Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-30
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The Republicans Will Organize
For the Next Election.
SUMMER LEGISLATURE
SUMMER LEciSLATl
That Party Has Several A spirauts Cor
thc GubernutOrini NomInniion-
State Farm Supervisor SummeriII
satisfied Win Legislative Investi-
CATION OF His Captain
Smith Returns From Vacation.
Especial to Virginian-Pilot)

ItaIelBn, N. u, august ZJ.-ln an IN
ferview to-day Chairman uolton said:
Some time this Fall the Republican
E5tatc Executive Committee will be call
BID together with a view of organizing
FOR the next election. The special
Election for vacancies in the General
assembly, which the Governor is re-
iuired to call. will also be considered,
hs the Legislature adjourned to meet
: next June. and it is possible that it will
femain in session all Summer.
= Quite Il number of counties will be
&nrcprescnted unless the vacancies are
Hlllcd
j. The committee at it's next meeting
VIII probably elect IL chairman. Some
Republicans express the opinion that
HIr. llolton VIII he reelected. while
theirs say "a new man Will be chosen.
H'he state Chairman said to-day there
: you'd he several Republican candi-
Mates for the nomination for Governor.
i District Attorney 1iolton sent out a
humber Of letters to-day to lawyers
nd others throughout the state. They
cad as follows: Il am instructed by
nitcd states to ascertain. If rossbl
Whore the acts OF the Legislature OF
his state prior 10 1916 can be found.
vith the price asked. If you can find
81 ny one having these books or any of
Eicm for sale. viii appreciate it very
luch."
81 The books are wanted for use in the
department OF Justice.
SUAiMERf:LI. SATISFIED.
A letter from Wilson says:
- T.. L. .;ummcrcll, supervisor of the
r. or;hampton state farm, was here to-
: ay. lie appears TO he quite we'll sat
= Sled with the Investigation and says
Russell showed strong prejudice in his
violence. II IS the opinion of many
In the outside. however. that both
ummcrcll and Or. FurEersOn will be
= irned down. Captain w. II. Day, su-
erntcndcnt OF the pcnitentiary. was
- Zen by me and askcd what he thought
the investigation. He said he would
3 over it all carefully and would
thhold his opinion until everything
as made lear. Said he wanted n full
nd free Investigation: that Mr. sum
icrcli wanted 1t also. and that the
after would he disposed OF, he hoped,
tho satisfaction of all.
A DWAR1'S FALL.
Raleigh boasts of the smallest man
= f1ssiblc in the world-Jame; Edwin
Fanier called at his home here
Ross"
Yesterday he was playing on y fire
X igine here and leapcd TO catch brass
= pie and fell to the floor. He struck
- window ledge. which. in a measure.
e8f-okc his fall. but he IS seriously in
& red Boss" IS twcnty-cieh years
: d. he is only thirty-cight inches in
Fight and weighs for;y-scvcn pounds.
~ was born in burlington. but has
we'd here from his chilahood He has
~ sister who is also a dwarf The dime
- useum people all over the country
~ I'VE tried TO get them To travel. even
~ fcring them 500 pcr week but they
- i'll not 90. although their people are
- 't even well off. Their parents are Of
s8 9 medium size ana they have sisters
= ho are well grown women.
HOUSE BURGLARIZED.
l1HCaptain William Smith who for years
= IS been In the employment of the Sea-
s. ard Air line. and who has been
= ending some time in the mountains
his health, returned 10 find his home
s. ID been entered by thieves and many
ings stolen. Captain Smith is we'll
- lown in Norfolk.
y BAD DROUGHT.
- All sections OF the Sta:e need rain
~ dly, SO say the officials in the Agri-
= ltural Department.
fFarmers say that tho cotton plants
e. e large. but are not heavily fruiteG
Il d the crop is not so good as most
- ople think.