The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-14

tions shall be answered. It is said, viii
be kept up until the positions Of the IS
pirauts for Governor are fully defined
The candidates insist that they aae not
aspirants for places in the convention. and
therefore not to be Intercepted as TO the
course to be pursued By that body. But,
on the other hand It is held that II either
of these men is conspicuous enough 70 be-
come the Executive OF this Commonwealth
he ought 10 be able TO give th= people s=ne
guidance upon issues which are SO impor-
tant TO the State in all future time.
The Acknowledgement Of the negro the
separation Of the school lax. and the prop
ositior5 TO elect all Of the judiciary by pop
ular tote are questions which must be
answered by the candidates
Governor Tyler is busiiy engaged on the
message which he viii submit to the Leg
isIature at the extra session which viii
begin OF the z3d of January. The Gov
ernor Will have some interesting things 10
say in this paper He has all along OPP
posed a constitutional convention, hold
ing that the work proposed 10 do by that
body could much better be performed by
4 commission The Governor held tena-
ciously TO this view up 10 the time he is
sued his call for the Legislature 10 meet
in extra session He viii have something
10 say along this line in his communlca-
ton to the assembly But 1t is, of course
too late now, as he admits, 10 talk about
commissions.
The Governor does not believe that the
convention will accomplish as much good
as some OF rs more ardent advocates as
sumo to believe. He believes that it viii
prove a veritabie charmed house for some
Of the leading politicians who attend it as
delegates. This view. too. is that OF one
OF the most distinguished Virginia leaders
in Congress These gentlemen think that
the franchise question, the jUdgeships and
the separation of the school tax will be
issues upon which many 2 statesman viii
be politically buried never TO be resur-
rected.
All three of these propositions are most
favorably received in the State. Each,
however will have more than enough OPP
ponents 10 cause those who advocate these
subjects a vast deal of trouble in their
political careers hereafter. This is what
Senator Daniel and Governor Tyler mean
by calling the convention q charnel house
for the ambitious in Virginia politics. The
senior Senator is almost certain to be q
member of the body. and, unless he shall
oppose il. will be quite likely to lie made
its president Major Daniel does not care
to 90 to the convention, but expresses per
feet Willingness 10 do so If his people de
sire IT, His idea is that IL is a duty that
no conscientious citizen can refuse to per-
form if called upon to do so.
The basis OF representation 10 tie con-
veution which meets the approval Of the
most influential leaders is to have one del
| egate for each State Senatorial district and
four for each Congressional district. This
| plan would give the convention eighty
members. Just twenty less than the Viz
! ginia House of Delegates This and all
| other matters connected with the assemb-
| ling OF she convention Will be disposed Of
! at the extra session Of the legislature