Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-25
Governor TyIer's Candidacy Has
Developed Martins Policy.
OPPOSED TO PRIMARIES
The People are Not to Be allowed 90 1
Expires. Their Preference Fog
senntor-The Proposed Bsttieaeid
Parks are Giving tho Junior senau
tor Much Troubie-Tho Y. NJ. G. a.
Sccrctarics' Conference.
Especial to vlrginian- Pilot.)

Richmond. Va, July 24.-Governod
Tyler went TO his home, in East RAIDS
ford to-day and will remain several
days at least. Senator Martin is here,
with headquarters at the Westmoreland
Club. Hon. Claude Swanson. member
OF Congress from the Fifth District,
was with him the greater part of the
day consulting regarding the situation
in the Fifth, where Governor Tyler
claims number of counties.
Governor Tyler has been n candldateH
9ut little over week, yet his can4
didacy has in that time developed
pretty clearly the policy of Senator
Martin and his friends. 1t Is known
now that the Senator will not allow a
primary for the expression of q choice
for senator in IL single county in the
state. He is opposed to the principle.
While IL Is known that he Is as strong
IN this city as anywhere In the State,
lie would not allow the City Committee
to permit the people to vote on Cow
sented to Il primary in a Martin county
he would have to have primaries in
anti Martin counties. He knows he
cannot win that way. His return to-
the Senate Is about the most remotely
possible thing conceivable IL the people
are allowed to settle the matter His
chances are vastly improved by leaving
things 10 be fixed by a half dozen menu!
county. 1T is very seldom I have heard
1t SAID that n majority OF the Demos
cratic voters of the State wished Sena1
tor Martin returned to his scat. s
BATTLEFIELD PARKS.
Battlefield parks are giving the Sem;
ator some trouble-much trouble. Fred
erlcksburg is trying to have the Ma
tional Government establish n great
park t that city, to include all the bait
tiehelds IN that section. Petersburg Is
doing the same. Fredericksburg claims
mat senator Martin promised he would
not assist Petersburg. but would do all
possible for Fredericksburg. The Fred
ericksburgers now state that they have
indubitable evidence that he has bean
helping both towns. especially Peters-E
burg. which is in the Fourth District.
which is almost or quite solid for Mr.
Martin. AS a result OF this ''discovery..sSss
1t Is said that fredericksburg and
SpotsylVania county. are as conse-
tin.
Y. NJ. c. y. SECRETARIES.
The third annual conference of thes
secretaries of the Young Mems Chris.8
tan Association of Virginia will be heidi
at the Richmond Association rooms
August Sd and 18th. The officers of the
Virginia Conference are as follows:
*. Mckee, Richmond. chairman; c. CT!
Kent. Jr, Newport News. secretary4:
treasurer: S. -. Weeks. Clifton Forge
Is the third member of the Executives
Committee. very interesting and 4
profitable program has been arranged,
and several visitors are expected inssS
Guiding Cecil l.. Gates, internationaIls
secretary of the South
THE CAMPAIGN OPENED.
The campaign for the United States
Sepatcrship between Hon. Thomas s..
Martin and Governor Tyler was prac-S
tically opened to-day. when Hon. WiI-g
liam y. Jones and Mr.. Glenn Green met
At Halifax Courthouse In joint debate.s
The former represented Tyler and tfieS
latter Martin. and in dealing with the
records OF the two candidates the
speakers were quite personal
Ii the speeches to-day are an earnest
of what is to come. the campaign will
be one of the warmest ever known 81 Il
Virginia. -