The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-18

The Democratic state Executive COM
mittce has ben called by Mr.. Joseph
Button. secretary 20 meet At Murphys
Hotel on Tuesday night 20 consider ths
question OF the chairmanship 81 the
County Committee Of Warwick. Recent
Is. at a meeting OF the chairmen OF tho
various county and city committees en-
braced I'm the Thlrty-eight Senatorial dis
trict. Dr. j. H. Cmnord and Mr.. r. G..
Madison both appeared claiming to bc
the regularly elected chairman of the
Warwick County Committee. The chair
men OF the other cities and counties, not
being able 90 decide the question. passed
resolution asking the state Executive
Committee O. determine the matter II is
for this purpose the committee has been
called together.
THE BLACKSTONE CONVENTION
Congressman S. T. Epes. Of the Fourth
District was IN the city yesterday, az
Murphys lie was asked for state
ment OF the situation In the Twenty
eighth Senatorial district. whore all has
not been lovely since the senatorial nomi-
Mating convention held at Blackstone on
the 9th instant Mr.. Epes detailed ma
proceedings of that convention his narra-
tive agreeing with the report published
in The Times i'm the morning following
the convention Before tho convention is
had been agreed by common consent that
"A Iunenburg man should Dee named. bnt
the delegation iu that county falling 90
settle on a. candidate 90 Dee presented 90
the convention sent up c0ntsstlng de.ega-
t.ons tO Blackstone. one favorlng ". G.
Winn and the other j. W. Ellis The con-
veutlOn decided t0 divide The seven votes
of the delegation. each faction being
awarded three and h1lf votes. Mr.
Ellis delegates objected 90 this arrange
mcnt and ler the hail The Convention
later when the name of Mr Winn WIS
placed in nomination. made him the 0n-
mee by "a unanimous vote.
Congressman Epo- said there is no Doubt
81 the election OF Alr Wnn and said the
matter of opposition ON thc part of Mr..
Ellis and his friends would amount 20
practically nothing
Mr. Epes also predicted that the Fourth
district viii send up To- the legislature
solid vote for Mr.. Martin.
HOW MARTIN MEN FIGURE IT.
Twen'y-four delegates have now been
nominated to the Legislature The Martin
men claim twenty-five OF these and point
out AItN ifIIIN'N fNI AIA" i'liNAliNtiF wv
has said Doe win vote for Tyler The ten
or twelve primaries and mas meetings
held in the last week or ten days have.
it is claimed by Senator Martins friends.
named delegates Who VIII vote for Mar
tin candidates for the LEGISLATURE.
THB GOVERNORS CLAIM :
Governor Tyler's statement of his
strength published in The Times yes,
terday morning WAS read with "a goodl
deal Of interest Regret was expressed
that the Governor deemed 10 inadyIsable
Co make public I'm some detail the grounds
on which he based his conclusion. that
he would receive siNty-hve or seventy
Democratic votes I'm the legislature.
WILL THE JUDGE ACCEPT lT2
An interesting development I'm the Chan
Gerry Court ianltorship agitation IS the
resignation OF the colored ianItor John
shepherd The resignation, which Is un-
derstood to have been prepared by a gen.
tleman for Shepherd. was placed 30 the
hands of the clerk Wednesday The clorS
forwarded 10 10 Judge Lamb at Waynes-
boro that evening. Judge lambs proba-
babls action is matter OF pfre specula-
tlon.
Shepherds reason for resignlng Il IS
stated. is that the judge may not feel
any embarrassment on account ~ the
controversy over the position he fills.