The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-07

thought there will be ballot taken at
the Roanoke CONVEX ton. Mr.. Carter
Glass will nominate Major Tyler, Col.
Boykin will place Mr.. Ellyson in nomina-
ton and the other candidates will he
nominated. When the point in the vote
is reached where Major Tyler receives
the nomination. Mr.. II. B. Boudar, who
heads the lists of Mr.. Ellyson's delegates
will rise and move to make Major Tyler's
nomination unanimous.
Regarding the craftsmanship of the
party, it has been stated. that the First
and Third Congressional.distric are al
most unanimously in favor of Mr., ELY
son, and it has been learned that he is
especially favored by the delegations
from the country.
Captain William NJ. billiard of the
capitol police Department. may 60 to Roa
noke as Halifax delegate. He is having
master badge made. 1t will consist of
red, white and blue ribbon, the streamers
being two feet long, on the red ribbon
being the name of Major J. Hoge TYLER.
On the white will be the Chicago plat
form. The blue ribbon will bear the
name of Senator John w. Daniel. Cap
tain billiard will attach the ribbons TO a
large picture OF William j. Bryan.
Colonel james d. Brady will come here
from Petersburg tomorrow to confer
with the committee ON commerce and
commercial usages of the chamber or
commerce. Mr.. Leon Wallerstein, chair
man of that committee, in reply to a
communication of Colonel Brady asking
for an opportunity for the citizens of
Richmond to lay before him their rea
sons for desiring the retention of the in
ternal revenue Office here, this morning
received letter from the new colet tor
appointing tomorrow as the time at
which he would be pleased to meet the
city represen tatives. Gentlemen repre-
senting the tobacco and liquor trade will
also be present. The place of meeting
has not been determined.
special telegram from Washington
to-day contains statement to the effect
that Mr.. Ellyson would be nominated for
lieutenant governor of Virginia: that
when the time comes for the election of n
United States Senator to succeed Senator
Martin that Tyler would stand before the
legislature-if not an active candidate, at
least willing to accept the seat in the
United States Senate. He further stated
that Tyler, being most popular man in
Virginia, would have no trouble in being
elected Senator to succeed Martin, and
that Ellyson being lieutenant. governor
would become governor of Virginia The
that nothing could prevent Tyler's cleo
ton to the Senate except an uneouivocal
and unevasive declaration from Ellyson
not permitti lg his name to 90 en- the
Democratic ticket for lieutenant governor
Friend" of Senator Martin when cues
toned last night concerning the reported
candidacy CT Tyler for the Senate said that
they did not believe Tyler has any such
aspirations, but that if he did they could
not be gratified. AS one Democrat put it:
The governor comes from wrong sec
tion OF the State to have sensational aspi-
ratlons. He is from Pulaski county,
which is located in Republican Con
gresslonal district. 1t is hardly probable
that Democratic legislature would re-
ward Republican district by giving it
United States Senator. The next Demo.
cratic Senator from Virginia must come
from rock ribbed Democratic district
A we'll developed case OF leprosy has
been discovered in Chesterfield county,
a lew miles below Richmond. The vic
tim Is Mr.. II. l.. L. Turner, a prominent
citiZen. He is under the treatment of
richmond physicians, who pronounce the
hsease lepro- vulgaris, which is Il kindred
complaint, II not synonymous to Orien-
tai leprosy. Mr.. Farmer was in the CITY
to-day on his way to the Healing Springs,
where ne Will spend six weeks, with the
nope That the baths there will improve
MS condition His wife has contracted
the disease through nursing him and
sores have broken out on her hands. 1t
Is not considered very contagious.
Messrs. j. Moses and w. Chan Maupin.
OF Charlotte, N. c., formerly of Roanoke,
were In Richmond to day on their way to
Baltimore.
Messrs. j. Payne Thompson and Lee
Powell, former Roanokers, will probably
be Mt the convention.