The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-21
MARTIN WILL.
| AXE STUMP
Says He Expects to Make a
Number Of Speeches in
the Campaign.
STREET CAR TRoUB LES HERE
.Sitterdil,g Says improvements,
Will Have to Stop il. Owners
Are Continually Han1pered.
t,rorna Our Regular Corrcspondent.) b

(Fron Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, D. Gu July 20. Senator
Martin was hcre to-day. attending 70
business at the departments for his con-
stituerts. Some time ago Senator Martin
appointed William Wickham, a son OF
Hon. Henry T. Wickham, OF Richmond.
10 cadetship at Annapolis Young
Wickhan stood d fine mental examlna-a
ton, being among the first ten out OF
eight hundred boys mined 4 He VAS
however, rejected on the physical ex-
animation, because his weight was a few
pounds under that required fore boy OF
his height. He Is q. six foot gla Mt as
strong as an OK, and Q splendid athlete.
Senator Martin saw Surgeon. General
Rixey. and protested that 1t WAS = rdicr-s
lous TO throw tho young man out. because
his weight, after weeks of hard study
and Violent exercise, was a little below
the requirement.. The surgeon-generals
took a similar view, and directed that
young Nickham be admitted to the Acad-.
envy. 81 i9 iilis ,ss5Ssss ;iy Ssy5}b
Will Take the Stump.
Shall so on the stump when the
campaign opens, and viii make a number
Of speeches., said Senator d Martin. 81
suppose the campaign will open a bout
the first Of Septon,ber. see Mr.. FL "
son fixes that as the date. rs AZ
Senator Martin left for Richmond this
and will probably 90 thence
10 Smithfield to Join Il Mrs. Martin. who
Is there Visiting her fat her md mother.
Senator Martin said he would II Ike IL o.
attend the horse show In progress " at
Manassas, but would be iuna bio to do so.
M Senator Daniel Will not go to the horse.
show until Tomorrow. Fl e Is still sinfthis!
city. and !S,nay drive to Manassas s. ie
will go over tho y ba ttlefeld saga In this
year. Senator 81 p niel g d oess n OF think
he vii be able TO attend & tile session Of
the Stat Bar ASS ociat lion Mt I: the Hot
Springs this Year, AS he has to make "a N
address at the !unveiling ofssa \ Confed-
crate monument IN Franklin county 4 on
the 20 Sof u August. the & day Ii e assoc!a-
ton convenes. g9s senat tor n M artin will6
attend. s.|s i5S .sss
~ think there will be a large attend
ance at tlia session OF the association
sthissSear. said Mr.: "A. w; Pat terson. of
Richmond. chairman OF the n executive
committee at the New lizard to-day.
ut Is possible that the Democratic Ma
tional Conventiona and the Exposition may
have some effect upon the attendance.
but thlnk We have Ia right to sexpect8a
large crowd = 81 s
Sitterding on Street Car q ou-i
bles.
" Mr. Fritz Sitterd!ng or r edmond, pres
ident OF the Passenger and Power Com
pany, M as at & the New Willard too day.
II think our street caritroubles are about
to- be settled ''i he said u he company
Is now In the hands o G receiver. and
affairs Will be Strengthened out .58 Il am
sorry the men from the North who have
put SO much money into street railway
enterprises In Richmond and eighboring
territory have been SO e1lba rrassed In
l,their& forts to develop a I pa wing prop
erty. i twas the Intention of the company
Ito extend the lines far int0athe rural sec-f
ton lying contiguous, but ifa8they3es are
continually hampered by litigation II will
1 beSimpossib bic for them to carry out sthelri
original Intentions x h, Il
Mr.. 8. Gordon Cumming Of IIamptor,l
was here for a short time to day en- route
TO New York on business to be- gone a
day or two.
il Mr.. James Sweeney, o e. Richmond, has
located in Washlngto ton permanently, hav-3
ling opened a tobacconlst s establishment
at Seventh and G Streets, EorthW>st..a He
| is much pleased with the outlook and us
alread Y doing q good KS business. I Mr..
Sweeney was formerly amenlber f8tl1e3
Richmond Blues. and is We'll known In
the city. ~ Il sf5s 53i 3S3's&
Mr.. James M. Matthews. OF II iclmond,j
is the guest Of his dau lighters, the Misses
Matthews, No. 92o IL Street Northwest
He will leave to-mo rrow for Westmo ore
land county. to visit his daughter. Mrs
Flemmer. y. 81 Is vi VI