The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-12
The Candidates That Virginia Will Present
to Succeed Him Are Many.
LEWIS, ALLAN, WADDlLI AND LYONS
Arc FOur Names sMcntionet-.E -.EIcctornl
College Formally Cnsts the vote of
the State fUr'Bryau nnd ScwnIi A
Negro shot by the Father of
tnic Insnlted GirI.

mas developed that Virginia and CSno-
cially Richmond Will probably present
several candidates to succeed Judge
Goit when he resigns from the bench 10
20 into McEinley's Cabinet. The Re-
publicans are already talking of Judge
Naddill MIR Edgar Allan, Colonel JAS.
Lyons. ana Judge i. l.. Lewis. | is Ger :
ialn that all OF these gentlemen VIII not
aspire TO the Office. but more than likely
That Richmond Will present only Judge
Waddill or Judge Lewis. There is some
tal< or promoting Judge John Paul 10
the higher bench.
TILE ELECTORAL COLLEGE.
The members of the Electoral College
met here to-day and went through the
formality of caSting the vote .ot this
State for William j. Bryan. All the
electors were present except Mr.. Staples,
of ItonnolSc, who was sick. MIR j. c.
iiankins. of Halifax, was appointed his
proxy. Colonel John IS. Bigger acted as
secretary, ana 1lector H. " Strayer.
OF the Seventh district, was appointed
messenger TO take the vote to Washing
ton.
After casting the vote OF Virginia for
w. J. Bryan they sent him this tee-
gram: I'VE nave just cast the twelve
votes OF this grand old Commonwealth
for YOU and hope to do the same In 1900.
when we believe patriotism Will triumph
over corrupting wealth ana corporate
power"
The official papers were sealed by
making an imprint from silver dollars,
which will be kept as souvenirs of the
occasion.
1t has leaked out since Hon. j. w.
Marshall, one of the electors at large
| mas been in the city, that me would like
| to he nominated by the Democrats for
Lieutenant Governor. He has served In
the Senate and is fond OF spending
| winters in Richmond. Judge Marshall
! comes from the same section of the
! state as Major Tyler. and his candidacy
Will not help the Majors chances
GOLD MEN WILL NOT COOPERATE Il
1t is said that the gold Democrats
nave no idea of cooperating with the
silver Democrats in the nomination of
a safe ticket At the proper. time Chair
man r. NJ. Logan will call the State
Committee OF gold Democrats together
10 decide what shall be done 1t Is be-
ieVed the majority of the members of
lhe committee favor holding Il convcn-
tion ana allow that body to determine
what should he done. The Republican
as rule. are anxious for the gold Dem
OcratS to take early action.
Governor OFerrall was better to-day,
but was not able 10 go to his office in the
Capitol.
Mr.. John A. Beier, who wandered
away from the home of his sister In this
city last Friday, was brought home last
night by two gentlemen who found him
i'll the woods sixteen miles from the city.
Although his mind is very muchunbal-
| anccd, he was able to tell his name and
where he lived. MIR. Beier is believed to
have spent Friday and Saturday nights
in the woods. He is unable to give any
account of his waiidcrngs He is a
brother of the wife OF Professor Rein
hardt.
\ YOUTH SHOT AND KILLED.
Richard Tyler Holmes, "a colored youth,
eighteen years OF age. was shot and kill
cd yesterday by Willie Starke. youth
about the same agc. They had been ell
gagged in n game of crap. According to
the eye witnesses the deceased picked
up brick to hit Holmes and the latter
fired. Holmes Is under arrest.
SHOT by THE GIRLS FATHER.
Mr.. Charles A. TwtchelI, a Henrico
farmer, to-day shot and probably fatally
wounded Paul Davis. a negro twenty
four years old. Davis is charged with
assaulting Mr.. Twitcheli's thirtcen-year-
old daughter. He was arrested to- day
and taken to the county courthouse for
hearing. Just as the negro entered the
yard with officers the farmer fired upon
him. The ball entered the mans abdo
men and penetrated to his back. He
will probably die Twitchell says he had
not the remo.est Idea of shooting when
he went 10 the cOurt-house When he
saw the negro lie says n frenzy seized
him, and he shot before he knew what
he was doing. The farmer was arrested
and placed in jail.
WILL FACE THE CHARGES.
y special delivery letter has been re-
ccived by n relative OF Mr.. jules f..
Schumann in this city. He states that he
has returned 10 New York with his
bride, and VIII at once face the charges
made against him by the Cameron wO-
man. Mr.. Schumann declares that he
viii be able to prove that 1t is nothing
more than n case of blackmail. Mr.. and
Mrs. Schumann, after their marriage
last week, went as far as Philadelphia
and after spending a day or two there,
returned to New York.
The body of the late Mrs. John p
Branch reached Richmond last night
The City of Paris. on which Mr.. Branch
ana family returned from Europe, reach
ed New York Saturday after a stormy
voyage. The funeral service will be held
tomorrow at noon at the family resi-
dence, West Franklin street.
At a regular meeting Of the Ministerial
Union OF Richmond and Manchester
composed of ministers of all the Protest
ant churches, held to-day, 1t was resolv-
ed that I'VE most earnestly commend
and highly appreciate the Language used