The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-21
!. '..SLEMP WILL II
GET MONEY
Congressman WILLIE Rein
M bursed for Amount Expended
#88E;n Alandamus Proceedings.
I Gus OF ZACHARY TAYLOR
'A.F {. Braxton Mentioned as Del
cgate-at-Large to National
Convention.

(Fronl our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Apri, v 90
" The Committee on Claims has re-
fnorted the resolutions introduced some
DAYS ago providing for the payment q
{ Ii GOD 10 Representative slemp to relrn-
n curse him for the money expended I, ~ IN
securing from the Supreme Court 8! Of
virginia a nlandamusato compel me ON
GERS Of election in Russell, washington
Il and Scott counties to count the vote cast
s al, certain precincts at the election ~ mo
RI {all OF 1909, Mr.. Slen1p employed Demo-
lss5,ra, ic LAWYERS to take the matter to
9fhe Supreme Court and succeeded IN ob-
$laining an order from the court compel
i5 .nr the officers of election to count <the
gif.eturns which gave him majority over
REPRESENTATIVE Rhea. Mr.. Slemp says
.here is little doubt he will secure the
4 money. and says he has vouchers 10
n show that the cost OF obtaining the
order was tho sum he asks.
jE5 Tho sundly civil bill. which IS \ about
10 pass the Senate, contains provision
Tor the purchase from Vlrginlan OF a
bust. OF Zachary Taylor. The cost is tlSeo
s at 5000 Senator Daniel SAID o-daS ne
thought the House would i agree 20 inc
4 item. MI $ !, !. !,
The Virginia members Of Congress
have been discussing the probable Sc
4 1ections the State convention Will MAKE
.Slin choosing delegates at large to the
/. ia tlonal convention. 1t Is presumed that
the Two senator's will be chosen. ana as ).
sl2epresentutive Jones has been one = or
4 lie four delegates at large from Nir-
einia, IN the course Of the past eight
AZ Years. 1T IS thought likely that he VIII pc
III n third time chosen. 1t is not known
that Governor Montague desires 20 &c {,
Ia tho convention as a delegate. shouid
Il he cure to do SO It Is very pr 'oo DIG
that he will be sent. Mr.. Flood wants
L he fconven ton to- send NJ. A.$ g. BraH-
ton as one OF the delegates at large. II
Mr. Braxton wishes to so to the conven-
zion he could probably be sent as dele
gate from the Tenth District
Il IA, FLOOD AND 5OP1E.
$ss Mr.. Flood said to-day thatShe was not
$nt q nll:Iunensy5a as to the outcome OF the
fight which Captain J. n. Oplc, Of Au-
gusta, is making for the nomination or AZ
4 the; papers outside Of Staunton, MT
X l'lood said have declared for HIM, viii
/ two exceptions, and the Staunton papers
SO far as known, have not declared fol
I Mr.. Opic. AIR. Flood does not think tina
the friends Of Mrs. Opie will be able Z
carry the counties west OF the Blue
:. y . ] Id "a
Ridge. as they claimed.
GAINES ON f.1EIE SOUTH.
II The Hon. John Wesley Gaines has been
4 into Pennsylvania, and while there he
Z made a speech on 1.-THE South that
Scroatcd great deal OF comment and
ELECTED no little praise from the Ten-
nesseean from the business men Of Erie.
x on coming into the House Of Rcpresen-
{ tatives Tuesday. the Hon. Joseph G.
al Iry1,Y
Y Wesley, what have you been up to In
4 my country3I have had letters from two
& Of the M st prominent lawyers In Eric.
and two more prominent citizens were In
this morning. and they all tell
INC you made the best speech that Erie
ever: heard. don't much like that, for
~ have made speeches in that district
nlyself."ils
3se Mr. Gaines went to Erie as the guest
N OF the Chamber OF Commerce to deliver
an address on Tho South" at the third
u annual banquet: Of the Erie CONNIE rcias
organizati ton. That no made hit is putt
ting 1t mildly, according toathe testi-
mony OF the Erie newspapers and Mr..
Il s;ibley's friends 1t was the first tirncs a
3houtherner had ever talked the South to
& Erie hearers, and they were both SUR
prlsed and delighted The Evening
Herald, In an editorial Commenting on
h the address. says: ts#
1.-THE community Is to be congra tulatcd
on The pappearanco at the Chamber Of
I Commerce banquet last evening NJ OF
typical southern statesman.
For the first time the people Of Eric
have had presented to them the point
~ view from which the southern people
regard the great problem which they
alone can and must solve. and Congress-
man Gaines's appeal for sympa thetio
consideration from his northern
brethren made profound impression on
his hearers, III q "a
I'VE may not be prepared to accept
Ills position In all things as our OWL,
bu, his presence here has insured a.
better and klndlier feeling between those
who heard him and the section OF our
common country he so ably represents,
" "IIis magnificent tribute to Lincoln.
and his eloquent words Of patriotism se-
cured for him a demonstration of APP
proval al the conclusion OF his speech
that has seldom been equaled In E1ie."
CONFIRMED BY SENATE.