Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-11
WANT JONES TO RUN
Senatorial Reform Lengue 60 Nee.
and AR. Jones' Friend. VIII Urse
Him TO Make she Raoo Acain.,
scnni or Martin Many Candidates
For Keeper of the Rolls OF the
Mouse of Delegates.
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with view to learning their position
on the proposition to nominate q can-
didate for the United States Senate by
q. State convention. which proposition
IS to be submitted to the committee at
a meeting at the Jefferson Monday
might, reveals the fact that an over
whelming majority is opposed to any
reform of the character suggested
From replies received by telegraph
and from opinions expressed within the
past month or two it appears that the
, vote In the committee, unless there be
q very radical change OF opinion, will
stand:
Tor convention ........ ....... 10
Against q convention ........ $500. 3S
It was not possible to obtain replies
from all the fifty members of the COM
mittee escattered throughout the State.
Many resided at q distance from the
telegraph station and the messages
could not be delivered. Many were alb
Bent from home, and could not be
reached. Many more refused to ex-
press any opinion.
OPEN TO ARG UMENT.
It is a fact Of significance that very
many OF those who replied defining
their position. stated that they are
open to argument from gentlemen who
Will ask for convention. All these.
and also that who decline to express
an opinion. as well as those whose
minds are not made up, apparently, are
counted as opposed to q convention.
They have always been SO regarded
They are certain to vote against the
proposition In committee, unless the
majority decide to grant the request
OF the Senatorial Reform League Com
mfttee.
CONVENTION PROPOSITION DE-
FEATED.
in other words, and few, the conven-
ton proposition is overwhelming de-
teated so far as the sentiment of the
committee is concerned. If q conyen-
tlon be ordered 1t will only be be-
cause the opponents of the method con-
cede It There Is always the possibii-
ity that a convention may be granted
as shrewd political move And
snould the committee so order Monday
night, It's action must be regarded as
concession, pure and simple Not
one-fourth of the members favor
change in the method of selecting Sen.
atorial candidates.
WANT MIR. JONES TO RUN.
AT the meeting of the Reform League
committee tuesday morning will be
9eelaeu whether there is to be n can
uioate In opposition to Mr. Martin The
friends of Mr.. Jones are bringing In
near upon him all pressure possible in
0roer 10 induce him to make the race. |
mere IS no room to doubt his doing so
a. the state Committee order a conven. |
'ioh Ut It's meeting the night previous. |
SUCCEEDED HIS FATHER.
Mr.. Thomas II. Bigger entered upon
the discharge of the duties of the office
of Keeper of the Rolls to-day. succeed
ing his father. the late Colonel John
Bell Bigger. Mr.. Bigger subscribed to
the necessary oaths before Secretary
Lawless. He, Of course becomes Clerk
of the House OF Delegates also. but
will have no duties to perform in con-
nection with this office until the Legis-
Iature convenes next winter when n |
clerk will be elected There are numcr- |
Gus candidates. Mr.. Bigger will be one |
of them.
Among others who will probably run
are: Mr.. William Henry Mann. mem
Der Of the House of Delegates: Judge !
w. S. Gooch Of Louisa Courthouse:
Major John T. Loving. of Pulaski City: |
Mr.. Clarence IT. Boykin. the well-known
newspaper man of Richmond. Mr. J.
N. Brenneman, OF New Market. Shen- |
andoah county; John w. Williams, Of
Pearisburg. Giles county. Mr. Sol
Boomberg. the former journal clerk Of
the Senate. while DR.. Pendleton was
clerk of that body. has also been asked |
by some OF his friends in this city to |
become candidate and the same may
be said in regard to Captain j. Taylor
Stratton. of this city.
or the candidates mentioned. Messrs. |
Mann, Loving. Brenneman and VIII |
liams have been efficient clerks under |
Colonel Bigger for number of ses- |
sions. Judge Gooch was enrolling clerk |
for Colonel Bigger for the last two
sessions and he now holds the office OF
secretary of the Institute for the Deaf. |
Dumb and Blind in Stanton. Judge |
Gooch Is In the city now and the in
dicatIons are that ne Is determined TO
make a lively canvass.
MICHIGANDERS COMING.
Mr.. George w Koiner. Commission
or of Agriculture. went to Salem to-
day to attend meeting of the Board |
of Trustees Of Roanoke College, OF
which he Is a member. While in Salem
he will meet by appointment a party
of Michigan men with whom he has
been corresponding regarding locating |
IN Southwest Virginia. Mr.. r. Bruce
Chesterman Jr, Mr.. Koiner's secre-
tary. has charge of the department in
the absence OF his chief.
a CANDIDATE.
Mr.. Thomas H. Edwards. OF West
Point, will be candidate for the House
: OF Delegates from King William to
succeed Hon. Isaac Diggs. who has re-
moved to this city. Mr., Edwards Ia a
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