Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-17

Virginia is great as 1t ever was.
Last Week. Results.
The events of the past two days are IN
teresting to note as to their effect in the
gubernatorial campaign. The result in
Bath county in which Attorney General
Montague captured the entire delegation OF
FIVE was a surprise TO the Echols people,
who had counted on that delegation for
their candidate. for the reason that Bath is
I'm EChols' own district. There were also
claims that II the county was close the del
egation would be instructed for Swanson.
Strong claims had been made by the Swan
son people for Charlottesvile's seven dele
gates. Charlottesville is in Senator Mar
tins home county, and for this reason the
Swanson forces had put forth extraordi-
nary efforts to capture the delegation, and
spare Senator Martin the blow of having
his candidate badly defeated in the SEN
atD-'s own home.
Then again. in Norfolk Swanson and
Marshall We're surprised. 1t was believed
that Norfolk would certainly stand by Col.
Marshall. and in that event the Swanson
forces would gain by receiving the Marshall
delegation when the convention met. There
was both disappointment and establishment
when the news came that the attorney gen
eral had gone right into the enemy S terri
tory and captured the lions share of the
forces. These results paved the way for
smaIl-sized stampede to the Montague band
wagon on Saturday.
The Swanson forces expected to get
good slice of Russell county's support. and
made a great fight there. The whole
twenty delegates. after vigorous ana not
fight on the part of the opposition. crawled
up into the attorney generals band wagon
and kept foot time with the music
In Montgomery county the Swanson
forces were banking on a good thing. This
county is next to the home county OF Gov.
Tyler whose son. Major Heth Tyler, is
pronounced champion of Swanson's claims
The fight in Montgomery was lively, but
its eleven delegates also squeezed into the
Montague band wagon. and heard the
music with the others.
One OF the most vigorous fights was put
up by the Swanson people in Nottaway
county The influence of Representative
Francis R Lassiter, who represents That
district and who is a close personal friend
and strong supporter of Swanson's was
relied on to pull that fifth district man
through But the eleven Montague dele
gates were elected by a good majority.
1t was a hard blow to the Swanson forces
to see Clarke county give the representa-
tive's opponent nine delegates to his two.
when it is remembered that Montague's
friends neither made any efforts to cap
ture that county. nor did they expect any
support from that source. In the city OF
Roanoke the Swanson people We're making
big claims. They were relying much on the
railroad people there connected with the
Norfolk and Western railway.
Montague's Supporters Surprised.
Montague's supporters themselves were
even somewhat surprised at the attorney
generals capture CT the entire eighteen
delegates by a majority of two to one. and
MeckIenburg's result in giving Montague
sixteen to Swanson's one added to the
suits in the other counties and cities Sat
urday 1t leaves Montague with 55ila dele
gates and Swanson with 1T 10, two TO
one in Nontague's favor. Echols finds him
self at the tail end. with sixty-hve dele
gates and Marshall has seventy-three-
There are eighty-lhree contested and four
teen uninstructed- OF these Montague will
probably get a large majority. The attor-
rey general needs $50 more delegates to be
nominated the first ballot.
IL is understood that the Swanson forces
will make a desperate effort by way of
final squirt to regain something. This
weeks work will practically decide the
matter. II is predicted by those who study
state politics closely that Montague will
continue this week to sweep over his OPP
position and come still nearer the wire on
the race track for the frst-ballot nominal
ton. Six counties will choose delegates
this week. as follows: Southampton. June
IL. II delegates: Roanoke. June II, 9: Nan
semond. June Il, Is; Princess Anne. June
Il. .; buckingham, June 20. o; Curnber-
land. June Il, 3 of these Southampton.
NansemOnd and Princess Anne are in Col.
MarshalTs district. and despite this fact
it is believed they will all instruct for
Montague. Roanoke county will probably
go for Echols. and buckingham seer. to
b. doubtful. with good chance for Lion
tague-
Several leading politicians reviewing the
fight. this morning made the following ia
teresting calculation showing the standing
of Montague and Swanson in the congress
sonal Districts:
First district. Montague "a Swanson 10;
second district, Montague 53, Swanson .;
third district. Montague SIS. Swanson 26:
fourth district, Montague 10, Swanson 2s;
fifth district. Montague 16 Swanson 90;
sixth district. Montague 105: Swanson IA;
seventh district. Montague 81. Swanson II:
eighth district. Montague ~, Swanson 81;
ninth district. Montague So Swanson IA;
tenth district, Montague s1p, Swanson ).
1t viii be seen that Montague leads Swan
son in every district except the fifth. and
that. with the third. has completed it's
election. The sixth will finish today with
Roanoke county The attorney generals
heaviest majorities will be in the first.
third. sixth. eighth and ninth districts He
will carry the second. fourth and seventh
and have fighting chance in the tenth.
Mr. Montague is absolutely sure of his
OWL nomination