The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-01
State Committeeman Show but Little Inter
est In the Political Campaign.
DAAIEL.0'fERRALL DISCUSSION CLOSED
Democratic Executive Committee An.
nounccd Republican Leaders
Hold q Meeting BeIInd Closed
DoOrs-Ghnrtcr Granted 10 South
crn Theatre Company.
(speoial Dispatch ITO The Virglnian.)
Rlchmond Vo. Srut IN tso7

Richmond Va, Sept. 30 1897.
Committeeman have been slow in az
riYlnS ITO aGtend THE lnceibmg Of the
state Democratic Comnni,tce to-nisq,l.
Ilhc hack OF inteicSlt in Gilie campaign
makes the mceiDlng less autrautlve than
usiEGl nol' hts numbers aSlld For either poll
ftlcpanlei. Senator Thomas S. Martin
was enc or the early arrivals, and was
phe ce1lItre OF subtraction DURING the day.
He is tn fine hGalth and spirits and is
apparently very we'll pleased with 0his
reception wherever he has been to make
speeches.
Senator Damicl has net reached here
ut tliiS wl'ihng, uRld is not expected to
be at the meeting. An interesting piece
OF political gossip leaked out during the
day. lit was tllat Senator Daniel would
make aro reply to tho last letter OF Gov
ernor OFerralls a friend of Senator
Daniel said thc Major felt tIhgIt uhc cor
rcSponuellce Had reached IL point where
nc could lct dit drop without any dis
credit ito himself. IL Is no secret ,uhwt
'chc Democratic leaders, as Il rule, think
Senator Daniel made a blunder In en-
gaging In ,the controversy with the
Governor, and paiey are glad that he
has seen ibt to drop the discussion
The Dcmocrnts OF course have no
fears regarding their Sgaite ticket, but
hhey are uneasy about many OF the
SENATORIAL and House districts. Ut is
not feared THAT the opoSDuion will gain
control of The General Assembly but
that lit wall increase ITS representation.
Some of the candidates in THE hotly
contested districts are hero Ito ask dor
speakers and for money
lit Is generally conceded that Mr..
lIllyson has made up Il STRONG Exec,l-
tive Committee. Congressman Jones Is
reappointed in tho Nirst district; Mr..
IL NJ. Smith. Jr., succeeds the Hon. II.
x. Pollard In the Third; Judge w. IInd-
ses Nlann Is rcappoinrted in the TStiisfh;
the Hon. Il. w. Saunders takes Ithe
place OF Congressman Swanson In the
Fifth, and Mr.. Carter Glass succeeds
Judge John ID. Horsley in the Sixth.
Senator Martin. Mr.. Joseph II. Willard
and the Hon. Edward Eclols are re-
appointed in the Seventh, Eighth and
Te,ihl respectively, und Nh J. II. Me-
Garrocle succeeds thc Hon. n. A. Ayers
In the Ninth. Mr.. Willard Is the rich
est man OH 1.-THE ocrnmitte. He lives In
TaArfax and has large property Inter-
estS I'm Washington He lis represented
to be worth something like item millions
of dollars, being probably nhe wea.Ithiest
man IN the StaIte, not excepting Major
Glnter
The Republican DISTRICT Committee
had q conference with 1.-THE county and
CITY cha1rmen of THE Third district here
to-day. Some OF THE big leaders pres
ent were THE Hon. George t. Bow-den,
ex-Judge Waddlll. Senator w. NJ. Flan-
agan and Mr.. Morgan Treat THE OBJ
ject of the conference is eaid to be to
lay plans for capturing members Of tl,e
Legislature. Mr.. laskins Tlybson one
or 1.-THE Phpnlislt candidates dn tho Ches-
tcrfield district, was in the city, ana
was said TO be in conference with the
Republicans. The meeting was Sc
crett calc.
MIR. John r. Epps. who has been men
tioned rs n possible candldnte for city
sergeant stated to-day THAT he would
not run. He Will support MT. James c.
Smith for nhc place,
Colonel Morton Malye, First Auditor
of Virginia. has appodnted Mr.. J. B.
Woodward to fiji the vacancy caused in
the clerical force OF his department.
by the death OF Mr.. Albert r. NIicou
Judge II. G. Minor i'm the Law and
Equity Count granted n charter 10 q
joint stock company this ntarning to be
known az the Southern Theatre conn
pany The concern is formed for the
purpose Of conducting thcaItres and
either places, to own and hold, ITO man
age and control business OF 'theaArcal
companies The company IL empowered
to purchase hhe Mozart Academy of
Music, for the price not exceeding the
whole minimum capital stick The Gap
idaa stock shall be not less than $25, 900
nor more than $4,000.