The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-11
SENATOR HILL
IS INVITED
Has Beer Asked to Speak in Rich
mond.
BIG RATIFICATION MEETING
Chairman Ellyson's PIuns-Prominent
Democrats Were in the City
Uncle Billy Wilson'S
BadS
BIG RATIFICATION MEET

Arrangements are being made for
grand Democratic rally under the auspices
OF the Old Dominion Club TO ratify the
acton Of the Kansas City Convention.
President w w. Wood appointed com
rnittee Yesterday composed OF Messrs
Henry j. Cohn chairman, {. Manning,
Jr.. and w. H. Adams to make all neces-
sarv arrangements and to invite ex-senator
David B. Hill, of New York, to make the
speech of the occasion.
HAS BEEN INVITED.
Mr. Conn said lasS night that as CHAIR
man of the committee lie had written
Senator Hill inviting him TO come and suS-
costing that he name time most con-
venient 10 himself. He said that accom-
panying the committees letter were similar
ones from Hon. j. Taylor Ellyson chair
man of the State Committee. and Chair
man Gordon. of the City Committee, urg-
ing the Senator TO come
Until the committee shall hear from him.
no action will be taken TO the time for
holding the meeting
SHORT CANVASS.
State Chairman j. Taylor Ellyson VIII
call meeting of the State Central and
month to lay plans for the presidential
and congressional campaigns
Previous to issuing the call he VIII
appoint his executive committee, which
will embrace one member from each con-
gressional district. While Mr. Ellyson
has given no intinlation as TO any changes
that may be made, it is generally believed
ne will reappoint nearly all of those who
served as his advisers last year
Mr.. Ellyson thinks a campaign of eight
weeks will be sufficient. There WILL
therefore, be very little work done, except
of preliminary character. before the
first week in September.
For some time past the friends Of Col
one Joseph z. Willard, the young mil
lionaire legislator from Fairfax. have
been urging him to become candidate
for the Democratic nomination for Lieu
tenant-Governor, and recently they have
become very active in his interest.
There is a strong sentiment in favor OF
his candidacy among the members OF the
LEGISLATURE with whom he is very popu-
lar. Colonel Willard has been very active
in the affairs of the party and has for
some years been prominent member OF
Chairman Ellyson's Executive Committee.
He has served three or four terms in the
House OF Delegates from his county. and
be is widely known throughout the State.
His friends here are enthusiastic for him
and express the belief that his name
would greatly strengthen the ticket.
POLITICAL NOTES.
Hon A s. Priddy, member of the House
of Delegates from Charlotte was in the
city yesterday. He said that while he had
hoped the Judgment of the conservatives
would have prevailed in the Committee
on Platform in Kansas City, yet taken as
a whole, the work of the convention suited
him very we'll.
DR.. Priddy thought the naming Of the
old Illinois war horse" Tor the second
place was happy stroke, and that his
nomination would bring much strength 20
the ticket
The Clay Ward Actives will hole their
regular monthly meeting a BelviGere
Hall next Saturday night There will
probably be speeches by prominent local
Democrats One of the members said
yesterday that they proposed soon
as the weather gets little cooler TO have
a ratification meeting, and have some of
the big guns Of the party from abroad
to speak.
Colonel Joseph Button. clerk of the SEN
ate. passed through the city yesterday on
his way from Washington to his home in
Appomattox He brought Uncle Billy
Wilson a large Bryan badge, which the
latter values very highly.