Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-11
POLITICAL.

II is rather early I'm the day TO speak
Of candidates for the State Senate, yet
considerable talking Is being done and
there are already four candidates in the
field from this district. The Democrats
here will make a hard fight this time 10
secure the senator. and. If necessary. will
let one Of the counties Of the district
have the delegate. This city has had the
delegate for some years past. but it has
never yet had the senator. and an early
campaign will be inaugurated i'm order
to cover as much field as possible before
the election. Your correspondent is au-
thorized to state that the following can
didates are in the field for the State Sem
ate from this district: ID. G. Smith.
Clerk Of Courts, Newport News; G. W.
Robinson, Newport News; Manley 5.
Barnes New Kent county. and ID. Gardi-
ner Tyler, Charles City county.
Mr.. W. T. Moss has announced his
candidacy for the House of Delegates.
and it is reported that DR.. ]. II. Graf
ford. of Warrick county. will also be a
candidate. Councilman e. |. Ford, the
general yardmaster of the Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad, has been approached
by friends. who are urging him 10 run
for the House Of Delegates. but Mr.. Ford
will probably not enter the fight.
Hon. Thomas Temple Powell. who has
represented this district in the House
FOR several years, viii not state his in
tentions for the approaching election 81
Is rumored that he may run for the SEN
ate. but when asked about this he stated
that he had not considered the matter.
1t Is believed that the proposed cleo
ton to determine the will OF the people
in the matter OF issuing bonds TO the
amount Of 800 COO for public improvement
will be postponed until the May election
for City Treasurer and cOuncilmen AZ
this election. which takes place May 9th.
both the Democrats and Republicans will
have full councilmani6 tickets i'm the field.
Treasurer Curtis will probably have no
opposition.
The streets in East End arc I'm a deplo-
rable condition. Chestnut avenue. circuit
| avenue. and Twenty-seventh and Twenty
eighth streets are veritable mudhOles
and teams are mred there almost every
| hour Yesterday one team was held I'm the
| mud for four hours before it could be
| released. and il is told in East End that
q mule which was stuck was finally
raised out by means OF a derrick.
YOUNG LADY HURT.
Miss Ola McFau. the popular young
| lady cashier. was painfully injured last
night by falling from a car, which was
| moving almost at full speed. The con-
ductor was bothered considerably by sew
| eral drunken soldiers on the ear. and the
! conduct of the latter became so annoying
| tnat Miss Neral retired to the rear plat
| form. Unknown 10 the conductor the
! young lady accidentally fell from the
! platform and +, is said that she re-
mained on the road for two hours in an
| unconscious condition before discovered.
J She was removed TO her home where
| proper medical attention was given.
Mr.. Hugh l.. Cardoza. OF Richmond.
secretary Of the Virginia Baseball
League arrived in the City hrs morning.
| and was joined tonight by Mr.. T.. H.
! Cunningham. president Of the league.
| who came over from Norfolk. These two
held conference tonight with Messrs.
| g. H. \. Booker and r. Hunter Harvey.
| the owners of the Newport News fran
| chise in the league. The result of this
| conference was not made known. Mr..
| rardoZa. however says that an effort viii
! be made to organize league 10 cOnsis,
OF Newport News. Norfolk. Portsmouth.
and one other city not yet selected. He
| thinks a profitable season will result If
| this league can he organized
| In the Elizabeth City County Court this
afternoon Charles Joynes (cooreO was
sentenced 10 serve two years in the State
! penitentary for stealing rifle, revolver.
| and other articles of value from the
| schooner Elsie last Saturday night
! Walter L. Wood. charged with shoot
| ing and causing the death of Jack j.
| Gloven. was to-day sent on 10 the grand
| jury of the Corporation Court.
The case OF Andrew Drayton, charged
with killing James Clark on the schooner
Pasadena, has been transferred To the
| Federal Court at Norfolk. the murder
having been committed on the high seas.