Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-02
POT BEGINS TO BOIL
The Hotels Are Filling Up
With the Politicians
The CANDIDATES ARE THICK
Three Of Th:m Have opened Head
quarters al Eu'lhy&
.o,,. OF rurrreHrs TO NE MADE
Al, ONCE. in "e o's"ni'"'io" OF
100 TWO VIII lie Con-
,-oniy one in the senate
coucns tuesday NSn'

,...- t..-..s are beginning TO wear
,...n moy present upon the
.rn.ug OF the Legislature
......r..v.'y few OF the MEM
ell. .l..y l.re reached the city.
...., - ms arc here. and
,. candidates beginning to arrive
,-.... ..-...I. Do ahead Of the mem
,....t... r Assembly. This year
... t.e members were here
r... .l the candidates VIII
.. .. to-day. A large number
and Delegates are eX-
... tonight.
r. rlo are here now are the reci-
,. H. most marked attention
,.~ +f. adiGates. Indeed Senator
u. lf is made now 10 feel the
~ his Office more than ever
,su would be unknd TO intimate
..t ANYTHING Ia the conduct Of the can
ft.s ..mselves would ever cause the
..r-n.,.r, TO feel they are overyaluing
themselves.
.ANUIDATES' HEADQUARTERS.
1plys and New Ford's are political
Iuarters. as usual. The candidates
a. engaging rooms there and from now
n-g the General Assembly convencs will
keep 9ron house
Nr o. IT, Loving, OF Pulaski has his
headquarters at Ford's. lie has been
there several days. meeting the legisla-
toys mel they come I'm. and hobnobbing in
bis Jolly way with his friends from Rich
moul and elsewhere. Mr.. Loving says
taat when the balloing begins on the
OBce of Clerk Of the House. ne is going
70 surprise everybody.
Colonel William Henry Mann opened
Bis headquarters ut Murphy's yesterday.
Ee will not hear to anything else save
fls being the next Clerk Of the House
Of Delegates. lie says ne has figured
very closely, and that he cannot SEQ how
Dee is to lose.
Judge " $. Go0ch. who has opened his
headquarters at Murphys. also. says he
proposes showing Colonel Mann how ii
Will be possible for him TO lose Judge
Gooch has apparently figured about as
closely as Colone, Mann. 10 is needless
fN soy the result is not the same
Nf Clarence n. Boyhn, who has head
o..rfers mt Mgrphys also has figured
Dbl ..fcfcut result RE says ne Will
t. th. support Of majority of the
members nom the Third Congressional
and I'm addition has the pledged
four of the five Richmond
Ha also claims considerable
ct.tH-i in other districts, and is conf
IN.lNG FOR HOUSE PLACES
Montgomery Johnson. Sergeant
d. f...H d.
f.r- and New Ford's his headquarters.
ts confident of reelection us
could well be.
NI t. T. Lipsc0mb. Assistant Door
keeper 0f the House. and candidate for
t... tiNU. reached the cltN EAST nleht
t.m aIs home ln King William county.
.r Llsc1mb is serene and thoroughly
rfo.Uf Of his success. Mr.. Niham
f. Gregory, Of King and Queen county,
... Dt. D. w. Eal. of King George couh-
arr opposing Nj. IApscomh. MT.
0mb h. one-leEged Confederate.
the First Do0rkeeper. Mr. Arthur
ivan. If Montgomery county. Mr..
ivan has not get reached the CITY. lie
I.. no opposition. as usual
APPLICANTS FOR CLERKSHIPS.
-sveral candidates for appointments TO
umittee clerkships are here. II ls
ite an interesting experience 10 attempt
r get au applicant for House commit
t.. clerkship TO express an opinion as 10
..fos for the position OF the CLERK OK
House Of Deogates. lie says niue
.t i- not "a compliment 10 one OF the
tI indicates. but never "a word 10 NJ
t. DIS choice. Still. Sc is pretty safe
.E every man who wants commit
I.. ...rsship has "a choice as between the
.. uen who wish 20 succeed the late
Colonel John Bel Bigger
THE SENATE POSITIONS.
Captain Frank j.. Watkins. Of Char
.... rGraut-at-Arms OF the senate
... candidate for reelection. was here
yesterday for short time He has no
t..u He says be is pledged votes
sent 20 insure hts reelection.
Jo Button Clerk Of The Senate,
uposition. and 10 is mol expected
icvelop. He says he has enough
Ired 20 make his reelection
g. Num-. Of King William coun~
fr .un0sition for reelection TO the
Position. .. poorkeeper of tho Senate Mr..
% OF Augusta county, says he
has pledged votes enough TO elect
|.r..In D. s. Burgess. of lhis city.
also encouraged 20 believe that
uccessful in his contest for
H This is the only office i'm the
H.. OF the Senate over which
Nn 1r Saunders. member OF the
' Franklin. Is expected TO
.u0ud tonight SO far ass
.lr Saunders will not have
The position Of Speaker of
.e House will be called 10
Wednesday by Mr. Thomas
.f tine House of Delegates.
viii preside until after
yer and the election of q
t'.Is TUESDAY, NIGHT
tle nomination of can
LON in the organization
r be- called 20 order by
Han Of the House at
ght.
until the election Of
n. which will be in a
..'.r the cOuVouing Of the