The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-27
NO ONE CAN PICK
OUT THE WINNERS
ShreWd Politician Says
Result is in Doubt.
ALL ARE GOOD MEN.
. Each One Has Some Especial Element
of Strength.
| SEVERAL HAVE NOT RUN BEFORE
A Prominent Democratic Leader, Who Has
Studied the Situation, Thinks Any One
Who Can: Poll $500 Votes Will
Easily Be Nominated..W
lie Says OF Those in
the Race.
SEVERAL HAVE NOT RUN BEFORE

II do not think any man can with any
degree of certainty predict who Will be
the five men nominate on the Demo-
cratic ticket for delegates to the Con-
stitutional Convention in the primary OF
Thursday
This was the remark made to Times
reported by one of the most prominent
Democratic leaders III Richmond.
II will tell you why the result is SO
very uncertain said this leader Few
of the candidates have ever before asked
for the suffrages of the people You
cam as a rule, make d pretty sale guess
as to a man running for office VINO mas
been voted for before. But here we have
now. generally, new timber. The candl-
dates are not wide apart in their views
on the great questions the convention
will have to deal with. They are men
OF unimpeachable character.
THE CANDIDATES..
Lets take the list and start at the
tail end George Wise has often run TOR
public office and has generally been Sue
cessful. He will be one, but | am not
going to predict the ticket. CAPTAIN
Wise has perhaps larger personal ac-
auaintance with voters than any one
running 1t is needless to say he VIII
show up We'll
"Thcn there is Carter Scott. He x
Young man of ambition, and. Sholild
say of moro than ordinary abliltE ne
has never before been a candidate before
the people, though he has filed the OIL
flee of Acknowledgement of the State by
,Dnointment. Scott has friends who are
working hard for him and, If | am not
very much mistaken, he will be right
I'M in the lead and it would not surprise
mo a bit if he should make Garrison
finish.
prentice Patterson has twice run IN
Democratic primaries. once for delegate
to the State Convention and once for the
House of Delegates. He won both times
against heavy odds. Patterson is hard
man to beat under any circumstances.
He is a man OF most delightful person
aljtv AS vote-getter | regard MN
as man with few superiors
MIR. Eirginius Newton has not before
run for any office within the gift of the
people. He is brainy man. lawyer
and business man. I do not know what
his strength is, but from what | hear
7 should place him in the class of those
likely TO win.
ME- MEREDITH.
~ don't think Mr.. Meredith has asked
a single person to vote for him. Dut no
man would not be foolish enough to bet
money that he will not be nominated.
The people of all classes have confidence
in his honesty, and they know he is al
able man.
Major A. S. Ianier appears tor the
first time as a candidate. He is young
man of many excellent qualities. He has
a strong support. especially among the
Young men, the military people III par
ticuar.
John A. Curtis has run for Office be-
fore, and if my recollection serves me
right, he has never been defeated. He Is
personally known to more voters than any
man running, save Capt. Wise. Captain
Curtis is, if l am not mistaken III the
fighting chance class
'.CoI. Buford has generally been su'f
ccssful when aspiring for office. He s
one man that seems to be in favor with
all classes and people of all conditions OF
society. The Colonel is going to run
mighty well.
AS TO MIR. ROYALL.
when Buck Royal first came as a
candidate l did not think he stood a ghost
of a chance to win, but he has developed
remarkable strength. The man who
would bet he will not be one of the five
does not understand the situation Roy
Ii,
would say, by only a nose.
Now, there is j. Garland Pollard, who
for the first time, asks the people to vote
for him. He has backing that any man
running for office would be proud of.
Pollard is going to be well up in the
front.
John s. Moore is another of those who
have never before run for public office.
He has a splendid backing by business
men. His friends are hustlers. l think
his chances are good.
.HlI Monta que has developed more
strength than 7 expected. ! place him in
the class Of those who may win. will
not say he will surely win, for no man
running is a sure winner in my judg-
ment But his chances are excellent.
Il might say the same of James w.
Gordon that | have said of Mr.. Montague.
MI Gordon has not run for office before,
except in his ward as a candidate for the
City Democratic Committee. There he re-
ceived nearly all the votes cast If not
in the first bunch of five at the finish he
will not be far off.
Judge Christian ought to. and l be-
lieve will, make a fine run. He has the
almost solid support of Confederate vete-
rams and the business men are for him.
The people of every class have confidence
in him.
MR.. BLOOMBERG.
..And. now last. but not least. Sol
Bloomberg is going to surprise some peo-
nIe. If he is not a winner will be great
ly surprised. He IS on the ticket of nine
out OF ten people ! talk with.
But, as 1 have said before, it is going
to be awfully hard for any one to pick
out the five lucky men. No result would
he a great surprise to me. think the
man who is able to get $500 votes will win
easily. for I do not think there will be
more than 5000 or 1000 votes polled. y
SHORT POLITICAL NOTES.