Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-18
WHICH IS CHAIRMAN
Executive Committee to Meetand
Settle The Warwick Case,
CALLED FOR TUESDAY NIGHT.
The Matter In Dispute Between MeSSrs.
CfafOrd and Madison.
ISLE OF WIGHT TROUBLE.
Much Interest I'm the Convention TO
lie Held There To-Morrow-CIaims
of Martin and TyIer--PossibIe Com
plesion OF the Legislature.

Mr.. Joseph Button, Of Appomsttox.
secretary Of the State Democratic Com
mittee. was in the city last night. and
left on the 9 O'Clock train for his home.
BEFORE going, however, he Issued q call
Tor he Executive Committee TO assem-
Die at Murphy's Hotel at o'clock next
tuesday night, for the purpose of con-
sfdering the complication that has arisen
IN warwick county. and to endeavor.
II possible, to bring about a settlement
OF the differences there.
Al meeting OF the chairmen OF the
various city and county committees OF the
lhlrty-eighth Senatorial District. held
recently, for the purpose of fixing q time
ana place for the nominating convention
to meet, Messrs. J. II. Cranord and +. c.
Madison appeared. both claiming 10 be
chairman Of the Warwick County Com
mittee. The other eight chairmen present
were unable to determine who was the
duly accredited chairman and they
adopted a resolution asking the State
Executive Committee to determine for
them, hence the call.
ISLE OF WIGHT TROUBLE.
Mr.. Button was asked by a Dispatch
man who called upon him IL it was not
likely that the Isle Of Wight trouble
would be aired before the committee.
and he replied i'm the negative. He did
not think the differences in that county
would be in shape to be referred to the
committee by Tuesday night. inasmuch
as the senatorial convention will not be
held until tomorrow.
Senator Martin left here last evening
for the eastern section of the State.
At his headquarters no one would saw
what his destination was, but in view OF
the fact that mis- wife is in Isle of Wight.
and the further fact that the senatorial
convention. in which there is likely to be
q very warm fight, meets there to-mor-
row, it is more than likely that he has
gone there Ills brother did not know
when ne would return to the city.
Mr.. r. W. Watkins. of Halifax. who
recently announced himself for the House
OF Delegates and then. because OF busi-
ness engagements, withdrew, was a caller
at Senator Martins headqulrters last
night. The Halifax convention. for The
purpose of nominating two delegates to
the House. will meet at Houston next
Monday. and Mr.. II. A. Edmondson. a
Martin man whom Mr. Watkins induced
TO become candidate. will, that gentle
man says, undoubtedly be one OF the
nominees. The Tyler men I'm Halifax will
make a strong fight to have their two
men nominated.
BOTH CANDIDATES MAKE CLAIMS.
Other callers on Senator Martin were
Hons. Sidney p. Epes John 3. Moon.
and Colonel Button An effort was made
last night 10 have the friends Of Sena-
tor Martin make some estimate of his
prospective strength in the caucus. bur
this they declined TO do. They claim
however. that Senator Martin will have
SUFFICIENT votes 10 nominate him and
that he will have many to spare.
Governor Tyler is claiming that he will
have control Of the caucus. and he gives
figures TO substantiate his claim A spe-
cial from East Radford to the Washing
ton Post of yesterday says:
Il have refrained carefully up TO this
time from making any public estimate Of
strength. The people of the various coun-
ties and cities have this matter in their
hands. No man or set of men can take
it out Of their hands and forecast the re-
suit exactly. ! cannot name always be-
fOrehand who will run I'm a county. nor
can l tell certainly whether he will be
nominated If he does run. L leave such
predictions and prearranged results 70
other people. They seem to have mo-
nOpoly Of that kind Of boasting. | can
say TO YOU however, and feel that have
now waited long enough TO base this
statement upon some good and reliable
information. that | believe / shall have
between sixty-five and seventy OF the
Democratic senator's and delegates in the
next legislature"
HIS LETTERS ASSURING.
To substantiate his impressions and
estimate OF strength the Governor sub
mitted a vast mass of correspondence TO
your correspondent. which certainly seem
ed to tend toward his predictions. He
seems especially strong in the First,
Sixth, Eighth. Ninth, and Tenth districts.
while he has good cause 10 expect some
Tyler men to come up from all the others.
He showed letters enough to prove that
the boast of his opponents that they have
fifteen out OF twenty OF the hold-over
senators is very wide of the mark. He
also showed your correspondent some let
tiers he had discovered bearing on the
WingfiCld interview, which II would be
cruel now to some folks TO print He
rather enjoyed the conclusion OF Dr. Ma
gruder's compromise statement. In which
ne said that Mr.. Wingfield was disap-
pointed following that interview because
the Governor failed TO catch on and h.
saws with his merriest twinkle that he.
has never vet been able TO catch on 10
that kind OF politics.
COMPLEXION OF LEGISLATURE.
II Is rather interesting in view Of Gov
ernor Tyler's claim of from siXty-five 10
seventy votes 10 note that If the coming
Legislature has no more anti-DemOcratic
members than the present body II will
take sixty-siX votes to nominate. Last
session there were five anti-Democratic
voters In the House and five I'm the Sen
ate. making ten altogether. The chances
are. though many seem 10 fear Demo-
cratic losses, that the aggregate Of DEM
ocratic votes next session will be as large
as the last. In the estimate given out by
the Martin people at Manassas the oppo-
sition was allowed twenty-five members.
All FIVE seats i'm the Senate not now held
by Democrats are 10 be hlled this year.
and in several OF these districts Demo
Gratis will undoubtedly be sent. The Tenth
District. for instance was represented by
Hon. ]. c. McCune, OF Shenandoah.
Republican. whose election was due TO
factional trouble among the Democrats
OF the district These differences have
now been healed, and the district will be
hack I'm line this year. II IL thought. The
Fourth District was represented last yes
sion by Hon. NJ. II. Clayton. OF Roanoke,
an Independent. This year II will proba-
bly send a Democrat. Edward Parr.
PopuIist, represented the Sixth District.
and he may not be returned. Hon. w.
NJ. FLANAGAN. now deceased. represented