The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-30

EVERYTHING FOR TYLER.
The Richmond Candidate Passing
Into InnoGuous DeSuetuda.

ihe hlCnm0nd candidate Passing
Into Innocuous Desuetuda.
wise Courthouse, Va, June 29.-The
democrats of Wise county met at this
place yesterday and elected delegates 70
the State convention at Roanoke The
delegates were instructed to cast the vote
OF the county as a unit for Hon. j. Hoge
Tyler for governor.
resolutions were passed endorsing he
Chicago platform, the campaign of w. j.
Bryan, and endorsing the Hon. John w.
Daniel for United States Senator.
w. 5. Mathews will be elected county
chairman.
AS VIEWED IN RICHMOND.
Richmond, June 29-The friends of
Major j. Hoge Tyler feel that his nomi-
nation by the Roanoke convention is now
practically assured and say that the cleo
tions of delegates to be held this and next
week will remove all doubt as to the sue
cess OF the .Southwest's candidate The
Tyler people are particularly jubilant
over getting solid delegation of forty
from Pittsylvauia. The friends of Mr.
Ellyson had been doing good deal of
work in that county, and it was rather
expected that there would be some divi-
sion.
BRUNSWICK DELEGATES.
Lawrenceyille, Va, June 29.-Pur-
suant to call of the county chairman
the Democrats of Brunswick county
assembled in mass-mceting in the court.
house yesterday to select delegates to the
Roanoke convention.
Fourteen delegates were chosen-rwo
from each magisterial district and four
at large.
The delegation was uninstructed. but
it is learned that twelve of the delegates
are Tyler men and two are for Ellysop
for governor.
For attorney general Lassiter has 10.
Mann 8, and Hundley l.
THE BEDFORD PRIMARIES.
Bedford City. Va, June 29.-The Dem
ocratic executive committee of Bedford
county met yesterday morning in the
Office OF its chairman, H. o. Humphreys
and decided to hold primaries Saturday
July II, at p. m, at one or more voting
precinctssof each magisterial district to
select the 81 delegates to the gubernato-
rial convention that assemblies in Roa-
noke August 18th.
There was u full Attendance at the
meeting and considerable interest was,
manifested in the coming contest for gov.
ernor.
The individual preference of the entire
committee is j. Hoge Tyler and it is
probable Bpdford's vote Mt the conyen.
ton will be cast for him.
For the attorney generalship there is
diversity of choice.
FUSION IN HALIFAX.
Houston, Va, June 29.-The Demo-
cratic and Populisitic executive commit
tees met and agreed upon terms of fusion
upon candidates for Senate and House of
delegates and delegates to the gubernato-
rial conve uton.
This arrangement insures three votes
in the next general assembly for Hon.
John w. Daniel for United States Sena.
tor.
The fusion provides for the participa-
ton of the Populists in the election of del
egates to the Roanoke convention anu
pledges the party to support the nominee
oil that convention regardless of the action
OF the Pppulist convention, which makes
Halifax undoubtedly secure for the nom
inees of the Democratic State convention.
Mass meetings will he held at nj! the
precincts on the 18th of July to elect del.
egates to county convention which
meets on the 10Th of July
the county convention is to elect dele
gates to the Roanoke convention and
nominate n candidate for the State senate
and two members of the house of dele.
gates.
SO far we have only two candidates for
the senate, Hon. William l. Jordan, of
south Boston and William p. Barksdale.
of Houston. They both favor the re-elec
tion of Major Daniel and no candidate
for either house will get much support in
Halifax who does not.
HalifaX is about equally divided he
tween Tyler and Ellyson.
BRISTOL FOR TYLER.
Bristol, June 2D.-At a mass.meetino
of Democrats held here last night Ihe fol.
lowing were elected delegates to Roa.
h"ke: a. S j. Wheeler. II. G Peters. J.
w. Price, Dave Frizell, j. w. owen,
Judge Stuart. Gordon Fuuua, Cloyd
Byars, j. H. Winston.
Col. Goldman introduced resolution
declaring it the sense of the meeting that
the delegates be instructed to 90 to Ron
noke and cast their ballot for j. Hope
Tyler for governor, also ratifying the Chi.
cago free silver platform; also pledpinp
the support of the convention to Hon.
John w. Daniel in his race for the Sena
torship. The resolution was unani
:nously adopted.
THE P1TTSYLVANIA RETURNS.
Richmond June 20.-Returns from all
districts in Pittsylvania county have been
received and the forty delegates to the
State Democratic convention elected Sat-
urday are instructed for Tyler for cover
nor and Montague for attorney general
WARWICK FOR LEE.
Richmond. June -..Warwick's two
delegates to the State Democratic conyen
ton. elected vpstar6nv nro ;,,.ts,...Lt -