The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-11
IRULI.EIUAL AND
CONVENTION TALK
Warm Meeting Looked for in Clay
Ward Tonight.
MR.. M'ghRIHY'o CAMPAIGN
he is Expected to Prove Drawing Card
Suffrage Matter Yet Unsettled.
Convention Gossip from
Here aud There.

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Convention Gossip from
Here aud There.
The meeting OF the Clay Ward Actives
tonight promises to- be full Of life and
IRE 1esWilI. mark the opening of what
promises ITO hega5spirited campaign for
city Offices certainly 50 far as the posi-
ton of Mayor is concerned. City Ac-
countant Carlton Mccarthy has an
nounced thatsthe will formally open his
canvass against. Mayor Taylor tonight
and a great crowd is expected to greet
him. Mayor Taylor will be on hand, too.
It is his home club, and he always at
tends. He has mot said he will speak,
but he will. He is nothing of a gutter.
| and does not know how to retreat under
| fire. Mr.. Mccarthy has indicated that
| he will cal a spade spade" and when
he concludes it is altogether likely that
| Mayor.Tavlor&w will make reply. It is be-
lieved. that Mr.. John NJ. Higgins will
| shortly enter the ,Mayoralty contest, and
If he does, he may also speak tonight
Candidates for other Offices are expected
to be present. though it is not known
that any Of them will make addresses
tonight.
One of the t'incidents'' Of the interest
| ing session of the convention yesterday
was two rulings on the same point in the
| space Of an hour. President Goode had
ruled out a motion made by Mr.. Rich
r1ond, to allow the. Legislature to pro-
| vide for the election of commissioner of
revenue. on the point, raised by Mr..
| Boaz, that motion to strike out the
clause having failed, an amendment
looking to its ernasculation was out OF
order under the rules.
| This decision was not appealed from, or
! brought in question
In a short while President Goode called
| Major Anderson to the chair. He pre-
| sided for a short time and called Mr.. G.
Harding Walker, the recognized parlia-
mentary authority of the convention, to
serve as president. There mad oeen
mary speeches made and votes taken on
| other questions between the interval Of
President Goodies ruling and the occu-
| pancy of the chair by Mr.. Walker.
| Mr.. Richmond again offered his amend
| ment, and Mr.. Boar again drew ms DOCK
of rules on the motion, as out OF order.
The president pro tenn, ruled 1t in order
>and the thing went through with a whiz
Senator watsons speech in favor OF
| the majority plan Of the Suffrage COM
! mittee was indeed a scholarly one, anu
! held the closest attention of his hearers.
| The Young leader spoke for about three
hours, and while he was answering argu-
| ments hitherto made against MS PLAY
he had no notes or statistics OF any klha
| before him. He had much to say ABOUT
withdrawing the suffrage matter, ana
| declared that the people of his section
4 could not be expected to support a new
/ Constitution, however good in other re-
| spects. should this be done. He believed
| this was the overshadowing reason that
! impelled the people to call the conyen-
I ton, and the body should not disappoint
| them in its great mission.
| The House and Senate Committees on
i,Asylums and Prisons, Public Institutions
and Education will begin their annual
tour of inspection of the various State in
| situations next Thursday. The commit
tees will start out from this city, and the
first point visited will be Charlottesville.
| The trip will consume about ten days.
| and will be made IN special cars. DR..
George w. LeCato, OF Accomac. is chair
/ man Of the Senate Committee on Public
| Institutions, which corresponds to the
| House Committees on Education and
Asylums and Prisons OF the Education
| Committee of the latter body, Hon. w. r.
Duke of Charlottesville, is chairman, and
!
sides over that on Asyluns and Prisons.
1 Arrangements are being perfected for the
/ trip, and the members are expected here
early next week.
Marshall, aye "McIlwaine, no." was
the way these two distinguished leaders
answered the roll call on an important
/ matter yesterday.
II can't get DR.. McIlwaine to vote with
me- said Judge Marshall. "If we ever
IFvote together something terrible will
] happen, to one OF us, fear" he con-
i tinued IT give him cigars, call him the
grand old man, and do all sorts of things
to entice him. but I cannot get him tc
vote right, so I have given the matter
up
Judge Marshall and DR.. McIlwaine are
great friends and their seats are close
! together.
.Jurge Clarence J Campbell is happy
over new road conditions in his county
1 He has recently succeeded in getting his
I Board of Supervisors to agree to apply
for conyicts to work on the public roads
and on February list 20 able-bodied ne
groes in stripes will be shipped there and
put to work. Bedford is now the only
i county that works convicts on its pub
1 lie highways.
/ Eggleston. Of Charlotte, has returned
from his home where he went to attend
4 the funeral of his nephew. who was &c.
i cidentally shot several days ago. Mr.
1 Eggleston was in his seat in the confer
4 ence last night
q ASANV WHO CEII