The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-08
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,, lion Hogcr T. Gregory. member of the
, ,.9.. or Delegates from the Peninsula dis
Kent, Charles city. James city, York and
the city of Williamsburg is In Richmond ON
Legal business Though Mr.. Gregory has
the diatlnctIon OF being the great objcctor'
OF shs body He kept his book of bills con.
never permit one to pass until he had be-
come thoroughly familiar with It's contents
u Mr. Gregory was behind with hS reading
desk or explained by their patrons. Toward
the end OF the session, when the HoDse was
ton carried bin BY Mr. M Gregory sp must must
have said, II object Il hundred times. IL
later on he found upon examination that the
measure was all right. he was always quick
to withdraw his objections and assist the
patron m Its passage. lie established n
s0 tho maer 81 fHr Safs ana wha W
not exceeded by any OF his colleagues.
j. Asked ,h, last night Y he expee,ed to return
definitely made up his mind. He declared
that ho had an idea OF standing for Com
yo ar Se e Nsw mGnt eonn
TER. From what Mr. Gregory said he will
probably be Il candidate for one place or the
other,
Major John r. cowan. former member of
the House from Montgomery, is at the
Richmond.
Judge A. a. rhlegar md Captain John n.
johnston, OF CInrlatlOnSDurg, VINO nave been
here for several days attending the sessions
or the supreme Court, left for their homes
last night.
What do you think OF the senatorial ait
| uatlon In tho Fourth Distrct? Captain
| Johnston was asked. t,s5. .,,,.
well, though | have taken no active part
| In the fight for the Democratic nomination.
man win" the reply. "Mr. Coleman
| has served two terms In the House from
Roanoke city and county very efficiently. and
| think the experience thus gained as Il leg
isator would be quite beneficial In the up
| per branch. Mr., Coleman and Mr. Hart are
| both quite active. so far as can learn.
| You may say" continued Captain Johnston.
| that the Democrats OF Montgomery county
| Will again nominate and elect Charlie John
| ston to the House of Delegates. Our people
are getting in shape for tho fall campaign.
| and you may put It down that we going
| to lick the Republicans again, whatever may
| be the action of our Democratic primaries
| or conventions"
Hon and Mrs w. f. Bible. of Louisa,
/! are at Murphy,s.
| Former Congressman Jacob Yost of Staun-
I ton Is in the city on private business and
Is stopping at tho Jefferson Mr.. Yost was
!, as Republican in 1896 by q narrow margin
1 over Hon Hal d. Flood, OF Appomattox. and
/ after serving one term retired from politics
| to devote himself entirely to his private af-
\ fairs. Previous to his election to Congress
| Mr.. Yost had frequently
| against Hon. Harry st. George Tucker. and
/.
! in debate Mr.. Yost Is regarded as one OF
the abest debaters in the ranks Of the
! Republican party In Virginia. Some years
ago, however, he had something OF split
1 with the organization or Republican ma
/ chine" in the state. and since then he mas
been attending strictly to business and let.
ting the others do the political work,
Judge and Mrs Charles Andrews, Of SYRIA
cuse, N. y, are registered at the Jefferson.
| Former Attorney General Rufus A. Ayers
/ OF Wise is at Murphy's. General Ayers Il
on his way horne from New York, where he
\ has been for several days on a business trip
The former Attorney-General and prominent
+ Democratic leader was warmly greeted abou
the lobby by many friends last night.
Colonel b. II. Mercer. OF Philadelphia
one of the most popular travelling men or
the road is at Murphys. Colonel Merce,
4 represents the cigar manufacturing concern
of 3. II. Cirauly q Co., Of the Quaker City
Some Of tho virginians at the Richmond
| arc c. r. Scoggins, Warrenton: II. NJ. white
| DiIlWyn. A C. Sansell, Roanoke