The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-16
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mittee has fixed the time and place
for holding the next convention to
nominate candidates for President and
of talk around the lobbies concerning
the meeting place of the Virginia State
Convention, as well as speculation as
to the personnel of the delegation. Vir-
glnia Democrats have had n way in
recent years of not instructing their
delegates. though it is generally pretty
we'll understood how they will vote
when they are chosen.
The leaders foug..t off instructions
three. years ago, aid yet nearly every
g,t all the votes from the State. It Is
too early to forecast the results OF the
1908 convention. but 1t begins to look
as tf 1T will require wise counsel and
the State boom between the Bryan and
anti Bryan forces.
Virginia is entitled to twenty -four
delegates. -Four of these are elected
each OF the ten congressional districts.
1t Is always conceded that three of
the former will be the Governor and
the two United States Senator's Hon.
the last convention. On one or two
former occasions Representative Will
liam y. Jones Of the First District,
had this honor.
didates for ii before the next con
Several cities will very probably
contest for TIL ehonor of entertaining
toned so far. are Richmond. Norfolk,
Roanoke and Lynchburg. The. latter
has not had State Democratic con-
yention in many years. and though
the last one was held in Richmond. she
always has strong claims, owing to
her location and capacity for enter
Tuning the delegates.
Richmond will put up strong plea
for the convention next. year, and
she will have but little trouble ii,
capturing it. The State Committee has
not yet been called to fix time and
place, and will not be called until
DR.. Walter q. Walker, of North Car.
DINA, is at Fords.
a prominent Southwest Virginia
and when seen in the lobby OF Nun,
phys, he readily conceded the victory
of Mr.. c. Bascom SIemp in the specia
congressional election next Tuesday.
The Democrats are badly split up,
he declared, and many OF them viii
refrain from voting. l do not look
upon il as our fight by any manner OF
means. and so far as / am concerned
don't see why we should mix up in a
controversy. between two factions OF
the Republican party. say let then
fight it out among themselves, and then
We may be in a better position for
making q winning battle next year.
AS rule Democrats and Repub-
leans who come here from the Ninth
District appear to believe that Mr..
SlemP will defeat Colonel Bailey next
Tuesday
- G. e. BENJAMIN. Of Norfolk. ana Mrs
Jefferson.
Treasurer George b. Russell, OF
Charlotte county, is at Murphy's. hav.
ing come to the city to look after some
private affairs.
Mr.. Russell says that though there
IS some stringency in the money
keeping up remarkably we'll. and the
prices for their tobacco
MI. Russell spent some time yester.
day with Colonel Robert Catlett. Mr.
Frank B. Watkins and other natives OF
old Charlotte, whose official positions
nond. He will leave for his home to.
day.
vlrginians at Murphy's last nigh
were ii. II. Gilbert. Lynchburg; a. j
Moore, Chase city: W.. r. Slower
Luray:: r. G. Scott, Lynchburg; Judge
a. r. Cole, and a. H. Cole, Pinta.
virginians at the Lexington are "
4. acobs. sabot: J. r; Goad. Amelia