Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-30
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TO RUN FOR CONGRESS
GOssIPs CONCERNING AsPIRANTs IN
THE VARIOUS DISTRICTS.
COL. JOHN S. HARDWOOD A CANDIDATE.
His Candidacy WIZ Probably he
Dnys-senator Floods Chances In
the Tenth.

There was a little breath of State poll
tics stirring yesterday. just forerunner
Of the gale which is soon 10 break over
Virginia, when the campaign opens up in
earnest
The friends of Colonel John S. Har-
wood of Richmond, yesterday for the
first time began to publicly advocate his
claims for the nomination for Congress
TO succeed Captain Lamb. There was no
surprise manifested when his probable
candidacy was announced, and a friend
said he was gratifed to see it received
with such favor.
1t is said that some of those who OPP
posed Colonel Harwood in the recent
contest for the mayoraty nomination
have declared their intention of aiding
him in his effort to realize congressional
aspirations. It is thought the Colonel will
formally announce his candidacy In a
few days.
WILL NOMINATE MIR. FLOOD.
Colonel Joseph Button. who, in addi-
ton to being Clerk of the Senate and sec
rotary Of the Democratic State Commit
tee, is also chairman of the Tenth District
Congressional Committee. is in the
city. and says that Senator Hal Flood.
of Appomattox, will be the Democratic
candidate in that district next fall.
II have recently been over practically
the entire district. he said, "and / feel
certain Mr.. Flood will be easily nomi-
mated He will not be chosen on the first
ballot but / think he will easily become
the candidate on the second.
And the Democratic candidate in the
Tenth is going to be elected this fall,
he continued, with emphasis. THE Re-
publican party is worse split there than
anywhere else in the State, and II Is going
to be hard 10 get a candidate. Mr.. Nost,
the strongest man they have ever had,
probably. has declined to serve another
term, and two other men who were pos
sible candidates-George Revercomb. Com
monwealth's Attorney of Allegheny.
and W. c. Franklin, Of buckingham, who
was once a candidate-have declined to
run. There is no doubt of a Democratic
victory, and none that Flood will be the
man who will win it,"
Mr.. Button will call a meeting Of the
District Committee in Lynchburg In a
few days. for the purpose Of deciding
upon the time and place of the conven-
ton. 1t will probably be held in Clifton
Forge or Covington, some time In June.
NO OPPOSITION TO MR.. HAY.
Senator Keezeli, of Rockingham, who
came to the city last night to attend the
meeting of the Board Of Fisheries to-day,
said he thought there would be little or
no opposition to the denomination of
Congressman James Hay. He has made
a fine congressman. and it Is not thought
there will be opposition to his reelection.
IN THE SIXTH.
Trying to keep the people from nomi
mating me for Congress" said Senator
Barksdale, of Halifax, in his usual jocu
lar manner, at the Lexington last night
when asked as TO how he had been spend
ing the time since the adjournment Of
the Legislature.
Mr. Barksdale has not positively de-
cided as to whether he will contest with
Otey for the nomination,
but his friends assure him that he is sure
of old Halifax which is not much OF
joke. for that county furnishes thirty-two
of the eighty-odd votes necessary to a
II the Senator should con-
clude to make the race he will prove
formidable candidate.