The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-17

ALL PROMINENT MEN.
They embrace judges, members and
eex-members of both branches Of the
Legislature, and are all prominent in the
councils of the party in the State.
one of The delegates tColonei W. W.
Sale, CT Norfolkl IS member OF GOV
ernor Tyler's staff.
Mr.. P. II. OBannon, Of the Seventh
nistrict is a blood relative and an
enthusiastic adInirer of Colonel Bryan.
Mr.. O'Bannon enjoys an intimate personal
acquaintance with the great silver leader,
and calls him Billy.
colonel Bryan's ancestors on his fathers
side went west years ago, from Rappa-
hammock county, in which is the home Of
Mr. O,Bannon. and the latter gentleman
had the pleasu of entertaining the dis
5t!nguished Democratic leader on q recent
visit to that section of the State.
SERVED THE PEOPLE WE'LL.
Hons B. Il, Buchanan, of Smyth; E. F.
Montague, of Hampton; R. II. Logan. OF
Roanoke, and P. H O'Bannon. of. Rap
nahannock. have each served with distinc-
tion in the Legislature, while Hon. Bland
Massie. of Nelson, is the present senator
from the Nineteenth District, embracing
Amherst and Nelson.
Hons ]. NJ. Crute of Prince Edward,
and Charles NJ. White, of Fauquler, are
judges of their respective county courts,
and are men of considerable influence IN
party matters.
The gentlemen Wnom the 1'elnoerals %
the metropolitan district chose to rep
resent them at Kansas City are: Alessrs.
Horace G.. buchanan. of Hanover, and
Chris. Manning, Jr., of this city. Mr.
Buchanan is a native Of Southwest VIZ
ginia, and a relative of Judge John a.
buchanan, of the Supreme Court OF
Appeals His father was prominent
OFT ono
time Superintendent of Public Instruction.
A PROMINENT LAWYER.
Mr.. Buchanan was the private secre-
tary to Colonel Tazewell Elicit during the
latter's term in Congress, and was after
wards for several years his law partner.
Hs is now a member of the law firm of
Scott &, Buchanan, of this city, the senior
party being ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Il. Car
ter Scott.
Mr. Manning, the other Third District
delegate, is a young businessman OF this
city, and has long been active and promi-
nent in local politics.
The alternates for the district are
Messrs John r. Grimes, for many years
member of the City Council of Richmond
and messenger to the Auditor of Public
Accounts, and Mr.. J. Thomas Lawrence
a prominent young attorney of Henrlco,
who has his Office in this city.
Mr.. Lawrence is not certain that ne VIII
attend the convention, but the other three
gentlemen from the district will go, and
it is understood will travel west by the
Baltimore and Ohio route, leaving here
on July list.
LOCAL DEMOCRATS TO GO.
A number of prominent local Democrats
from this section of the State will attend
the convention as spectators, and the lat
ter class is understood to embrace Mr..
Clyde w. Saunders, and Chairman Jeffer-
son Wallace, of the City Democratic Com
mittee.
The Norfolk convention in its resolu-
tons also took strong ground against
trusts and the foreign policy of the
administration. and the delegation WILL
if necessary, make a fight to have these
declarations placed in the national plat
form.
This will be the second time the Virginia
Democracy has made its contribution to
the denomination OF a defeated candidate
for the presidency, having cast half of her
votes for Mr. Cleveland in the convention
of 1882, when he had been beaten as the
party nominee in 1883 by President Harri-