The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-28
What Will Happen at State Con-
vention Depends Mainly
on Who Controls,
GOSSIP ABOUT THE "PLUMs'
Some Guesses, Based Oh Plans
Of Politicians, as to Viii n
l1ers Of FIonors.

Of this city, Is understood to be In the
field for reelection, but the opposition
claims q majority Of the city delegation
with great confidence. Clyde W. saun-
ders, a former member of the COM
mittee. Is candidate for his old seat.
but Is being opposed by some of the
delegates. Ile Is confident that he Will
control enough votes to win. Others
claim that whether or not Mr.. Saunders
DO chosen. Colonel HARDWOOD will not be-.
He will be supported by the anti-Martinn
element Of the delegation, while the
majority Of the Martin men are believed
to be Favorable to MI Saunders.
In 1lenrico county the selection OF dele
gates Is regarded as insuring thcrc-cloc-,
ton Of Sheriff Solomon, an ex-member
Of the committed, to his old seat
The other two mombers Of the District
Committee are now from Chesterfield
and Hanover, but It is not certain at AL
that their SUCCESSORS, will also be. Gooch-
land, King William and New Kent may
claim representation on the committee,
one or all OF them. Mr.. Cogbill. the
present committeeman from Chester
field, has stated to friends that he does
not desire reelection. ~. Bradley, OF
Manchester, Is being urged for the place,
Mr.. Robert S. Rives, of Manchester,
stated yesterday that he would oe
candidate for committeeman and It also
is said that Chesterfield will have a
candida te.-
Mr.. d. p Owen, Jr.. has also been
mentioned for the committee, but he: Is
quoted as fnvoring the selection Of Mr.
Bradley. Hanover will present one or
more aspirants to succeed Dr. 3. i.
Winston as member of the committee Tor
that county. Mr. E. Ia G. Scott, q for-.
mermember Of the committee, Is &strong-
~ urged, and Mr.. Horace 6. Buchanan
is also suggested.
seS FOR DISTRICT .ELECTOR.
Mr.. John Garland Pollard and MI,
Thomas b. Hicks, OF this city. are both
candidates for the position OF district
elector, and so far as known no one
from the counties OF the district mas
slgnified desire to serve the party IN
that connection. II Richmond we're
united on any man It Is propaple that
the city delegation with few votes a,so ,ro,
the counties would insure his seiectiot'.
but with the city vote divided the county
delegates will probably decide the mat
tor Both gentlemen have CONSIDERABLE
following among the Richmond delegates
and will divide the vote Of this CITY.
For delegates from this district 10 81
Louis. Mr. G. V, Meredith and Mr.. r.
v. Cogbill are the only names PROM.
nently mentioned. but others are expect
ed to aspire for tn ehonor Senator Henry
T. yyickham. OF Hanover, is mentioned
also. Richmond city having pearly
half the district delegation, Will Prod
ably he conceded one delega te. ard u the
delegation with anything like Nna!'inrllS
stands by Mr.. Meredith. his selectlon
will be assured Some are urging W.
selection OF Mr.. Meredith in the interest,"
of harmony.
For delegates -at-arge- from this state
to st. Louis there Is much specuiauon.
1t is possible that the four delegates
NAV be evenly divided between the Two
factions Of the party the old ana new
organiza tons, but 1t cannot De KNOWN
with any degree of certainty VINO WIZ pe
the choice until sufficient delegates nave
been chosen to indicate which faetiol'
will dominate the convention. According
ia custom II is expected that the two
senators will be delegates. whoever con,
trolls. Old observers of politics contend
that it has not been customary 10 scnu
tho Governor as delegate-at-large ana
that 1t was done for the first llne ~
recent wears in tho case of Hon. j. Hosc
Tyler, when lie was sent to the Kansas
City convention. This was done IN inc
interest OF harmony SO far as known
there is no ontspoken opposition to Gov
crnor Montague as one Of the four state
delegates,
THE, FOURTH PLACE.
FOR the other there seems TO be no
agreement Congressman Jones, who has
been suggested, was deleSatc-at large
four years ago but he would have
strong following II he desire to go again,
Congressman Harry l.. Maynard 1t is
understood. desires to go as delegate
at-lnrec, and one county at least (Ellza-
beth city, has instructed for him. 1t Is
likely that Portsmouth viii do the same
and possibly other counties In the dis
trict. Hon a. Caperton Braxton. OF
Augusta is being urged as delegate
at-larGe. Colonel Joseph Button, Of tho
Tenth District Committee. stated some
time ago that unless Mr.. Braxton were
made a dclegate-at-l he would be
ono OF the Terth District delegates, and
that Mr.. Thomas It. Ryan, whose legal
residence is in Nelson, Will probably be
the other. Besides the two senators and
the Governor. those oftenest spoken of as
at large are Mcssrs. Jones.
Braxton and Maynard. The Southwest
will probably make a claim for one Of
tho four. however
For electors -at-largc Judge Samuel w.
Williams. Of Wytheville, Will be urged by
Phlegar is also mentioned, while Hon.
III. ST. George Tucker h believed to be
willing to serve his party In this nrduous
and thankless capacity. While Eastern
Virginia has put forward no candidate
yet for clector-dt-large, II Is unusual for
both TO be chosen from the western Sec
ton OF the state. Messrs. Williams
Tucker and fhlegar are all from the
western half of the State Judge Phlegar
while not Il seeker for the place, is re-
ported by his friends as willing 10 accept
Che post If II is rendered him. lie viii,
however, enter into no scramble for the
place, lie Is warm and able cham
plon of the maintenance OF the primary
plan, II Underwater Virginia. with any
unanim,y, urge man for electoral.
large, he viii probably be given consd-
GRAFTON, While he is not known to be a
candidate for the honor State Senator
j. Boyd Sears, of Mathews, has been
suggested as man who would make
fine stumper for the State-nt-large,
Few names have been suggested as dele.
gates or electors for the other districts