The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-24
Colonel WIckham Finds a Scarcity Of Rspuh.
llcan Candidates For the Legislature.
REGISTRATION is UNUSUALLY LIGHT
Subjects for Legislation Under Dis
cussion- Election Reform ana no-
d"c'ion OF Expenses-Govcrnor
O'FerrnIi's Reply on tho Subject OF
state boundary,
tSpccinl Dispatch to The VirgInian)
Richmond, Va, October q. 1887.


Cploncl w. II. Wicltham, chairman or
the Republican Si!ate executive commit
Tee. IL few days ago sent out letters
TO all the clerks OF the county and COR
porLtion courts asking for the names Of
all candidates for ithe legislature to-
grlher with their politics. lie has re-
cciVcd replies from about n score Of
them. These tell OF but two Republi-
can candidates. for the Senate and six
for the House. The Senatorial clndl-
dates are Il. L. Taylor In the Glouces-
ter district. and w. II. Hall In the Nor
folk district ana the Republicans run
ming Tor the House nrc j. w. Nunnaly,
chesterfield; Il. c. Corigan, and Rev.
dy Stewart. Newport News; II. L. Mills,
Goochland; and ID. D. Battcn, Princess
Anne
This was the last day or regstra ton,
put There was no interest manifested
In the occasion. The registrars we're ut
the polling places all day. but they had
practically nothing TO do. Probably less
than one hundred voters registered.
Out In Hcnric0 there was even less in
tcrcst manifested. 1t Is quite evident
| that the vote here on November 9 will be
| the smallest pollcd In any gubernatorlal
election since the war.
Already there Is considerable talk
with reference 10 matters for legislation
when the General Assembly hneets. It
Is quite evident that there will be big
| fight 10 amend and change the election
| laws. Many of the mOst influential
| Democrats are coming here pledged TO
| vote for II new law. Next to the cleo
| ton law question the most important
subject will be che reduction OF expenses
ana provision for meeting the Increased
intcrcs. of $l75,000 per year on the State
| debt. The legislature Will try TO cut
| down expenses and to provide new sub
jos for taxation There Is some talk
or establishing the noll tax as n rcqui-
nita to voting. + was told to-day that
n 80" ucuaoy, ,Slle-expsetS,to,seissla III tfsSf
| House OF Delegates was at work on a.
bill 10 re-establ!sh the county judicial
system. His idea Is TO give each judgo2
| five or siX counties TO preside ovar and
| TO reduce the number of Commonwealth
Attorneys in the same proportion. This
subject OF reducing expenses Is going to
attract much atton1ion at the hands Of
the legislature.
1t Is STATED at the Internal revenue
headquarters that this Is n good year
for making brandy. The crop of apples
Is plentiful and the governments re-
ccipts for taxes will he lnrgely increas-
cd over last 'trr. j. ". Southwark,
deputy reveni &! has been out
into several T. ind says he
never SAW i. 8 }SAii apples, and
many stills 2 full blast.
Hon. A. = .tooTURA5ent the night
here to-iiig 1E WATT is visiting in
the city. +1n,: Richmond to
see he. - SphRKJIn Monday to
nll,a:
s?nsn: %1f ,s,;MOND SpR55 E G'1 Of Prigsss Rsss
Fann Flrsi RI Reg lilly REcoM2 S1py tpy who Of ,hs is
charge 9Y pl1YslcIAiorders. The
| case ~ one l.. = much at
teG'i%a GdSarnon nm0G@ o:FF, HODGES SEN, the fol-
loving reply to O., t,om ,,omnr r r, howndes, Of
and Nircginia:
Richmond, Va, Oct. %, 1897.
Ills Exccllency, Lloyd Lowndes, Coy
crnor of Maryland. Annapolis, Md:
Dear Sir--Yours OF the 20h instant Is
on hand and Is entirely satisfactory.
/ have appointed Mr.. Benjamin T.
Guntcr, Jr., of Accomac county, a com.
missioner on the part Of Virginia, HIS
postoffice address Is Accomac Court
house. Virginia.
] suggest that the services Of two en-
gincers OF the United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey be secured, one to be
scected by each State.
Awaiting your early reply. remain.
with respect. Your obcdient servant.
CHARLES T. O'FERRALL,
Governor Of VIrInda.
Governor O'Ferrall has removed the
political disabilities OF Wayman Sutton,
who now lives at Rural Retreat Wythe
county. Sutton was sentenced in the
WN.he County Circuit Court In March,
1883, and rcsentenced in June, 1902, for
murder in the first degree. The first
sentence was to hang on July G. 1883,
and four years later Sutton was resen-
fenced to hang on May 27, 1892.
His sentence was commuted on May
"a, 1892. to imprisonment for ife and he
was absolutely pardoned by Governor
O'Ferrall on August 24. 1896.
IT Is reported here tonight that the
two big hotels at Old Point Comfort the
Hygeia and Chamberlain will be con-
solidated. The Cham berlain people ex-
pcct TO get the controlling stock in the
Hygcia. At Old Point the story Is not
denied.
Disagreement for life by burns or