The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-24
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Mr.. WI. Cousins, Of Pittsylvania
countys passed through the city yes
terday en- route to the jamestown Ex-
in my county is right much mixed
declared Mr. Cousins. Nine out of
twelve Of the candidates for legisla-
tive honors. petitoned the Democratic
managers to hold a primary election.
For some reason that l do no. pretend
to explain the party managers re-
garded the wishes of the minority,
who wanted convention. AT the con-
vcntion the minority got the nomina-
tons. AS result. we are afflicted
in this campaign with independ emit
candidates. We are very much in the
habit up in Pittsylvania of standing
by the nominees of Democratic con-.
vention, but many Of our people are
charging that the party managers are
trying to run things In too high
handed fashion. | have no idea that
any of the independents will be elect
ed. You see, we are so much in the
habit of standing by the nominees;
but you put it down that the inde-
pendents are going to poll a bigger
fore known to poll"
Mr.. Fayette j. King formerly of
Newport News. now one Of the
"hustlers" of Bluefeld, W. Va, was
in the city yesterday on his way to
visit the old folks at home down
about Williamsburg, and incidentally
to lay a grievance before the Insur-
ance Association of West Virginia,
which was holding a meeting at the
Jefferson. He says Bluefeld is the
coming town. 1T is now city of
1900 Inhabitants remarked Mr.. King,
"and it is to the Pocahontas coal and
| iron section what Pittsburg is to the
coal and iron industry of Pennsyl-
vania. In time, and that time is not
far distant. It will be as much of a
city as Pittsburg. Bluencld is i'm
mense, and tits getting immenser every
iday." NJ
Mr.. T. ". shirer, the secretary of
] the West Virginia Fire Insurance
Agents Association, which held an i'm
portant meeting at the Jefferson yes
/, terday. is a leading insurance man OF
/ Wheeling. In a short talk with a
Times-Dispatch writer yesterday, he
/ said:
l y
iyet learned what prodigious State
the other Virginia is. Our mileage
i Is not so great. but we are hustlers
/ The hidden wealth Of West Virginia is
! enormous. and the work of the present
! generation is to bring that wealth tc
the surface. Come out to West vir-
/ ginia, and in every part of the State
Iyou will find young men at the fore
front of all movements for the adj
vancement and the development Of the
State"
:; Mr.. D. Lowenburg, OF Norfolk, who
) Is the president OF the Jefferson Hote
l Company and who Is prominent
i figure in the Jamestown Exposition
enterprise. spent yesterday in the city
lie and his son. Mr. II. l.. Lowenburg
had rooms at the Jefferson. Mr.. Lowen
. burg says the. jamestown Exposition
r mas received many knocks, but 1t Il
turning out we'll. 1.-THE exposition.
said he. lis young yet. It will com,
g around all right in the end and prov,
to be the biggest show Virginia AM
: this country has ever had.'
. Among the yirginians registered a
d Murphy's last night We're A. C. Buch
o anan and W. E. Mccall of Tazewell
t G. ". Walters, of South Boston. an,
w. e, Jefferson, Of Danville.
i. w. Lloyd, Of GAINESVILLE; William
o r. Old, of Norfolk, and F.. r. Taylo,
g OF Lynchburg, were at the Richmon
yesterday.
Mr.. A. IT. Turner and wife were i
n the city yesterday en- ronte to tn
Jamestown Exposition. They spen