The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-04
CLOSING UP THE LINES.
THE PREPhRhTIONs ron TN. COW
rENTION ALMOST COMPLETED.
The Possible Chances OF the Various Cam
didates-Enorts to Secure MIR. Ely
son the Chairnanship,

What IS going TO be done at Roanoke
next week? That is the question which
is absorbing the interest Of all who have
paid any attention to the run OF the
present campaign. OF course this has no
reference TO the matter OF nominating a
candidate for Governor because this
question seems settled. The trouble,
however. will begin as soon as nomina-
tons for Lieutenant Governor are called
for.
While there are no new candidates TOT
that office at present. those who nave
come out or whose names nave Deen
nushod forward by their friends, VIII oc-
cpnv the attention Of the convention Tor
some little time AS matters s'ahu'
hou,ever there will be no serious con
test. except on behalf of Colonei A -
Buford. of this city; Hon. Merritt l.
Cooke and possibly State Senator Ed
ward Echols Of stanton, If he shouiu
change his mind and agree 10 become
candidate. ,.r .,-.t,,,,
II present appearances 90 ioi any 'il.nS
at all then ii might be sald tlaI VI,
Ruford has at this time the best OF
those
His selection. OF course, would mean
notbins else but the exclusion OF certain
candidates for the position of Attorney
General who come from the same sectloh
OF the state. a,,,,r,r,
ATTEMPT TO CHANGE THE Oi'DEl''
few DAYS ago IL was stated IN Ger
tain circles that an attempt Wouiu NC
made 10 induce the convention to dispose
of the nomination for Attorney -peilol ~,
before the Office of Lieutenant Governor
ie taten M This would be a rather uh-
.,,ot nrocodure because IL has never
been done in the past ana il mas o.,
etatod nv some. that the object OF the
innovation was to avoid the selection or
"a candidate for Lieutenant Governor
from this portion Of the state.
For some little time 1t was thouEht
mar Mr. J. TAYLOR Ellyson was look-
ing for the second place on the uche,.
his friends however. say that tney "Io
anxious 10 see him reelected to the pQ-
sltion Of chairman Of the Democratic
State Committee. ..,S
SOLID FOR ELLYSON.
,cs. o,-,iro Allegation from Richmond
10 the state Convention iuliy So, ...,I-
,,.;,b this sentiment. and while they are
W. W." f',ii,, united movement to that
eeeect &c well under way and II IS saie
a. cav that IL will be successful, so that
Tho -s delegates from Richmond VIII DE
,nitod ON that question and will al Roam
otc vote solidlv for Mr.. Ellyson as state
chairman in opposition 10 United states
senator Thomas Staples Martin, or Al
bomorle who has recently been brought
ont as a candidate for the same once.
Within day or two a joint meeting
NJ the entire delegation will be held.
when the conference committee appointed
Inv the Ellvson men and Tyler men VIII
nresent the result OF Their joint labors.
II is said that the Ellyson men. although
in the majority. will in appreciation OF
the TYLER people. concede TO the latter
the privilege Of naming the chairman or
the entire Richmond delegation
A WRONG STATEMENT.
Mr. J. NJ. Murphy. chairman Of the
Fourth Ward meeting held recently in
tho citv Of Charlottesville. complains IN
a telegram sent to The Times last night
that certain newspapers I'm this city per-
sist I'm misrepresenting the facts i'm Sc
lecting delegates from the Fourth WarL
II says:
"The three delegates from that ward
were instructed to vote for Hon. j. Hose
Tyler for Governor. This gives Mr.. TYLER
five delegates in this city and Mr.. Ely
son three.
"The county (23 precincts) sent &c dele
eates-12 ID for Tyler and y 10 for Ely
son. and 1 not instructed. Tyler's ma
iority I'm city and county is delegates
MR. POLLARD'S CLAIMS.
The friends Of Hon. Henry r. Pollard,
of this city. who is one Of the candidates
for Attorney General. represent that in
addition TO the delegates instructed for
him. he has assurances that he will re-
ceive eighty votes in this dhe Third
congressional district, and that he has
personal pledges Of seventy-three other
votes scattered in every section Of the
State.
THE DELEGATES CHOSEN.
The following IS the result Of the cleo
ton Of delegates for Governor and the
manner in hich they have been instruct
ed vote up TO last evening, as far as re-
ported: