The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-12
POLITICS IN RICHMOND
List Of Delegates for Senate and House Of
Delegates Now Complete.
HOW HENRY COUNTY GETS BADLY LEFT
County Judges Figure In Country
Politics-Cnmpaixn to no Opened
on tho 23rd-Lady Mnsher Looso In
Fuifon-Big Locomotives for tho
Southern Railway,
Especial dispatch 10 The virglnIan)
Richmond, Va, Sent II 1897

Richmond, Va, Sept. II, 1897.
lhere was a meeting of the city Dem
ocfatlc Committee held last night to ar
range plan for the selection of five del
egates TO the House and two for the SEN
ate. with few exceptions, the old
plah' winch has been used In the past
primaries, was adopted. The committee
named Thursday, September 10th as the
day on which the election should be
heid ,and the mode of voting shall be
by secret ballot. The polls will be omen
between the hours of 4. m. and 3 n,
m. on said day, and any white Demo-
crat, who pledges himself to support the
nominees OF the party will be entitled
to vote.
The candidates were REQUIRED 70 ,n-
hounce their candidacy to the commit
tee at the Powhatan club rooms not later
1han to-day at IL o'clock, and Mr. H. NJ
Iyier, treasurer Of the committee was
present from IL to IL o'clock to receive
the assessments OF the gentlemen who
wished their names to appear on the bal
lot. The following candidates respond
ed to the committees call:
For the Senate-Conway r, Sands and
B. b. Munford
For the House-Chas NJ. Wallace, Jr.
=. Z. Folkes. Thos. b. Murphy, VIM. d.
Reddy, Jas. Lewis Anderson, Walter A
Dunn, Phillips ST. Geo. Barraud. a, Jeff.
vaughan, Jr.. Ed. NJ. Roscher, Jno. B.
Gayle.
Mr.. VIM. II. BeVeridge, the candidate
from Henrico for the Senate, was the
only gentleman who had previously an
nounced himself that did not respond TO
the committee to-day. His withdrawal
leaves the field clear for Sands and Nun
ford, and their names will be the only
ones 10 appear on the ticket for Senate
rial honors
In the recent election In IIenrlco Mr..
Beyeridge was overwhelmingly defeated
Tor the Senate by. Messrs. Munford and
Sands, but his action in not allowing
his name to appear on the ballot In the
city seems quite surprise to his friends
in the city.
AS was expected, the Hons ]. L. STRAIT
ton and Richard e. Frazier did not en-
ter the race for the House There had
been much talk of these two gentlemen
and II was thought throughout the city
that they would surely offer themselves
for the House, and in fact. they said
few days since, that they were avowed
candidates for the honor. but to-day
they failed to make their appearance be-
fore the committee and consequently
their names will not appear on the bal
lot.
The conventions to nominate n candl-
date for the House in Hanover and a
floater candidate for King William and
Hanover will meet at Hanover court
house on the 18th. 1t Ia q foregone con-
cluson that DR.. B. l.. Winston and Hon.
Isaac Diggs Will be renominated
Strange things happen in politics
sometimes. When the Legislature re-
apportioned the State for mem bers Of the
General Assembly, Henry county was
put in the Senatorial district with Pitt
sylvania. Henry Is always doubtful ut
election times. while Pittsylvana gives
n big Democratic majority. The Idea
was to give Henry Democratic Senate
tor I'ittsylvania and Danville elect
Senator and Hon. Eugene Withers Is
their present representative. When the
first convention assembled after the re-
apportionment, Henry failed to get the
nomination for that county, Hon. JAS.
l.. Tredway, of Pittsylvania county be-
Ing nominated. Friday the convention
for the fioater district met at Danville
HenIy's delegates wanted Hon. n. H.
HairSton, OF their county. nominated,
but Pittsylvaia and Danville had the
greater number Of votes, and Hon. Il. 4.
James. OF Pittsylvania was nominated.
Henry, therefore, has failed a = yet to get
the Senator the spirit OF the reappor-
tionment act intended 1t should have.
The Democrats of I.oudon and Fau-
quier Will meet in convention next week
and rcnominate Hon. Henry Fai fax
for the State Senate.
The fact that the county judges are
to be elected next winter. ia cutting
quite figure In the defeat of some of
the gentlemen who are Offering for the
Legislature. These county Judgeships,
as n rule, do not pay very large Gala
ries, but they are In demand In half of
the counties the judges probably reach
on an average little over s400 per year.
Hon. Beverly II. Harrison was defeated
In Amherst because he was pledged 10
support Judge billiard for ra-rlecti,n
Mr.. Campbell would not commit himself
and won. The county judgeships have
caused others than Mr.. Harrison to
stumble and fall during .his campaign.
At this writing Hon. j. Hoge Tyler has
not returned from his trip to Lynch
burg, where he went yesterday to con-
fer with the nominees OF the Roanoke
convention and Senators Jno. w. Dan
lei and Thos. S. Martin
Mr.. Ellyson was expected home this
morning. but did not arrive
Headquarters will be opened in this
city Monday. Mr.. Jas. Button, secre
tary OF the State Committee was pres
cnt at the conference In Lynchburg yes
terday, and will be in this city Mon
day morning.
At the Lynchburg conference It was
decided to open the campaign In this
city on September g3,d with q grand
mass-meeting at the Auditorium. at
which time all of the nominees will make
addresses. Those present at the above
meeting decided that vigorous cam
paign should be indulged in notwlth-
standing the ground taken by the Re