The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-08
NICE PLACE FOR Lee.
Presidency Of the State University Mar
Be Offered TO Hin.
MAY HAVE SENATORIAL ASPIRATIONS
Brady Calls for CIarhson's ResIgne.
tion-0 Opening tho C:smpaign-Two
Now Cnndtdntes-r Probable Rcpub.
Iicnn Nominations = Cougr cBslnan
Jones SPcnlts fn Chnrlotte.
Especial Dispatch to The yirgtnian)
Richmond. Va. Sent 1897

Richmond. Va. Sept. z. 1897
While General Fltz Lee IL on his vaca.
ton in this country he will probably
be consulted by members of the Board
of Visitors OF the University OF Virgin
ia with reference to taking the presiden-
cy OF that institution The matter of
creating this Office will be acted upon
some time this fall, and 1t is pretty well
understood that Lee Is the choice Of
several OF the members Of the board.
His friends think he Will not take the
position if rendered to him.
Lee may be coming home to look af-
ter his interests I'm the Senatorial con.
test. When ne was here last winter he
stated that he would certainly bc Il can
didate to succeed Mr.. Martin. As the
Senators to be elected this fall will vote
for Mr.. Martins SUCCESSOR, 1t Is neces.
sary for Lee and his friends, II he ex-
poets to be II candidate, TO organize to
secure votes.
Colonel Brady, collector Of Internal
revenue, was back in his Office bright
and early this morning. He Nas given
| no attention AZ yet to the eligible list OF
applicants for positions under him, but
will do so before very long. The most
| important act OF the collector to-day was
to call for the resignation Of Samuel B.
| ClarkSon, colorcd deputy whom he
| appointed last week 1t appears that
the colonel was not satisfied that
| Clarkson was the right man for the
| place. The resignation was promptly
rendered, and Mr.. ~. G. Pcny, who serv-
cd under Collector Ryan, was reinsluted
| In office
| Democratic headquarters will be OPEN
| ed here next week, and Secretary Joe
Button will be in charge. There will
not be anything like so much literature
to send out Ms last year. Such as will
1Nn u l.
the free coinage OF silver.> Next Monday
will be court day in quite number of
counties. and the speaking campaign
will be opened In some of them.
There are two new candidates in the
field for the House of Delegates in
Richmond. They are Captain r. T..
| Frayser and Mr.. J. Taylor Stratton Mr..
Stratton served in the House in 1S91-'92,
| and has been twice candidate since
! then. Captain Frayser ran four years
ago and was beaten.
Al Fredericksburg to-day DR.. q. M.
| Wallace. of Stafford county, was noml-
| mated for the State Senate for that
county, the city Of Fredericksburg and
the counties Of Louisa and Spottsylva-
MIA. He will succeed the Hon. w. A.
Little. Jr., one Of the brainest men in
the Senate, who declined reelection
DR.. Wallace has never had legislative
experience. This Senatorial district last
fall gave an nnti-Democratic majority
and If the Republicans put up good
man DR.. Wallace will have q fight on
| his hands.
| 1t Is reported here thnt Colonel Lambs
Republican Convention Will nominate
| Captain w. S. Lurty for Governor and
| Colonel William +. Wichhanl, of Rich
mond. for Attorney General. and somc
| man from Southwestern Virginia for
| Lieutenant Governor. Colonel Wick
ham, who is Il son OF the late General
| William c. WIckham Is an old line
Republican. He has often boen urged
to run for office. but has always de-
clined. He could have had the Repub-
lcan nomination for Congress last fall
| for the asking.
Friends of Governor O'Ferrall are of
opinion that he Will reply to Senator
| Daniels letter Should he do so the
| correspondence is certain to grow in In
| terest and ITO attract more attention
than it has done. The Senator and the
Governor are both very handy with
their pens.
Weller aud Adams. the two men who
got up the Labor Day celebration here
and failed to show up yesterday have
not been heard from They leave un-
paid board bills and other accounts un-
| settled. The local labor organizations
had nothing to do with bringing these
| men here.
| Congressman John Lamb spent the
day yesterday at Charlotte county court
house and there opened the State cam
paign With a. ringing political address,
which was attentively listened to by
| the large crowd present.
He discussed general issues and made
some very interesting remarks on the
currency and banking questions which
were very favorably received by thoss
present.
MIR. y. G. Eggleston, who Is the can.
didate for State Senator from the coun-
ties of Charlotte and Mscklenburg also
made a short address.
Not Pnper-GoOd Cloth.