Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-29

1t II Admitted That Harrison May Garry
the State.
Of The Evening Star.
RICHMOND, VA. August 90. 1879:

Correspondence of The Evening Star.
RICHMOND, Va, August 20. 1892
The political situation in Virginia is daily
growing more complicated. The wisest prog
nosticators confess that they are absolutely q,
sea as to the probable result this fall, while
many others do not hesitate to declare that all
dental ticket are gone.
1t is the one verdict Of all who have visited
the rural districts that if some means is not
devised by which the Virginia farmer can be
aroused from his lethargy the state will un-
doubtedly SO for Harrison. and In some Of the
districts there is q good chance of electing
third party Congressman since the nominees
are receiving the support Of the republicans az
well as the voters Of third party faith.
The lines have been clearly drawn in this, the
third district since the nomination Of W. E.
Grant by the third partyites for Congress. Mr..
Grant is farmer OF some note and owns a
plantation Just beyond the outskirts Of the city.
This is his first venture upon the political sea-
and he has good, quiet record. He has been
lifelong democrat and it Is believed he will
poll strong vote in the counties Of the dis
trict and get all Of the republican votes in the
city.
Capt. Geo. D. Wise, who will again be the
democratic nominee, is already looking up cam
paign thunder to use against bis opponent and
II promises to be the hottest campaign in this
crats no longer shut their eyes to the fact that
many Of the alliance men are daily being
led into the third party camp by the seductive
promises Of their leaders until democratic al
lance mon, in the language Of q political wag,
Are becoming 40 scarce as hens teeth" In
have died out altogether all Of the former men,
bers are now rampant supporters Of the third
party candidates.
An interesting phase Of the situation is that
in every county in the state where the farmers
are prospsring they are almost without an ex-
ception supporters Of Cleveland and the demo-
cratic party, but In the districts where the
farmer, either from his own bad management
or other causes, finds that his products are un-
profitable he denounces Cleveland and the
democrats in general IN the strongest language.
CLEVELAND BLAMED FOR CHEAP TOBACCO.
A well-knowu farmer Of Halifax county said
to TIE STAB correspondent yesterday that i'm
mediately upon the election Of Cleveland a
president Of the United States in 1884 the price
Of loose leaf tobacco began to decline and haa
never since recovered Further in the CONVEX
sation he refused TO attribute the decline to
ovefproduction, but insisted in the belief that
II was due 10 Clevelandss administration. He
said also that nearly all Of the farmers in his
county agreed with HIM in this conclusion
hence they were driven into the third party n
. result Of the promises Of relief
The denominations Of Representatives
Charles T. O'Ferrsu Of the seventh and Paul
c. Edmupds Of the sixth districts on Wednes-
day last and the nomination on Thursday OF
Mr.. Claude A. swanson Of Pittsyivania to sue.
coed Representative r. G. Lester Of the fifth
district leaves only three districts ont Of ten in
the state where nominations are yet to be made
BY democratic, viz, the second, third end the
fourth. The present Representative from the
third and fourth win b renominated, but In the
second Representative lawson, it Ia said, viii
declins . denomination and probably Senator
D. Gardner Tyler win be chosen
In all Of the ten districts In the stata, except
probably two, the Democratic neminees win Be
opposed BY third partyoDandidates only, the re-
publicans having decided 10 make no nomi-
nations, except in the second and ninth distlcts.
Ex- Representative Bowden VIII probably be
the republioan nominee In the second district,
where the third partyites win mako no nomi-
anasa bst WI unAssbtsdlg ssppest Dsvdsa.