The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-09
new MEN.CH0SEN
IN KING GEORGE !. { [. [
Registrars Selected BY the County
Committee Named.
REP uBLIc AnsI0 REo ]. q.
Meeting Called in King George for TIL.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
May be no Nomination-Fred,
ericksburg Notes.
PUBLIcANST0 RE0RGAhIzE

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, VA. August s.
The Democrats of King George county
have for some time felt disgruntIed over
ton in naming registrars for that county,
and at King George Courthouse yester-
day ex-Judge Charles II. Ashton, chair
man of the County Democratic Commit
tee, called a mass meeting of the Demo-
Gratis to protest against that action. In
q. speech before the meeting. Chairman
ashton said that registrars had been ap-
pointed for certain districts in the coun-
ty in which they did not reside and that
the appointments were made without the
knowledge of the Democrats of the coun-
ty and without consultation with the
County Committee.
The members Of the County. Committee
then adjourned to private room and
selected Messrs. H. T.. Garrett, D. F.
Coakley and Rush Marshall as registrars
for Shiloh District and T. W. Boggs was
named as one Of the registrars IN Rap
pahannock District. These appointments
were reported to Judge r. L. II. Chiches-
ter while court was in session. and they
were promptly confirmed. During the
meeting some Of the speakers showed
considerable feeling towards the work OF
the Constitutional Convention in appoint
ing registrars without comforting with
the leaders in the county.
REPUBLICANS TO REORGANIZE
The Republicans Of King George coun-
ty have called a mass meeting at King
George Courthouse for Saturday. August
18th. to reorganize the party by electtng
new county chairman in the place Of
the present one, who has resigned to
take effect upon the election of his sue
cessor, to choose three members of the
County Committee and to elect three
delegates to the Eighth Congressional
District Convention. to be held at Alex
andria on September 18th to nominate
Republican candidate for Congress.
It has been intimated by some OF the
Republican party leaders that no dis
trict convention will be held in the First
District this year and that the party
will not put up candidate for Congress.
This is disappointment to number OF
Republicans and especially the friends
Of Mr.. Absalom Waller. OF Spotsylvania
county. who had looked upon that gentle
man as the probable nominee If candl-
date was put up. Mr.. Waller is gentle
man of considerable means and 1t Is
thought that he would make an active
aggressive canvass if named as the Con
gressional candidate by his party. In
terest has been revived in the coming
campaign in the Eighth District by the
announcement that Mr.. William Dupont,
a wealthy gentleman. who now owns and
resides at Montpelier" President Mad
ison's old home In Orange county. is con-
sidered in connection with the Republic
can nominate for Congress in that dis
trict.
TO BUILD FINE HOMES.
Mr.. j. McCalla Boulware, who recent
ly sold his fine farm in Spotsylvania
county to a gentleman from the West
and moved to this city to reside. has
purchased two handsome building lots
on Mary Washington Avenue, opposite
Kenmore, the historic old home of Betty
Washington, sister of George Washing
ton. now owned by Mrs. W. Key Howard,
and will at once begin the erection OF a
large modern residence. which. with his
family, he will occupy an his home
An excursion will be given from Tap
pahannock and all wharves on the Rap
phannock River below that point to- Nor
folk on August 18th. under tine manage
ment of number of ladies of Tappahan-
mock, the proceeds to be used in helping
to build a missionary school house.