The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-10
POLITICAL TALK
AND POLITICIANS
Interest il Congressional Fights
Looking Up.
MANY SPEECHES NEXT WEEK
Captain Mccarthy to Speak on Munic>
ipal Government City Executive
Committee TO Meet-Politicai
Gossip Of Statewide Interest

The campaign on the Democratic side
Z is beginning to look up considerably.
Next week the big guns Will fire all over
The state, and ali the congressional can
didatcs and many other speakers OF
prominence viii be on the stump
The Republicans are putting up many
candidates in some Of the districts In
) the Third four anti-Democrats are run
ming. Hon. u. A. Davis Is the Repubn-
i can against lAr. Swanson in the tllth'
and now DIR. D. C. Dickenson OF FRANK
Ain, has been put up by the Pfonibluon-
lists
Eirginians resident in Washington are
being looked after by ar j. J. SinEott,
gergcant- alarms OF the Congressional
Committee lie has secured a low rate
for them from all the railroads. ana
many of them will return here to vote.
The feature of the week in local poll
tics will be the address of Captain Carl
ton Mccarthy before the Clay Ward 1Ac-
tites Tomorrow night on the subject u
e.Municipal Government
The Executive Committee OF the lily
Democratic Cos,nittee will meet III the
Office OF Chairman Doherty at noon on
Monday for the purpose OF mapping OUT
plans for the congressional hght
Governor Montague is keeping his own
counsel concerning his probable appoint
ncnts on the new Corporation Commas
pon. Hon. Henry Fairfax, OF 1oudoun'
Ind Mr.. John r. Edmunds. OF tailiax,
ire thought to be slated for two OF tbs
hlaccs. IL this conjecture shall pan out,
His Eaccllency will likely go to the
Valley or the Southwest for his lawyer
member The Governor has been heard
70 say: 'If can only get the men
lesire to serve as commissioners Will
rive the people of the State a commits
sion which Will reflect credit upon the 8
6tate and deal out eren-handed justice
b all" A great many strong lawyers
have been mentioned, but 1t is known
Mat some Of them do not desire to
serve The list embraces Hon. A. e.
Braxton. e1-Jndge Phlegor, eN-Con-
gresham Harry Tucker, Judge John A
Rucunan. and ex-senator Charles
Rinckney Jones. OF Highland.
prom present indications, the hot fights
In the Democratic State primary of 1893
will not be confined to the nomination
OF candidates for Governor and United
States Senator Already there is con-
siderable talk concerning entries in
The race for Treasurer Treasurer
A. w. Harmon. Jr.. will certainly
STAND for reelection. and it is the pretty
general belief that he will have for his
opponent .State-Senator George b. INee-
gel. OF Rockingham. who is familiarly
known up in his mountain section as the
rralI Sycamore OF Cub Run Mr.. kee-
tell is regarded as q thorough master of
The subject of the States finances. and
was a prominent leader of the Commit
the race for treasuryship. Treasurer
A. w. Ha1man, Jr.. vii certainly
)ent convention. With two strong
candidates in the field from al
most adjoining counties, the race will
nnquestionably be lively one.
There will be three special elections
4 Aeld In Virginia this fall for all of
Ehich Governor Montague has issueu
friis of election. directing that they De
}eld on November 4tll. when ten cor
jf two years from March 4. 1868. Two OF
The vacancies are in the Virginia Lesis-5
aiure and one in the congressional dele
cation. One of the former is in the
Senate and was occasioncd by the rea-s-
aation OF Senator Glass of Lynchburg..9
MIR Don r. IIalseE. of Lynchpurg has
tecn nominated by the Democrats to sue
reed MI Glass and viii probably have
no opposition. The other vacancy III
the Legislature is on the House side
And arises out of the voluntary retire
can, of Carroll. So far as Is known Meth
ar party have named their candidates.
The congressional vacancy is in the Sixth
District and is occasioned by the death
Of the lamented Peter Johnston Otey
Ex-senator Glass is the Democratic nom
NEE for both the long and short term.
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