Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-03
THE STATE CANVASS.
INCREASED INTEREST SHOWN As
THE c.mrAsss PROGRESSES.
KARH CONTESTS FaR BIG OFFICES.
rbe Candidates and Their Friends
r,a~J nj Work--sspinaat. for Posi-
siors TO lie FiHrd by the Incoming
Covcrror--our Nominees.


rise upon the surface Of the liquid fer
rea,ation therein contained burst ant
tiae again tell interesting tales concern
snx politicians. their wants, and tnef
smh,tioBS.
The Democrats. who feel that the stat
s. aieirs By right OF prior claim, ant
who have been sleeping. or, ratl~. loliini
slenS IN a listiess. lethargic state. no
carInS 20 trouble themselves with voting
and In some districts growing unc"n
csIned as result Of their feeling o
security against Republican Invasion o
their rlgsts, seem TO fear no evil. TIT
party leaders have, however. seen dan
ger IN tie quiet tactics being pur'
sueG ~ the generals OF the q. o. p.
and a noie OF warning has gone forth
a note Which cmanating from the state
cenrpii;ce meeting last Thursday night
Wi b. aif o. the various public speak
e. WHO we're there assembled, go re-
verbora.ing throughout the State from
mountain crest 90 the sanas OF the sea.
THEf WILL RESPOND.
T0s; the Democrats viii respond TO
this noe ;here IS no sort Of doubt and
whom they are folly aroused 20 the dam
gers iha. confront them By virtue OF the
Republican methods they viii, accord
ing, % the prolO4lli conviction OF Chair
man E.,yson ara his associates, respond
nobly 70 Ire can and rally around the
Democratic standard in such forces as
TO conip escly r5W the Populists ana
their irreDlcssib'c leader. and give a
most deciGtd set buck TO the Waddill,
Brady. and Ag8ew. and Lamb factions
OF the Republican party.
Ia eN~ ry legislative district I'm the State
the Democrats have, OF will have. in
lew days. nominated candidates Tor the
General Assembly. ara IN many Of the
districts the PoDuhs.S and Republicans
have determined 10 place opposition can
didaies in the held. Some If these OPP
position men lave already donned the
RrmoT OF battle. and are preparing for
an aggressive fight. and In the districts
where the "Reps" ana '1'Ops" have not
nominated. there IL tax OF fusion with
every prospect Of rs being accomplished.
STATE TICKET Is ALL RIGHT
OF course the State ticket is ali right
III the Lynchburg convention az Lamb
Republicans decide to pat an opposition
ticket in the field. their ticket Will not
party In the state, owing 10 The Aenew
split. but even II IL did there woIld then
be no danger Of a defeat Tor ne gallant
Tyler and his associates 1ha danger
Ia Democracy lies in the heht GO b. made
on what is termed dehatable ground. Tor
legislative candidates. II any degree
OF success attends the efforts Of the Re
publcans in these districts in Novern-
Der noxt It will in all probability have
the e.iect OF sohdifying thor vote in the
State. and Of bringing 1t out I'm greater
force next year. when congressman have
TO be elected. II combinations are then
made In the Second, Fourth, Ninth. ana
Tenth Congressional districts. he Demo
Gratis I'm those sections of the Common
wealth might have to work herGer than
they now think for to save their OIs-
tricts.
THE VOTE MILL NOT BE SMALL
All this is. OF course, largely specu-
lative. and is altogether contingent ,roon
small Democratic vote next month,
The vote Will. however. not be a small
one. Tyler Echols, and Montague wNl
receive a most fattering endorsement rs
the people, and q large-yea, a very larlc C..
majority of the Legislative nominees who
will run with them will be returned.
These Solons viii have no easy time OF
II during the coming session. They VIII
have TO account more rgidly to their
various cons tituencies Than has been the
case with their predecessors in years.
Retrenchment Is demanded on all sides,
and at the coming session. unless some
very decisive steps are taken in thai di-
rection the Senators and Representatives
VIII, when their labors are concluded.
return TO dissatisfied people.
ketrenchment win not be the only thing
10 harass them during the coming ses-
Sion. They viii have to elect quite a
number Of State officers. and many OF The
liuns are being hotly contested for.
These Offices viii all be given out early
IN the session, though, and then the mem
bers Of the two houses viii settle down
TO the business Of law-making.
THE VARIOUS CONTESTS.
Among The offices to be filed and for
which contests are making. are those OF
RAILROAD Commissioners, Superintendent
OF Public Instruction, Superintendent of
,he Pententiary, and Register of the
Land Once.
General J. c. Hill. the Railroad Com
missioner, Is anxious TO retain his Office.
which he has held Cor a number of years.
bui Major j. w Rgwiey, of this city, and
state-Senator IT S. Kahn, of Scott county,
also want II, and the contest between
the gentlemen VIII no doubt prove ex-
ceedingly interesting. Colonel Gran
VILE Gaines, OF Warrenton, had aspired
TO this Office. but it is understood that
he has withdrawn from the race
DIR. j. W. Southall Of Amelia and
Messrs ". T. Gum, OF Radford: Wythe
NJ. Peyton. OF Henry, and j. II. Bader.
OF stanton. are the candidates who
have thus far announced themselves
against Hon. John l.. Massey. the pres
ent Superintendent Of Public Instruc-
ton. Dr. Southali. WAC is State Sena-
ter, was candidate for this Office four
years ago, hut was defeated. He IS
making strong canvass though Mr..
Massey is also putting up a strong fight.
and Is sanguine. DIR. Southall's friends
met here after the State Committee
meeting to CO. slider the situation. and
they expressed themselves as being salts
FED as to the outlook.
A FIvE-CoRNEKED FIGHT
The fight for the superintendent ot
the peni,entiary bids fair TO become a
very lively one. Major b. w. Lynn the
incumbent, Is being opposed by A. w
Finch, OF BotetouTt George NJ. Helm,
OF Franklin: S. NJ. Donald, Of Aueusta
and II. S. Boykin. Of Sunolk. MIR. Helm
asked the last General Assembly for This
office. but Major Lynns claims We're
given consideration then. and he expects
the same thing to obtain this year Mn
Finch is. however, laying claims to the
ofisce. and II Is said that IN him Major
Lynn Will find most formidable candi-
date. especially the sheriffs eonccn-
trste their strength upon him.
Mr. j. w. Richardson. the Register of
the Land Once, who is an appointee OF
Governor O'Ferrall will have az his a.,