The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-16
Most Of the Committeeman and Prom
inent Politicians Have Gone Home.
CAMPAIGN IN TENTH DISTRICT.
Chairman Butler Appoints Two Bodies
to Whom the Work is Assigned
and Makes q Number OF Ap-
pointmcnts for Speaking
Which Will Begin
August 9th.

Four aspirants for the Democratic nomi-
nation for Governor Of Virginia attended
the meeting Of the Democratic State Cen
ferson yesterday, ana while three OF them
were on hand as accredited representa-
tives in the session, all of them are said
to have some talking to their friends
among the party leaders who We're here
concerning their plans for the race they
are to make for the rich plum the Old
Dominion hangs ont next year.
Attorney-Gcneral Montague did not get
in until yesterday morning, but Mr. J..
Taylor Ellyson, Colonel r. C. Marshall
ana Leutcnant-Gtvernor Edward Echols
were OH hand for the Democratic confer
ence of Tuesday night. They are cordial,
friendly lot Of gpbernatorial candidates,
ana each of them received the other with
an appearance of brotherly love and fell
lowship. This is fortunately Virginia. s
way Of doing things When Mr.. Ellyson.
who is chairman q the State Central and
Executive Committees, announced in the
lobby Of the Jeffds yesterday morning
at 80 o'clock th,t the meeting of these
bodies would be Jailed to order at once
in the main dinins-room of the hotel, he
locked arms with observation-disclosures
Ech0ls, and these Two in q most affection
ate manner proceeded to that spacious
hall. In the meaHime Colonel Marshall
and Attorney y-Geneal Montague were ex-
changing good atlred greetings near the
office. Some one asked where the Hon.
Claude Swanson vas wondering why he
was not on hand to participate in the love-
feast. It was explained that Mr.. Swan
son had found it impossible to come to
Richmond.
notwithstanding the felicity that abound
ed among the aspifants to the office Of
Governor of the proudest of Common
wealths, some pers)nal campaigning, prob
ably the first personal campaigning Incl
dent to the race toI be run next year, was
done. Each of the candidates was often
the centre Of small group of friends,
and more than on; of them was observed
a number of timts in a quiet nook in
earnest conversation with some leading
politician from tbs or the other section
of the State It IS said that some plans
We're laid for the ante-cOnvention work to
be done in 1901, and the prospects are for
an early beginning of the real battle
COMMITTErMEN GO HOME
Most of the Stata Central and Executive
ocrats who were lere to attend the meet
ings of Tuesday night and yesterday have
gone home, though some are still at the
hotels. Senator Dlniel returned to Lynch
burg last evening. and Congressman Jones
went home last night. Hon. Fl D. Flood,
of Appomattox, ilso left for home last
night and Hon. ] E. Willard departed on
an afternoon trail.
The party leaders still In the city were
to be seen about the lobby of the Jeffer-
son last night. AMI these talked most snn-
guinely OF the chances for Democratic
victory in the State and nation this year.
They expressed themselves unanimously
in the belief tha: Virginia will elect ten
Democratic congressman next November,
and their estimates of Bryan's majority
in the State ranged from $4,000 to 5O0cO
Secretary Joseph Button said it would be
between 10000 ami 10000.
TENTH DISTRICT SAFE. 7.
Just as Hon. H. D. Flood rushed from
the Jefferson to catch a train for home
lust night he sh>uted back to group of
friends sitting ir the lobby of the Jeffer-
son: Goodbye boys; I'm going to be
elected
'Yes. and he will, too calculated Sen
ator Barksdale, OF Halifax. He's got