The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-30
Heard and Seen
in Public Places
PROMINENT member OF the
Legislature from a Southside
county, who was In tile city

A-A 4COuIlly,f WIN Wdo III ShS
~ yesterday was telling his
friends a good story con,
corning his experience with local
delegate to the Roanoke c9 y 1vhs,,
from his SECTION . as SAD dele wnen
ono one moved to Instruct for Bry-
an. An. old gentleman, who IN these sa
days OF cut-and-dried. ready.mad
eriy be called q free-thinker. spoke
his sentiments right out IN the meet
Fl am opposed to instructions. he
said II believe IN sending men OF
In whom we have absolute faith, ana
men we can trust to do the proper
thing for us after they set on the.
ground and hear all the arguments U !
pro and CON-"
| ~ an, in favor Of Instructions" said
another. 1--WE are al for Bryan, and.
we ought to let the outside world
know5it now I,move that our dele-
gates to Roanoke be instructed to vote
for a delegation to Denver instructed
to vote first, last and all the time FOR q
This motion was adopted; and the y,
'old free thinker arose and solemnly
observed to the conventions:
"All right; dol that way ifsyou want
to, but In my view Of the case, you had
Just as we'll save the expense and trou-
BILE OF sending delegation to Deliver,
and put a niger on the tram With
note addressed to the chairman OF the
convention. saying: Cast Virsin MA
piece OF campaign humor was greatly
enjoyed by the friends OF the legislator
to whom 1t was related.
Mr.. Thomas Boyce. a farmer and
the Capitol yesterday. He called at
the Department OF Agriculture, and
later paid his respects to Govern OF
Swanson. Mr.. Boyce says that he pros
poets for a good crop year in his sees
ton are very bright.
He is the guest Of his brother, Mr..
C. A. Boyce. and Will leave for his
home this morning ss
I'm the nominatio nof Congressman
w M. Kitchin. OF RoXboro, for Gov
ernor of North Carolina the machine,
Senator +. NJ. Simmons. has received
a setback which almost amounts to
annihilation," declared Tarheel Denl-
ocrat who was In the city yesterday.
Simmons. and lie lost. Unless he can
gather UP the fragments and mould
them into new organization in the
meantime. chances are that he will
not be able to succeed himself in the
Senate in 1912. Mr.. Kitchin's term as
y
and already there Is talk Of his ascen-
idancy to the upper branch OF the M
stional legislature as Simmons's sue,
scessor. There was no real reason for
as much of deadlock as there was
at Charlotte. Though Kitchin had not
enough votes at the start, he kept on
gaining. and 1t was only the wonder
full astuteness OF Simmons and his
tlieutenants that kept him away from
the shore through those sixty weary
Ing roll calls II Horne had with
drawn or been dronped on the second
ballot. the Kltchin stampede would
have come then as 1t did In the end,
for It was the evident purpose OF the
convention to nominate him from the
start. A new regime has come to the
simmons ring seems to be down and
QUIZ .k1tchtn Is going to make
good Governor. He is man of fine
character and widespread popularity,
and his friends say that he already
sibilities which are shortly TO rest
uron him.
=, Down our way they are saying that
the e defeat of Locke Craig; is a keen
. s.3t !, to Senator Simmer and will re-
machine. which has for many years
been regarded as one OF the most pow
,e 'rfu and effective In the South.
OF the House Of Del egates from King
William county. spent yesterday in
the city. having been engaged In try
ing case In one of the local courts.
!. He was in conference with some OF
his close personal and political friends
during the afternoon. and a quiet boom
was launched for 81 on. Samuel 1. Ilel-
ley. Of this city. for the Democratic
nomination for Congress from the
Third District in 1910. Mr.. Edwards is
of Mr.. Kelley. and is enthusiastic over|
the prospects of getting the latter into
the race. The contest is far in the
distance, and no one can tell what
scenes in political affairs within the
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