Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-07
DEATH OF MAI. SCOTT
1T IS MoURNED AMONG vIRGiNIANs
IN WASHINGTON.
EFFECT ON ROANOKE CONVENTION
II Is Expected to Create Goo"
Many Complications Win Hespec'
10 the Democratic Tcket-biue-
Gray Reunion.
Gray Reunion

WASHINGTON. August C.-(speciai)-
Tho announcement OF the death OF At
tornev-CeneraI r. Taylor Scott was re-
ceiyed here to-day with deep regret py
his numerous friends among the VIZ
g,nia residents Of this city, Major scout
was highly esteemed and beloved as
citizen: hc was a faithful and efficient
officer and his loss will DO felt through
out the State.
" Is claimed here that Mr.. Scott was
the strongest man for the nomination by
The Roanoke convention 10 succeed nm
self and that had he lived he would have
been chosen as tho candidate for the
office His death at this time Will. 1t Is
SAID seriously gcomplicate matters at
Roanoke next week. in the selection or
n State ticket. Already there Is lively
effort among the other candidates for the
nomination for Acknowledgement 70 Sc
euro some OF the delegates who were In
structed for and those uninstructed for
but who were favorable 10 Major Scott
for themselves. The wires have been
kent hot all day with messages making
appeals for votes IN all portions Of the
Eighth District. and i'm other parts OF the
State where Major Scott had strong
following.
SMITH: ALEXANDER; CATION.
Gentlemen here who seem TO understand
Che situation and who have been In
communication with the leaders in the
Eighth District. say that the bulk OF
Major SCOTS delegates will 20 to Lloyd
r. Smith. Of Northumberland. and that
w. r.. Alexander. Of Frederick. viii get.
"A fair share Of them. The candidacy,
however. Of Cation, OF Alexandra. for the
nomination for Lieutenant-G Governor
further complexities matters. and II he de-
velops any considerable strength in other
portions Of the State than the Eighth
District which is solid for him, the vote
for Attorney-General may 90 to some
other ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 10 one of the
gentlemen on the south side OF the
james
All this Is merely the speculation here
Mt present 1t is, of course hard to say
what arrangements and combinations
may be made between now and tho meet
ing OF the convention on the 18th in
slant.
THE BLUE AND THE GRAY.
1t is agreed here on all sides that a
reunion of the Blue and the Gray at
Philadelphia. as proposed by the Mayor
and members OF the Philadelphia Bri-
gade. is much preferable TO having a
reunion Of the Grand Army of the Re
public i'm the city Of Richmond. There
can be no objection to the former, but
there are decided objections TO the latter.
PERSONAL ITEMS.
Colonel James S. Browning the we'll
known Pocahontas coal-operator is in
the city to-day stopping at the Metro
politan.
Adjutant- General Charles J. Anderson.
of Virginia, arrived i'm the city last
night, and left this morning for Lees
burg. it IS supposed, to look into the
status of the military there.
W. Il. Haynes, Danville, Va; ]. j.
McDonough. Richmond and w. a.
Reed and r. r. Supton Roanoke, Va,
are at the Metropolitan.
William G. Kitterick Greensboro, n.
c.; p. NJ Pearsall and wife, New Berne,
n. C-National.
WOULDN'T KIND BEING PRESIDENT
Ex-Lieutenant-Governo Brogden, of
North Carolina, was one Of large num-
Der Of excursionists from that State
who were IN the city few days ago.
Mr.. Brogden. like the others took in
the sights, ana IS SAID 10 nave been so
charmed with the White House that he
expressed a desire 10 reside there as the
host for about four years, if majority
OF the people Of the United States should
not object.
+. a. Catlin and wife and Miss Catlin,
of Richmond and +. Il. Jacobs, of Vir-
ginia, are at the Raleigh.
Mrs. Hodges of Norfolk; NJ. VI. Goff,
Virginia; G. H. Williams. North Caro-
lima; J. Il. Mccarthy, II. A. Olcott and
wife. Virginia-Jefferson.
Mr.. Barton II. Grundy, OF Richmond,
passed Through the city yesterday. en-
route fer Waynesboro', Pa, via Pitts
burg.
POSTAL NOTES.
Among the fourth-class postmasters
commissioned to-day were Albert d.
Badger, Sharon, Va; Herman ID. Han
mer. Keysville. Va; Mary G. Hamilton.
Mendoza Va.-mopey-or offices, and
Laura Shenk Kimball Va.--not money
order office