The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-09
D,apateh eorrespondent along that line.

Mr.. Edwards said to-day:
| II do not think that Cleveland Is any
! more OF candidate for the Democratic
nomination for tho Presidency than you
| pend on 1t that no will not be a candidate.
! 1t has been persistently said that he
went to st. Louis to fllrt with tho Pres
idcntlnl bee. but that was not 40 object
| OF his trip Mt all. He went out there to
| try to feel tho sentiment Of those people
| hnc to give fresh impetus to the tide
| that Is setting against Bryan In his own
section. 1t Is the plan OF the reorganizcrs
| to eliminate Mr.. Bryan from the political
equation and to get away from his views
on questions OF governmental policy. MIR.
! Cleveland went West In the hopes that
he would set tho ball rolling which would
finally result in the undong Of Mr.. Bryan
as a leader"
| TO GUST BRYAN.
This view Of Mr.. Edwards on Cleve-
| lands western trip is largely corroho-
| rated by statements that are being made
here OF n plan which Is being made to
GUST Mr. Bryan from party leadership.
| II Is said that a number 8of party lead
ers, many OF whom have been hitherto
friendly to Bryan. but who have become
convinced that he can never do the cause
OF Democracy any good as a leader, are
formulating such plan.
1t lis said that those States In which the
Democrats arc friendly to Bryan will DO
allowed to go on and choose delegates
to the national convention without any
effort to check the movement In the
other States where his popularity as a
leader has waned until he has no material
following delegates Will BE c!lcsen. pledged
tc movement to set Mr. Bryan down
rather hard. Those who are laying the
plan claim that such movement will
give the Anti-Bryan people a clear ma
jority in the convention. When 1t meets
ft1. I'll otr,op ~ IN c}f v,J11 1,aa Nv
Eanize the convention. adopt platform
along same lines and give Mr.. Bryan the
alternative TO stand on 1t or bolt. It Is
surnlsed by those who are laying out
the plan that he will bolt. This may re-
suit In the defeat Of the Democratic
couldn't hope to win with him as leader,
so that they would get rid OF him from
the high seats Of the political synagogue
and at the same time pave tho way for
Democratic supremacy In 1908
Whether this plan Will work out in all
ture to say, but there arc great many
Democrats who say that 1t would DO Of
unreasonable good to the party If 1t
should. Bryan still has a great many
friends. but the concensus OF opinion
among Virgininhs seen In the hotel lob
bies by The Ttmes-Dispatch correspon-
dent, as well as among Democrats from
every part OF the Union, Is that Bryans
usefulness as q leader Is gone.
POSTAL CHANGES.
Postofilces have been established at
the following points In Virginia:
At Annadore Wise county. two and
half miles from Big Stone Gap. with Joe
Cleveland as postmaster.
At Otter Mills. Mccklenburg county.
two and half miles from Ciphas. with
Oneida b. Robertson us postmaster, ut
Tony Charlotte county, three miles west
OF Cub Greek. with Alfred F. Fears as
postmaster.
The postoffice at Clay Root, Pitt co11n-
ty. North Carolina. has been superseded
by rural free delivery. Mall for that point
goes to Vanceboro,
The postoffic- at Zebb, Rowan coun-
ty, has also been superseded by free de-
livery. Mail for that point goes TO
Salisbury.
Tho office OF Grapelawn, Nelson com.
ty. Virginia, is superseded by free deliv-
cry Mail for that point will hereafter
be sent to Livingston.
CONDEA1NING LAND.
A Board OF Comm ssioners. consisting |,
OF Messrs. John II Hurst. John S. Pear
son Thomas Thornton, John r. Tucker /
and George w. Gunnelle, appointed ny
the County Court Of Fairfax to value |
The land between Alexandria city and the |
Cccoquan River. fiat IS being taken by |
the Washington Southern Railway In tho (
work Of strengthening and double track
Ing Its llne to Richmond. passed through
here to-day nfter several days spent in
performing Its, duties. With the commits
sion. Mr.. Walton Moore, one OF the com
pany's attorneys, and Major Charles
I1ne, right Of way agent, The commits
sionars said that they had acted In
some thirty or forty cases. but did not
give out any figures.
It has been said here that Frank TUNE
OF Alexandria county. would be oan-
dldate to succeed s. 8. Donohoe In the
State Senate. Mr., TIumo was seen to-day
by The Times Dispatch correspondent
and said
''Tho rurnor Ia false could and Would
not neglect my business to 60 into poll
tics. am too busy to take part In the
contest"