The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-29
COVE lN0R I Err
IS BOMBARDED.
Callers Come: From Many Sections.
to Urge Appointments for
Schoo! Suparintendents.

Governor Tyler was borbarded in his
office yesterday with applicants for super
intendent of schools in several counties
and cities. Among the most interesting
of the fights that have recently developed
is ina in Norfolk city, where Mr. Thomas
Jefferson Randolph is offering stiff oppo-
sition to the present incumbent Mr..
Randolph called on all the members OF
the board on yesterday. He was closeted
with the Governor for a long time, and
was smiling when he emerged from the
executive chamber. DR.. Southall was
lavish in his compliments of the manage
ment of the Norfolk schools several days
ago, and that is taken as an evidence
that the present incumbent stands ace
high at the department of education,
and that it will take powerful pressure to
"oust' him from the place. Both men
are understood to be working like beav-
ers for the place.
Superintendent w. w. Firth, OF Frank
lin, and Captain Lee, his opponent, called
at the Governors office at the same time
yesterday, to talk over school matters
with His Excellency. While waiting their
turn in Secretary Ovens room. the
two countrymen chatted pleasantly to-
gether though it is not known that they
discussed the contest between them.
The Governor practically suspended
business yesterday and received callers
for three or four hours. Most of them
came to talk school superintendent with
His Exccllency. Major s. Heth Tyler was
at his desk, having returned from a
severa! days trip to Alabama.
Commissioner koiner, who is holding
Farmers Institutes in the southwest,
will return here to spend Sunday. Tues
day he goes to Chesterfield Courthouse
to hold a meeting. He will then take
his lecturers, Messrs. Hedges and Bar
ber to Charlotte county, to look at the
test farm, near brakes Branch, and he
and his secretary, Mr.. Chesterman will
90 from there to Lynchburg to attend a
meeting of the Board Of Agriculture at
the Hotel Carroll on Thursday.
Detective Hatcher called on the Cover
nor yesterday to see if a reward had been
offered for certain alleged criminal In
the county of Mecklenburg.
He was on the trail Of {; negro named
Dodson who is charged with ncendiarism
Governor Tyler has received a COM
plant from a gentleman in Washington,
D. c.. setting forth that some persons
had used dynamite to blow up fish in
his pond. in Fairfax. The complaint was
referred to the Commonwealths Attorney
Of Fairfax.
The charters of the Berkley Peoples
Bank and the Baltimore Union Associa-
the Office of the Secretary of the Com
monwealth.
Among the Governors callers yesterday
were: Messrs. E. B. Goode, of Mecklen-
burg; d. l.. Toney, Of Manchester; Jno.
c.. Utz, of Madison; T. L. Holmes. of
Surry; Thomas Jefferson Randolph. of
Norfolk, and Captain Lee, of Franklin.
The law requires that the clerks Of the
several county and city courts shall re-
port the number Of election districts and
the number Of voters in each of said
districts to the Secretary of the Common
wealth on the list Of April and the LIST
of October of each year. 1t was stated
yesterday that Clerk H. E. DuVal, of
Manchester, was the only one in
the State who complies literally with
this provision.
Captain Thos J. Stratton, Chief of Fer
tiIizer Inspectors for the Department
Of Agriculture, will leave for Appon1at-
tox in a few days to appear as a wit
ness in a case to be tried in the Circuit
Court of that county.
Hon. K. B. Stoner, of Botetourt, and
Messrs r. NJ. Page, of Albemarle, and
at the Auditors office yesterday, as was
also Mr.. +. l.. La Rue. of Bath.
Secretary Joseph 7. Lawless is absent
from the city on private business.
Senator William Stands. of Southa mp
ton, called at the Capitol.
The Mckinley and Roosevelt Club. OF
Unionville, Orange county, have re-
quested Mr.. Lawless to send them a
copy of the Virginia Constitution.
The Court of Appeals will most likely
adjourn for the term to-day.
Ex-JudEe= R. T.SlV. Duke, of Charlottes-
vile, was a caller at the State Library.
The acts Of Assembly, extra session,
will be ready for distribution in few
days.