Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-28
GIVES SATISFACTION.
The Nomination of Judge QuarIes-
ConurafuIatiop-st NoteB.


sTAuNTON. VA, June N.-fSpecial.)-
Each mail pours in congratulations to
Judge Quarles, the Democratic nominee
for Congress in the Tenth District. From
camp, college, forum, and field come
gratifying expressions for the party's
candidate.
The West Augusta Guard, Company X,
Second Virginia, at jacksonville. sends
Judge Quarles warm greetings. Professor
III. st. George Tucker, OF Washir gton and
Lee, telegraphs his congratulate MS. Hon.
Marshall Mccormick, of Berryville; Judge
&. T.. Nicol, of the Northern Neck, and
State Chairman j. Taylor Ellyson, too,
hasten TO make known their interest, and
offer such aid as is properly within their
power.
This is County-Court day, and despite
the fact that the farmers are In the
midst OF harvest, there is a goodly at
tendance. Judge Quares will have sore
arm tonight. He has been busy hand
shaking all morning, and left this after
noon for his 3O0-acre farm, at New Hope,
where he is in his harvest field this eve
ming, for i'm addition to being a lawyer
the Democratic candidate vies with
Uncle Dick Bland, of Missouri, not only
in his love for silver at Is TO ], but does
the Cincinnatfs act In the grain-helds.
He is prominent and practical farmer,
Is the Augusta candidate.
Not before September will the candidate
actively begin his canvas on the stump.
This is the general party plan as out
lined by Chairman Ellyson.
Should joint debates be the programme,
Judge Quarles will be right in it. He Is
a man of great endurance. fine physique.
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strong in discussion.
Despite reports to the contrary hereto
fore published, Congressman Jacob Yost
will be an active candidate for renomi-
nation by the Republican convention He
has just announced his candidacy. and
was busily engaged here to-day putting
In work for the denomination. Turner II.
Hackman, OF Staunton, who has for some
time trained with Yost I'm the Yost-Allen
contentious. is out for the nomination,
and with two candidates from the same
city hot fight ~ expected. In a fort
night the District Committee will deter
mine on the date and place of the con-
ventiOn. Lexington. Clifton Forge. or
Covington will be the place selected.
The Augusta wheat crop Is very large
in acreage. and the yield is bounteous
and OF excellent quality. Corn is looking
well, and recent rains have improved the
outlook for big hay crop.
Central Encampment, No. "a, l. o. o. F.,
has elected these officers for the coming
year: Chief Patriarch, III. S. Radcliffe.
Senior Warden, II. ID. Murray; High
Priest, II. T. Bayliss; Scribe, j. b. Cof-
felt; Treasurer, +. c. Hardy; Junior
Warden. c. v Parkins. Deputy-Grand-
Patriarch II. II. Harlow will install these
officials July sth when an official visit
will be made to Stanton.
With G.. c. Berry as captain, Young
Mems Christian Association cycle club
Of forty members has been organized.
and big run is being made on the roads
tonight.
The Friendship Fire Company, of Win
chester, has notified the Stanton COM
mittee Of its inability TO spend the Fourth
Of July here, as expected, but will visit
Stanton in the early fall
Mrs. Theodore Shuey, wife Of the United
States Senates official stenographer, has
left her summer home here to spend
few days in Washington with Mr.. Shuey.
The Rev. Dr. Frank j. Brooks preached
two able missionary sermons at the Sc
cond Presbyterian church yesterday.