The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-15
POLITICS AND
Pol 'II'ICIAN.S
Tie Extra Session Matter Is Much
Discussed.
MEMBERS W AN I II EARLY.
-Gteat Oucsttlns Il. Como Before tie
MEMBERS w AN / II EARLY.
Great Qncstious to Come Before the
Constitutional Cunvun,ion-Cou-
test For state Offices is De-
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Hon. George Y. Hunley, member OF the
Hou-e OF Ls4ega.es f. ON Mathews, is In
the coy on pflva.e business. " aea see.i
,iA-t n.snt, Mr.. t1nniey sa4u he thoug.t the
Legislature snou.u be convened III extra
sess-oa nor "a Ter tnan January 5Lh, as the
business to come before L.e BODY was
OF so much Importance to the people of
The Sta,te thai it sAoud be disposed Of
speedily, as the convention to be elected
Could not Sit and complete its ,labors in
time 10 be Submitted to the people at the
fan elections of 1871 Mr.. Huniey did not
think the extra session would take up the
matter Of redistrict-ng the State even
should Congress cut Virginia repre-
,sen-a.tion down n the meantime There
would DE no need for the extra session 70
go INTO tbs matter said Mr.. Huniey.
as the regular session OF 1912 would
meet ling before members Of the Fifty
eighth Congress arc to be eiacted.'
OTHERS Oppose DELAY.
some MEMBERS OF me Legislature from
tbs section of the State do not agree with
Governor Tyler on the subject Of wait
ing until late in January o. the first of
February to call the extra session gtogetll-
er.
They say that, even if Congress should
take any speedy action on the subject OF
reducing Southern representation, it
would be SO late in the extra. session.
and the suhjec. would be OF SO much i'm
portance that the ( me would expire by
Limitation before justice could De done 1t.
and that there is really. no reason why
the matter should not go over until the
next regular session, as that would sit
long before another congressional election
They contend that the Leg stature shou'd
De convened not later than January Cd.
so that the Constitutional Convention
matter could be disposed Of In time for
the work OF the convention to be submitt-
ed at the fall election next year.
Many hot fights are likely 70 develop
IN the extra sess on, and those Who dis
agree with the Governor say they do not
believe the congressional representation
matter would be taken up in any event. as
the Legislature will have troubles enough
without borrowing it from future bod es
AS TO SCHOOL TANEs.
One of the most interesting and vexing
questions the Constitutional Conventiol
Will have to consider VII be the separation
Of the school taxes pad by the two
races. The delegates VINO Will come from
the COUNTIES f1av ng negro majort,es viii
INSIST that the new organic law shnil pro
vide that the schoo! taxes paid 10y white
people shall be applied solely to the educa-
ton OF the white children. and the school
taxes paid by the backs TO the educa ton
OF colo-ed schi,dren. This matter HIS
been gu city talked over for some tine
and there has been some cores o11dence
on tho subject among people residing in
different sections OF the State.
While the proposition will have ah,a aud
influential support, it is quite ccrta II that
1t viii meet with strong opposition. TINS
question Is :ke,y to be one that will
cause most interesting debates.
LOOKS LIKE JEFFRlES.
II was stated yesterday by enc who is
very close to the inside of Virginia poli-
tics and who knows much about what
the leaders OF the Democratic pa~tv are
dong, that Judge Mann had recently
stated to close friends that he
would not be a candidate for the At
torney-Genera!sa!p next year, bit tllat he
would stand for the position of judge Of
the SuGreine Court, before the Democratic
cuucus of the Legislature.
THIS has for some time been thought
TO be the position OF Judge Mann. and
now that he has spoken on the subject to
his ir ends, 1t looks as If Senator John
l.. Jeffr.es, Of Culpeper. viii! be an easy
winner for the position Of Attorney-Gen-
eral The Only other avowed cand d7ie
IS Judge Samuel ". Williams, OF Wythe-
Vile. End many leaders ii nj, that the
Ninth District has TO strong claim upon
the convention, nasmuch as the present
Governor comes from that section ard the
Southwest has had man on tie ticket
for tho past ten or fifteen years Should
Senator Jeffr.es win out, the convention
would probably look elsewhere thar, in
the Eighth District for a candidate for
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and the friends OF
Dr. LIE Cato and Hon. Pembroke Petit
say il-wou.d probably pace tie fight for
thF second post ton between these two
gentlemen.
The fight IS going TO be spirited and full
Of interest from start to finish.
WILL HELP SOMEBODY.
The local supporters Of Congressman
Claude a. Swanson Tor the guberna tccia
nony nation are very happy over the
large Bryan vote in the Second and Ninth
Districts, and say that the increase In the
next gubernator.al delegations from these
sections will mater ally help t1e cand-
dacy OF their favorite as they claim that
he will get most OF the votes both in
T-dewater and The South west.
Mr.. Swanson has many warm support
ers here most Of whom it is thought WI.
gve their complimentary votes to Hon.
]. Taylor Eilysor, should Mr.. Swanson
fas. to enter the Richmond primaries.
These champions OF the Fifth District
man say their leadar Will get the Sec
ond District vote after Colonel Marshall
is out, should the latter gentleman fail
to secure the nomination. The fight is
go ug to ne ilotly contested all along the
lines, the friends Of Acknowledgement
Montague. who is everywhere recogn zed
as one of the leading cand dates, being
very active. S nee the national oattis
has been settled. the guoernatora con
test IS ra ID s. com ng TO the front
Former Senator Thomas n. Williams. OF