The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-09
STATE CONVENTION
Senator Daniel Prominently Mentioned
for Permanent Chairman,
THE GOLD DEMOCRATS WILL CONFER
Rcpublican:Leadcrs Going to wash.
fnSton to Sec About TIE collectors.
Ships-Mnnn-crst of the Hotel Jcf.
ferson Surrender Their Cortrnct-
Smash Up ut Ashland.
Richmond, Va. Juno S. 1897.

Richmond. Va. June S, 1897
UP TO this time two counties and one
city have elected delegates to the State
democratic convention. Isle OF Wight
instructed for Ellyson. Frederick did
not Instruct for anyone for Governor
put the delegates from there are said
10 be for Major Tyler They instructed
1or Alexander for Attorney General The
city OF Radford, Major Tylers home. in
structed for that gentleman. The fight
IS very young as yet, and careful OBJ
servers Of political events are not ready
10 MAKE predictions as to what the re-
suit will be.
There is some talk Of putting Senator
Daniel UP for permanent chairman of
the convention. IT Is said the matter
mas been mentioned to him. and that
he is not inclined to permit his name
TO be used. as it is likely that young and
ambitious Democrats will desire this
honor There are those. however, who
thlnk the Senator is the logical man for
the position, as it would give him on.
portunity TO get off 4 big speech in
the early sages OF the proceedings. The
only other person mentioned so far is
Mr.. Saunders, of l'ranklin
Some time before tho State elections
II was stated in this correspondence
that the abstracts Of the returns of The
vote Tor and against the constitutional
convention would be kept under seal by
the Secretary Of the Commonwealth un-
I'll the meeting Of the Legislature Sccre-
taiy Lawless has asked the opinion of
Attorney General Scott on this question
lhat officer says the act plainly provides
that the sealed envelopes cannot be
broken until the Legislature meets
Therefore Mr. Lawless will not open the
returns.
There is some talk of a conference
among the leaders Of the gold Demo-
crats 1or he purpose of exchanging
views with reference to the policy to DO
pursued regarding the Democratic pr-
lnarieS, and what course they shall take
IN the event that the Roanoke platform
is not satisfactory to them The mat
Ter has not taken shape yet but it NAV
before very long. 1t is understood that
quite 4 number Of those who declined to
vote Tor Bryan will stay out of the
primaries here.
Judge Waddill is expected to so to
Nashngton i'll few days, and with
MI. BoWden will call upon the Prcsi-
Gent and talk over the Newport News
collectorship. made vacant by the death
or colonel Clay. 1t is reported here that
the Bowden faction will back Mr.. S. L.
Burroughs, of Portsmouth, for the po-
sltlon. Colonel Clay was in sympathy
with the Bowdcnites. There is every
prospect Of q hot fight over this posi-
tlon.
Richmond will be we'll represented at
the reunion OF Confederate veterans at
Nashville. In addition to The delegates
from Lee and Pickett Camps several
others will go The party will not travel
IN body, but will divide and go by
TWO or three routes. One OF Lee CAMPS
delegates is Hon. j. Taylor Ellyson. He
Is going, and will be absent when the
primary election is held here on June
2ath. lie is to present to the convention
Lee Camps picture gallery scheme.
1t was with much surprise that the
people here learned to-day that NIessrs
Alnsie Il Webster, the cnterprisiny
managers Of the Jefferson Hotel. had re.
signed. They will so North and during
Inc summer manage hotels in the White
Mountains. 1t could not be learned yyhy
they have decided to retire. Chief Clerk
+. NJ. Fry will conduct the hotel for
the present. The roof garden will NOT
open this summer, and the hotel is
now run on the European plan entirely
y party OF sixteen hundred excursion
lists from Eastern North Carolina spent
the day here. They made the CapitoI
Square their headquarters leaving their
lunch baskets and satchels and took in
all the sights in and about the city.
Two Richmond, Fredericksburer and
Potomac freight trains came together
with mighty crash at about 5 o'clock
this morning near Ashland Park \
Very disastrous wreck was the result
One train was the regular North bound
freight. The other was q special on its
way South. Tho special had orders to
wait at this place for the regular train
to pass it. but the engineer ignored The
order and dashed through the town nj
q high rate Of speed. The conducor hr-
ing aware OF the order, attempted to sig
nal the engineer, but without success
He saw that a collision was incvita bic
and warned the hrakemen They cot
into the caboosc and it was cut loose
from the locomotive together with n
number Of cars. The engineers OF the
two trains saw that collision could
not be avoided and jumped, with their
fircmcn just before the crash came
The locomotives were demolished, as
was also n number Of cars, and the
smashed rolling stock was piled high
upon the track. No one was hurt
Wrccling crews soon arrived and the
wreck was cleared by noon
Richmond will not be given the an
ticipated privilege OF hearing Hon. VIII
liam Jennings Bryan lecture during his
visit to Virginia this month The prop
ostion made to Mr.. Rryan's manager by
Mr.. Thomas c. Icath for n lecture OF,
"Bimetallism" on Juno 18th, at the
Academy Of Music, has been declined
the famous silver orators business en-
gagements forcing him to forcgo the
pleasure of. speaking in this city. A
large number Of Richmond admirers
Wul go to Norfolk and Charlottesville