The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-02
The Members Of the State Committee Have
Returned to Their Districts.
CONGRESSMAN JONES IS HEsIrArING
A hittio Shy OF Announcing Himnelf
for tho senate Dccninr "a nfrd In
ConTrcsS Worth Two scnntorin
Possibilities : Tho wiIltnm.I,urp
split TO Bc Adjusted.
Especial Dispatch to The virglnIac,.)
Richmond, Va, October 1. 1887.

iWciillond, va, october ], 1887.
Nearly all Of the Democrats who came
mere To attend the meeting OF the State
Democratic Committee have lcft for
their homes. AS Indicated i'm last nirbt,s
uiSRttchcs the proceedings of the meet
iHS were lacking In Interesting fen
lures Considerable talk was heard
with reference to the contests for va
rious Offices TO be filed by the LeeIs-
.nture. 'e. lt was the secieral opinion that
mere would be hot fights over the offices
or Supcrintendent of the pcnitentiary,
REGISTER of the Land Office un.l Superin-
tchaent OF Public Instruction. While
Gen. James 9. HIM has several oppo-
hehts Tor the Office OF Railroad Com
missioner, 1t Is generally conceded that
Tn. ne VIII De very hard man to defeat
FRIENDS OF Dr. j. w. SOuthall are or
sahizing to fight Mr.. Massey. Several
anu Massey men were In the city last
night and discussed the situation.
congressman Jones. while in the city,
gave no intimation, az rar ns is known.
oi ms position IN regard to the sena-
torship. 1t can be stated upon very
good authority that Mr. Jones would
'lke TO so TO the Senate, but. he doesn't
WISH TO announce his candidacy for the
reason that there are t;t least half n
dozen gentlemen dcsirnus of succeeding
MN IN the House. and were he to be-
come an arowcd candidate for the upper
branch of Congress a fight world begin
nj once to succeed him IN the House.
Shnuld he miss the Senate under such
circumstances the 5posnion he now fila
might be lost to him.
notwithstanding the fact that Mn
Jones said some rather cutting things
about Nr. Martin at che Roanoke con-
vention, the two gentlemen are appar-
entiy very good friends personally. They
were thrown together several tinrc yoE,
,cruay evening n1ld last night and chat
tod p'ehsintly win each other. Mr..
Alartin Is becoming I::Ore aDprOnchable
Than he used TO be. He is still n hard
man for the newspaper people to get
Information from, but Mr.. Martin Is
undoubtedly more easily interviewed
than he used to be-
The Democratic Executive sf.nmitteo
VIII meet here next week TO try and sat
tie the muddlc In the Williamsburg
district and other contests; in the party
There are more troubles than usual in
campaign of this character The
party Is split not only IN the Williams
burg district. but IN Brunswick, Lun-
enburE. Washington and Elizabeth CITY
coun Ties 1t Is the purpose of the
Executive Committee 10 try and settle
all OF these disputes.
Gen. FitZ. Lee dId not leave Rich
mond to-day. ms expected. His wife and
three daughters came and went to "the
Langley" on Franklin street. where
Ine9 VII Spenu the rail- and winter.
General Lee is at LeXingtCn but ia
scheduled to reach here Monday. He
expects to remain In Richmond until
The time for him to start to Cuba which
he hopes will not be until the 1st OF
November. but he fears orders will be
sent for him to return by October Goth.
Mrs. Lee and daughters are social favor
lies here and several entertainments icl
their honor have been planned.
The State Democratic Executive Com
mittce Will meet here next Thursday
night to consider the matter of the
split on the party In the Newport News
House of Delegates district.