The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-07
WOULD BE NEAR
HER DAUGHTER.
Mrs. Allen, Mother of Mrs. Ellis,
Seeks Employment in Williamsburg
AS TO NOTICES OF CANDIDACY,
legislative Nominees Should Not For
ward such TO Secretary of the Com
monwealth-soldicr In Distress
at the Governors Office.
AS TO NOTICES OF CANDIDACY,

Mrs. Dicie r. ALLEN, the mother Of the
unfortunate young woman, Mrs. ). G.
Ellis. who was adjudscd insane after she
had murdered her infant child, desires TO
be near her daughter, who as confined
in The Eastern State Hospital al VIII
aamshurg. Some time ago MIS-. Allen
hesoueht the Governor TO secure the re-
lease of Mrs. Ellis from the asylum, but
the Governor replied that that was a mat
ter for the hospital authorities 10 decide.
Mrs Allen now seeks to find employment
in Williamsburg so that she can be near
tho institution in which her daughter is
confined. She is at present I'm Newport
News There IS no employment now IN
sight for her at Williamsburg. but Mrs.
AIen hopes that publication OF the iact
that she desires work IA the hospital
town VIII induce some one 10 Oner heF
employment. $50. -
A rnisapprenensiOn exists among some %
mo LEGISLATIVE Candidates IN regard 10 the
twenty-days' notice OF candidacy they are
required 10 file. Legislative candidates
shotld not forward such notice 10 inc
Secretary Of the commonwealth as sunni
few have done, but are requested 10 bNo
notice in wrIung IN the various iius'i.i79
or County Courts. The provision '' ''io
parker amenament TO the Walton bill Is
as follows:
"Dutes of Candidates for Ofice.-1. Any
norson who intends to be a candidate Tor
any office. state or national 10 be elected
b,, tne electors Of the State at large or
Of a congressional district, shall, at least
twentv qays before sucn election, notliy
the secretary of the Commonwealth IN
writing. attested by two witnesses, OF such
tutcution. designating the Office for winch
ne is a candidate. Such written notce
shall be signed by the said candidate, but
IL he is incapable Of writing his proper
signature, then some mark adopted Dy
him as his signature shall be acknoWl-
edged before a lustiCeJf the peace or o-h-c
cffcer authorized To take acknowledge
ments 10 deeds and in the same manner.
Any person who intends To be a candidate
for any office not embraced IN the toresO-
ing At any election shall give notice at
least twenty days before SUCH election
10 the clerk or clerks Of the County or
IIusttnrs Courts OF the county or conn
ties or i'm the city or cities whose electors
vote for the candidates for such Office,
which notice shall i'm AN respects be -
the same form as that above described
required to be given to the Secretary Of
the Commonwealth
NOT WELL POSTED.
The Secretary of the Commonwealth was
In receipt yesterday Of a communication
from Minneapolis. in which was enclosed a
copy OF the Minnesota Concurrent Direct
Primary Election Law" adopted at the
last session of the Minnesota Legisla-
ture.
In doing so the writer states that he saw
from the Outlook" that Virginia has
Just passed a law similar TO that OF his
state. and asks that a copy Of that law
be forwarded to him.
Secretary Lawless. in reply. VIII state
that there IS no general primary election
law in the state, though there are special
laws IN several Of the cities. but there has
been no publication of them by the state
except in the Acts of Assembly. lie will
enclose COPY Of the general election laws
Of the State
QUAKER CITY VISITORS.
The Camden Republican Club, a social
organization. which. as announced in yes
terdays Times will spend a three-days'
outfits here this month. includes in It's
membership some of the gentlemen who
helped receive and entertain Governor
Tyler and party on the occasion Of the
NllaAflI pima + tdLf JADlAtfs y NNAAAhAlAA-
cation has been received at the Governor
office from the manager OF the club. ad-
vising the Governor of their proposed visit
20 Richmond The Governor has express
ed the pleasure II Will afford him to greet
the gentlemen who so handsomely enter
tained the Virginia party in the Quaker
City. mn
ANXIOUS TO SEE UNCLE.
youthful soldier in distress appeared
at the Governors Office yesterday. He
claimed TO be a native Of Savannah,
Ga. and to have come TO Richmond in
search Of an uncle. a Mr. Vaughan, who.
he said Is a timer. The discharged sol
der said his own name was Frank c.
Vaughan. Having travelled so far to see
his uncle. ne was particularly DESTROYS Of
finding his kinsman. In fact. he expressed
a purpose to touch" uncle for the amount
OF his fare back 10 Savannah.
Secretary owen. who is something Of q
detective. doubted the young mans story.
and wagered him that he would prove in
two hours that his visitor formerly lived
In Richmond. Thereupon the soldier left
Ala nof return again