The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-17
4 Big Crowd Will 60 Fran hlehlaandII|
TO the State Convention. a E'
DEMAND FOR A NEW ELECTION llsl
popniists Hay Nominate Ri =. xsSdSaeNs
for Governer-BrYan'aS SAddeann fssasS
the University q DIsappotRssrasANs
Dispute About q Matter OF: :InrisAs
dictton-SonB OF Veterans DIvfGaa as3ssj
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especial Dispatch to The Yirg lntan 3
1ItchmOnd, Va. June 16s s1SS7ss

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me primary election in Richm mond WI iIa
Oe heid one week from to-morro ". Earis8
siae ls making great preparat ions fona
Inc event. Conferences are held aIrndsEd
h,lghtiy. It Is thought q large vote M hi
ne ',e poned. While no one can safely pTasa
St: as far as the number. Of delegatasl
Messrs. ~ Ellyson and Tyler will receiye:a
II IS quite certain that the former VIII
set q respectable majority OF them; 40;
some or The Democratic Clubs here aTdS
ALREADY writing to Roanoke e1lTag IuEsg
notel accommodations for conventioIgs
week. The Powhhtan Club expects to-
,ake a large crowd and President SWalaS
lace mas engaged quarters at the HoteIs
Roanoke. The railroads are Eo,rfr fflls
give largely reduced rates and 3RicII-Ss
nond may send as many as 500 persoris8
to Roanoke. i.f!z13f33 58SsS5S$sSs3ss So 3Ss
Nhe talk now is that the Populists VIII
nr"nably nominate Capt. Z. r.. Cocks6
TOT Governor. He was their candida1A8
four years ago and made a very faVora-zS
nie impression wherever he went during
the canvass. The Captain is aSSyer5Ys
poor speaker. but Is q. man Of fine eli ar-sss
acter. Ihere Is some objection to- Mrs.
iobson as being too radical and extreme
IN his views. ,lTssS S.ss$#SsSSs
Ihe Henry county Democrats hayas
'taker the iniative in demanding a. news
election law, and II is thought othera
counties will follow the example set Ytsss
appears quite likely. therefore, that e&
state. convention will be. called upon t6S
take some action in this matter. asa asa
a gentleman from here who was 81 tsss
charlottesville yesterday says Mr.. EBry4a
ans speech was q disappolntments sJ III aa
had not prepared an address and liiBa
talk was not anything so well deliyeral1S
as his lecture In Nrofolk. Mr.. Bryan d
Realized tfat 11is ;spsechS I'D; not come JttSs
to expectations and II Very M iitFi fnass#
gretted that ale did not carefully pre- ~
pare on Grafton. All the preparation hass
did was during an hour In the mornir5sH
Mt DR.. Barringers residence.
Mr.. Dogget. the section boss at Fort
Lee. on the Chesapeake and Ohio rat tisS
way. and Mr.. Baber. the train dispatchers
there. had fight yesterday and used
railroad irons on each other, but no se7s9
rious damage was done. They quar2sss
relied about the Jurisdiction Of each over
the station -house. They had been arr
rested. Mr.. Baber could not be taken#
from his post Of duty and his brothera
was taken into custody by agreemen 81
and carried before q mag Gistrate and q
ibailed. S$${ tss SSSaE5.tg.$ssFSS .SsS
The split In Lee Camp. Sons Of vete-gs
rams. as the result Of the REFUSAL or JIss
faction to elect two young ladies ana
Governor O'Ferrall and Mr.. H.tsSS NEE s
Smith. Jr, to honorary membership p. issi
a very serious one. A meeting VIII ! bags
held Monday night in the hope OF ad@H
iusting the troubles and q big turnout ofSs
members Is expected s5tsI$$ 8Sfa a8SS$sg