Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-19
FIGHT IN VIRGINIA,
,,,ocnArs IN GOOD SPIRITS. AND
rurp.RING FOR THE BATTLE.
rINPlIGN SPEECHES TOMORROW
senator's Daniel and Martin, MIR.
uoptngue, and Others 20 Speak
List OF Nominations.


been made at nominating conventions and |
other such gatherings. but those to-mor-
row will be the first ones regularly an
uounced By the state Committee. Sena- |
Tor Daniel will speak In Pittsyvania, Sen |
ator Martin In Warren county. and Hon. |
A. j. Montague In Mecklenburg. The !
ratification meeting here next Ihursday
night under the auspices Of the Powhatan
club will probably be the largest demon
stration Of the campaign. State-Chair-
man Ellyson will preside. all three OF the
nominees win speak, and with special
rates on all Of the railroads, 1t Is ex-
rected that there VIII be very large at
tendance. The presence of ladies Will be
special feature Of the meeting. 1t is
expected that one or two thousand VIII
attend. Chairman Ellyson has Invited all
three OF the candidates 10 be his guests
and they have also received Invitations
from other friends to stop with them
Major TYLER with his brother, Mr.. Henry
NJ Tyler, and Mr.. Montague with Colonei
John s. Harwood. This gathering OF the
candidates Will be followed about two
weeks later by a meeting Of the state
Committee. the call for which will be
issued in a few days.
CONTESTS OVER STATE OFFICES.
There will be lively contests over seve-
raj OF the State Offices to be filled by the
Legislature when IL meets In December
New candidates are coming out almost
every week. and some OF the officers VINO
DO not even now dream of II may mo
themselves with opposition. IhuS Iai
Auditor Marye, Second-Auditor hylalu'
Treasurer Hartman, and Secretary-oi-the-
Commonwealth Lawless have no OPPOSE
ton. ...
In the last few days the name Of Major
I W Rawley has been frequently men
toned in connection with the oihce OF
Railroad Commissioner, which Genera
James t.. Hill has filed for numoer vi
years Major Rawley is making an ac,
live canvass for the place. and General
Hill IS not keeping idle.
Major y. W. Lynn, superintendent OF
the Penitentiary, has several opponents
IN the field. Mr.. A. w. Finch, OF Bedloru,
member of the State Committee anu
sfr s. NJ. Donald, of Augusta are aVoWeu
candidates. and Mr.. George NJ Helms oil
Franklin, is also talked OF.
Iessrs. John Jackson, Of Richmond; IL.
". Marshall, Of Charlotte. and Mr.. Look
abUl. of Roanoke. will oppose Colonel j.
~. Richardson for Register of the Lana
Ofce. 49,
Dr. Joseph w Southall. Of Amelia; Mr..
w. T. Gum, of Radford. and stanton
gentleman are all talked of as candidates
against Hon. John II. Massey Superii,-
teudent of Public Instruction, and Mr. D.
r.. Marsh. Of Bedford, wants Captain ).
~. O'Bannons place as Superintendent OF
Public Printing.
NOMINATIONS NEARLY OVER.
More than two thirds Of the Democratic
nominations for the General Assembly
have been made, and most OF the re-
manning ones will be in the next week OF
two The list viii probably be complete
oy the first of October and that moh'h
will be devoted TO speaking ana nara
work.
Twenty-one senators are to be elected
this wear. and Will have voice in naming
Senator Thomas S Martins successor two
years hence. OF the nineteen seid'Oi9
who hold over for two years yet SIX are
Populists or Republicans, Whhe out oHe
of the twenty-One whose terms expire -
an anti Democrat. Thus far seventeen
nominations have been made for the SEN
ate OF these six are old and eleven new
men, Nominations have yet TO be mace
I'm the Seventh. Nineteenth, Twenty-nlnlh'
and Thirty-frst districts.
In the Seventh, where Senator Jones de-
clines reelection, the men talked of are
colonel S. H. Letcher Frank T. Glasgow
Esq. and Judge Anderson Of Allegheny
The contest I'm the Nineteenth Dlstrlct Is
between Hon. j. Thompson Brown, the
incumbent and Bland Massie. Esq. Inc
convention failed TO nominate, the vote
being a Tie. and the matter was referred
IA n urinary. which will soon be held
Senator William b. Mclwaine Will be re-
turned from the Twenty-ninth District
Retersburg) and I'm the Thrty-secono
(NorfolbO District where DR.. George i
Snead did not stand for reelection th'
candidates are Major w. Il. Foster,
member OF the last House, and Judge j
NJ Keeling. Of Princess Anne.
There have been sixty-siX out OF ont
hundred nominations made for the House
of Delegates OF these but twenty-five arr
now I'm the House. Several Of the other'
have served In years past among 'nen
Messrs. Blakemore, CamppeA, anu o'upD7
Nfessrs. Opie of stanton and Muntord o
plchmond who have been named for tn
senate. have also served In the House.
PROM this IL will be seen that there VII
he n great preponderance OF new mate
rial especially in the House. The smal
percentage Of old men returned to IN
iourer branch adds 10 the interest In Tn
contest over the speakershp the friend
~ the three aspirants-Messrs. Ryan
caunders and Maupin-are actively a
work I'm their behalf and the contest VII
10 an interesting one.
The nominations for TIC senate ant
House thus far made are as follows. IN
old members being indicated by asterisks
THE SENATE.
No. i-Washlngton and Smyth, c. w
steele.
No s-Russen buchanan, Dickinson
and Tazewel, alexander 81 Clair
No 5-Pulaski. Wythe. Bland, an
Giles. Thomas l.. Tate.
No 9-Augusta and city Of Stauntor
shn ~ Ope.
No 1-Fauquier and Loudoun. 'Henr
Fairfax.
No. iS--Spotsylyania Stafford, Louisa
and cry Of Fredericksburg, George NJ
Wallace
No. l5-Culpeper. Rappahannock, Madi
son and Orange, J. l. Jeffres.
No. 17-Albemarle, city Of Charlottes
willie. and Green. 'George w. Morris.
No. 21-Halifax. William i. Barksdale
No. 23-Pittsylyania, city of Danviii'
and Henry ROrer A. James
No. 2t-Charotte and Mecklenburg, L
Q. Eggleston.
No. 2I-Greenesvine. Sussex, Surry an
Prince George. r.. b. Hartley.
No. 33-Portsmouth and Norfolk county
OIL. L. Maynard
No. 35-Richmond city and Henricc
sConway r. Sands and y. b. Munford.
No. S7-Accomac and Northampton
sGeOrge ". LeCato.
No. s9-Klng and Queen, Middleses
Gloucester, Essex, and Mathews, Thoma
T. Blakey.
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