The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-06-27
INCREASING IN NUMBER.
DELEGATES TO THs DKMOCRATIC
STATE con vENTION.
Major J. Hoge Tyler Up TO This Time the
fsvouite for Gubernatoriai Honorss
Contest for ONCE Of Attorney General.

The week that has just come TO a
close has, perhaps, been the most ex-
citing one durlng the entire campaign OF
the present year. and this can certainly
he said for the city OF Richmond. During
that period delegates were elected 10 tue
Democratic Stale Convention which VIII
convene in Roanoke on August llth IN
tbe cities OF Richmond, Lyncnbufs ana
Danyillc. besides several counties
The result Of the primary held In THIS
city is well known 10 all readers oil Inc
Yimes and needs no restatement III these
columns. while the friends of Mr.. D.
,ravlor Ellyson are rather retcent on
that point. with the exception OF the
statement that the minority representa-
ION as adopted by the city Democfasc
has worked them a grave IN
Justice ia giving Mr.. Tyler twenty-lo"r
more votes than he was justly eh'l'l,"
10. the latter's friends claim thht TIC pat
lie h practically Won for MN ana 'nat
lie will certainly receive The bei'ooi"''0
nomination for Governor.
NO FOUNDATION ron 1T.
A rumor was started somewhere yes
tcrday that an cnort would be made ny
tn. friends OF Mr.. Ellyson at itoahohe
10 contest Major Tylors delegation from
This city because IT had not been chosen
according to Democratic ethlcs. lhc
leaders among Mr.. Eliyson's friends, now
ever. say that they have not heard OF any
sucn proposition.
AIR. TNler's friends say they would not
he i'm The least concerned. even II there
was any foundation for such a rumor'
They think Mr.. rtllyson viii during the
rest of the campaign have TO receive Il
better proportion of the delegates yet 10
be elected than he received OF those III
This city before he will be able TO secure
the nomination. While this Is resaineu
10y them as doubtful. Mr.. Ellyson iIlenns
claim that all their outside strength has
yet To- be tested.
Neither of the candidates has yet an
nounced the manner i'm which they Will
select their delegates from this city. IN
der the primary plan they are allowed I'M
Ill July 2ist 10 make their selections.
WHO WILL ELECT NEXT.
In 10 the present time elections Of del
eeates I'm various section Of the state
have been announced for the following
dates:
June 2a-Montgomery county.
July l-Henrico county and Newport
News.
.July s-Greensville Nottoway and
James City counties.
July 5.-Franklin. Prince Edward,
Prince William and Pulaski counties.
july s.-Grayson and New Kent coun-
ties.
July 10.-Mathows and buckingham
counties.
July l2-Botetourt and Wythe counties
July l4-Greene county.
July Northumberland county.
July T.-Gooohland and Warren coun-
ties.
July l9.-Mocklenburs and Smyth coun-
ties.
July Cold Harbor, Clay. Henry ana
Rural Point Districts of Hanover county.
July 2i-Charlottc county.
July 26.-Ashland. Halls. Higginson,
Rockville and divers Districts of Han
over county and Fluvanna county.
July 2~S.-Brunswick county.
July 31.-Culpeper and Allegheny
ties.
FOR GOVERNOR.
The following is the result OF the cleo
ton OF delegates for governor and the
manner I'm which they nave been instruct
ed TO vote up to last evening;