Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-17
There Will Be No Convention to
Nominate Senator.
MARTIN WILL CONTEST
His Friends In tho M nJOrtty on state
Committee and Are Opposed to
Conventional DisNppenrnnce FIX.
piained-Me etinE of Street Rail-
why and Electrical Aasociatiou-
Diocesan Council or Virginia 10
Convene.
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Richmond. Va, May 16.--It seems to
be the general belief now that there
will be no State convention to nomi-
nate n Senatorial candidate. Senator
Martins friends, who are greatly in
the majority on the State Committee.
oppose 1t. Mr.. Ellyson is expected to
receive from Hon. William A. Ander-
son. when he returns here from Char
lesion to-day, the formal request of the
conference for convention. He is ex-
pected to call the committee together
at once to act on the request
have ii from Il source quite close
to Mr.. Martin, that the committee will
near the request. and in reply will
ADOPT a resolution declaring it
lheXpedient to call n convention
The committee will hold that
In view of the refusal of the Roa-
noke convention to change the. method
OIL choosing n candidate for the Senate.
IL mas no right TO call convention to
nominate. Advocates of Il convention
VIII call attention to the fact that the
Roanoke convention. though it reject
cd the Senatorial primary plan. nomi-
mated Senator Daniel for re-clection
me committee will say. further, in
the resolutions adopted that the local
authorities have the power to order
primaries to learn the choice of the
voters for the Senate, and will voto
10 urge these bodies to do so wherever
practica BILE.
BUREAU TO OPEN SOON
1t is probable that the bureau ~ tho
Senatorial Reform League will Oman
here this week.
"A DISAPPEARANCE EXPLAINED.
telegram to the Dispatch from
Powhatan Courthouse to-day states tho
pooy found in the river near the State
rarm IN Goochland county about n
week ago. is believed to he beyond
doubt that of Mr.. Albert Morris. son
OF MIR. Jefferson Morris, of Powhatan.
several dogs before the finding of Tho
pody, young Morris left home to visit
relatives In Henrico. or Goochland. 1t
several days before the finding of the
pody that he was missed
1t is believed an escaped convict over-
hauled young Morris and murdered him
TOT MS clothing and watch. There is
also supposition that Morris attempt
ed TO swim or wade the river after null
ing OFT his clothing. and was drowned.
STREET RAILWAY MEN.
Inc FIRST annual meeting Of the Street
halfway and Electrical Association of
Virginia was held to-day at noon in
parior No 3. of the Jefferson Hotel. the
Executive Committee having been in
session early in the morning. The fol-
lowing representatives of the various
companies forming the associati ton were
present:
r. d. Apperson. Staunton, Virginia
Street Car Company.
Howard p. Page. Norfolk and Ocean
View Railway Company.
WIN. ROSDOrOuPh NorfoIIr Don-a.,
Company.
]. r. Curtis. General Electric Com
pany.
c. w. Uthoff. Columbia Incandescent
Lamp Company
Allen +. Edwards. southside Railway
and Development Company.
Julian Binford, Jr., Tower-RInford
Electric and Manufacturing Company.
T. r. Williams, Richmond Traction
Company.
r. A. Byrne. Ohio Brass Company.
New York.
William Todd. Virginia Electrical
Railway and Development COMPANY
Richmond.
e. w. Trefford. Richmond Railway
and Electric Company
c. T. Phillips. City Street Car Com
Dany, Stanton.
r. D: Mcclure. City Street Car Com
pany, Staunton.
J. A. Cooke. Richmond rrrac,,o, r.or,
pany. ''oii Noiii-
w. p. Woodson. Lynchburg and Riv-
ermont Street Railway COMPANY
II. +. Cowardin. Richmond Traction
Company.
r; L. Williams. Norfolk Street Rail-
road Company
After the transaction OF the usual
amount OF routine business. such as re-
port OF the president. report of the
treasurer and of the executive commit
tee number of papers were read and
Drieny discussed, after which tho ron
resentatives Of the various roads were
entertained at luncheon by the Rich
mond Traction Company.
The present officers of the associo.ion
are Mr.. r. d. ApDerson. of the civ
street Car Company. Of Staunton, pres
gent; Mr.. Il Randolph Williams. of Tho
richmond Traction Company. vice
president. and Mr.. II. p. Woodson of
the Lynchburg and Rivermont street
halfway Company. secretary and treas
urer. ''S""
Executive Committee-Messrs r. n
Apperson. OF Stanton: r. l.. Williams
or Norfolk: D. w. Flickwier. of Roam.
oke; n. 7. Woodson. of Lynchburg: i,
X. Williams. Of Richmond
AS the association has not vet been
IN existence n year. all these officers
arc holding over.
DIOCESAN COUNCIL.
me Episcopal Council Of the Virginia
Diocese VIII convene here tomorrow in
81. fauis Church and remain in SEES
aloh uhtil saturday. A great many del
eghteS ana visitors arrived to-day and
attended services at ST. Paurs Tonight
The sermon was preached by Rev. II
~B. Lee.
The Council will be composed OF
eighty clergymcn and eighty laymen