The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-07
TUCKER IS
IN The RACE.
Z congressman Wants to be
Elector-at-Larg Oh Demo-
cratic Ticket,
SEARS ALSO WANTS II
Senator Daniel Talks Of Battle
OF the Wilderness, III Which
He Was Wounded.
SEARS ALSO WANTS II
trrom Our Regular CORRESPONDENCE

tTrom Our Regular Correspondence
WASHINGTON, D. c., May CT con-
TESS would like to be one of the electors
ut large on the Democratic ticket In Vlr-
glnia this year" said Hon. H. ST. George
Tucker to-day. II want to make another
old fashioned campaign In Virginia, one
that will take In tho whole State.
know tho people Of virginia ns few peop'e
know them, think, and. Of course. every
virginial1 believes they are the best in
tho world. I have been out OF public
life for some years, and have O. na'ura'
desire to make some moro speeches on
the hustings."
Mr. Tucker is not making any cam
paign for tho place on the ticket. 81 nc
matter was suggested to him recently
when In Richmond, and scores or Inc
friends who made the suggestion nave
gono to work to bring his name before
tho Democrats Of the State IN connec-
tion with tho position. lie is one OF
tho strongest campaigncrs Virginia mas
produced in recent years, and there WIN
not be his superior on tho stump IN Inc
State.
State Senator j. Boyd Sears Of Ma
thews county, and Hon, Sam. Wllhalhs,
-
electors at large. 1t is never the Gus
tom to take both from the same section
of the state, so It Is not likely that Mr..
Tucker and Mr.. Williams VIII be on
the ticket together as Mr.. Wllliams IS
from the Southwest and Mr.. Tucker from
Rockbrldge, which Is the connecting INK
between that section and the great valley
SENATOR DANIEL AT WILDERNESS.
"Irorty years ago to-day we were having
n great time In this country remarked
Senator Daniel at the Capitol TO-DAY.
II was having a great deal more luh
than am having now" though the seha-
tor was evidently enjoying the shad roe
and bacon which the waiter had brought
him, for we were at luncheon in inc
Senate restaurant. This is the fortieth
anniversary OF the battle OF the Wilder
ness. A few hours later than
this in the afternoon of the 9th OF May
forty years ago think gave the other
sido about as much fun as they couin
enjoy. Gordon's brigade did It, l brought
that brigade into action. and the way y
gave it to the Union side did us good.
And then 1 stopped for while. The
watch stopped. 1t hadn't run down. and
winding II did not do any good. 1t had
received hard jar
That Is the way the senator alludes 70
the severe wound he received at the WILL
derness He discussed the battle for
Orange Courthouse to-day and spend q
day or two going over tho battlefield
in company with an old comrade. who
was one OF his courlers. and who -
prosperous farmer OF that section. This
gentleman, Mr.. Tnpp, was IN the battles
fought in that section, and Is thoroueniy
familiar with the locality. Senator Daniel
has not been on the Wilderness battle
field since he was wounded forty years
ago. and yet, II am willing to bet that
I could 20 to the exact spot where
was standing when / was shot, he SAID
to-day.
And then we went back to the senator's
committee room. the senator stopping IN
the corridor to speak to "Mr." Davis.
as everybody calls the old darkey en-
ployed in the stationery room, and who
was President Daviss body servant. and
was with the President CT the Confed-
eracy when he was captured.
MONUMENT AT FAIRFAX.
Several gentlemen from this city Will
go to Fairfax Courthouse on the first
day of next month to attend the exercises
in connection with the unwilling OF the
monument to be erected there to mark
the scene OF the first fight of tho war.
in which Captain Mari was killed. At
torney- General Anderson will DO present,
and many other men of prominence VIII
be among the spectators. Lieutenant
Governor Willard will be on hand. as his
home is only short distance away.
Several Washingtonians. who are Vir-
glnians. will also so to New York next
week to attend the annual dinner at
the Waldorf of the Virglnians. which Is
tho State organization of the Vlrginlans
In New York. The membership includes
some of the best known men in the
country, and is representative OF the COM
mercial and professional life of the ma
tional metropolis.
The Hearst men of the District of
Columbia are greatly cast down by rea-
son of the overwhelming defeat admin