Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-23
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REPUBLICANS ARE ACTIVE e

NET UDItCRNO MIL HOltVIs
In Three Districts They Have Nomi-
nee.. and Other VIII Follow This
week-summnry of the Situation
in the Various Districts
The Congressional battles are on. All
the ten Democratic nominations have
been made and the Republicans have
made three. with several others in pros
pect. BY the end of another week all the
Republican nominations will have been
made and tie canvass will be in full
swing. It is no win some of the districts,
Messrs. Swanson. Rhea and Flood being
actively at work canvassing the districts
in which they aspire.
This week several other districts will
have their Republican conventions. It
is probable that no nominations will be
made in the Fourth and Sixth, no cor
-ventions having yet been called.
Here are the Democratic nominations:
First district, William A. Jones, re-
nominated; Second district, Harry L.
Maynard, re-nominated; Third district,
Captain John Lamb, re-nominated;
Fourth district, Robert G. Southall, vice
F. R. LassiteT, incumbent; Fifth dis
| trict Claude A.. Swanson, re-nominated;
Sixth District, Carter Glass, for unex-
| pired term of the late Peter j. Otey, and
! for the new term beginning March 4th
next; Seventh district, James Hay, re-
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re-nominated.
REPUBLICAN NOMINEES.
The Republicans have already made
these nominations and several others are
! in prospect:
First district, Malcolm A. Coles; Third
| district, B. w Edwards by one faction,
| w. E. Talley by the other; Fifth district,
! Beverly A. Davis, of Franklin; Ninth
district, Colonel Campbell Slemp, of Wise
county
Conventions are yet to be held in the
Second, Seventh Eighth and Tenth dis
tricts, and possibly in the fourth also,
| but up to this time there is no indica-
tons that the party will place a candi-
date in the field in the Sixth district
The Republicans Of the Seventh dis
trict will hold their convention at Luray
next Tuesday and will decide first
whether they will make a nomination,
Hon. George g.. Sipe, member of the
House for Rockingham, was prominently
mentioned but declined to run. Gen
eral Thomas L. Rosser has been sug
gested as an available man. He is known
to stand close to the President, and is a
Confederate soldier, who could probably
poll a considerable vote from that eie-
ment.
UNDER PRESIDENTS EYE.
On Thursday the Republicans of the
Eighth district will meet at Alexandria
and will in all probability make nom
ination. The district is contiguous to
the National Capital and under the eyes
of the President and the national Re-
publican organization. Mr.. NJ. K. Lowry,
of Spotsylvania is the man most fire.
quently mentioned for the party honor.
One county has instructed for him. and
so far no one has appeared as a claim
ant for the nomination.
Next. Friday, at Buchanan, the county
seat of Botetourt. the Tenth district Re-
publicans will meet. It is foregone
conclusion that they will place a nominee
in the field and it is almost equally GER
tain that Hon. Jacob Yost, of Augusta,
will be the man State Senator George
A. Revercomb. of Allegheny, is also
mentioned and should he consent to run
would be a formidable competitor for
the honor Mr.. Yost, however, is con-
SldereO the strongest Candidate HIS party
can put forward
REPUBLICANS ELSEWHERE.
In the Fourth district it is not certain
that a nomination will be made. If so,
it will probably go to Mr.. w. A. jamie
son, of Mecklenburg. There is little or
no prospect of election, and his candidacy
would be mere form
In the Sixth district there has been 40
movement to call convention so far as
can be learned, and it is not likely that
nomination will be made.
In the Second district convention has
been called for Newport News, Tuesday.
Oct. Z, to make a nomination. Captain
c. H. Causey, Of Suffolk, has been most
prominently suggested for the nomina-
ton, but Postmaster Fred Read of New
port News has been urged, and should
he desire the nomination, could proba bly,
defeat Mr.. Causey for it. Mr.. Hugh Cor
don Miller, of Norfolk, is also regarded
as an available man.
NOT TAKEN SERIOUSLY
This will complete the list of nominees.
Republican opposition is not taken SER
iously save in few districts. 1t is an
ticipated that the only districts in which
the Republicans have any strength I'M
der present day conditions are the Ninth
and Tenth, and it is predicted that the
new registration will make those dis
tricts surely and safely Democratic. Mr.
Rhea'S dlStrlct, the Nlnth, VIII probably.
be affected least by the new registration.
Nearly all the voters Of the district are
whites and the bulk Of those who apply
will get on the registration lists. Still,
enough negroes and ignorant whites will
be eliminated, it is anticipated, to assure
Democratic success beyond doubt. Mr..
Rhea is a most effective campaigner.
and has carried the district under more
disadvantageous conditions and against
moro formula BILE cOmDetitOrS He will
make vigorous campaign and is not at
all apprehensive of the result. There are
but 5, 900 negro voters in Inc district, but
General Walker, Republican, polled
1S,412 votes two years ago, to 20.164 for
Mr.. Rhea The Republican vote will be
considerably decreased by failures to reg
lister. The Democrats. on the other hand,
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