The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-16

CAN SAYS THAT TYLER WILL BE
THE NOMINEE-HoN. A P. STA
PIES MENTIONED AS CHAIRMAN
OF THE BIG CoNvENTIoN-SoME
INTERESTING RICHMOND NEWS.
Richmond. June Is Special THE
gubernatorial fight between the TYLER
and Ellyson factions is now on in Rich
mond, and the indications are that it will
be warm one. "The first battlen has
been fought and Tyler won. That battle
was inside the city committee, in arrang.
ing flr the primary to send delegates TO
Rof noke allowed for minority delegates.
,rt.e Ellyson people thinking their man
Snead, held n monster mass meeting and
appointed..a committee to wait on the city
central COMMITTEES and have the arrange
ments changed, so that solid delegation
could be sent to the convention
The matter was laid before the city
committee in the strongest light. An
executive session was held and the com
iDittee by II vote of 10 to ''deemed it in
SSpedient" to make the changes asked
FOR by the Ellysonians.
y n prominent gentleman said to day:
i''That vote indicates the relative strength
of the two candidates in Richmond. ~
Conservative men, however, do not think
Major Tyler's strength is that great but
he has a fighting chance to win the ma
jority of the IS delegates and surely will
capture ut least 35.
General Edgar Allan, than whom there
is no shrewder politician in Virginia, and
who is the brains of the Republican party
if,f hi Stot a., Ii ~ ID
respondent to day that Major Tyler would
surely he nominated at Roanoke. While
General Allan did not say so, it is baliev.
ed by MANY who are on the inside that
the Republicans will not hold q conven-
ton If Major Tyler is nominated, but
should Mr.. Ellyson get the nomination
they (the Republicans) will put up a
ticket, believing Mr.. EllysDn to be weak
enough to beat
There is much talk in political circles
about the permanent craftsmanship or the
convention. 1t will probably be offered
to Senator Daniel, but it is understood
that he vii. not accept. Hon. r.. w. Saun-
ders, of Franklin, and Congressman Otey
have been mentioned, rs also has Hon. A.
z. Staples, of Roanoke. 1t will go to ii
Southwest man.
Hon. VIM. r. Alexander, of Winches-
ter, is developing considerable strength
for attorney general.
Mcssrs. Ainslie and Webster will retire
from the management of the Jefferson
Hotel, July !, when that popular hos.
telry will go into the hands of Mr.. p. NJ.
FRY, well known in Roanoke. j. Eddie
Martin, the Jefferson's night clerk, who
was one time night clerk at Hotel Roam
oEe, will 20 To New Hampshire with
Ainslie and Webster.
Among the people from Southwest
Virginia in Richmond to-day are
Capt. John r. Johnson, of Christians
burg; John Rangeley, of Stuart, and Mr..
n. IL. Soule, of the Roanoke Machine
Works.
S. H. Boitnott and r. A. Moody, of
Roanoke. were here yesterday to make
final settlement with Manager Leath, of
theAcademy of Music, who with M. A.
Moseley, of Roanoke, managed Barlow
Bros. Min1trels last season. Boitnott
and Moody were two of the MINISTRIES.
There was more politics in some OF the
recent appointments for superintendent
of schools than the public Mt large WAS
aware of. The counties of Bedford and
FRANKLIN were notable examples. Col.
Geo. M. Helms came over from franklin
at the eleventh hour anf secured the ap-
pointment Of w. O. Firth. In Bedford
ehc iSHO peLWecn ddWN1nS anu Rlley
became so bitter that the board appointed
Mr.. Guy, believing they were pouring oil
on the troubled waters-and now Guy
don't want it,
Governor O'Ferrall to day appointed
Col. John S. HARDWOOD 20 be chief of staff
IN place of Col. Charles O'Brien Cowar.
dan resigned. This left vacancy in the
place of Colonel HARDWOOD promoted 1t
costs Sl65 to buy Il uniform and Governor
O'Ferrall had II natural delicacy in offer.
ing a new man the honor of being called
colonel for only five months and making
him pay so-dearly for it, so he looks
about for man who had an old uniform
that would do. His choice fell on Colonel
Nash, of Norfolk, who is retired colo.
mel of the Fourth Virginia Regiment and
who possessed the necessary parapher.
MALTA of the office.
The governor spent nearly all day in
his office Saturday, being the longest
time he has been in the capitol on one day
since January
Intelligence has reached this city that
ii. II. Daniel, formerly of Roanoke. is
very Ill Mt his home in Baltimore. 1t is
not thought that he will recover.
BIG STRIKE LIKELY.
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