The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-11
MR.. ELLYS0N'S
TRIP TO NORFOLK
He Declines to Talk About His Con-
terence With Or, Bryant.
is CHEERFUL, NEVERTHELESS.
Predicts Satisfactory Adjustment OF
Boykin- Stands Contest water
melon" Faction in wash ngton
County To Pui mp Candidates

There Is a possibility Of the state Com
nnl,tee being called upon again 20 consider
rhe situation In the Thlrty-second Dis
iriei. ana particularly the recent aedon
OF the southampton County Committee h
refusing 10 recognize the state Commute s.
autnorty. While this is possible, II Is
not probable.
Chairman Enyson returned yesterday
from Norfolk. whittier he went 10 rave
a conference w.tu BE D. 4. Bryant. OF
Southampton and Stands man. lie re-
FUSED 90 talk about that conference, OF 10
state whether any progress was maze
looking 20 an adjustment Ot the laCtioi"i
differences. Ills retlceucc would R4't~te
that no satisfactory results were atlaiVeu'
Tor the state chairman. 81 Is rtasonao's ~
believe. would have been pleased To ie-
port any encouraging Signs promising
satisfactory adjustment OF the contest
However,. MT LlysOn expressed the 'i'n-
ION that the controversy would eventually
be satisfactorily ended.
A POSSIBLE SOLUTION.
Colonel Boykn is understood 20 nave
congressional aspirations and II is th'dSht
the nsht now going on IN his senatorial
district may tend TO curtal his cnaroe
tO4 a Ntat ~ tRt- U.s. u Wv va
condition OF affairs It has been suggested
that In order 10 promote peace ana Sood
feeling Colonel Boykn withdraw from
the present race. No authoritative state
meut has been made as TO whether Col
onol Boykin S. seriously considering the
question OF Withdrawing
Hon. L. Y. C0gbiH one OF the snb-con-
mittee appointed by Chairman Elyson TO
consider the Lancaster Richmond mat
ter may not be able to attend the meet
ing on Friday night. He will he IN Mt
tendance upon the Powhatan court tbs
week and may be detained there.
MIR HUNLEY's INSTRUCTIONS
Mr. George y Hunley. House nominee
in Gloucester and Mathews, is under
promise TO vote for Governor Tyler for
United States senator. Some time ago
mass-meeting of the Mathews voters was
held. at Wh.ch a resolution was adopted
requesting Mr. Hunlcy 10 support the
Governor. Recently mass-meeting Was
held in Gloucester at which similar ac-
tion was taken. Mr.. Hunley was pres
ent. and in the course of an hours speech
declared his purpose to respect the wishes
Of his constituents. The Gloucester reso-
luiions were offered by a Martin man,
and the anti-Tyler people very gracefully
yielded their fight In the interest Of har-
mony.
LATE NATERMELONS
Mr. S. V. Fulkerson. of Bristol was in
the city yesterday. and brought informa-
ton that the watermelon" faction would
shortly place House nominees in the field
10 oppose Colonel G.. II. McClung and Mr..
John W. Price. nOmi-ated al the Bristol
convention 70 represent that city ANA
Washington county Mr.. &. "a. Blanchard.
OF Bristol. II was staSSA would be one
Of the men. but IT had not been decided
who the other nominee would be.
In the Bristol convention eleven votes
OF the watermelon" crowd We're voted
by the fifteen NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. VINO
adopted the unit rule Both factions
calm 10 be regular. The "anti-N 1ter-
melons were recognized by the congress
sionai convention which nominated Judge
Rhea- The "waternelons' were seated
IN The last state convention. The water
melons are very active IN Washington
county. II is said that some 90 the
ANTS" viii vote with them, and also that
they will capture many Republican votes