The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-24
The So-CaIIed Independents VIII Not
Submit Their Claims.
FIGHT IN SUFFOLK DISTRICT.
Cot RoyIxin aud Mr.. Jones wiling for
the Central Body to Decide VINO
Arc the Nominees, but lheir
Opponents VIII, il IS SAID,
Decline to Arbitrate This
Mater.

l,.,t,,t committees VIII meet ut the Jei-
60, Hotel NJ 10 O'Clock next Thursday
morning TO map out plans for the cam
paisn. .-t,,
This will be a most important session
II Will be the FIRST one held since pa"
IN 1une when the proposition TO call
convention fa the nomination OF
o,rd,1s,e FOR United States Senator was
Ebsfrman j. Taylor Ellyson has returned
eroro Eur1pe within the past Weeh' nc
has been busily engaged 6diheIlhs An.o'
nation concerning the pohtcal si'u,--9
an Virginia. lie is ready 10 lnausaia'e
VIGOROUS campaign. .,..-, &C. |
The meeting OF the state contul''ec ntuU''e',.- 30
looked forward TO with hu-n m -. /
senator Martin and Representative Jo"cS
40 horb members Of the Executive oooy' |
f,,as,r,,cb AS the former is directly inter- |
csted I'm the contests that VIII come ~ /
con decision it is not likely That ne VI" |
attend But Mr. Jones Is eNpecteu' lo' "7
raraly misses a meeting of the c'inInlsseo'
THE CONTESTS.
1t does not appear now as II M'ns va
the contests win come no Tor cohS.oolo-
ton While there are numerous Dtl-o
crats running as Independents and clam
u'ido Democrats" they are not going to /
srou, the State committee 20 pass upon
tbeir claims. From their standpoint ul5
would be the height of political Ioly. IN
most cases these people admit lNdl meg
are not the regular nominees ouL t",y
claim that they are the cnoice "l .ro
democrats Of their res specufe cou"1I1''
cities or districts. They argue lhat nla- MA
| chine methods thwarted the VIII OF 'ne
people and the voters must pc -N'" "
chance 10 correct the alleged evil
ro,oYol r T. Boykn one of the claim
o,ts III the state Senatorial nomination |
7, tbe Suffolk district and Mr. Ihomas /
| n ZONES who says he, and not Dr g. D. |
pr,I.bav- is the nominee Tor the House
| +, fsio of wight. aye anxious Tor lNe CON-
,'itto. fo Dass upon their claims. Ihey |
ara tvilling to abide by the result n-e'
as vet. Mr.. william Shandi, Oh 2'''.ll'. /
ton Colonel Boykin's rival ana DI. hll'-
sbaw. have not sign.ned their "iIll7",7
| to arbltrate the question OF VINO are 1''
/ r,,l and only nominees. furthtrmoie' |
-. h. not he slightest probability that !
/ tbov will do 80. Mr.. Shands anu ~
pr.dshaw are TYLER men and their friends !
80, it would be chnds folly to summit |
,beir claims TO a hostile committee. Ihefe |
is no question that the two commute
.ro largely composed of men favorable 10
-''' -'' ONLY ONE slDh
As il appears now the committee VIII
! he able TO listen To but one Side OF lhese
contests and. doubtless Do'!Aei Ios H.I (
ard ntr. Jones will be declared lne IeaAi'r
rho committee win make provision for |
reenir.- headouartcrs open in thls cry
| rntl after the election. Mr. Joseph But
ton the huefling secretary VIII nave
/ charse. ,..,. mill
/ he made Go open the speaking cam
naien all over the State on me hrst Mon
! dav in October Senators Daniel ana Mu-
/ uo Governor Tyler Representatives
/ Jones Swanson. Rnea nay L.'l', GU ,
many others will be urged 10 WhooD inc
/ ,orers mr. 10 is certain that most OF them
THE COMMITTEES
( The revised list Of committeeman as
issued yesterday is as follows:
Executive Committee: First District
W. 4. Jones Warsaw. Second District
| r.. y. Boykin, smithhe.d; Third Distr'ct
! IT N smith Jr. Richmond, Fourth Dis
! triot-Nm Hodge Manu. N0-tOway. Fifth
| District-E. w Saunders Rocky Mount
Sixth Distrlct-Carter Glass, Lynchoursi
) seventh Dlstrlct-Thomas s. Martin.
/ scottsville. Eighth Dstric.-Josepn T..
willard. Fairfax, Ninth pistrlct-W- r,
/ Rbea. Bristol. Tenth District-Ed""td
Echols StaUnton.
CENTRAL BODY
First Distuct-L,oyd 7. smith, cnair-
man. Heathvnle. T.. l.. AilsTorth Easl-
vile. H. f. Crismond, FredeneN7'" "tB 80
y Zones King and queen Courthouse
pov5 Sears Mathews Courthouse
second District-W. W. Dey, chairman.
| Norfolk. ID. G.. Smith. Newport News e.
| p Dav. Smithfeld; Z. Thompson. Jrf
! Portsmouth: Dr. J. f. Bryant. FRANKLIN
/ Third Distrlct-E. L. &. Scott chairman
| Ashland. Simon solomon, Richmond -
/ Y. Cogbin Chesterfield g. IT,. Henry i.
| Carter. Richmond; Clyde w. Saunders
/ Richmond
Fourth pistrict-F. r. Lassiter chair
man. Petersburg. Sidney Z. hpes. b-a.h-
stone: a King. Wayerly; Thos. y. VII
uams Clarksville: John J. Cooke. Peters
burg. -
Fifth Dlstrict-R. a. James, chairman
Danville. H. g. Mullins. MartinsviLei b.
y. Hatcher Halesford i. K Fulton,
/ summeraeld. r. f. Tompklns Floyd.
Sixth District-R. W. watkins. chair
| man. Houston: W T. Fizpatriek' hea-
ford City; W. H. Colhoun, Chrstiansburg;
y. O. Eggleston. Smithyihe, }. I. WOODS.
| Roanoke.
seventh dlstrlct-w. Iiggett chairman.
Uarrisonburg. Marshall Mccormick. Ber-
rvvllle; A. c. Carson Front Royal; O. W.
Morris Charlottesville John NJ. Silver.
Winchester.
Eighth District-Leonard Marbury,
chairman. Alexandria: G. s. =. Triplett,
Jeffersonton: C. T. Janney, Leesburg;
Crenvile Gaines. Warrenton; G. S. shack
elfOrd. Orange
Ninth District-Thos A. Lynch, chair
man. Tazewen; q. r. Buchanan. Marion;
X. T. Irvine. Big Stone Gap: J. IL. Nc
Gavock. Max Meadows NJ. c. Clark, Hon
akers.
Tenth District-Jos. Button, chairman,
Appomattox W. A. Anderson, Lexington;
g. w Hubard. BucFr cham, g. H.: A.
W. Finch. Buchanan; w. A. Shinehart,
COvington.
An Independent Candidate.
MARTINSVIi4I4t, VA, Sept. 3.-Spec-
laI.-Thers are petitions being largely Cir