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s-srf,l q TIE Wtft.-gton Post.
pf-bngnE Va. Nov. 2-The question
a. 10 yhether men who voted Tor Nckin-
lev this year or did not vote AZ al Tor
president shall be permitted 10 come INTO
democratic primaries next year. Is al
tracing much attention. The matter h8s
been talked over among party leaders
Wh0 are divided as 10 the proper coaTSs
o. pursue u r. sad that majority d
the members OF the city Democratic com
.0iftee are determined 10 insist upon t1e
exclusion from the primaries Of those VINO
cast their votes for Mckinley. The poH
@. the committee was entirely ihioi mar
bat Is said 20 have been complete.
n sucb courss is adopted IL may lead
10 a new party springng up in mun-clpal
politics. The preyailirs opinion seems 20
ra hat IL would be uuw!se 10 apply the
...le OF exclusion. ana mat the only test
sar a man 10 enter the primaries should
be his pledge 10 supper, the men OF meas
.-cs therein declared for IL Is believed
al. o. the candidates Tor governor would
prefer the latter course.
RicBmoaa Losrs 4ishteen Votes.
As the result OF the reduced vote for
Bryan In The recent election. the Third
district ana Richmond City will be heavy
losers u the next STATE convention. Bas-
.ug The representation upon the Demo
cratic vote cast in the last Presidential
contest, at the ratio of one delegate for
each 100 votes or the fraction thereof OF
over nifty. which is usual. Richmond alone
VIII lose eighteen votes, as compared with
her former representation since 1896. while
the Third district, as a whole, Will be
considerably short OF her former vote in
Democratic conventions.
The exceptionally large increase in the
Bryan vote in the Second and Tenth dis
Jricts, viii give them many additional
votes In the gubernatoriaI convention
next year, and will accordingly enhance
tLe chances Of the candidates who hail
from those sections, provided, OF course,
tney can control the solid strength of
their respective districts. The local lead
ers here are much disturbed over the loss
Of prestige which the reduced delegation
will necessarily entail in the convention
from now until the next Presidential cleo
ton.
Keen Interest in ReRppsrtionment.
An effort is being made to get from the
Census Bureau the enumeration Of popu-
lauon of the respective counties and cit
les Of Virginia, that work may begin at
once figuring on the redistricting of the
counties OF the State IN the several Con-
gressional districts, the distribution of
votes in the State general assembly, and
the ACCESSIBILITY OF providing in the con-
stitution for an increase In the number of
State senators and members of the house
of delegates.
Under the constitution as it now stands
he. Cot ~.
coming year, The new census enumera-
zion, II Is thought, would in any event
make the redistribution of counties only
fair and just, and to obtain this adjust
ment on an equitable basis will require
careful calculating and most careful and
discriminating judgment. The political
phase Of each district will naturally be
given consideration by the party in power
Keen interest is being shown in the mat
ter.
Gov. Tyler has raised a point that has
greatly agitated those who have been
avoiding the subject of reapportionment
and II Is possible that the changes to be
made under requirements of the State
constitution may be effected by the extra
session or the legislature. rather than by
The next regular session.
GOV Tyler viii call the extra session
together shortly after the 18th of January.
IL IS his opinion that Congress may take
action that Will require the redistricting
OF the state OF Virginia. For this reason
he VIII call the Legislature TO Richmond
~ a date late enough 10 let the forty-fiVe
days session extend beyond March l. by
winch Time Congress must have acted
Lnally on the subject affecting Virginia,
toBEressman lambs Plans.
Capt. John Lamb is busily engaged in
winding up his campaign affairs and pre-
pairing fol the work in Washington this
winter. Capt Lamb has in view a great
many matters of Importance 10 the people
OF this section, and he will be on hand
early in the session. leaving his home
about the LIST of December.
The Ways and Means Committee will
meet on the 10Th OF this month in WASH
MgtOn," said Capt. Lamb to-day, and
have just written TO Congressman Rich
GrdS0n. our leader on the floor, to have
my bill repeating the war tax on checks.
diagrams, sc, presented, and | expect
thar the bill viii be ready for report soon
alter Congress convenes. / will be in
Washington when the committee con-
Nenes, and will push the matter"
Capt Lamb is collecting a lot of statis-
tics 10 show that the manufacture and
tale OF "oleo" has been a great detriment
and loss TO the agricuituTists, and he will
make a speech 10 restrict the sale and
manufacture of the stun unless under