The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-16
some BRIGHT
RICHMOND NEWS.
The State Capital Throngsd With
Political Wirs-PuIIers.
A SHARP CONTEST BEING wAGED
FOR TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN OF
THE coNvENTIoN-MAJoR ny.
LER's BROTHER WILL pRoBA-
BLY, SUCCEED MR.. EL1YsoN AS
CHAIRMAN OF THE STATE COM.
MITTEE = GENERAL HUNDLEY
SATISFIED WITH HIS PROSPECTS.

Richmond, July 15.-Specal Hon. Isaac
Diggs, of Hanover, aud large coterIe of
his friends are doing some energetic work
to capture the temporary hairmanshipot
the Roanoke convention. The chairman
OF the Third district committee Is his un-
tiriug friend in the matter and he has
written personal letters to all the mem
bers of the State committee asking for
their influence for Mr.. Diggs. He has re-
celved a large number Of replies to these
letters and while many were not COM
mitted they give him encouragement.
Mr.. Diges told the Roanoke CORE.
spondent to day that things were lovely
except in the Seventh, Ninth and Tenth
districts. He is mile, he says, to count
with certainty on twenty one of the
members and thought he could secure a
majority before the convention meets
Hon. w. +. Rhea, Hon. Peter j. Otey
AMI Gen. ID. Letcher are the other AS
pirants for the temporary craftsmanship
Both of the gubernatoria. candidates
seem DESTROYS of securing the majority
Of the delegates from this, the Third,
district, and the indications that point
TO how the counties yet to elect will go
are eagerly watched. Ellyson sympa-
thizers claim solid delegation from King
William county, but Major Tyler is
known to have many strong friends there
who are working hard for him.
A King William gentleman told me to-
day that the delegation will be instructed
one way or the other. OF course it is u
foregone conclusion and the Ellyson peo
! pie are only making for the second ulace
or the future.
| Col. Jack Faw, the brilliant editor and
owner of the Bristol Times is in Rich
nd Tor To- q
| to Chauncey Depew as story teller and
is an orator of the first water, as was
shown in the last campaign. The.Colonel
is typical Southwestern mountaineer
and, like Nimrod, is "a mighty hunter
before the Lord. {" He has bagged quail in
old Virginia, deer In all parts of the
South, has chased the raccoon through the
glades Of Alabama, has trapped the fes
tive gator in the everglades of Florida
and has tramped over the vine clad hills
of his native Carter county, Tenn. home
for the luscious 'possum. Colonel Faw Is
supposed to have the Ninth district in his
hip pocket alongside his corkscrew. He
told me today that Major Tyler was solid
in Southwest Virginia, except that Mr..
Ellyson had strong following in Wash
ington and Scott counties. The people
though are divided in their choice for at.
torney generally and so far as he had
heard nothing had heen said about the
lieutenant governorship. The whole fight
was on the candidate for governor and
the Southwest had the man. Colonel Faw
spoke very highly of the work that was
being done by Hon. T. A. Lynch, of Taze
we'll county, chairman Of the party in the
Ninth district. When asked how abort
the distribution of pie in the shoestrine
district he said none had beef served
that John Blair, of Wytheville, had g6tter
small piece and all the members of tn;
g. o. p. were kicking about that. Colo
mel Fnw said all his people wanted Judge
Bill Rhea fol temporary chairman of thu
State convention.
Hes as fearless as a lion," said the
Colonel, land the abIestl man in thu
State. He is a fine parl,amentarian.n
How about the contested delegf ton, ;
l asked. ga
"Oh, Bill Hamilton and Old Man Radei
VIII come into Roanoke and pitt in q
kick, )" he replied; "they always do. They
are about all that is left of the opposi
lion. they have no grounds whateye,
upon which to base their protest"
Major Mann Pfge was in Richmond
Io,uny. a"kef HIM about politics.
am farming now and not paving
nuch attention to politics. said he
AA'.u Woih making living fartn
ing now. The financial returns are not
80 large as the output and I don't know
what we are coming tor
MAJOR Page said he did not anticipate
any rel,ef from the coming tariff bill and
ne maze much fun Of the monetary com
MISSION now in Europe. He was sure the
slVer sentiment was growing stronger
every day. He said he was reading the
ne"s OIL IRE gubernatorial contest with a
great deal of interest.
General George j. HundIev. of Amelia
county, was also here to day. He said
ne was satisfied with his chances for secur-
ing the nomination for attorney general.
am doing no boasting," he said.
put am conducting a quiet canvass in
the best way know how. I receive let
ters daily from all points of the State and
they are about AS satisfactory as I could
wish. find that am the second choice
OF great many delegates and the man
| VINO rs the second majority of delegates
will win this fght.'
Hon. beverly r. Harrison, of Amherst
county,is In town to. day. He is the mem.
her or the house from that county and will
prooaDly come back. He is delegate to
honoke and is instructed for TYLER and
scout He says they will win.
The political happenings of the past
week nave IN no way caused me to break
the slate published in The Roanoke Times
ten days ago. It's winner
Ut is thought by some that Mr.. Ellvson
VIII not retain the chail mans.ip of the
state committee. Should he decline to
accept reelection, it is entirely proba-
bic that Mr.. Henry NJ. Tyler,of this CITY.
Will he put in the place. Ha' 10 a nrothor