Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-13
no NOMINATE GOVERNOR.
rIect,on of Delegates to hohn"he
a.. s.wernI Counties Yesterday.

s.r., Counties Yesterday.
er-FFOr.K. VA. July 12-speciaL)-
c,ho Dsmocrats Of Nansemond county
met in convention here to-day TO eject
de,egates TO the State convention, ana
,vas an Ellyson body through and
through. Mr.. ]. +. West County Chalr-
man. called the convention to order' ana
stated IFS object, after which he was
made permanent chairman. with Hon. j.
n Booker as secretary and the mem
hers of the press present as assistants
Tnnoediately after organization mo-
lion was adopted instructing the Nanse-
,nond delegation in favor of Hon. j.
Tavlor Ellyson for Governor.
The following gentlemen were then
chosen to represent the county In the
state conventions: Suffolk. II. west,
l. T.. Booker, f. r. Holland, delegates;
Chucafuck District-J. c. Dennis, 9. r.
Minton. S. T. Ellis, delegates; w. NJ.
Buttain. c. w. Butts, j. J. s. Branch,
alternates: Holyneck District Dr.
Thomas II. Barnes. j. X. p. Daughtrey
delegates; J. Oliver Cutchin, w. j.
Jones. alternates; Cypress District-A.
d. Milteer, j. 3. Jones. Bruce Smith.
delegates; Sleepy Hole-Walter Jordan,
II. Nj.
Of alternates are not given the delegates
will appoint their own alternates.
Louisa's Delegation.
LOUISA. VA, July 2.-(Special)-Th
Democrats met I'm the courthouse to-day
and reorganized the party by eiecting
Mr.. William Kean, OF Thompson's Cross
Roads. chairman. After several short,
political speeches by the friends of Ely
son and Hoge Tyler the meeting divided
off into four district meetings, to select
delegates to Roanoke and report to the
meeting for ratification. The delegates
elected were for Hoge Tyler. and were
instructed for him. The delegates are:
Green Springs notwithstanding Boston.
w. |. Irby, William +. Coleman. and
samuel =. Henson; Louisa Courthouse
Distrlct-Dr. Joseph w. Baker, r. L. Cor
don James e. Bibb, and w. Il. Meade;
Cuckoo District-Dr. Z. B. Pendleton, DR..
Joseph Anderson. J. j. Coleman, and G..
w. Goodwin: Jackson's Dlstrict-R. a.
Trce and j. r. Meredith.
The delegates were empowered to APP
point their own alternates.
resolution thanking the Hon. John
w Daniel for his valuable services in
the United States Senate and endorsing
him for reelection was unanimously
adopted.
CampbeIPs Divided Delegates.
LYNCHBURG, VA. July 12.-(SpecalJ
The Democrats of Campbell county Sc
lected delegates TO the State convention
at mass-meeting held at Rustburg, the
county seat, to-day. The twenty-five
delegates to which the county is entitled
will be considerably divided as to their
choice for both Governor and Attorney
General. The five delegates from the
Rustburg District are uninstructed, but
favorable to Scott for Attorney-General
and divided for Governor; Brookyille Dis
trct is favorable to Ellyson and d.
vided between Mann and Montague for
Attorney-General;F alling-River Districts
four delegates are instructed for Tyler
and Montague; OSer-River Districts
three delegates are instructed for Tyler
and Scott ard Seneca Districts three
delegates are unrestricted, and prefer
ences are not known. The two delegates
at large are Major John W. Daniel and
Mark Haden. Mr.. Ellyson's friends state
that he has eleven Of the delegates GER
tain.
Wythe Delegates.
wyTHEVILLE. VA, July 12-(SpeciaI)
The Democrats Of Wythe county, In mass
meeting here to-day, elected "A delegates.
with q half vote each, TO the State
convention at Roanoke. They go unin-
structed but resolution was passed en-
dorsing Hon. j. Hoge Tyler's candidacy.
Resolutions were also passed endorsing
the Chicago platform in its entirety, and
Senator Daniel for reelection TO the
United States Senate.
CAPTAIN W. O. Moore was reelected
! county chairman.
Northampton Delegates.
CAPE CHARLES VA, July l2.-(Spe-
| cial)-A Democratic mass-meeting was
held at Eastville, Va, to-day for the
purpose of electing delegates 10 the Roa-
noke convention. The meeting was a
very harmonious one twenty-five dele
gates were elected and will go to Roa-
noke unrestricted. but IT Is pretty gene
rally conceded that the delegates favor
the Hon. J. Taylor Ellyson for Governor.
Allegheny Delegates.
CLIFTON FORGE, July 12.--(Special)-
A mass-meeting of the Democratic voters
| of Allegheny county was held at the
Opera House in Clifton Forge on Satur-
day, July 10th. The attendance was
small A fun set of Tyler delegates was
| elected 10 the Roanoke convention, with
instructions for Taylor Scott for Attor-
! ney-General
scott County Delegates.
! GATE CITY VA, July 12.-(Special.)-
The Democrats of this county held a
mass-meeting In the courthouse to-day
and appointed delegates to the Roanoke
convention. The delegates were instruct
ed to support II. Taylor Scott for Attor-
| ney-General. Every delegate seems to be
for Ellyson for Governor.
B0tet0urts Delegates.
FINCASTLE, VA, July Especial y
] Botetourt county held its convention to-
| hn.. nnd nnnninfed thirty dnleonfne 10