The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-06


Southampton, We're in the city yester-
day. The former has been rcnominat-
ed, and the latter has declined 10 stand
for another term.
The speakership contest, widely dis
cussed at the meeting Of the bar assoc
ciation Is being talked of here In the
hoaei onb1eH more freely than eyer ana NJ
Of Winchester. appear TO be confident
OF his success. Indeed, they are claims
ing that the upper Valley leader VII!
have far more votes in the caucus than
thls is based upon positive assurances
from men who have already been nom
mated for the House. together with
others, about whose nomination later
Byrd himself is confident Of victory,
but he Is saying no more now than
that he Is satisfied with the outlook
Messrs. Byrd and Withers We're both
MT the bar association meeting. and
they and their friends were. moving
r he w s1a e nna hf fSa nasd
Mr.. Withers said he felt sure he
would have enough votes to. win when
the caucus comes off. Hc. further ex-
pressed the belief that he has as many
The other candidate. Hon. Johi, ".
Churchlnan. of Augusta. not being a
lawyer did not attend the association
Meeting.
Major Moses NJ. Green, membcr Of
the House from F'auquler county, who
has just been renominated over two
was at Murphy's last night. receiving
the congratulations Of his friends. The
next highest man In the race against
m the Major h has 5e,ned peher n sau Mss
defeated for the Senate, for recount
of the votes. but Indications are that
the results. certainly 50, far as the
House Is. concerned Will not be at
fected.
Major Green's plurality on the face
of the returnsc was something loss
than fifty, while Mr.. Pilcner lost out
for the Senate by only about fifteen
votes.
Major Green still sticks to his pipe.
and he puffed away with great de
light as he told his friends of his re-
several terms in the House, and is re-
Garded as a man Of sound judgment.
Major Green Is something OF a humor-
list, and he rarely takes the floor that
he does not provoke laugh.
Nj. John b. Manning, prominent
broker Of Wall Street. New York. ac-
COMMANDED by one Of his sons. was In
Mir. Manning was caller upon Second
Auditor John &. Dew during the day.
Though II quite likely that the sub
ject OF Virginia securities Was touched
upon In the course Of CONVEX saton, i
cannot be learned that Mr. Manning's
visit had any special significance.
The party OF young ladies from
Dayton. O., under the chaperonage OF
DR.. and Mrs. Boyd, Of that city, spent
yesterday sight seeing In Richmond
and VIII go to the jamestown nxposi-
The party stopped at the Lexington,
and drove to many OF the points OF
interest during the day. All the Buck
eye" State folk seemed greatly pleased
with the Virginia metropolis.
Charles a. Hail., Of Norfolk; NJ. A,
Stewart, Of Norfolk, and Miss Louisa
Lamb, OF Port Republic. are among the
Virsinians stopping at the Richmond
Judge z, J. Harvey. OF Patrick, who
the bench in the Seventh Crcnity-when
the latter went to Congress from the
Fifth District, was In the city yester-
| day, and called on Governor Swanson
at the Executive Department Judge
Harvey was on his way home from the
tended the meeting Of the state Bar
Ass collation.. and incidentally took III
the exposition. Judge Harvey says he
greatly enjoyed his stay at the sea-
Shore.
Mrs, w. y. Hill and two daughters
of South Boston, Va, are at Murphy's
on their way home from the jamestown
Exposition.
e. M. Worden. of salem. and J, w
Robertson and wife, Of Hot SPRINGS
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