The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-22
RICHMOND. Va FRIDAY. MARCH %. 1901.

the primaryst to be he1d on Thursday next.
rhe ward superintendents vii su bmlt$
their reports and the judges and clerks
will be named and the places for holding
the election. in the several precincts se-s
lecteu. It's not thought that an y other
business OF Importance will be trans
t.ctes4.s
Tl1e Lee Democratic and Social Club, of
Clay w ard, will hold a regular meeting
at No 1910 West Broad Street tonight at
s O'Clock All the candidates for the Con-
stitutlonal Convention are invited to be
present and make addresses for the club.
The organization, while young. is in fine
shape, and is growing very. rapidly IN
numbers. ~
There Is a big fight on for the Consti-
tutional Convention from the District
of Fluvanna and Goochilt.nd. The COM
1nittee of the latter county met recently
and recommended that the Democrats
make no nomination. This has raised n
great fuss in the ranks of the Gooch-
land Democracy, and the followers of
Col. w. b. Petit in that county say
the action sof the committee shall not
stand.
The F1uyanna committee will meet to-
take some action at Palmyra next Mon
dcN, Is Sdlu sSudk55EsNOlO1lSlE
Petit will probably be endorsed for the
Democratic nomination. The anti-Leake
Democrats of t4oochland are hot in the
collar, andssays it is an attempt to head
off Colonel Petit, who is the undoubted
choice of a. majority of the Democrats
in the district for the, convention. The
fight will be watched with much interest,
as Colonel Petit has numerous friends
all over the State, who believe he ought
tr. oonoa IN fhe convention.
81 am out of politics and am looking
strictly after my printing business, said
Mr. Clyde w. Saunders, the well-known
local politician, yesterday.
No one doubts Mr.. Saunders good
intentions, but those who know him will
wonder if he can resist the temptation
Of taking a hand in some Of tile many
contests that are now going on. He
is recognized as Mr.. Swanson's leader
in the City Democratic Committee, and
will, no doubt, break his good resolu-s
ton when that body meets to formu-
late plan for naming delegates to the
State convention.
It was rumored in political circles yes
terday th,lt outside influences were at
work in the contest for the Constitu-
tional Convention in this city and that
those in charge of the campaign of one
=,lN The gubernatorial candidates were
making overtureS to combine with GER
tain candidates for the convention. No
one of the parties named in the rumor
would admit it's truth, but it was being
widely discussed among the politicians.
According to information from the
southwest, there is hardly a doubt that
Mr. H. c. Stuart will be the unanimous
choice of the. Democrats of Russell to rep
resent them in the Constitutional Conven-
ton. MI. Stuart is a wealthy cattle
dealer and is regarded as one of the ablest
laymen in southwest Virginia. He en-
joys the confidence of allswho know him
and is exceedingly popular with all
classes.
The Marshall Ward Democratic Club
will hold a public meeting at Corcoran
Hall, on Church Hill, next Monday
night; to give the candidates for the
Constitutional Convention an opportunity
to express their views on the various
questions at issue. Mr.. e. G. Hicks
is president of the club, and invites all
the candidates and the public to attend.
Mr.. j. S. Moore is*out in a card de-
nying that he ever contended that a
dollar a. day was enough for a working
man. Mr.. Moore says he never held any
office in Richmond, and the story says
that the language was used while the
author was a member of the City Coun-
Gil.
James w. Gordon. a candidate for the
Constitutional Convention, spoke to the
mechanics at the rrigg Shipyards We'd.
5nesday during the moon hour. Mr.. Cor
don spoke about twenty minutes, his
subject being the support of the enl-
ployers libility bill. The address was
enthusiastically received.
Captain. John A. Curtis and Mr.. w. l..
Royal madet speeches at noon yesterday
to the men~ at Trigg ship-yards. They
were listened to with marked attention
as they told what they would do if sent
to the Constitutional Convention.
The Clay Ward Actives will hold a
public meeting in Belvidere Hall to-
morrow night and hear the '.other
half of the convention candidates.
The friends of Mr.. James w. Gordon
are enthusiastic over his prospects for
election to the Constitutional Conven-
ton They have held several large meet
ines recently, and are irs splendid shape
for the final struggle.