The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-22
POLITICAL TALK
AND POLITICIANS.
Chairman EIIyson Attends the.
WytheviIIe Reunion.
MADISON WARD REGISTRARS.
They Sat Again Yesterday With aooo
Results Hon. J. y. Lindsay 10 1o''
Convention Debates-Pol't'ca'
Notes Caught on the Fly'
WARD REGISTRARS.
They Sat Again Yesterday With 5000

II Ia hard matter to get people 70
talk about the fall campaign this year.
There are several reasons for tnls. oiie
of them is that there has been sucn q
long, unbroken siege Of politics III 1ne
State that the voters have UT - ~
teal activity. Another IS elae
every one seems to regard lile 1's-'."A
of all tn Democratic congress. oiidi 1ion.
inees as a fact practically settleu - 80 90
vance of the November eiect4on. ne
Republicans are evidently going to cut
but little figure in the State tlns Aa1i'
MT q fs known that some OF them nave
it in their heads to make contests oaseu
an the alleged unconstitutionality OF the
new suffrage clause. For this reason the
Democra tic leaders are especially anA-
ious that their full strength snail DC
pollod, and they are making every e.
fort to have & good turnout Chairman ~ II
E,llvson left for Wytheville yesterday 20
attend the Confederate reunion there l'f
the next few days. He Will return heie
or Saturday, but meanwhile, the popu-
lar chairman is expected to take oilu $
eve view of the situation in the MINI
District
Honorable J. n Lindsay, who was the
able membe, Of the recent Constitutional
Convention from Charlottesville. ano
who is owner and editor of the Daily
Progress of that city, will have cnarse
of the work of editing and compillns e.e
debates Of the convention. the Scn4 i
tee on Printing having secured nus SCI
vices in their important mater. q i'ei
is no man in the State moro capaole u
properly doing the work than MI. .hiiiu-
III r
say, and when it comes from ms I'D nus
is will be in good shape
Mr.. Lindsay was here the otnei uaS
and on yesterday Secretary y. y. Egsles-
ton shipped him the original copy OF the
debates.
The second days registration in Madi-
son Ward under the extension Of time
granted by Judge Witt closed last n ght.
the result being twenty-nine white and
one colored.s This mallas a total#of fifty
white and two colored for the two days.
The registration will close at 3 O'CLOCK
tonight The board will sit to-day from
70 o'clock M. to P. NJ. at the PoWhatan.
Club. Any person in the ward qua 'lfed
to register may do SO by making appli-
cation to the board between these hours.
Everybody is looking forward to the
first general trial of the new primary
met11cd of nominate State officers.
said a prminent Democratic leader at one
of the hotels last night.
TN my view of the matter 1T worked
admirably as applied to Congressman,
he continued. '.and If You viii keep
eyes open when YOU hear a fellow say it
did not, you will soon discover a man
who was oppnosed to the reform. and
who really desires to return to the old
ma ss-meeting and convention method
.'In a government like ours, the people
should have the fullest opportunity to
participate in the selection Of their Of
ficers, and it is no less important that
there should be full expression in the
primaries than in the general elections
When this is had. the peorle themselves.
are responsible for any mistokes made.
and can quickly correct them
IT have never seen a duller campaign
In Virginia in all my experience in poll.
ties" said member OF the State Demo-
cratic Committee t Murphy's last night
at is regarded as a forgone conclusion
that all the Democratic nominees for Con-