Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-25


fSpecial.)-Politics will be rather JiveIv
IN Loudoun county next year. There are
FULLY half a dozen candidates for the
nomination for treasurer in the coming
contest The incumbent, f Il. Vande-
Tanter. will voluntarily retire from the
position. AS the fees of the treasurersl1ip
OF Loudoun are large. the position is one
much sought after The candidates out
for the place are II. H Russell. the pres
ent Sheriff; w A. Mcfarland. ". A.
Powell. John Gill. and Rev. 6. W. Hop
kir1s. Mr.. Russell is reported 10 be the
strongest candidate. He has been Sheriff
Of the county for sixteen years.
Hon. John f. Ryan, Speaker of the
virginia House of Delegates. spent last
night in town, on his way home. Speak
ing of the appointment OF the members
Of the Corporation Commission, Mr..
Eyan called the attention Of the Dis
patch correspondent TO the fact that
Senator keezell Of Rockingham, was in
ehslhle TO appointment to the place under
the provisions of the new Constitution.
He says that the Constitution provides
that member Of the Legislature shall
be ineligible TO such an appointment,
even if he first resigns This will proba-
bly, put new light on the Governors
position in the matter
Eirginians at Home.
Every member of the Virginia delega-
ton in Congress is now beyond the south
bank of the Potomac, EXCEPT Represen-
tatives Swanson and Rixey. They viii
eat their turkey, plum pudding and
Christmas pie in their own homes, except
the two gentlemen named Mr.. Rixey
has his family here, and makes this MS
winter home. No member OF the Fir-
ginia delegation entertains SO extensive
ly as Mr.. RiSey. He does il, however.
in a very quiet way. The latch string OF
number of people. Mrs Eiyey's Virginia
dinners have attracted considerable at
tention here. and it is said that when
guest once takes q taste Of Mr.. Rixey's
Virginia grown hams. he never forgets
sIr. Hays Short Biography.
It is an interesting fact that Repre-
sentative Hay. OF the Seventh District,
has the shortest biogra plical sketch in
the Congressional Directory. 1t reads
as follows
James Hay, Democrat, of Madison. was
elected to the Fifty-ffth and Fifty-sixth
Congresses, and reelected 10 the Fifty
seventh. receiving l7,270 votes to 9,93o
for Il. NJ. Gibbens, Republican.
At the Hotels.
The following Virginians are register
ed at Washington hotels: James Brad
ley, Woodbridge; William Simpson, Nor
folk; G. p Lewis and wife. Richmond;
]. B. McCauley, Alexandria; S. V. Kemp.
". F. Deal George L. Street Jr., Rich
mond; ". z. Stultz and wife, Martins
Vile; D. z. Mountcastle and wife, Rich
mond;- r. II. Gray Loudoun county;
7. j. Pea gram, Lynchburg; Miss Harrl- |
son. SJaunton; J. Littleton Jones, Uni {
versity of Virginia; Miss Halsey, ?. L. |
Wright. Covington: D. A Ritche Emma |
T. Ritchie, Lavena Z. Pride. Richmondi /
c. c. Feirr J. \. Kerr, stanton: c. a. /!
woolford Roanoke: j. @ Johnston, |
Richmond; d. P Calvin, Culpeper; j. I.
Moffett. D. E. Witt Lexington; r S. /!
Turk, staunton; n c Davis. Ashlana'
w g Clemutt. and H. T. Scatchard, /
Roanoke; r. Elsinger, Richmond; w IL |
Richard; Dr.. and Mrs. ]. ]. Miller, Nor I
folk; ]. A and G. l. French. +, NJ. Bul- !
,ngton, Richmond; Robert Grattan, R |
P. Dickinson and wife. Covington.
Marriage Licenses.
The following licenses were to-day is
sued to Virginia couples oy the clerk of I
he court of District of Columbia: John |
Q. Hildrump and Gertrude Dosgett, both
If Spotsylvania county, by Rev. ". NJ,
ferguson: Adolptl Siebert, of Connecti-
nut and Eva Doggett of Stephensburs
"a, by Rev X. E. Amos; Jebee J.
Graves, of Remington, and Mamie A.
AIN of Stephensburg. by Rev f NJ
4ristol: Henry +. Quick and Florence
, Lee. Of Fairfax county, by Rev
: NJ. Bristol; X. H. Harlow and Minnie
) snoddy. of Richmond, by Rev +.
L. Bristol.