The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-05-08
Say the Leaders Of The PaIIY tpzs sthsI
Democrats, Of Virginia.
MAJOR BAKER ?. LEE is 0pPasEDs
II" Thinks There Is no Need OF. .TSoilasHs
SO When Such 4 ction w a la rs q 8 e4H
ti'r Eifeetl"r Driving Away!!i Il ii ssiss
who Wish Wish 10 IN pport tho No i1lllis 3
nces orthc party. lsS5s gss
Especial Dispatch to The y,re 4 ia !, i

iticnmond, Va, May q. 1397..Ssafsa
The State to-day publishes AletterYs
from senator Martin. Congresstnenss;
Lamb. Swanson, and Hay, Genera ItsaoE
j. Hundley, Hon. II. r. Pollard So 55.nIfsS
others, in which they say the Demo crata 4
should and Will. they believe, req aftfrms
the Chicago PLATFORM 81 $5s 4 sassssyyS.i5Si&; asySi5Si&
or the nine or ten letters printed, tflak4
OF Major Baker p. Lee is the only On 81
mat opposes making national 81 fssiiaats
paramount. Major Lee who saws he siattI
as pronounced in his bimetallic 8yieWa3
as ever, writes at some length and arsas
CUES that 1t would be an unwise thinras
10 insert In the platform, u proyistoHSj HSj
mat would drive away some who are q
anxious to co-Oeprote with the Da ri Tvs m
the State election, especially as 81 fherafE
Is no need of making a declaration@Th @T hnsSs;
hia1or is OF opinion that: the coTlven.G
tion can IN some way put t5itself on record
as stu In favor OF the free coma re Us of8
silver without making those who ieIdsag
dlifcrcnt view of the currency d l1est ion 4
feel that he is compromising his sprjY15f
ciples IN supporting the ticket t o@ibaY
nominated. His letter is especinlly fIrf-a
teresting in view Of the fact that he sta5
one OF the candidates for Governor. ssi
IT GROWS WARMER.
The contest for the gubernatoFiaIT
nomination is growing yer interest tinE3i
In all parts of the State. 1t looks q ISL
IT might become somewhat exciting be-S
lore 1t is over. In some i sections Vi g u
nttle feeling is already begtnninESStS % s
manifest itself between the nTyler and
Ellyson forces. It Is said that MaJorf
IIyler's plan is to visit as much of Stheg
state as possible. He Is good at sll q kss;ii
lhE hands, and his friends think heScafiSl
make votes by meeting the people face
TO race. In about month the election
OF delegates will begin Oni the t20thSof$
this month the date for the State con
vention Is to be named and saVeral III
June court days. 8 ij, :, s S9Ss
Judge Waddill8 has gone to tWashing@s
ton to see the President and the heads iofS
me departments in reference to the irs,Si
ginia patronage. 35 stss a
LOST IN a BUCKET SHOP
1t has just laked out that a Richmofid
gentleman lost between $4,000 and S6 nO0#
0y the failure Of the firm Of e; s.. ID ca M
y Co, alleged bucket shop men aInf New s
I ork he did not put up all Of this at
one time, but started by investing SsmsIIs
sums. He realized largely at flTst.. s$aIId das
finally lnYested all the money he had&
with the result stated Fl G has beena to-
New York, and learned that there 3is nos
chance OF getting cent OF 1t back .s5s; ssss
barnum's circus attracted an 3imrnensas
crowd of strangers here to-day. Thass
snow was late IN arriving, and Ettias passs
rade was very small one. H There 4Ivas8
a tremendous crush at both PERFORM
anceS. siIis$SSA So 3sz5SsssssSSs SIS
TOOK IN THE CIRCUS
IT was arranged that the visit frHis
county and city school superintende ents8
should visit the Richmond schools tdss
day with Superintendent Fox Only
three showed up. The circus proved toos
strong an attraction, and many OF tflag
educators went off spa