The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-21
Large Crowd Expected at the Democratic
Ratification Meeting.
LOCAL REPUBLICAN, COUASELS DIVIDED
Seventh Senatorial District n Rattle
-h"sihcss Men Ifnvo No show I'm tho
Legislature Contest for ReiIrou,l
Commissioners O'FcrrniI.DnnfeI
correspondence.
Special Dispatch to The vIrglnIan.)
Richmond, Va, Sept. 20, 1897.

Democrats are looking for a big crowd
at their ratification meeting next Thurs
day night. There Will be a good many
out OF town people here. Some Will
come from as far US Norfolk Staunton
ana LynchbutE. Quite q number of MIR.
EcholS' friends are expected TO come
uowh with him. Major Tyler will reach
mere Wednesday evening and will be tho
guest OF his brother, MIR. H. NJ Tyler
Messr2. Echols and Montague Will not
arrive until Thursday. There Will be no
parade. The speaking will take place
ut the Auditorium building at the EN-
position GIounds, which Is reached by
the Eroad street cars. Hon. j. Taylor
Ellyson will preside.
"A meeting OF the City Republican
committee will be held tomorrow night
ana the decision will be against sending
delegates to the Lynchburg convention.
General Edgar Allan Is chairman of this
city and all of it's members ale anti
Lamb men. There is another Repubi-
can committee here which IS in sympa-
thy with Colonel Lamb. DR.. p. II. G.
Noble Is the chairman. This COMMITTEES
Will call meeting which will elect dele
gates TO Colonel Lambs convention.
There is no doubt about the fact that
Richmond will be represented at Lynch
burg.
The Democratic Senatorial convention,
or the Seventh district will meet at Lex
ington o-mOr7rowaColoncl Samuel Hous-
ton Lctcher will be nominated. Hon c.
u. Jones Is the present Sena tor but is !
not candidate for recollection. He ha7
served in the Senate over ten years ant,
Is one OF the ablest men the Democrats
nave had there for some time. This -
a very doubtful tintEsct. Last fall i;
gave iost Rep) for ConS.ess a maj3i-
ity over Flood Dem.). The d!strics am
II
tourt. Allegheny, Ra;h ard Highland
The fact that the b,f7lnrss men CT
Richmond, as a rule, failel 10 T1:r Il,
the primary last Thursday VII. csusa
them 10 have little influences IN iNr 'I.ls-
islaturc. All OF the nGmiEcss rcal!:;G til
fact that they won by :la lS1ar N1ta
Should the Chamber o. Comnc:cr>see,:
to have any measures passed which tn,
workingmen SHALL oppose. the result can
he safely predicted In advance Of ! vote /
1t Is said TO he lie purpose or Hiajcr
J. w. Rawlcy, of Richmonl 70 pu: up !,
red-hot light for the Office ot railway
commissioner. He IL fghtlng Il man
VIII Will be hard To beat General James +.
G. Hin is no spring chicken IN pgli.icz.
He has held the Office for good many
terms and l. personally acquainted with !
as may Of those who will 9it III the Leg
is!atu!c as any man in Virginia.
The O'Ferrail-Danicl correspondence,
has been read here with much interest
and has occasloned a great deal Of COM
ment. Daniels close friends think he
has made mnce-meat OF the Governor
and the admirers Of His Exceilcncy say
he has proven entirely "too many" 70.
the Senator. Impartial Judges think
honora are about even, and that the COR
respondcnce has reached a point where
1t can be dropped with no dscrcdit to
ttrn. Tod tn 10,
that Governor O'Ferrrall had made UP
his mind to reply to the Senator, but
this could not be verified.
There are evidences Of a revival OF
business In ONE branches here. N1er-
chants. as rule, find GALES ca aier than
for some time. One encouraging s!gn is
the large number Of merchants who
have been to New Yo.S1 to lay in stock
1t Is said that more Of them have been to
the metropolis this fall than at any time
since 1892. The Wholesale shoe trade is
said to be especially good.
The Hartford City Troop and the Wor-
cester Light Infantry reached here to-
day and were met at Elba station by the
Blues, Walker Light Guard and Young
Mems Business Association, and escort
ed to Murphy's Hotel. The visitors will
spend tomorrow In sight seelng and will
be shown many courteSies oy local mil
itary organizations and the Young Mems
Association. Wednesday the New Eng-
landers will 60 down the river on the
PocahOntas.
Mr.. Wiley II. Burwell, a clerk at Allen
& Gin ,ers. died at ST. LulSe's Hospital
from appendicitis yesterday. He was s.
member OF the Blues, and that organiza-
tion attended his funeral at p. m. to-
day.
The committee from the vestry Of Mon
umental Church, which extended a call
TO Rev w. A. Barr, Of Suffolk, have
learned that he will not accept.