The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-12
TO ASceI|QIn Whether or MOI The Low
Office Hos Been Abolished.
PROCEEDINGS WILL BE OF A FRIENDLY NATURE
Some Light Thrown on the subject
of Forged Trnnsrers-The Celebras
tod 9Th. New York Regiment VIII
Visit Richmond on tho 4th or Ju,S
Tho Prinary.
Especial Dlsr'.,tch to The virgnian>

Especial Disriatch to The YirgInian)
Richmond, Va, March II, 1898.
Governor Tyler has not decided when
he will leave on his trip through Tide
water to ls'alrh ahe wishes Of the people
concerning the State Board of Fish
cries He will probably start week
after next and will be absent from She
city several days. DR.. Williams. of
Hanover, called on the Governor to-
day to apply .for msm bership on the
board.
n new application for the position,
Of Labor Commissioner was received
to-day. 1t comes from Mr.. Savage
Smith. OF R.ehmog,u
tien. Dubncy II. Maury, q veteran
OF the Mexican and civil wars, has
written letter to Governor Tyler ten
dir'5g his services in case OF war with
Sl'ihn. He rs now ,nearly so years OF
age and quite feeble. The General was
minister to Columbia under Cleveland's
iirSt adminiStEa ,tGr
Secnitary of the Commonwealth wMl
soti"i institute uo-warranto proceed
'nss In the Court Of Appeals in order
70 ascertain whether or not COL John
w. Richardson Is still the Register of
me LRtim OfIlce. The bill to abolish
lhis position did riot pass the Senate,
but ne appropriation was made to nav
| n;' salary Of the Register. An add
tional appropriation was made for
clerk hire In the office of the Secretary
OIL Inc Commonwealth, 10 being the un-
dersta.:ding that the Secretary would
discharge the duties OF The Register.
IT Is MIR. Lnwless' purpose to appoint
Coionel Richardson to clerkshlp ii the
latter gentleman has TO give up the
Office he now holds. Colonel Richard
son thinks he o;im continue to- fiji the
oiflca TO which he was elected, and tho
proceedings 10 be brought will be
friendly and in order to determine a.
question left in doubt by the action Of
the Legislature.
Some ligh, Was thrown on the sub
1act OF the forged transfers to-day. It
developed that Mr.. o. A. Hawkins, q
candidate for Commissioner of the
revenue, gave to Mr.. j. Samuel Will
k'1son the names Of two Of his friends
who wished transfers. Mr.. Wilkinson
Tor twenty years has always BEEN em-
pioyed ~! campaigns by the Democrats
to look after the transforming and reg
istration Of voters. This year he was
engaged by severa! OF the candidates TO
dc work for them Mr.. Hawkins direct
ed Mr.. Wilkinson to see the proper reg
tstrars a:!d to have the names he gave
HIM transferred. This Is all Mr.. Haw-
l.
fers In both cases were forged. Mr.,
Wilkinson could not be found to-day.
lie IS In the city, but reporters who
hunted for HIM could not loo1te him.
y lett2r was received here to-day
from prominent ci;izan OF New York
saying the celebrated 7th Regiment of
'uMlt city. would probably come TO
Richmond on July 4th. the 10th an
niversaIU' of their birth here as the
escort CT President Monroe's remains.
The regiment Is composed OF scrla cf
tho Nlealthsast citizens Of New York
and wiz pay all cli its expresses T.e
gentleman suggested that steps should
be taken to give some sort Of an en-
t>Itammcnt in honor of the visitors.
The municipal primary election will
come off Tuesday. ~ prel:rnndous vote
will bs polled. IT Is conceded general
ny that the vote will ba close ais be-
tween Col Harwood and Mr. Taylor,
f2r ATaEpr. 1T looks very much as
If the Democratic League fer good gov
ernment wurld be badly defeated by
the Democratic clubs y3&#