Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-04
Especial to vIrginian-Pilot.)

richmond, aug. 5.-Nldle Chairman
j. Taylor Ellyson, who has just re-
turned from the Buena Vista Conven-
ton, which nominated Hon. II. u.
Flood for Congress from the Tenth
District talked at length on matters
political to-day.
encouraged by the outlook in the Tenth
Dist tct and felt confident that MIR. II.
u. Flood would win over his Republi
can opponent Col Il. T. HUBBARD. Mr..
1lllyson was of opinion that Col. HUI
bard can he defeated much more easily
than could Congressman Jacob Yost.
The State Chairman has not yet de-
cded exactly upon the date when he
VIII call his committee together. nor
is he ready to give out the names OF
his new Executive Committee.
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES.
John l.. Grubbs. chairman of the Re-
publican Congressional Committee, Will
convene his committee the latter por-
ton of this month.
He said to-day that as far as he was
individually concerned, he would like
to see Republican candidates put up
in every district. He is opposed to
the Republicans supporting independ-
ent candidates. His idea is that 1t
would be good politics. and the part
of wisdom, for the Republicans to vote
only for men who will stand with the
Republicans in Congress. He. as far
as he is personally concerned, would
not require man to be in the Re
publican party any required length of
time in order to secure the nomination.
Al he desires is that the nominee place
himself Squarely upon the Republican
platform and support the administra-
tion.
INTERESTING BAPTIST MEETING.
An interesting meeting. which will
interest all the Baptist of the State
was begun yesterday at Buckroe
Beach.
At the last meeting of the South
ern Baptist Convention, held at Hot
Springs Ark, committee of nine was
appointed, consisting of three from
each of the three boards of the con-
vention. This committee is known as
the Committee on Cooperation. It's
purpose is to bring about a closer CO.
operation between the churches in the
territory of the Southern Baptist Con-
vention and the convention itself To
this committee the Home Mission Board
of Atlanta appointed Drs. Eerfoot,
Tichenor and Landrum: tho Sunday
School Board of Nashville selected
Drs. Frost, Folk and Burrows. while
the Foreign Mission Board of Rich
mond appointed Drs. Willinghnm and
Ellyson
RAILROAD OFFICES ABOLISHED.
The Seaboard Air Line has issued
circular stating that the company has
abolished the following Offices: Alba
ny, Ga. z. n. Baker commercial
agent; Savannah, w. l.. O'Dwyer,
travelling freight agent: St. Louis. Mo-.
r. C. Hicks. Northwestern agent, and
c. c. Hicks. soliciting freight agent;
Cincinnati. w. b. Pennington, general
Western agent. and Montgomery. Ala,
w. n. Danforth, commercial agent.
Mr. Danforth has been appointed
travelling freight agent, with head
quarters at Atlanta. and Mr.. II. c.
Hicks soliciting freight agent at ST.
Louis.
AYCOCK INVITED TO SPEAK.
The news of the sweeping victory in
North Carolina, carrying with it the
election of q Democratic Governor and
the beginning of the movement to elm
mate the negro as political factor in
that State, occasioned much pleasure
here.
A communication has been sent Gov
ernor-elect Aycock asking him to speak
in Richmond. and 1t is believed he will
accept. He is said to be one of the
greatest stump speakers in the country
to-day.
A NEW PUZZLE.
Superintendent of Public Charities
George b. Davis, who is very ingen-
tous man, has invented puzzle which
promises TO become very popular. 1t
IS the presidential game. by which you
may elect your president" The ar
rangement is simple. amusing and in
structive, touching the number of
States and the electoral vote of each
State. There are twenty-four large
cards-twelve for Bryan and twelve for
McIkinley-and forty-five small cards,
representing the forty-five States. with
the electoral vote of each State on
them. The object of the game is TO get
PA electoral votes, which elects the
president or wins the game.