Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-07
TO SUCCEED RYAN.
SOME PROBABLE CANDIDATES FOR
SPEAKER or THE NEXT HOUSE.
PITCHER, COOK, and SAUNDERS.
These, with the Present Speaker,
May he In the Race-A Mothers
Plea for Her son-NcgrOes as Rcgu-
lars.
lars.

Among the Governors callers yesterday
was Hon. T. c. Pitcher. member of the
House Of Delegates from Fauquier coun-
~. Mr.. Pitcher is just from Washington,
and is Oh his way home. lie and Cover
nor Tyler had a long talk over State poll
tics discussing in a general way the
working OF the legislation Of the last ses-
sion, and the work to be done at the ses-
sion which will convene in December.
Mr.. Pitcher Is understood to be a candi-
date for the position OF Speaker OF the
House Of Delegates. He Will certainly
be a candidate II reelected. Of which
there is little or no doubt and II Hon.
John +. Ryan. Speaker Of the House, Is
reelected and is not a candidate. NO
doubt is entertained as 20 the reelection
Of Mr. RYAN. Whether he Will be a can
didate for the speakership is not known.
lie doubtless viii be. II is likely. how
ever. that despite the warm friendship
existing between Mr. Pitcher and Mr..
RYAN. they will both be candidates for
the speakership.
Hon. NJ. T. Cooke. Of Norfolk Will be
candidate: so will Hon. +. W. Saunders
Of Franklin. These gentlemen are among
the best-known figures I'm the House OF
! Delegates. Mr. Saunders is generally lhe
leader on one side or other in every de-
bate Of importance. lie has been regard
ed. ever since he entered the House. as
one Of its ablest members. Mr.. Cooke
as chairman Of the Finance Committee
and Of the Democratic caucus, took q
prominent position. and VIII command
| strong support for the speakership.
| MOTHER PLEADS FOR HER BOY.
Governor Tyler had a lengthy interview
Yesterday with a mother who wants ner
wayward son pardoned out Of jail. Inc
| lady was Mrs Wright of Lynchburg.
During the Christmas holidays MIS-.
Wright's son. Claude. young fellow only
70 years Of age for the first time IN ms
| life cot drunk His mother and father
are very respectable people OF bynch-
| burg. While Claude was drunk he took
/ the coat Of an acquaintance 10 pawn
! shop and got few dollars on it, He was
arrested. tried and given six months IN
| Jail
His mother is nearly heart-broken. ms
| father is III in bed. Mrs Wright brouen'
| IN the Governor a petition signed by
many citizens Of Lynchhurg. ASKING LOT
| the nardon Of young Wright Governor
/ TYLER was deeply impressed by Mrs.
| N'right's story OF her sons fall. lie sent
the papcrs in the case 20 the Judge OF the
! Cornoration Court and the Common
wealth's Attorney of Lynchburg' ana II
the application for pardon receives theiI
endorsement young Wright VIII be sci
free.
The Governor issued a pardon to Har-
vov Holmes a Richmond negro SERVING
a twelve-months' term for steahns q
whitewash brush Holmes had peeh III
iail ten months The application LOT par
don was endorsed by Judge witt, or me
Hastings Court: by commemorative sat
tornev Richardson. and by Police-Oflicer
Charley Gibson. These all thought me
sentence heavier than the crime justified
NEGROES AS REGULARS.
The negroes recently discharged IRON
the sixth Virginia are probably not 50
anxious 10 enjoy civil life. as has beer
eupnosed. 1t is understood that many o.
them are endeavoring. or will endeaVoi
10 enlist IN the regular service Two Pr
Yates called on Governor Tyler yesterday
/ seeking information regarding the metho'
10 pursue in existing The men had los
their discharges from the United states
| Volunteer service. and these VIII nave l'
be found. or copies procured, before thel
can enter the regular army. They Wef'
I referred 10 the Adiutant-General
General Charles J. anderson and Lieu
tenant-Colonel 10 Lane Stern left las
night for Tampa. having been appointed
by the Governor TO represent virginia "a
the National Guard Convention. 10 con
vene there Wednesday. The convention
will last two days. General Anderson ah'
Colonel Stern will ieave Tampa Ihursda!
night for Habana. where they will remain
several days. spending much Of the tim
with the officers of the Fourth Virginia
at Marianne. nearly all Of whom are thel
personal friends. Their stay will be brief