife.
a TEST CASE.
Messrs. w. l.. Royal. Edgar Allan and
"A; Is. Guigon, counsel for the negroes
whose names were stricken from the
registration books of Shumakers Pre-
cinct by Registrar George W. Pcttus,
appeared before Judge Wexford, in the
Circuit Court to-day, and had an order
entered in the cause noting their excep-
lions to the judges ruling in not setting
aside the verdict of the jury in favor of
Registrar Pcttus in the mandamus pro-
ceedingS. This is the first step in the
preparation of the case to take 1t to the
Court OF Appeals on writ of error The
lawyers Binnot do anything towards
making II way for their negro clients to
vote next Tuesday. but they aver that
they intend to have the highest tribunal
IN me state pass upon the matter.
These lawyers say that they will take
steps to have arrests made for perjury
that they allege was committed yester-
day. They base their charges on the
evidence of Mr.. Pettus. they say.
CASE CONTINUED.
The case OF MIR. j. r. Syrcle, the
Smither's Precinct registrar, who was
arrested on complaint of Mr.. Morgan
Treat. who charged Mr.. Syrcle with re-
fusng to register Moses Jennings, came
up before Squire G.. c. Vincent to-day.
Mr.. William l.. Royal represented the
prosecution and Mr.. w. H. Beveridse
the defense. Mr.. Royal asked for a
continuance until next Friday at IL a.
m. and 1t was granted.
FOUND HIS GRAVE.
One of the ladies OF the Hollywood
Memorial Association, by correspond
ence with lady in Tennessee, has in
formed the former that her husband.
who was killed in the Confederate Army,
Is buried in Hollywood. Up to the time
of this correspondence the Tennessee
lady knew not where her husband was
buried. The ladyaof the Hollywood AS
ISOLATION found the soldiers name on
their register book and informed his
widow, who was seeking Information as
to his whereabouts, of the fact This
news has been the means of securing q
fortune for the Tennessee widow.
AN OLD VETERAN DEAD.
Mr.. John Gill died at the Soldiers
Home last night. He was a veteran of
the Fifty-ninth Virginia Regiment, and
was from Petersburg. His remains were
taken to that city this afternoon for in
terment.