The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-02
Final Vote Will Be Taken In
the House To- Day.
.CONFEREN CE HELD
!. ON LAST EVENING
Gen. Lee, Senator Daniel, Hon. Park
Agnew and Other Strong Leaders n
Of Both Partles Favor the Bill.
Absent Members Coming VT.
In and a Full House Ex.
pected May Fight.

The Jamestown u Exposition advocates
had things apparently in o Hhirl at the
Capitol yesterday, and they held full ''ll
sway at Murphy'a last night.
The bill appropri Rating s2oo 900 to c'H'-. cele-.
brate: the threo hlindredt tn anniversary Of
the first English sediment Of America at 9
Jamestown Will come up as a special and Ind
continuing order. IN the House Ct - 80
o'clock to-day and those who are be- be-
hind the measure I ur n q absolutely conf mi =
dent of victory. While they were giving In
out no figures last night, they all wore 7l'e
pleasant smiles and declared that here
was no doubt that they would have the the
required fifty-ohe votes when the meas
sure comes up for final ctioh. Il 4 va a
= Indeed was hard for ono 4 to breathe
the atmosphere III around rs Murphy last
night and not bo imbued with tho idea
that victory was: In the air for, the EXPOSE
stion people, and there were none to- say
that 1t would not be SO. til zi.88}3 9
@g Chairman Boaz ia about ehe 3ohly y House
leader who Is ffersng an " Opposite and &c
he would not q say y asst night what his
course would be- IIe docs not hesitate
to say&tilat he Is op EoEed TO tile bill. but
at Is likely that NJ Ril S@ssla own hls
hand tod ay, N having ALREADY u mad made L O
hard fight. and allow the Epxositl tlon3 I'D vo-i
Gates to win swithou y :, ,ssTgsglei y
Mr. Boa1 Is recog zed9 as the only for-
midable opponent OF the bill lin the House.,
but those who arc leading tho other side
will mot relent whoever shall ap pear IN
opposition. ~ The scene at Niurphy's last
night was a lively one. and 1t reminded
tho passer-by Of the night previous TO
Ssome grent political altering. Is
si Senator ] ohm w. Daniel, who IS mere
on private business Il but who Is an active
advocate Of the Exposition scheme was
there, and he and General Fitzhush4 Leo
the distinguished president Of the COM
ipany,y dined together It the popular hos
telry about I O. clocn. Later In tho even
Ing hey were In the lobby and {FNyero
eagerly sought by I their. many admirers. 4
Distinguished Democratic and Repulb-- :
slican leaders from all over the State were
On hand telling the members that Vir-
etnia owed st to herself to make the
proposed exposition the greatest show
ever held in the country, not only for
what the occasion Will commemorate
as a part OF the States great history,
but on account OF the material advan-
,tages that arc expected to come In Its
wake. Hon,G Park 4Agnew, OF "a lexandria,
and General stith Boiling, Of Petersburg,
were prominent among the Republican
leaders, and there was hardlysa any end
to the list Of, distinguished Democrats
on hand.
PROMINENT TSADVOCATEs.
a Some OF the prominent Tldewater Vir-
ginians who were seon at Murphy's5
lobbying for the bill were Mr. D. Lowen-
burg, director OF tho company;
GsT. 4. shepperd, secretary; Hug Gordon
Miller Norfolk; Colonel r. u. &. Boykin
Isle Of Wight; Colonel T., w. Lane, VIII
G. Smith, Mayor Moss and
Ton. d. c, Madison Newport News Dr.
r. Z, i southall, < williamsburg 4 Joseph 7. !.
Norfolk; Dr.. Lawrence Groner.
Norfolk, and n host Of others, 3t ;st ~ I.
Secretary shepperda said that the Speo-
pie OF the entire State We're thoroughly
Interested In the proposed exposition.
and as for Tidcwater they are n unit.
Every business organization in that sec
tion.I he contended, was earnestly for tho
bill. and many located elsewhere in the
State. It'd & ii
Mr.. shepperd Is confident Of a ,fino vic
tory to-day, lie estimates that nearly
three hundred prominent business and