The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-21
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AR. Joseph T. Lawless. formerly Sec
rotary OF the Commonwealth, was at
Murphy's yesterday.
/ am up here said Mr.. I.awlesS, Ito
do all l can in favor of Norfolk in the
jamestown Exposition matter / believe
and hope that Norfolk Will get this Elk
position, as we were frs. N the ned
aEt! [ believe we arc entitled to it The
matter is to come up next Monday and
by that time some fifty or hundred
Norfolk and Tidewdter men Will be Gp
to press Norfolk's claims in the matter.
l shall return to Norfolk for Sunday and
como up again in time to attend the meet
ing OF the committee. on Monday night.
Meanwhile l am here pulling wires for
u.s.
Colone! George Majors, Of Eastern Ten
ncssee, was talking politics at the Lex
tngtCn yesterday afternoon
Il 90 not believe that mora sue
cessful political family has ever been
known than the Taylor family OF our
State he said. Governor Bob has
always been a man who could have &ny-
thing in the world he wanted and the
next time he faces the people OF Ten
nessee with an ambition l believe he
will get it. Meanwhile he is making
fortune on the lecture platform. The
whole State has Taylors all over it who
OCCUPY prominent petitions and alto
gether I think it IS one of the luck1eSt
political names in the country
One Of the distinguished visitors TO
Richmond yesterday was Mr.. w. l. Jor-
dan, of South Boston, who was formerly
q State Senator. He was in the city on
private business.
AT 7Iurphy's yesterday was MIR. a
y. Campbell q prominent lawyer OF
Fytheville and a member of the State
Legislature.
Prominent Virgnians in the city yes
to-day included these, among them sew
eral members of the State Legislature:
Mr.. Thomas S. Smith, of Clinton: Messrs.
r. +. Lander and j. L. Christian, of Ma
tlews; Mr.. Thomas ". Smith, of Suffolk;
Mr.. S. NJ Robinson, of Wood Lawn. and
Mr.. James Mann. of Nottoway. all at
Nurphy's; Mr.. John Q. Scott. Of Farm
VILE; Mr.. c. w. S. Turner, of Loudoun
county; Colonel Edmund Berkeley, of
Prince William county; Mr.. 7. II. Peary,
of, lAlbemarlc, and Mr.. John NJ Draper
ami Miss Draper, of Tabscott. at the Lex
ington: and Mr.. J. S. PEBBLES, OF Nor
folk; Mr.. ]. D. Barnes, Of Bradford; Mr..
p. +. st. Clair, of Bane; Mr.. L. E. Will
liams, Of King William county; Mr.. John
D. Moore, of Norfolk county; Mr. V. l.
Sexton, Of Pocahontas; Mr.. c. Il Wood,
of Norfolk, and Mr.. and Mrs W. l..
Moore and daughter, OF Knob. at the
New F'ords.
At Murpny,s yesterday was register
ed Mr.. w. =. Dill, wife and son. of New
Haven, Conn. Mrs. Dill is travelling for
her health.
One CT TIC tourist parties registered at
Murphy'5 yesterday consisted of Mr.. and
Mrs W. r. Preston. OF Baltimore. Mr..
Preston IS a capitanst Of Baltimore.
From East Liv erpooI, Ohio, this party
was registered at the Lexington yester-
day: Mr. and Mrs. NJ. Patterson, Or.
Byrd and wife and Mrs. S. J. Cripp and
daughter. They are bound South.
Other States were represented in Rich
mond yesterday by these we'll known peo-
pie: Mr.. e. L. Jacques, of Philadelphia;
Mr. \. w. Wakefield, of Baltimore; Mr.
c. II. Leeman, Of Baltimore. and Alr.
George 0. Tenney, OF SpartanburS. at the
Lexington. At Murphy's were: Mr.. K.
S. Arcularius, Of New York; Mr.. George
J. Miller, Jr., of Washington: Mr.. En-
nest A. Gill, of Baltimore, and at the
New Fords was Mr.. ]. II. Donnelly, OF
Baltimore.