Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-09
WANT JONES TO RUN,
Senatorial Reform Advocates Are
Urging Him to Come Out
cOMM'TEEOF 7WEiTYMEETs
Spends Several Hours Discussing tho
Condition OF Affairs.
WILL ORGANIZE ON TUESDAY.
The Entire body to Appear nefors
the state Committee Monday MsAt
with Hon. J. @. Parker as spokes.
man, and Urge a Convention
WILL ORGANIZE ON TUESDAY.

The Senatorial Reform League Commit
tee held a meeting at headquarters. In the
Chamber OF Commerce building last
night and adjourned to meet again
Tuesday morning, when organization
will be effected.
1t is thought to be perfectly certain that
Hon. William A. Jones will. at Tuesdays
meeting, announce his candidacy I'm OPP
position to Mr.. Martin. Several members
of the committee last night expressed the
opinion that there was no doubt OF this.
Mr.. Jones, however, would not so de-
clare.
1t is understood that the strongest pres
sure was brought to bear upon Mr.. Jones
by the members OF the committee last
night to induce him to declare himself
at once. He resisted every request Of this
character.
HIS POSITION UNCHANGED.
In short. his position. as expressed
through the Dispatch at the inception OF
the senatorial reform movement. several
months ago, is unchanged. He said
then that the movement was not In the
interest of his candidacy, nor OF that
OF any other man. He has upon every
occasion reiterated this declaration. lie
reiterated 1t last night.
/ A gentleman, who was endeavoring to
induce him to announce his candidacy,
remarked that he had nothing 20 lose
by making the race, even II defeated.
1T should not deter me one moment
were 1t otherwise" Mr. Jones responded.
in the tones of the fighter his friends
know him to be.
THE SAVING CONTINGENCY.
II is said by those closest to Mr.. Jones.
that he Will run only In the event that
nobody else can be induced TO make tho
race. Nobody else will run long as there
is ray of hope that Mr.. Jones Will do
so. Therefore, his candidacy would seem
certain, and, as matter OF fact, IL is
so regarded.
Those present at the meeting were Hon.
w. A. Anderson, of lexington; Hon. w.
"A. Jones. OF Richmond county; Colo
mel John 5. HARDWOOD. OF Richmond; Cap
tain Cunningham Hall, of Righmond;
Hon ]. G. Parker, OF Southampton DR..
Jud. Is. Weod OF Richmond, Hon. Clag-
gett H. Jones, OF King and Queen; Mr..
John Il. Miller. OF Rappahannock: Mr..
Walter l.. Sydnor. OF Hanover: Mr.. Au-
gustine Royal, OF Manchester, and Mr.
l.. c. Garnett, of Mathews. All the fore
going are members OF the committee, or
carried proxies of those who were una
voidably detained.
Hon. William A. Anderson presided at
the meeting, which was entirely informal.
IHe chief work done was the selection OF
Hon. j. c. Parker to present TO the Statn
Committee Monday night the request o.
the conference for convention to nomi-
nate senatorial candidate. Mr.. Parker
Will be the spokesman OF the committee,
though he is not a member. The entire
committee will appear with Mr.. Parker
before the State Committee IL Is greatly
desired that every member be present.
SITUATION IN THE STATE.
The committee discussed the situation
in the State very thoroughly. Every men-
Der spoke encOuragingly OF the progress
Of the movement.
Regarding the probable action of the
State Committee there was no doubt. Is
was a significant fact, however that there
was a strong hope expressed that con-
yentlOn would be ordered. A great deal
OF time was CONSUMED IN going over the
| list OF members OF the committee, and
figuring as To the votes the consentou
proposition would have I'm the meeting. IL
was realized that the opponents OF the
| objects Of "A convention were In the de-
| cided majority, but IL was thought not
| impossible that in a spirit OF fairness
enough OF these might vote for a convens
ton 10 cause the proposition to carry.
Hon. William A. Jones and Hon. Wiz
liam A. Anderson may go 10 Baltimore
by boat to-day. The former desires To
have the latter make the trip with him.
but Mr.. Anderson has business calling
him to New York, and may so there. Both
gentlemen, however, may remain In Rich
mond until the meeting OF the State com-
mittee Monday night.
The other out-of-town gentlemen az lass
nights meeting will return home to-day