The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27
TIE SECOND DISTRICT.
Eac,oasl Fights Are Fierce, but Democratic
Votes Will Be Nany.
Special Dispatch 10 The Tlmes.l

NORFOLK, October 26.-The Democrat
IS party is in this. the Second Congress
siorai District, torn to tatters. SO iar
rs the Democratic vote in the genera
election now IS concerned. it VIII be, ioi-
lticians believe, heavier than 1t mas peeii
sor years.
The Booker Washington incident lhlecI-
I'd into the campaign by fresldeila iso oSs,
welt. apparently insured that Inc leel-
lnr among Democrats is deep as 1t was
Surfing the reconstruction period, and OF
All those Democrats with whom me
Times correspondent talked pohucs not
pne but expressed his purpose 10 vote
,his time Strangely enough, the young
~. men arc more stirred than are the old.
The feeling is that the honor OF South
srners would be soiled We're the ac1ion
pf The President, which Is generally re-
yardea rs a step toward social equality
md misccgenation. be not rebuked.
Isaople here trcmlyle when they talk of
,hs dark abyss into which the President
bade them look, upon the verge of which
he seemed TO stand. Men have in the
correspondence presence cursed him and
wished him dead. Others. calIner. have
merely said that he is a fool-a dangerous
,ool-and unfit for tho Office he fills.
Many Republicans in confidence have
Expressed their concurrence in this last
sentence There appears now no room
to doubt that the general sentiment VIII
pc expressed by ballots in November.
Tho Democracy split here. at Portsmouth
md in Norfolk county Will so into the
election with double sets of candidates.
sud no one here seems allie to predict
with any certainty OF being right which
faction will win. That, however. in VIEW
Of the astute action of the State Central
Committee and their chairman, Mt. FL
TYSON, in refusing TO endorse either FAC
- N1NlH a 6
surcs that Mr. Montague and the State
ticket will pofl the full party strength
and likely a good many Republican votes
besides.
News comes from the other counties il
the district-Newport News. Isle OF
wight, Nansemond. Southampton. Prin-
cess Annette whole district in fact, that
the ranks which wavered last week are
close since The Presidents blunder oc-
Cured, and Democrats will go to the
polls almost 10 d man.
Colonel w W. Sales election as sena-
tor from Norfolk and Princess Anne is
regarded rs certain. For the Legislature
from Norfolk Messrs. John Whitehead
and Clarence A Woodland. Trehy nomi-
nees, are opposed by Messrs. S. S. Lam
beth. Jr.. and ". Lindsay Bibo
The Trchx men, politicians believe,
will win. A large element, however, not
usually prominent in politics, and who
say they desire reform. are in revolt
against the Trehy or machine clement.
There is an clement of iumor in the
situation since Commissioner of the
Ecvcnue ". W. Dev and Mr.. James L.
Prince leader of a faction of the liquor
men, whs, essay 10. carry the reform BAN
Iser. are new at that particular business
and the banner is wabbling a tribe. and
tho device is strange TO many Of the
followers.
Many who express a desire to be pure
politically say that between the two fac
tions lies the choice of two evils, and it
seems to be an open question into which
vat they will fall next month. One
thing seems as sure as that the Rough
Rider has dropped the Republican fat in
The fire and rendered his resignation, to
take effect in 1904, and that is that the
Democratic State ticket will this year
get about ali the visible SUNNY OF ballots.