The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-04
Richmond Democrats Not AT SAlI5 PIaassdI
With the Primary Plan. E l
SOME OF THE SUGGESTIONS QFEEaEn
sold Standard DemOcrat Is siEIssissS
Participate in tho Primary:4 sjtasss
bing Affair ut tho PenitenIsaESss
Wanted TO Die In the F0untni q
Contributions TO Conscience$Fnnes s
Especial dispatch to The Virginia1i.s
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Richmond, Va, I'm e. 81 B
1t Is understood that an effort nj sIs stss
made to havethe city Democra tic CONF s
mittee make some changes in the pIafss
lor holding the gubernationals primar1essss
some persons. who are very niuch h INTERN
ested In the contest over the attornegh
ScneraBhip, are not willing to- u ayHG
Mcssrs.3 Tyler and Ellyson n anne the del.b
egates for Richmond. It would be qultoE
dliiicult to fix any plan whereby the $Vot-f
ers could express their choice forGbotGt
governor and lieutenant governor. Itt
has been suggested that candidates. sf6r
attorney general might be voted for. anS3f
as 1t IS ascertained now, manySd de1EateES
each is entitled to name the CitySD DeniolI
cratic Committee, officially 8re4uests
Messls. Tyler and Ellyson In makingsH sHpf
thelr list OF delegates to confer and sol
arrange the matter between them tlia aEdt
III making selections they shall choossssf
men with view or properly eXpressillSt,
Richmond's choice for attorney genergli
as well rs for the governorship sss'
1t was learned today that Quite ai num-
per or gold Democrats have decided dEnots
70 participate in the primary. .s AIanSSofE
them will, but those who do not expect
TO vote for the nominees Of the RoaTiokaS
convention If the Chicago PLATFORM iSS
rGalllrined, have determined to stay OUT
These gold Democrats have made III la
plans as to what they will do oSin2thess
| event the platform is not satisfactorystos
them They will simply await developss
ments and after the nomination araS
made, decide what course thew xvi ii III rs rrs
sue. h b. f5@ff f$S3SSSt5}STSI I'D,
AS I. stated in my tier; yes tarday.s
the campaign In Richmond being Sa alaSHa
| one, naturally will be interestiii 6. n. / ls#
| always impossible for any man to re tsassS
! soi1d delegation here and it is ! not5 ex=s
| pected OF course that Mr.. Ellyson#Wi fls
| 40 So Major Tyler has very active SUPP
porters In Messrs. J. w. RaWley,5 Clyda$
W. Saunders, Jefferson Wallace, HanrY&
NJ. Tyler this brother), Richard e. Fray
ser and others. Some OF Mr.. Illysontsss
most active and influential supporteras
are Cant. John a. Curtis, Henry IA Cair.ssss
ter. William NJ. Turpin, Jack Guy. s.sisS.s
Kelley, W. Il. Reddy Charles M. M.sVYaIs
lace, Jr.; w. H. Zimmerman, NIiles}f nf.S
Martin and Hon. Henry w. Flournoy 3 sisE
There was a stabbing affair %ins StfiaS
pehetentlary yesterday afternoon j esseN
kuhn (colored), from Nottoway count y.S
serving is years for burglary and r inn
smith (colored. from Henrico, had quar-
relied on Tuesday and when Smith was
passing Ruflln's cell door, the latter cut
MIN IN the back OF the neck. Smith isHs
not very badly hurt and will recoYaP.ss
Rufiin was punished for the offense, $ssSS
~ white man by the name of@W, ~ d
Knott threw himself into the fountaiil$iria
lhe Capttol Square near the State LIBRA
:
three feet deep and the man was q,lick4S
ly nshed out. The man has been on as
iong spree and Is just recovering from
It. He said he was tired of Z. life ana
wanted to die. The man was taken ins1
charge by friends. ~ 8fff5E.9SssE E9s
The Stale Board OF Education Is stiIIS
In session making selections for county
and city superlntendents. It is said the
work will be completed tomorrow N NotlSs
ing has been given out as to what has
been done. Nearly all Of the candidates.
are still here. Z, d 3tl fissi;
:Ehtrty-five dollars in currency ana filss5ss
Following letters was received yestsr1S
day evening by Governor O'FerralI d IL Iss
TO Governor O'FerralI: 81 RI ;sy9
Dear Sir.-Please place the encl1sads
SS5 to the credit Of State OF virglnia,G.a
Conscience Fund a Whtskey tax. 9%
"CONSCINNCD, 5ssS;1
The letter with It's contents, which TFsas;
mailed at Richmond postofnce was turn
cd over to the auditor. a
Richmond Lodge, No. 145, B. p. o. EilssE
are considering ways and me ans of 3d.
curing q building Of their own, with bet.ss
ter accommodations for their @ lodge.
which Is steadily and rapidly growing iHss
| membership. They have a goodly sum
OF money in the treasury at present, and 7
better prospects for increasing their III
pances than at any previous time in$$haN
history Of the local branch. ES
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