Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-07

Governor Tyler returned to the city
,a-t night. after an absence Of several
weeks with HIS family at his country
l1mc. in Pulaski county. The Governor
expects 60 return 20 East Radford to-
right or tomorrow.
Governor Tyler came 90 Richmond i"S'
night from Washington. whittier he Went
10 see the Secretary Of War regarding
onnoirfrncrf. 70 the army from virginia
He had secured the consent OF secretary
Root fo appoint the officer for whom the
Governor was making application. but II
was found upon looking mp the papers in
clio ease that the applicant was suffering
from serious physical disability
"I was mover more confident Of my cleo
t.. trrn now" sad the Governor to
7.-r4teh writer no the mansion last
ri.lt Including the nomination Of Mr..
1rl. Cocbm for the Senate from the
Manchester District, and the two candi-
l..- for the House of Delegates from
s., chester. Senator Martin has So votes;
s. including. OF course. the holdover
senators who will vote for him. lie is
,-...r ~ these IS votes. provided all the
liam atic nominees are elected Al
least. dozen of these. however, are will
.-, ne instructed.
GOVERNOR TYLER CLAIMS II.
.r ding lhe holdover senator's. l
1.r. 81 votes I'm sight" the Governor
continued There is no doubt Of my get
+- number. There are five who are
t.f
t---.re candidates 90 be nominated.
,m probably secure more. In other
,f- ann certain Of Il votes i'm the
caucus au exact majority II both houses
of Fl. L.eislature were solidly Demo-
C.ac"
T.. Governor Is very emphatic regard
t. I.qsnlcnt candidate. When ask
. concerning the likelihood of there be-
INK. plentiful crop of them i'm Virginia
dis fan. the Governor said: Il know
nothing Of the matter. A few days ago
ST. Thomas Evans. of AppomattoX. wrote
r regarding an Independent candidate
n that county. I replied that I knew
hnr of Independents. The regular
Democratic candidate is my candidate"
Governor Tyler appears 90 be in even
better health than usual He seems to
have somewhat gained in flesh since he
l- been staying in the Southwest. The
Governor will be accompanied to Pulaski
Or his SON. Nr. J. II. Tyler, Jr., who has
,9t been wei recently. The family will
return TO The city probably about October
LIST.
4 DETAILED STATEMENT.
Governor Tyler on yesterday gave out
th. following interview concerning the
senatorial night:
governor. 1 see that the Martin people
arc claiming that they have virtually
won the fight; is this sop
$50 &C. is not. Did they not claim this
SIS months ago. before single delegate
l.. been nominated? Have they not been
l.m.g it an the time? Did they not
start out on this line Of assertion and
. This has been their policy. They
i..l off ward meetings and conFen-
t. a.d in about thirty days after my
candidacy was announced they claimed
e... votes 20 show my defeat.
.I~ Is THE PEOPLES FIGHT"
eIt n.s believe the people Of Virginia
tE u.l methods as they nave prac-
r.I t..r honorable, or just or that they
f'A tlAN-Af NtN-+N-
lI..,. u.-.luee the people of this state
-s I..t... from every nook and corner
.i t. STAT. show what the people think
' N Ur and unfair plans that have
l.a ......4 This is not my fght-it is
people, t-lt They have called upon
u t. t. U..r leader. and i viii not DE
tuU.. .. those who have and are re-
Ia.a- confidence in me. IA / have said
alu fH. light SIS just beginning
1919 HAS THIRTY-ONE.
"WIy senator Martin claims e!ghty-twc
F.. already secured. when the tacts
.l. ,A1t only eighty -nine delegates ano
senator's. including hold-Over senators
lt. been nominated. or even virtually
Of this number Mr.. Martin has nifty
tL,.e though .here are more than q
o.z.n OF these who are willing TO be III
..ructcd. ] have. without a doubt. thirty
one and there are FIVE contested Oh
Doubtful This leaves hfiy-one yet TO be-
nominated. i expect 20 get forty o.
these
Martins FATHER-IN-LAW BOLTS
Il see there is talk of Independents
What az this. Governor
.r do not know anything about them.
understand that there is some tax an'
trr ON this line. About the first lnde
Iants that came out were those u
I.. az Wight. when Colonel Day, Mr.
EI.n's fathor-iu-law bolted ms owl
convention and jumped SO far that h'
o,. demanded a primary. II disease o.
r Kind breaks ont it will be because o
gu. is.atsfaction Of thc people on ac
count OF the way they have been treated
Nlen thc organization of the party MAJ
Deem turned into n machine 10 run Owe
tle people nobody can wonder at dlssauS
faction resulting, but this Is a trouDi'
that can he easily cured. Where the peo
ple are chmoring FOR the right 10 eN
press themselves directly between th'
candidates for the United States Senate
lOt The right Doe given them, and there
viii be- no complaint, no matter what th'
decision may be-
WHY NOT COMMENCE IT NOW?
My friends have begged in large num-
Der Of cities and counties for a direct
VOTE and even whore tickets were pro-
Yl4ed. and candidates voted for. the re-
quest has been denied In AN but four
counties Southampton. Northampton.
Bedford. and Culpcpor, and In
these places-I say II reverently,
thank God-they have spoken IN
DO uncertain sound. Why could
n0t an counties. especially where there
is party trouble. be allowed 10 settle
their differences in this wayg IL would
b. "a simple easy, and fair way. and the
party would come out Of the fight
strengthened rather than weakened. Mr.
Martin has said that he would vote 10,
an amendment TO the Constitution pro-
vldng for the election OF senators by a
direct vote Of the people. Why not com
mence il now? II he believes enough In