Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-16
HE MAINTAINS. SILENCE
VIII Gsvo No Intimntion of What
Course He Will Pursuo-A Feeling
Certainty That There VIII he n
Candidate For Senator as Result
OF Nay Conferenco-A widow IN
Trouble.
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ing OF the State Committee to pass
upon the request of the conference here
last Wednesday for q State Senatorial
convention.
1t is claimed by those who oppose a
convention that the committee has not
the authority to order 4 convention for
the purpose of making nomination
for the Senate. Therefore. Mr. Ellyson
will not ask the committee to consider
request to do that which 1t has not
the right to do.
Upon the other hand those who ia
vor convention making nomination,
including both the papers Of this city,
argue that the committee has perfect
authority to call such a convention,
and that the convention can make a
nomination.
REFUSES TO DIVULGE.
Mr.. Ellyson will give no Intlmatlon rs
TO what course he will pursue. He
states that he will act promptly upon
the receipt of the request for Il con-
vention. This is expected to come
Wednesday. when Hon. William a. An
derson, chairman of the conference, re-
turns from Charleston.
A CANDIDATE WILL BE NAMED.
Meanwhile, there is 4 feeling of GER
tainty among those familiar with the
situation that there Will be q candl-
date as the result of the conference 1t
is practically assured that Mr.. Jones
VIII be the man. Notwithstanding the
solicitations received by Governor Ty-
Ter to enter the race. Mr.. Jones is re-
garded by the large majority of those
behind the movement for the popular
selection of Senatorial candidates, as
logically the man to make the race.
He is expected to delay only a few
days the announcement of his candi-
dacy.
Senatorial reform Headquarters will
most likely be rcopened here Wednes-
day. MIR. l.. G. Garnett, secretary will
return from his home, in Mathews coun-
~ Wednesday. Mr.. Anderson will pro-
badly reach here from Charleston, and
Congressman Jones and Mr.. Claggett
Jones are expected then, or a day or
two later.
Mr. Anderson will probably be ready
10 announce the permanent committee
OF twenty of the Senatorial Reform
League This committee will have
: headquarters here, which will be kept
open until after next Falls election.
A WIDOW IN TROUBLE.
Mrs. w: Yale. a we'll known widow of
l\lng william county, advertised for
another spouse. She wishes now she
mad allowed events to take their natu-
Tal course. and matrimonial offers TO
come In the usual way. She advertised
through the journal of Charles IL.
Rowan's Matrimonial Bureau. Rowan
Is being prosecuted in the United
States Court ut Milwaukee for usin~
the mails for fraudulent and Improper
purposes. Mrs Yale is summoned TO
appear as q witness The process was
served by United States Marshal Nor
gan treat OF this city. 1t is under
:, stood the lady's real Hi1a.iaaeis not Y,tir-,
:. She Is far from wealthy
THE NOTICE.
The lady stated that in q moment of
fhoughtlessnesS and for q diversion she
sent the advertisement to the bureau,
"A Few days afterwards the following
advertisement appeared in Rowan's
matrimonial journay, which that in
genious gentleman made up as the de-
scrlptlon OF the widow who sent him
her name as an eligible for his list of
females looking for husbands.
VIRGINIA.-2,00 7. - The gentleman
who is looking for good wife who has
money should write to me- I have S35 O0O
IN my own right, and besides am fine
looking widow. we'll known. highly cs-
teemed. and just the one to make n
have blue eyes ana dark hair. and
would like to correspond with n Few
gentlemen of intelligence and GOOD So
clal standing. ] have no objection 10
SiueIly gentlemen. L would prove q
loving, faithful and devoted wife
Please write, gentlemen, and | will rc-
ply.
THE REPLIES.
This description was fruitful Of replies
and when Mr.. Treat called this morn
sing at her home in King William coun
ty. she had batch OF forty-ilve letters
from tall men and short men of every
degree OF hair. eyes and skins. tho de-
scriptions any or all of them being Of a
character to charm any average widow
with their attractions.
Indeed. these letters came so fast that
they quite frightened the Virginia Wild
ow and their suits were so warm that
she became afraid that they would stoal
her and her alleged fortune entirely
against her will
Indeed. they used n key that would
undo n Yale lock more intricate than
glnia lady.
TRAVELLING MAN.
They came from every quarter one Of
them being well known travelling man
Of this city.
The lady whom we continue to call
Mrs. Yale did not answer any OF these
letters and was much perturbed At the
idea of being summoned 10 a distant
State to testify in such n matter.
She Is not a lady of fortune. as stat
ed in Mr.. Rowan's attractive adver-
tisement. and, indeed. has not the
means to go to Milwaukee. Mr.. Treat
wired the facts to the Milwaukee OIL
cial. and should the District Attorney
instruct him to send Mrs. Yale to Mil
waukee at the governments expense
(. she will have to take the long trip and
Ia Nv,a ~ a ia n xutty1AH4 In the case.