The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-15
SUB COMMIT
HAS Bee NAMED.
VIII Meet Here to Draw a Primary
JUDGE E. D. NEWMAN TALKS:
says the Bansert1an People Did Not support
Mr.. stlckles- srlliyan 0ut Again.
ro.iiscsI Neres and
Gossip.

Chairman Eliyson announced the
names OF the subcommittee on Primary
Fians on yesterday. Tie members OF the
subcommittee are as follows.
First District, c. 3. Jones, of King and
Queen; second Diserict, l.r. f. Bryant,
+ OF Southampton; Third District. John ..
Harwnod. OF Richmond city, Fourth Dis
trict. Asa ID Watkins, o; Prince Ed
ward Fifth District, j. N. Hooker, OF
Z FatfiSa; SIKH, DistriG., John r. Ed
munds, of Halifax; Seventh District, w.
4 b. richards, Of Front Royal; Eighth Dis
frict, r. /. Gordon, Of Louisa; Ninth Dis
3 gtricI. =. T.. buchanan, of Sryth: Tenth
District, JcEeph Button, OF AppomattoX.
1t is pretty cef,ai:s lha. tii-S v..S 4.ia1
primary people are in a safe majority
CT the subcommittee and That they will
adopt and recommend ?. plan to the gem
eral committee which will carry out the
spirit and letter OF the Norfolk reso!u--
tioEs.
1t is known. however. that the anti.
primary. people have a pretty stiff mi
nority on the subcommittee. il will be
their purpose. according to talk, to load
the plan md make it SO cumbersome
that it will be impractica5le and unpop-
ular. For instance. instead Of meeting
the obvious demand for primary plan
FOR the nomination Of State officers and
United States Senator'S, the original OPP.
ponents OF the scheme. who conteDded
SO bitterly against it al Roanoke in ISL.
Viii atteupt 10 make it apply to COIL
stables. jtsticcs@ofs the peace and all MIN
or positions. because it is believed this
would render the sch emo unpopular anu
Its speedy repeal certain. The subco:li-
mittee will meet in Mr.. Ellyson's office
on December Sth and will formulate the
plan and report 20 he general committee
here on January Is. 1902.
Judge e. D. Newman, of Shenandoah.
who is the recognized head of the Rhodes
Newman N alton-Stickley faction OF the
Democratic party in his county, is in
the city to argus case in the Supreme
Corr. of Appeals. In discussing the de-
feat of Mr.. sStickley. by a Republican last
week for the House of Delegates. Judge
Newman; said: We had too many par
ties tG fight Considering what we were
up against. MIR. Sticl.lay did very well. :"
Captain Arthur o. Sullivan, the real
thing, when it comes to a one-leggcd
Confederate hero. who seems to have been
trimmed UP In the war exactly to fit tie
office Of first doorkeeper of the House Of
Delegates. and who is now filling like
position in the convention. has announced
himself a candidate for reelection to his
old place. Captain Sullivan has a way OF
winning his battles with great ease. and
his friends say nc will hol,bie under the
wire once more in the coming House
caucus.
Congressman Flood yesterday gave
'Cnc:e' Billy Wilson. custodian OF the
Senate Chamber. a nice ofiica couch Mr..
Flood had this convenient piece Of fur,
nituTe in his COMMITTEES room up in the
Capitol. and he is new shipping his books
and other belongings to his home, pre-
pairing to go to Washington to occupy
his seat in Congress after tile convention
adjcErrs.
Not a great deal of interest seems to
be manifested ir the race for the Consti-
tutional Convention to succeed Delegate
Newton which will end in the special
election to be held here on December 30.
The two candidates-Messrs. Allen and
Larier-ara making a quiet canvass. and
the vote promises to be exceedingly light