The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-12
POLITICS And
POLITICIANS u
Hon. C. H. Jennings Takes Time BY
the ForeIock, Il
THE FIRST CANDIDATE ou1.
He Is in the Race for Senator from the
First District-Live Gossip ABOUT
tho Constitutional
Convention.

Hon. c. II. Jennings, OF Abingdon ex
member OF the House of Delegates lFop
Washington county, is the first seHY
man in the State, so far rs is known Y y
to announce his candidacy FOR 1lis
eral Assembly, which meets IN '-'
session in December. 1901
MIR. Jennings has issued o.rc'' ..,,;
ter to his friends on the supJec
is in part as follows:
Il beg to announce to YOU y '1
dacy for the office of Senate ~
sert the First Senatorial Di'r'ct III "'e
Virginia Legislature. Havlp hau some
experience in the Lesislatus of 1880 J. as
representative of Wasnistoh county III
the lower House. and hang IN al ei'eF'
gercies been loyal tc tile Asi''0
party and having derted mucn o. I'M inE
time to the advanceridt OIL par. 49,.
ests. you may be assarca tilaI ~
interests of the peopleof the slS''l. ~, a.
well as the welfare OF ne pa -
ce.ve the best service men my 1e'''
perience and ability ca render.
s-oNvENTIo, GOSSIP.
The question of the Isis OF represents
ton in the ConSt:tutinHl Convention Is
one as to which the mrnbers OF the Leg
islature hold widely dierent views. -Nosl
OF those VINO have eXresscd themselves
think the body shouid1e composed u d4
even hundred delegate. Ihefe are o,l-
ers who contend thatitty or sixty ueie-
gates would be Il Sufflsnt ntmoer.
Hon George Y HuIey. member OF tne
\
he was somewhat inched to favor plan
whereby the delegate would be elected
bv Senatorial! district He thought bet
ter material would bssecured IN TINS way
than by apportioniT the delegates 70
House districts Mr.. Hunley said furthe
that he did not thin any member ousH
to become a candidate f0i delegate. ms
is such an importmt natter that tie
people should be lief fire. to make their
own selections 1t is % tine. in VT
Huniey's judgment, for 'eople TO max
personal appeals to friefls to vote ff
them. =,
There is another pan tn mas me- w. w.
much favor wherever diuSsed anu 80
is TO arrange OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 49,
twenty-five or thirty irnumber al ~
give to each one two, tee or fou ue'e
gates.
6OOMS btlNI - cA>Sii
1t vas being freely taad in potlcal en-
cles yesterday that thSlends MI. i1i'l
Montague are brinsinsreat 1esSuie u
bear upon him to indlrllim t become
candidate for the Cortutioai ConVen-
ton. Hon. Isaac Dig and M'. d. Ia.
land Pollard are also laS beii1eu os 'iieit
friends None Of thesentlfiieh nave CIV
a., nv inti,no+;on ohei7 intentionssen |
~ s,t,tant h,,t y sale they all have |
the matter under asenei'.
The man whose na Is ot. eNe!H tongue
and who. from ;.ptanees, Will be an |;
easy winner. is E CAatles v. Mere
d.th. Mr.. Meredith the support of most
of the .ae,t,.... .,oy.ns; as we'll as that
y tie rank ana .Ie Mhe party
me frienos = Cold A. S. Buford are
Inc Constitution Cvention Colonel
Buford is anan of + experience i, NH
lie matters and is arded on all hands
as an admirable maor one of the dele
gates.
ALE. DAVID n. Lee. Commemorative
Attorney Of Goochd, is here on his
way homefrom Lou where he attended |
curt Monday. Heates that if Gooch-
ana and sluvanna allowed a delegate
II the ColstitutiOnabnven it is very
lkely Caonel WmB. Petit will be
hosen.
The movement one Clay Ward peo-
!e looking to sccur a larger represent
itlon in the .!ity uncil is very much
lscussed in poiitic circles Sentiment
oWn-rowil seems be very decidedly
'posed to increasnthe membership OF
ouncll, but there manifested a dis
'slnioh TO deal fai with Clay Ward.
plan has been ,gested that is ap-
Owed py many alopposed by others,
10 that Is TO red:ict the whole city
III nave the divIGiilines of the Wards
II as nearly strais through as posi-
from the river the northern cor
rate limit