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Richmond, Va, April 1.-THE date
for the Senatorial conference has been
changed from May 18th to May 10th.
The change was decided upon to-
day after Congressman Jones. who
came to Richmond Monday night had
conference with q number of friends of
the movement here. The chief reason
for making the change was that large
numbers of prominent men of the State
who will wish to attend the confer
ence. also desire to be present at the
great Confederate reunion in Charles
ton, which begins on the 18th of May.
The conference will last only one day,
and those who attend can leave on the
night train and reach Charleston the
next day. Three southbound trains
leave the city at different hours every
night.
Mr.. Jones and other advocates Of the
conference decided upon the Academy
of Music as the place of holding the
conference. and 1t was engaged for the
day and night of the eleventh of May.
1t was found absolutely necessary to
engage the Academy, the largest hall
In the city, in order to accommodate
the crowd expected.
Mr.. Jones and his friends engaged
room 16 on the first floor at Murphy's
as headquarters. The rooms will be
fitted up with necessary office furni-
ture at once. and placed in charge Of
3 corresponding secretary. Mr.. Clagget
Jones, Commemorative Attorney of
King and Queen county. and one of the
signers Of the call. will have charge of
the bureau. He will be installed in q
few days. He will employ q stenogra-
cb nP h.
was rendered necessary by reason of
the immense number of letters of in
quiry received from all parts OF the
State. and from other States, by sign
ers Of the call for the conference. The
writer's asked for information regard
ing the meeting. the basis of represen-
tation, the terms of admission to the
conference and other matters.
The original intention to make the
conference mass meeting in the in
terest Of the movement for the popu-
lar election Of Senators will be some
what modified. 1t has been found that
the conference would be far too large
even for the Academy of Music unless
come means of reducing the represen-
tation of various counties were adopt-
ed. 1t Is probable that an effort will
be made to induce the friends OF the
movement to agree upon some plan Of
selecting delegations In order that all
the people may be represented. Other
wise, one county might have an over
Whelming representation, while an adj
Joining county would be without dele
gates owing to their representatives be-
Ing unable to gain admission to the
hall.
1t has been decided that admission
must be upon cards obtained at head
quarters.
The chief movers for the conference
are pronounced In the declaration that
fea6
measures and not men. 1t is not a
question of candidate, but Of a prin-
cipie. 1t is not to be considered as n
blow aimed at Senator Martin, or any
other candidate for the United States
Senate. but must be looked at as a
movement in the direction of the cleo
lion of Senators by popular vote.
Mr.. Jones was asked about the men
non OF the name of Mr.. Lloyd T. Smith,
or Northumberland county for nomi-
nation by the convention.
nave never spoken to Mr. Smith on
the subject in my life" was the reply.
In talking about the possibility OF
the nominating of a candidate by the
convention Mr. Jones said he knew
nothing more about it than was CON
tanned In the call, and that 1t was his
impression that those who signed the
call were more interested In the prIn
cipie involved than in any nersonal
features that might grow ont of tho
movement. Further than this Mr..
Jones would not talk. or rather he
oecilned to speculate upon what the
convention might do when 1t met.
MAY NOMINATE.
Although no information comes Aror,
any official source, If any could be said
TO exist, yet the general impression pre-
walls that the coming convention will
name some man to serve as a. candidate
against Senator Martin in order ct least
to test the working details of a primary
plan.
1t has been suggested that az the
Roanoke convention was said to have
gone outside the call when II endorsed
Senator Daniel that the coming con-
Vention would exceed the call in nomi
mating candidate for the Senate. hut
this is provided for in the call for the
convention in the clause which states
that until a primary is accomplished IL
must devise a. method Of securing
pubic expression. and OF course. pub
lie expression could only come when
candidates were in the field.
There Is no doubt that the convention
VIII feel itself entirely free to nominate
II 1t chooses to do So
Governor Tyler was to-day asked to
PARDON Ross Carter, who was convicted
at the september term, 1897, of the
washington County Court. of burglary
ana was given five years In the peni-
Tertiary. Carter had both feet cut off
by being run over by a railroad train
several years before the commission of
the crime Still, he was able to breal,
his way into an Abingdon saloon. He
managed to get away with some OF the
goods. Many prominent citizens endors-
ed the petition for pardon.
Governor Tyler, Private Secretary
the penitentiary, and several OF the d.
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