The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-28
HOW IT STANDS.
Major Tyler Now Has 907 In
Structed Delegates.

49, esA'Nk cuO lutStGSUa III lCS maj OUT
cGme continues to increase. AS to the
organization of the convention no new
features have turned up. Congressman
Peter j. Otey of the Sixth district will in
al probability he the temporary chair
man, unless he shonld decline to hold
1hat Office, when it will likely go to Hon.
Greenlee ID. Letcher, of Rockbrjdge.
hon. 4. w. Saunders, member of the
mouse OF delegates from Fanklin county,
still seems to be the only one slated for
the Office of permanent chairman.
On tie morning of August 18th, before
ehe convention meets at Roanoke the del
egates will meet by Congressional dis
tricts to select their members for the
committees on credentials, on reso,u.
lions and on permanent organization, also
the five members of the Democratic State
committee for the ensuing year
When the convention has been called to
order by Hon. j.. Taylor Ellysop, the pre-
sent chairman OF the Democratic State
com m,ttee, tho temporary organization
Will at once be proceeded with by the
election of chairman and secretary. The
various committees will then he an
nounced, whereupon recess will be
taken to give the committees an oDportu-
nifty to complete their labors.
After the recess the reports of the COM
mittees will be received and acted upon
and then the work ..proper of the conven.
tlon begins. Hon. j. Taylor Elly.on
VIII probably be placed in nomination for
governor by Col. r. E. Boykin, of Isle of
Wight, and his nomination will be sec.
ondet by some Richmond delegate and
possibly also by Senator James Stubbs.
Of Gloucester. Major j. Hoge Tyler's
name will be presented to the convention
for the chief executive office by A. p. Sta
pies, OF Roanoke, and his nomination
Will probably be seconded by Congress.
man Hay, Of Madison, Senator Flood, of
AppomattoN, or Captain Parks, 70 Page
county.
or the delegates so far elected Mr..
Tyler has.007, Mr.. Ellyson 225, Mr.. Lee l5
and l4S are uninstructed.
OF the unnstructed Delegates o can
safely be counted for Mr.. Ellyson and 46
for Major Tyler, so that the total num-
Der OF votes received by Mr.. Eliyson is
234 and that OF Mr.. Tyler's vote Oh
The situation still remains unchanged
as to who is to he nominated for the office
of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. State Senator
Echols, who it is understood does not
desire the place, although he could read
lily obtain it, will be endorsed by the
seven delegates of Staunton and the five
from Beverly Manor, Augusta County.
Those who favor Populist to be place Il
Page or Major r. V. Gaines nominated
for the second place, but the former has
come out in public letter declaring
that he would not accept nomination
In spite OF this fact the twenty delegates
OF FL anklin county and two from Buck.
lngham county were instructed to vote
for him.
Hon. Merritt T. Cooke, member of the
house of de legates, who has peen men
toned for the place, has not announced
himself as candidate, but his friends
think he would accept it, if offered to
him. Up to this time he has only been
endorsed by the thirty-one delegates of
Norfolk city.
Mr.. James r. Cation has been endorsed
by I he eighteen delegates of Alexandria.
his native city, while Major r. Gaines,
of Charlotte county, will be endorsed by
the delegates from his section.
1t still looks however, as II dark
horse would have an excellent chance of
| winning the place and II on. J. Taylor Elly-
son as we'll as Col. a. l.. Buford, of this
city, it is said will be prominently men
| toned in that CO nnecticn.
| The fight for attorney general Is still
on and it is likely to become more intense
rs the day Of the convention approaches.
| Although General George J. Hnudley. of
Amelia, has withdrawn from the contest,
IS he announced In an open letter several
| days ago, in order to become again a can
didate COR the house of delegates, there
| still remain seven candidates Ia the field,
each one Of whom has come to stay. 1t
| is, therefore, more than likely that the
convention will adjourn to the next day
| before this contest is settled.
The convention will also have to elect
the members OF the Democratic State
committee and chairman for that body
1t is also probable that the question will
come up for discussion as to what the
basis OF representation for State conven-
tions snail be. The ground has been taken
that the representation applied during
the past few years, one delegate for ench
l0o Democratic votes, and a fraction over
5O, makes the convention too large.
Others are of the opinion that q large
representation is desirable in order to
create greater interest in Democratic
affairs in the various sections of the State.
Up TO this afternoon the delegates
elected have been instructed in the fol-
lowing manner for the various candidates
for attorney generals
Major r. Taylor Scott. the present in
cunt bent. 146.
A. j. Montague, l72.
w. X. Alexander, 70.
Judge VIM. II. Mann, sc.
f. r. Lassiter, "a.
Floyd T. Smith, Al.
II. X. Pollard, 81.
The number If delegates who have been
instructed to vote for endorsing the Chi
cago platform Is now 900.
The following dates have been an
nounced for the election of delegates:
July 26th- Fluvaana, Nelson, Orange
ana Westmoreland counties.