Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-04
Nottoyyay Delegates.

would not be before the Roanoke conyen-
tion.
Nottoway Delegates.
BuRkEVILLE, VA. July 3.-(special.)
A Democratic mass-meeting was held at
Jefress's Store this evening for the cleo
ton Of one delegate to the Roanoke con-
vention. r. II. Engram was elected
This delegate goes instructed to vote
for J. Taylor Elyson for Governor and
Judge Mann as Attorney General.
BURKEVILLE. VA. July S.-(Special)
At a well-attended mass-meeting Of tho
Democrats os this precinct, held promptly
at noon, one delegate was elected to at
tend the Roanoke convention, July 11th.
Mr.. J. d. Bradshaw was elected. who
that he favored j. Taylor Ellyson as Gov
ernor first and last.
BLACKSTONE, VA, July 3.-(Special)
This precinct to-day elected s. G. Will
liams and II. NJ. Dillard delegates to the
Roanoke convention, and instructed them
for Judge w. II. Mann for Attorney
General. No other instructions given.
NOTTOWAY COURTHOUSE. VA, July
9.-(Special )-Nottoway Courthouse pre-
cinct to-day elected James Mann and Z.
NJ Jones as delegates to the Roanoke
convention. The mass-meeting passed
resolutions commencing Hon. William
Hodges Mann in the strongest terms. and
instructed the delegates TO cast their
votes for him for Attorney General, and
TO vote on all questions in such manner
as would best subserve his interests. The
meeting was unanimous in its support of
and most representative that has ever
been held in this precinct.
CREWE, VA, July 3.-(Special.)-The
largest mass-meeting ever held here to
elect delegates assembled tonight. and
had to retire to the common for want
Of ROOM The Tyler men forced the fight
and called for a division in electing a
chairman but the Ellyson people pre-
vailed and elected Captain e. i. Lockett,
with T. S. Harlan secretary. Two Ely
son delegates were then elected to Roa-
noke-Dr. ]. W. Bryan and "A. L. Woody.
instructed for Judge w. II. Mann for
torney-General.
Greenesvjlle Delegates.
EMPORIA. VA, July 3.-(Special.)-
Greenesville county elected nine delegates
to Roanoke to-day. Hicksford District
elected E. b. Rainey. f. L. Turner, and
]. c. Lipsey; Belfeld District-L. l.. Yar-
ELL w. NJ. Powell. and Henry Maclin:
Zion District-W. III. Briggs. Jr., and c.
f. Lipsey; floater. II. W. Hall. The dele
gates from Belfeld and Hicksford were
instructed for Ellyson and Scott. as was
also the floater. The Zion delegates are
unnstructcd but both are pledged for
Ellyson and Scott. The meetings were
practically unanimous for Ellyson and
Scott.
james City Delegates.
TOANO, VA. July S.-(Special)-At
meeting OF the party, called by the
Democratic County Committee of
James City county, and held to-day, at
this place. Judge II. b. Warren, Parker
Jones, and r. p. Wright. were elected
delegates, and f. w. Warburton, George
Waltrip, and DR.. II. NJ. Stephenson, al
ternates, to the Roanoke convention.
Bob Armisteal, of Williamsburg, was
present and made a strong speech for
the two Taylors-J. Taylor Ellyson and
r. Taylor Scott. The delegates were in
structed for Ellyson, but allowed to in
dulge their own preferences for the
other candidates.
A Roanoke Primary.
ROANOKE, VA, July S.-(Special)-A
Democratic primary was held in this
city this evening for the purpose of elect
ing delegates to the Salem convention,
which names the candidates to be voted
for as members of House Of Delegates
The only aspirants for the position of
delegates from Roanoke were r. r.
Hicks, a prominent young lawyer. of this
city, and w. w. Berkeley, at present
member of the House. About six hundred
votes were cast and Hicks won in the
ratio Of about to /.