Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-28
Ono Thousand Delegates Expected
at the Senatorial Conference.
MIR. c. 3. JONES' ESTIMATE
When He First Took Charge or the
hurenu Two Weeks Ago. Me Ex-
a peotcd 600 Delegates, but Enthu-
q sias,m Has Increased A Dtstin-
1. Euishad Fishing Party Will leave
4 Richmond To-Day.
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Richmond. Va, April Ex-Governor
Tyler. Secretary of the Commonwealth
Lawless and State Librarian Scott will
go up to AIiddleton's Mills, in f'luvana
county. tomorrow on Il fishing excur-
sion. The party will be Il remarkable
one In more ways than one. That it
will be distinguished the names given
above indicate, and that they will have
good time everybody who knows the
gentlemen feels assured But it will be
chiefly remarkable for the reason that
of the three members of the party only
one has ever before tackled the finny
demizens of the river. Governor Tyler
Is a son of Virginia who has distin-
guished himself in war and in peace,
and been rewarded with the highest
office within the gift of his people, but
he never before cast his line into the
water. Secretary Lawless was born and
grew to manhood within the sound of
the pillows OF the Atlantic. and has
tackled and overcome many an obstacle
to political advancement, but he,
neither. has ever sought to catch any
thing save trains and steamboats,, and
an occasional sucker OF the dry land
variety
MIR SCOTT A FISHERMAN
Mr.. Scott is an expert fisherman and
will instruct the Governor and Secre-
tary in the art piscatorial. The best
joke which the trip could develop would
be the stars seeing the understudies
bringing home all the fish. For the
benefit Of the camera fiends II may be
stated that it is understood that the
members OF the party will be fcarfully
and wonderfully attired. and that they
will go on foot to the Chesapeake and
Ohio James river division station to
catch the 1890 train. They will return
Saturday night.
1000 DELEGATES EXPECTED.
Mr.. Claggett r. Jones assumed
charge OF tho Senatorial Conference
Bureau to-day. after spending several
days at his home in King and Queen.
When came 10 Richmond to take
charge of the bureau two weeks ago."
said Mr.. Jones, 1.-THE informal ton which
i had led me to believe that there
would be five hundred delegates ut the
conference. Since coming back here 1
nave gone over the situation fully, OK
nmininS letters recently received, and
making use of other sources OF infor-
nation. The result is that I am not
afraid to predict that there will be
1000 delegates at the conference That
is perfectly safe estimate There is
more likely to be q larger than less
number.
A CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE.
MY information leads me to believe
that the First, Second, Third ana
Fourth districts will send 600 delegates
The other six districts Will send 400.
Inc latter is very conservative cst-
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very full delegation. OF course the del
egation from The Ninth and Tenth dis.
tricts Will be smaller, these districts
BEING so much further from Richmond"
METHODIST CENTENNIAL.
All OF the Methodist centennial ser
vices day was devoted TO 1.-The Sun
Church" A large congregation assem-
bled at Broad Street Church at II
o'clock, and listened to an address by
Hon. John Lamb on that subject. Can
tam Lamb delivered a most Interesting
dissertation.
school editor OF tho church. and one or
the most eloquent orators in the South.
followed Captain Lamb in an address
tor" '
This afternoon at $3.50 o'clock the ser
icSuiiicu' ana an address
was delivered by Mr.. Gilbert J. Hunt.
dent" ''''e"-
Rev. James Atkins then spoke again
on The Old-time School, and The
New
At o'clock there was n SUNDAY
school experience meeting. led by Rev.
Charles L.. Bane. Sunday school hymns
were sung.
Tonight at o'clock there was
love feast at Centenary, led by Rev. DR..
Tudor.
Tomorrow will be given up to the
Epworth League.