Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-30
AFTER THE OFFICES.
The Candidates All Put In a Full Day
Of Hard Work.
TWO STRONG CONTESTS BEING MADE,
PightS for Nh. haSSey'S and Major
Lynn'S Places Are Exciting.
MANY OF THE MEMBERS HERE.
perbnps Half Of the Makers Ar
riye-Economy VIII he the Watch
word I'm Lcgislation-Chnng In
Election Laws Not Likely.

| The busiest places in Richmond !eStei-
dav and last night were the .obbies OF
Murphy's and Ford's hotels; the most
nopular men were the fifty or sixty mem
bers of the General Assembly who nave
| arrived I'm the city; IT might be exag-
| geration to say the most numerous ciaSS
| now within the city gates are the oiiice-
seekers and their managers and frlehdS.
| The legislators have been arriving since
| Saturday night, bat the first one ~
reach Richmond found the Candidates
here ready TO give him the glad hand
| and TO spare an unlimited portion OF ms
time for confidential talk. The number
OF candidates is unusually, perhaps un-
| precedentedly large. Members who nave
served several terms in the Legislature
| and have been in the city during the
early days of many sessions, say they
| never saw so large a number of apph-
cants for the various positions. a sena-
tor explained this fact as due 20 nara
] times.
GOOD-NATURED CONTESTS.
| Though the contests are so earnest
they are, in the main, conducted in the
most kindly spirit The aspirants do not
deny that they want the offices mighty
bad. but all disclaim that they are
making the fight on any man, or that
personal feeling enters into any of the
contests. Good humor characterizes all
parties. and jocular illusions are about
as frequent as the buttonholing OF law
makers.
| There Is. however, some acrimony dis
| nIaved I'm the contest for the office OF
| Superintendent OF Public instruction,
ard also for Major Lynn's position of
SUPERINTENDENT Of the Pententiary, ana
| personal feeling is growing more or less
| strong The contests for these two po-
sitions overshadow. In point OF interest
all others not only because OF the I'M
| nortance of the offices to be hlled, but
| also because Of the strength of the or
! eauization. and the energetic work being
| NM forth by the friends of the various
| candidates II is impossible 10 hnd one
| of the seven candidates for TINS posi-
tion. or their friends, who does not eN-
| nress the utmost confidence OF success
| Rut il is noticeable fact, however
that none relax their efforts 10 secure
the pledges Of incoming members lHiS
NAV he only a matter of 'sure-Dlhu,
tmt ~ the unbiased onooker it would
ornaar that such absolute confidence Is
| ,,idro or less assumed. No candidate
| Claims election on the first ballot, put
all are hopeful of success, either on the
| second or third.
FOR MR. MASSEYS PLACE.
| T. &c nrobable that the most talked-of
/ candidate opposing Mr. Massey IS STA aCe-
| senator j. w. Southall, OF Ameila' VINO
is making a spirited fight and has been
in the field a long time. MT. D. "a
| pader Of Staunton; Mr.. II. t. CralghllI
| - ,,,cbburp. Mr. w. n Mcdonald, OF
clarke. MIR W. NJ. Peyton. of Henry, ana
Mr. = p. Brent, OF Accomac, are also
here and they and their friends are CON
| ductIng aggressive canvasses MI. Mas
-, ava not arrive until yesterday al
ternoon. but he was In the lopoy oi
Nurphys until late at night meeting
the members and discussing the OUTLOOK
with his friends. ~ 9Th -
alPs friends that the votes lol an N9A'
staatae onnosed to Mr.. Massey on the
e. ballot will be cast for the Ameha
an ON the second, but Mr. Massey
| hackers strenuously insist that tn'
| sunerintendent is not successiul IN the
drst dash. he will assuredly be III 'he
one following. 49,, sa,,, can-
| Mr I III. Bader is one OF the lew can
didates that does not claim MS elec'loh
| - assured but he thinks his chances
as sd Mr.. Bader is Superintendent
90 tho schools Of Staunton, an Nj. a. oi
T,rashi,gton and Lee University, anu
stndied in Germany. He is 80 years oi
age. o,,>-D1DATE
=. soorns that the fight for Mr.. Mas
.a,,,s nosition is to be further cohipli0a'.u
~, che entrance of another candldate ,' lileo
- To,d a special 10 the Disp4tch Aion
Aexandria last night says; r,.,,,.,,o.
.,c,,nerintendent-of- hoscluoNo h
tlerper. of this city, will be put or".'.H
Inv his friends as a candidate loi ~
nosition of State superintendent Vi I'm 10
IritrI,ction. and his name will be
nlaced in nomination when the eie''''''
ppa,,cs I'm before the Legislature.
,Cantoin Kemper has had wlue eA-
oorience as a teacher, having successluiiy
pondmcted large schools in AleXahurla
"a elsewhere. and for the past h'e year
has been at the head OF the pun
scbools here. He has been Mayor OF the
citv for two terms, and for a huihoer VI
years was Corporation Attorney Nap
tain Kemper Is an eX-CoIleueldle 'Oi
dier. having served the greater part VI
the war in the FIRST South aioii'i"
ment at Fort Sumter
| MAJOR LIZ n y > lODiliC+Ns
The contest for the position of Super
| intendent of the Penitentiary has as
snmed important proportions, and II
,oint of interest is second only 10 thal
Tor Mr.. Massey's place. Major Lynn
friends are working with untiring energy
but they are opposed by the well-organ'
i2ed supporters of Mr.. a. w. Finch, OF
Eotetourt who arrived yesterday. anC
Al once entered his campaign, which hat
| already been opened by Hon. II. ID. FLOOD
~ Appomattox. and pushed to a very
u,ornn point The friends of Major Lynn
ossart that his election is already assured
nv hedges from members here and those
Who have not yet arrived, but Mr.. f1nch
friends are undaunted and seem full ol
quiet confidence.
Mr. George II. Helms, Of Franklin coun'
80 20 also a formidable candidate, anc
- very effective worker in the person
| 80 CONGRESSMAN Claude A. Swanson, ol
the Fifth District who reacned mere I, sun
day night, and has been hard az "orr
for his constituent. Mr. Helms reache.
the city yesterday and went TO work VIII
| will. "a Al,
Mr. r.. S. Boykin, of Suffolk and Mr. Mr.
samuel NJ. Donald, Of Augusta are ais'
I'm the city, and are urging thelr ciaiiii'
| with vigor. os,
THE strongest element OF the opposi
t,on 10 Major Lynn has been SAID 10 o.
that of the sheriffs OF the State. VINO op
iect TO the law passed by the last Genera
Assembly, providing that penitehtiat'
guards be sent TO the counties Tor criini
mails sentenced to the State prison. but tn'