The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-23
Situation So Complicated No Gne Can
Safely Predict Result.
THE TALK OF A DARK HORSE,
Mr. Young May Make Il Better Show
ing Than His Opponents Predict.
Much Depends Upon Who Shall
Control the Preliminary Or
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the Aspirants Active.
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NEIN IORI. NEWS, Y N, August Il
The Democrats Of the second c. engressional
District VIII hold their convention at the
Casino in this city, tomorrow and NOM
mate a candidate for Congress.
Thwe have been a number Of exciting
conventions in this district, among. them.
notably. the one at Port Norfolk, when
Hon w. A. Young, after seventy-od0
ballots, won the day after desperate
fight in which DR.. Bryant, of southampton,
came within hairs breadth of victory
and would have s,cured it, but for the
! Timely reinforcements hurried to Mr..
Young's rescue by the Peninsula deesa-
| ton.
1t is from this now historic situation
| that the Peninsula hopes for aid from
| Norfolk, should the Democrats from this
! city across the Reeds see that the-r stand
| ard bearer cannot secure the nomination
| and the friends of former Congressman
! D. Gardiner Tyler arr counting upon
| Norfolk as a material factor in the prob
able nomination Of their man; for they
| say that Mr.. Tyler's chances OF victory
! are at least even with those OF Senator
! Maynard.
MIR. TYI.ER'S CLAIMS.
Mr.. Tyler is counting on the min teen
| votes from the Peninsula, ten of which he
now has: the remainder he should get
| in the event of Messrs- Montague and
ktliy falling by the waysloe. Neither ls.,S Si
these gentlemen are claiming the earth,
| but. being acquainted with the ways OF
| nominating conventions, they sic in
| to-morrow's matinee a fighting chance to
| win out
| over here. it is considered that Mr..
| Young is not such q dead one as some
| people have been surprising. He IS a
| shrevti g neral ana veteran al the game
| of politics and If ne hasn't a surprise in
| store for his opponents, il won't be be-
| cause it isn't characteristic. He Will
| probably spring it q the opening of the
! conventon when q bitter fight Will o.
| made by his friends to capture the chair
! manshfp of the meeting. Should MI.
| Young be able to name the chairman, he
| will gain g very decided victory. for this
| chairman of course, will designate the
| committee on credentials and Nj Young
| has a delegation from Brambeton Ward,
| Norfolk claiming for admission 10 the
| House. but opposed deSp rateiE by a dee
| cation of eleven gentlemen, whose war-ery
| is ..Ar7ything to beat Young. There IS
| cont. sting delegation from Warwick, too.
| said 10 be split between Maynard and
| Tyler. 1t doesn't require q telescope 10 OBJ
| serve that the committee that STATS the
| Young delegation from Bramb eton VIII
| also seat the Tyler delegation from War
| wick.
ANYTHING TO BEAT YOUNG.
a thing that looks exceedingly quAer
| over on This side is how Portsmouth can
| none 10 draw 10 Maynard a large per-
| certage OF the Norfolk delegation, when
| the political poultice has not been con-
| coc,ed that could draw the Portsmouth
delegates to Young. IN Portsmouth, 1t i
a well-known fact it's a Anything 10
| heat Young's'' crowd. STILL Mr.. Maynard
| has good ground to expect valuable ara
! Timely support from Norfolk
| What happened to Jons,S-JoneS, OF
| Berklev. who has been quoted as cut after
! the scalp of Maynard? There IS some
significance in this query, espciaIy 10
! those who know Jones; for IT lsn t the
first time this eloquent sehtlerlah has @
! plaved havoc in the neighborhood OF the
| Norfolk County-Portsmouth delegations
| Saturally, q lively time is expected.
| Old campaigners predict long and heated
| convention There is a bare chance that
| a nomina ton may be mad before the end
| of the fifth ballot; there is, or the con-
| trary. a probability that it will take ten
| times that number OF ballots TO name the
| man.
THE SPEAKERS.
! judge CHRIS tian, OF Charles City county,
|
| will be placed in nomination by S. Gordon
J Cumming OF Hampton, and c. II. Ruti.
of this city, will perform d similar Office
| for Mr. Kelly. Judge j. 3. Prince, OF
| Southampton, is scheduled TO nominate
| NIr. Brownley. j. C. Tilton, of Norfolk.
has been selected to nominate Mr. Young.
! Nj. Maynard as has been announced
| for sometime will be put in nomination
by Hon j. T. Lawless, OF Portsmouth.
These are all eloquent speakers and the
convention may expect to be deluged with
| rhetorical bouquets befcrd the grim bus
| mess of making nominations begins.
| No account has been taken of the
| dark horses among whom Messrs.
Keeling, Holland and Lawless hse>e h=en
freouent!y named. AS Col. r. f. Bovkin
recently remarked. "A well-Sroomed horse
| of q dark color ard with lots Of speeG
| yy6n,T make the boolsies shiver on the
| hon,a-stretch.'' Mr.. Lawless is about the
onIy one of the three named poss .ssing
| thase necessary attributes and he has
nositively declined to allow his name to bJ
| used at all
MO SHlRT-WAIST MAN THERE.