Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-20

| HOUSTON, VA, jury 10
| The Halifax county convention 'oua'
nominated William =. Barksdaie loi INV
cote Senate. and William o. LoVeiace
| Ponulist) and ". VI. Palmer (Deihooi"V
for the House. Thirty-two delegates were
o,aoted IN the Roanoke convention part
of which were uninstructed' but 'hey ""
vote for TYLER. with the exception oil t"o
,,d ono half votes from Houston RE
o,,c, which were instructed for hiiysoh'
The delegation is solid for Montague ioi
Attorney-General
smyth's Delegates.
MARION. VA, July 19.-(Speciai'
c,ovtb county elected her fourteen deie-
o,teq TO the state convention at Roanoke
thew were instructed for Tyler. y, mo-
,ion TO instruct for r. Taylor scout was
orered and warmly supported before tne
convention. but was finally laid on the
| ,ohla bv Major Tyler's' friends VINO
| Thought best not to embarrass the deie-
s.tion with further Instructions
,rbe delegates all, or nearly all FAVOR
/ ccott,s nomination The mass-meetlhs
unanimously decided not to send dele
,,o+os IN the senatorial convention az
Abingdon on July 22d, on the grouhuS
tbot II represented only one faction OF
tho Democracy in Washington county
and endorsed Senator Daniel, Hon. j.
TAYLOR EIyson, and the Chicago pat
form.
Fairfax Delegates.
FAIRFAX COURTHOUSE. VA, July
- -(special)-A Democratic mass-meet-
ing was held here to-day and the fol-
lowing delegates were elected TO the
Poanoke convention: J. NJ. Love X. w.
Moore :. r. Donahoe. Joseph Il. willard
tlagg w. s. WartZ r. C. Triplett'
w G.. Moore. DR.. ~ B. hewitt NJ. -
Hall Thornton Marshall, S. f. Ashton
Lewis Machcr. Dr. \. G. Coombs. Dr.
re,gb Samuel Wren, a. G.. Hutchinson
Alfred Leigh. George Gunnell, James T.
Riley. Thomas Terrell. Jr.. George *.
pickett c. l.. Campbell, George Ould'
and r. +. Lee. The DELEGATES wSre
unanimously instructed for }. Hose l9iel
for Governor a majority iaNor '@ino'
p eaton. Of Alexandria City, for Lieu
/ fonant-NJDNtl uOis
bedford Delegates.
PEDFORD CITY, VA, July 19-(spe-
ciol)-Althoueh the Democratic county
chairman has not received official hguIes
! fron all precincts of the gubernatorial
Urinary held Saturday, It is estimated
| that Major Tyler viii receive twenty-nihe
of the thirty-one delegates either IN
/ structcd or unrestricted. but WIN prefer
ence for him. There IS great diVtrsiy
az choice for the attorney general;Alp.
Bedford City instructs six delegates lot
Tvler and Mann and Patterson Mli
t,ro NIontvale instructs three for Tyler
and Scott. The other precincts heard
froro are uninstructed. and are given as
follows with preferences, so far as
l,ro,vn. Charlemont. two for Tyler ana
scott. Fancy Grove. three for Iyler ana
rrohohlv for Scott also: Cedar Hill, two
| Tor Tvler and Montague; Bellevue. one
| for TYLER: Maids sends one for Iyler
and Montague and one Ellyson and Mann.
Tbe preference of Peaksville's two dele-
gates is not known.
| southampton Delegates.
FRANKLIN. VA, July 19.-(speciai)-
SOUTHAMPTON elected delegates TO the Roa-
| noke convention to-day. The delegation
| C. instructed for the Chicago platform
| Cor retrenchmont and reform. Tor con-
| stitutional amendments. for Elyson for
| Governor and for Lassiter for At
| tornev-General. The names Of delegates
at large: Hon. J. c. Parker and i. r.
Rrvant From the districts: DIR. j. F.
! Brvant p. d. Camp, f. r. Abbitt, I. A.
! Rishop. l.. J. Balm. 4. II. Grizzard' WI
liam Stands. J. w. Williams, .. T. Nor-
reu J. :. Musgrave, r. NJ. Edwards, and
J. w. White.
For county chairman, Hon. ]. c. Parker
was unanimously reelected.
Dinwiddie Delegates.
PETERSBURG. VA. July 19.-(Special)
The Democrats of Dinwiddie county met
to-day at the courthouse and elected
the following delegates TO the state con-
vention. which meets at Roanoke: Messrs.
d. ID. Cobb W. c. Rives, w. j. Faikner'
r. +. Williams, r. w. Clements, Johh
| Y Harris. John w. Galusha, and George
w Barner. Delegates at large: Hon. w.
r NIcIlwaine. +. II. Barrow, and John
p Tucker. Resolutions were adopted
inetructing the eleven delegates for Tyler
| for Governor and Lassiter for Attorney
| General
Roanoke County Delegates.
SALEM. VA, July 19.-(Special)-At
| a Democratic mass meeting htl4 htit W
dav 10 elect delegates TO the Roanoke
convention. the entire Roanoke delegation
we're instructed to vote in said conven-
ton for the Hon. J. Hoge Tyler for Gov
ernor The delegates were uninstructed
as 10 the other candidates. but it Is
well-known fact that majority of them
favor the nomination Of William r. Alex
ander. Of winchester, for Attorney-Gene-
raj.
York Delegates.
WILLIAMSBURG. VA, July 19-CSpe-
ciaI)-The York county convention to-
dav instructed for Ellyson for Governor
and Montague for Attorney-General.
Prince Edward.
FARMVILLE. VA. July 19-(Special)
T,ockctt District Democrats elected b. III.
Carter and J. Y. Phillips delegates 10 the
Roanoke convention and instructed them
for Ellyson and Mann.