The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-15
IN THE FIELD
OF POLITICS
Much Talk in Gubernatorial Cir
cles.
CANDIDATES MAKE REPLY.
Three Convention Aspirauts Answer tbe Trades
CounciI-city Committee To.Nigbt-Ms
Bryan for the Convention
in 1cnrioo.
CANDIDATES MAKE REPLY.
Three Convention Aspirsnts Answer The Trades

BRYAN Tor Inc Cgnfthilou
in iienrioo.
There was much talk in political circles
Yesterday regarding the gubernatoral sit
uation.
Most of It was. on the Montague side
as the friends of Mr. Swanson seem 10 DC
playing Il quiet game, for the present. at
least. Their chieftain is in Washington
at the bedside of his sick wife. and it is
not known when he can return here as
she was reported as only slightly better
yesterday.
One of Mr. Swanson's managers SAID
Yesterday: II am attending to business
and not fooIing with politics. All nave
10 say is that. our man is a winner
The gentleman who thus spoke is a
member of the City Democratic Commit
Ice and is recognized as one of Mr.. swan
sons ablcst and most astutc leaders IN
Richmond An effort failed to disclose
The plans of the Fifth District Congress
man from other sources, though it seems
pretty well settled that the exact nature
of his fight here will depend upon the
plan adopted by the City Democratic Com
mittce for the selection of delegates to the
convention.
Those who are advocating q. precinct
primary plan still stoutly contend that
they ~iii win ps d piS iiiaIoi ~: nc
iraendS OF a minority iePi eoeii,s 1. o
Inc otheF naho' are no. Liih.ls 60 -,
claims on the SUBJECT pul say tiseS "iS
not yet defeated
-AttorneF-,'ener''l -nofilasiiG isie i"i -
5nlk Ses'eFoaF 10 confer WIN 9oiiic " mo
supporters Gown tilere- Niiiie MI MIL
iasue was IN norfolk one Oh MS pcsl
leaders-Chairman w w. Dcy-Was mere
on official business, he being Commission
er OF the Revenue OF Norfolk as wen. he
Vas accompanied by CITY sergeant LIN
Ter, who IS Il strong supporter OF MY
swanson MI LAWYER Saiu MI hoLIfts'te
loud carry two wafuS; MI Swanson Two,
and that the other Two Wouic be close.
Everybody viii have n square oeai,
SAID the Sergeant ana Iou way put II
down that the delegation VIII be eiEioen:
Mt Echois has many Trends IN Noriolh.
on official business. lie said, to the best
OF his knowledge and hellef ms county
Would go Tor ar. montague, 1housh MI
t,"di'S7on iit'4 suit 81 oits7 nuI'i -. 80. w
-, 60. .1,, r,,,ti.,,+;o,,., Cn,,,.a,,tiaI,
rrhf t,;e,5s AZ M Non..,s,,. had :, ,,,ost
satisfactory conferences CONCERNING the
situation in Hepriro The Other day, and
some of then, express the belief that he
will get a big slice of the delegation
The City Democratic Committee will
meet at Murphy,s Hotel tonight for the
purpose OF receiving The report OF the
ilaiiS committee ana completing the az
fansemefits Tor the constitutional Con-
i..o5 iil,,iaIn @hich van De heia on
T., - t,,,;tt,, -, IN -. lta'i - 10y
dor,-ai it,,o,+ ..Sn,s,,.l M
is .,1,nost IN ox.c+ ,.o1,,- IF ~ tIa,,so 80
Deler.tes Man a5or+eG IN nic,,,,,o,,d =,
1925
1t is not now thought there will be any
fight in the committee over the holding
of tickets outside the polls. most of the
candidates being opposed TO it. and the
counter to their wishes on the subject.
an '',e are ,eaul,eu' unoer the
pan pr, "hlcL Wlll DC ADOPTED tonight. to
Tie, s1,,o ~ WV, MI ~ AZ al
o.cIock ~ On sstI,Ia, M,a-.a., 80, ~ l.
There js much interest j, labor CIRCLE.
concerning the Questions sent on+ h,, +ba
Central Trades and Labor Co,,nti1 70 The
convention candidates in this cit, q let
of which have, been printed in IN. T,i,,os
Only the REPLIES of sfessrs w r. Ro,-aiI
j. S. Moore and A. $. Isanier have been
,nada rr,,blic tl,us far
Mr. EovaIl fayors making IN. er-
nloyers' liability bin a part of the new
i,onstit.tion He IS onnosad 10 ,g NEW
AZ tho ,-;oj,+s nov .,,io,.s7 a.
laborip- peorle. He agrees that labor nao-
,1le have a right IN strike mnf,a~ cor, IL,
conditions he wants new Cons+i+utfon
s,,hn1ittod TO the vote or tho
us,,;te ,7ronle only believes in fras
schools hut or,nosed 10 comn,,1sory edn-
cation. favors nronc- svantila.fon j., f,c-
tories. and a limit at which children NAV
iannr comi,~ INFO comntaition Win free
labor Mr. RovaIl saws on the subject of
government hv Injunction thar ..nrevan-
tive irst5ce &c absolutely essential tn tho
c-istanca Of society,
NJ Moore reo,ied in mart as fol-
lows.
II am decidedly in favor of incorpo-
,.o.i,,.- =, ,ha new Constit,,-ior inst
.,,5 .so,,ftabIa empIoyers- liability hin
,rt-, hin twice q,assed nv Tho House of
1,.1a.atas of The Virginia Legislature
: ted in the senate. strikes me as
,,.;,,. fair measure