The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-04

tho state They viii begin to come IN
Wednesday, aud by Thursday night Alur-
nhv.s Hotel viii remind one OF the eve
or n convention or the Legislature
-four Contests.
While the meeting Is called primarily
IA tabulatc and announce the oiflclal
results OF the recent state primary. yet
thcrc arc other subjects 10 be cdnsld-
cred, which will elicit fnr more pupllc
interest Arrangements are 70 pc macs
for the conduct OF the fall campaign.
and tho situation in the various sec.
lions viii be gone over with care. but
more than all this, there ate }!ou' .t,n,,
tests TO come before the body, when
! promise 10 be full OF bitterness. Three
| ~ them involve nominations for seats IN
| tho senate, and ope for two nominations
| TO the House.
| Senator Bland Massie has served no.
tIcc that he will contest the nomination
Of Mr.. Aubrey r. Strobe IN the s> 1hc-
| teenth District. and former senator =.
| ~ Stubbs desires tho certificate alreahS
= ,,a ,dad n Senator J. Boyd Sears In
Ia Thirty-ninth District. 1t Is under :
stood that in both cases there Is inuch
hi,tcrncss. and the charges and counter.
ch,rros az fraud and irregularities WIZ
be made -,.,, o,o,
Ar strobe had thirteen majority over
! Mr. Mass,c on the face OF the Fe.u ,,,
md Mr.. sears's majority over Mr. Stuops
was about seventy-fivc.
Strenuous Times.
III In the Nineteenth District great
/ things are going on. The county com
| mIttee of Amherst (Mr. Strobe county
will meet to-day to elect ne" snh', :
! man. Mr.. Wilkins 7. watson, o.l ,,..s
/ man. Ia the Incumbent, and Is stanolae
,r,in while It is learned here that inc
Massie faction will put up former judge
Z, + cnmpbcIl as their candidate.
! Tn Nelson county the situation Is haIuiy
Lose strained between the Two factlons'
and numerous witnesses will lkely be
here to attend tho meeting OF the s1ate
Committee.
The fac,lonal controversy long exisunG
. in Norfolk county between me Stri'sn !,
onts and the F'usionists It seems. VII
+, never down, The former faction CON
Il trollcd the committee and conducted 1he
recent primary Messrs. George W. Jones
\ and c. w. Coleman were named for lhe
House, and now the Fusionsts are dis'
nuting their right to the honors'
rho Thirty-third Senatorial District
&c composed Of Portsmouth and Norfolp
county.
Will Consume Time.
Here. too, is a contest. Mcssrs. Mon
tague and Ncimycr are both claiming M
, nomination in place Of Hon. r. Finley
Cromwell, who is the Straightout nom
rec for county clerk, to succeed Mr.
Alvah H. Martin. the Republican-Fusiol
incumbent. j,
These four contests. II gone into, VII
!, consume u great deal of time, and TN
committee will almost surely hold severa
sessions.
= Chairman I2llyson Is getting In clos
touch with his leaders all over the state
but he Will really make no definite NOV
towards q formal opening OF the cam
palgn until after the meeting OF IN
committee.
Headquarters will be opened here. a
usual and the battle will be directed D
Mr. l1lyson, assisted BY Colonel JOSEPH
!. Button, secretary OF tho State COMMITTEES
There are several important courts O
September 18TH; Among these are ROCK
/ ingham and Lee. The former is an I'm
portanL point, for 1t was at Harrison
burg that Judge Lewis opened his cam
paign on Saturday. II is likely that IN
Democrats will get down to business p
the 18th, and thpt all the courts IN "
state will be covered on that day.