The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-31
Chairman Wlchham's Assistants lndustTl-
ouSIy Putting on Finishing Touches.
CONTEST IN Pl1TSYLVANIA AND HENRY
COlorpd Politician wants Henyy
Damages for Libel Collector wn7.
Inco Ready To vnCate- NInncI,cster
People IndiGnantat tho Anront TO
senator Daniel.
tspcclal Dispatch to The virglnlan.>
Richmond. va, Oct. 30, 1887.

: Especial Dispatch to The VrgnIan)
Richmond. Va Oct 30, 1897
Tho Republicans OF the Lamb Wick
ham faction were busily engaged to-day
In pHttinE the finishing touches to their
work at headquarters. Chairman Wick
ham was not In town. having spent the
day at his residence In Powhatun
county. Secretary j. w. TIerney cx-
pressed himself as very we'll pleased
With the outlook IIc thinks tho vote
McCaull will receive will be a. surprise
to the Republicans who are fighting him
and that there will be some gains in the
Legisa turc.
Chairman Wickham has received re-
plies TO nearly all the letters he sent out
to clerks Of courts asking for lists OF
candidates, for the Legislature Wliaa
there are very few Republicans nom
mated, the regular Democrats have op-
position In about forty candidates. The
most of the ant-Democrats arc indie
pendcnts' All OF the clerks gave the
Information asked for except Clerk
Thackston. of Prince Edward He res
pondcd by saying as at present advised
he did not think he had the right TO
divulSc the names of. those who had
announced themselves for the General
n sscmbiy.
According to Information received here
nc lights over the floatcr Senator for
Henry and Pi,tSylvanla lis likely to re-
suit In close vote. 1t is known here
lnht the Democrats are very uneasy
apout flttsylVania. The situation Is
nj, ,,,tx .r
| rcd-hot canvass has been made this
week, and the voters are considerably
stlrred up, bCt they are much divided
| INTO factions. The ngnt between the
Democrats in Rockingham. Shennn-
doah. Rockb:idEe. notetourt, Montgom
cry, Smith. Wythe, Pulaski, Giles, Scott,
ana several other counties Is causing
some concern.
W. G. Singleton. local colored Re-
publican. who belongs to the LAMB
Wickhnm faction. to-day brought suit
In the Law and Equity Court for $4,000
ior alleged libel against William Gus
taio, Colin Payne. J. II. a. Cyrus ana
Allan Goodloe. all cOlorcd, who belong
to the Lamb faction. Custalo and the
other defendants put out n circular in
which they called Singleton 'thc Judas
lscarlot OF his race" The circular also
said bitter things of, a. w. Harris, OF
Dlnwiddlc county. and n dozen or more
other colorcd Republicans. 1, Is thought
all OF them will bring suit Messrs A
B. Dickinson and Daniel GrInnan are
counsel for Singleton. The United
States authorities will be asked to indIct
the signers for sending improper mat
Ter through the mails.
Collector Of Customs Wallace made ail
preparations to-day TO vacatc his office
Monday to Mr.. John S. Bethel, who Ia
to succeed him. Mr.. Bethel will take
charge al o'clock Monday morning
lie has decided TO appoint Mr.. John S.
De Fargca deputy collector at Wost
Point. Mr. Dc Fargcs served In the
same capacity under HarrIsons admin
iStra ton.
The decision of Attorney General Nc
kcnna In the mater of Colonel Brady's
deputies IL expected TO he rendered soon
after the election. When that is done
Collector Bethel can better Judge Of his
authority To make changes IN the per-
sonnel OF his office. The Republican
leaders here all think the attorney gen.
eral will sustain Colonel Brady. In
fact, some are Offering to make wager5
that this will be the result
The fact that Senator Daniel was yell
ed down al political meeting in Man
| chesi nr last night and not allowed to
conci-.dc hls speech as he Intended has
causeu much comment here. 1t was the
HFSt llnc III MANY years Such dlScOur-
tesy was shown the Senator The good
people OF Manchester regret the oc-
currence, but they were powerless to
prevent II. Had the ring leaders been
found out several angry gentlemen
would have spoken their minds very
plainly 10 them.
Mrs. Wright Of Fulton. whose peculiar
sickness was told OF in this correspond
cnce yesterday died to-day. For twelve
days she lay in stupor, her body per-
fcctly cold and motionless. The case
was one that puzzled the physicians.