The times., 1901-06-06
ALL WATCHING RICHMOND
Election of Convention Delegates
to Be Held Today.
Regarded by Many as the Crisis of
the Democratic GubernntoriRl
Campaign Montague and swan
son Each sunEuine of Success.

the Democratic GubernntOriBl
Campaign Montague and swan
son Each snnGuine of Success.
RICHMOND, Va, June 5.-Interest in
the gubernatorial contest is now centred
In the election of delegates which takes
! place in this city tomorrow. Shrewd poll
tciaus are predicting tonight that the
candidate who gets the majority of dele
gates from this city viii be the man to
get the nomination for Governor.
Richmond is entitled to siXty-one dele
| gates and from the present indications
| they will be pretty well divided. 1t is
only matter of conjecture to say that
| the Montague people will carry two wards
Clay and MarshalI-while it is doubtful
whether Mr. Swanson VIII lead in any eX-
| cept jefferson. Echols may receive
J large number of votes in jackson ward,
| as he seems to have a large number of
stanch friends there.
The Montague people are tonight claim
| ing forty-two out of the sixty-one dele
| gates to be elected tomorrow in this city,
while Mr.. Swanson's friends are equally
| as sanguine of success.
The candidates have spent the day at
their headquarters and on the streets.
In fact, three of them have been doing a
claiming that his chances to be the next
Governor of Virginia are greatly strength
| ened
An unexpected surprise was sprang here
today when a telegram was received from
Princess Anne County, stating that sev-
en- delegates had been elected there and
instructed for Montague. Captain Mar
shall expected to win in that county.
The friends of Mr.. Swanson are now
claiming that Mr.. Montague is using Gov
ernor Tyler's influence in behalf of his
fight for the governorship. 1t is known
that Mr. Montague has recently had sew
eral conferences with Governor Tyler,
Representatives w. A. Jones, and john
Lamb, but the nature of what passed be
| tween them has not yet been made pub
lie.
Mr.. Swanson is sanguine of his pros
poets and still contends that great turn
in the gubernatorial tidal wave will take
place ere all the delegates are chosen. He
is, it is understood, relying on Echols and
Marshall to bunch their delegates, and
give them to him. If this is done. 1t Is
pretty certain that Mr.. Swanson viii get
the nomination.
The friends of J. Taylor Ellyson are still
cherishiug the secret hope that some
where in the gubernatorial shuttle their
favorite viii tufn up at the top.
As far as Mr.. Ellyson is personally con-
cerned he has maintained a dignited 81
lence since his voluntary retirement from
the field, but there is no doubt of the
fact that in view of the contest engen-
dered in many counties, especially In
the southwest, he is regarded as fine
man upon whom to unite all the warning
elements.
ETffIrGnn
friends all over the State who appreciate
his party services and esteem him for his
many admirable personal qualities. The
fact that no delegates are being chosen
in his name does not prevent any dele
gate in the convention from placing him
in nomination should the occasion arise.
Harry Coles, private secretary to Rep
resentative Swanson, returned to the city
last night from Franklin County. Mr
Coles gives an interesting account of the
mass meeting at Rocky Mount on Mon
day. The crowd was very large. One
of Mr.. Montagues leaders was chosen
secretary of the convention.
The leader of the crowd in opposition to
Mr.. Swanson WAS ex-senator Herbert
Hale whose whole aim, according to Mr.
Coles, was to break up the meeting by
diiatory tactics. The crowd bore patient
T. !
and when ii was found that the game of
about rs Montague men was to defeat |
by speechmaking the 500 or more Swan |
son men, they rose and shut on the dis
turbers. Feeling ran high. Mr.. Coles said. !
and he added that the only part he took |
was in an endeavOr to prevent a difficulty. |
Campbell County refused yesterday TO |
reconsider its plan for selecting delegates |
to the gubernatOral convention, and viii /
on Saturday carry into effect a novel plan |
which Is without precedent in the State.
A primary will be held and fun ticket /
for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and |
Attorney General VIII be elected. The |
county committee VIII then name the |
delegates to the convention.
MIR Montague friends expect to carry /
the county, and it will be interesting to |
note what ticket Is elected with him. 1t |
is probable, however. that the county
viii not cast its vote for Mr. Willard for |
Lieutenant Governor as Capt. j. c. |
Featherstone of Campbell. is a candi- |
date. 1t is not known what names will be |
printed on the ballots
The standing Of the four gubernatorial |
candidates. so far as delegates have been |
instructed, is as follows: