The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-02
VIVA VOCE VOTING
IN THE PRIMARIES
1t is Said to Introduce Elements
of Uncertainty.
THE LIST OF CANDIDATES OUT
THE LIST OF CANDIDATES OUT
Ao, Finish is Promised In the Sixth
Lamb and Wallace to Canvass the
Third Closely Forecast for
July Term of Legislature.

The viva voce system of voting is to
be iraugarated after many years of dis
use in Virginia In the coming congress
sional primary. This. and the all-day
voting feature of the plan for nominate
ing candidates for Congress are alto
gether new in the State. and are counted
as clements of Uncertainty III the ap-
preaching battles. There are a great many
voters to whom the publicity Of the bal
lot will be embarrassing, but it is
feared that these will remain at home.
Still every effort is being made to have
q full turnout in all the districts and If
failure is made II VIII not be the
fault OF the candidates. The primary
system is welcomed by the ncumbents
in Congress. and it is said that some
OF them, at least, have profited by
it.
Messrs. Jones. Swanson. Hay, Rixcy.
Rhea and Flood are the nominees re-
spectively in the First, Fifth Seventh,
Eighth. Ninth and Tenth Districts with
out opposition.
The dates set for the primaries in the
ether districts with the names OF the
candidates are as follows: Second Dis
trict, August 18th, Hon Joseph T. Law
less. Norfolk city; Congressman Harry
l.. Maynard Portsmouth; DIR. j. f.
Bryant. Southampton; Third District,
September nth. Congressman John
Lamb. lIenrico; Rr. Jefferson Wallace,
Richmond city; Fourth District July
18th, Congressman Francis Rives Las
sitter. Petersburg: Hon. Robert G..
Southall. Amelia: Sixth District, Aug
ust ID State Senators Garter Glass,
Lynchburg, and Graham Clayton. Bed
ford; Col. a NJ. Bowman, Salem; Col.
W. ". Berkley.
Interest is looking up in all the con-
tests. but one in the Sixth seems to have
the greater portion Of the life and fire
Al present. Messrs. Glass and Clayto-
will have their second meeting at Char
loite Courthouse next Monday and in
dications are that it will be very warm.
From what can be gathered from talk
ing with members of the General Assem-
bly,, IL looks like safe prediction that
the body viii be here about a month:
that all the members Will take the oath.
that Colonel James r. Cation, of Alex
andria Will express his views and then
subscribe; that he may be supported in
his contention by Hon. G. A. Herr
mans. of Montgomery, and other Re-
pUbllCans; that the new circuit judges
viii be elected: that "a new election law
will be framed that a legislative COM
mission Will probably be appointed to
codify the laws to conform to the new
4 Constitution; that the body Will prop
| eI'lN and faithfully put the new instru
ment into operation; that there Will be
no severe structures either upon the
{ Governor or the Convention, barring the
Il probable speeches of those named above:
II that there xviii be no further agitation
OF congressional reapportionment; that
iinally. the session will be harmonious
and agreeable, rather than bristling with
fiery speeches of elimination and re
elimination.
This is believed to come close to what
the net results of the July session VIII
he Much is being said about the prob
able reintroduction of the congressional
reapportionment bill, but if it should
strongest supporters would line up
against it, as the fights being made all
over the State for Congress would be
disturbed and a state of confusion and
chaos would result, which would be
worse than any one claims present con-
ditions TO be.
Air jefferson Wallace expresses him
self as feeling very hopeful of the result
of his fight for Congress in this dis
t4Ict and SAYS if he don't win he will
make his competitor know he is in the
field before the race is over Il have
got him on the run, said Mr.. Wallace
YESTERDAY. land / will not let UP unul
the day Of the primary.
The race is expected.to set very lively
in a short while.
Congress having adjourned CAP
tain Lamb is expected TO return here
and enter the fight in earnest and he
and Mn Wallace are expected to make
a thorough canvass OF the cities of Rich
,rond and Manchester. as we'll as of the
rural sections OF the district. They will
start in on their July rounds of the
courts on the second Monday, when they
VIII appear again at Chesterfield Court
house and there will he no surcease IN
til the battle is over
Julv 10th is the last day on which can
didates may enter. The lists in all the
other districts have closed. 1t is likely
that there will be no other entries here
ard that Messrs Lamb and Wallace VIII
be left to make the race all to them
selves,
The general trend OF the information
which comes here from the Second Con-
cressional District is to the effect that
the odds in the contest down there are
with ex-secretary of the Commonwealth
Joseph T. Lawless, who is making one
of the gareut fights ever put up IN the
district
Joe Lawless Is running like a. scared
dog and win win in walk said one
of his admirers at the Capitol yester-
day
1t is said that he Will carry Norfolk
city. Newport News and the peninsula.
and his friends are claiming that his
nomination is now practically assured.
There are two things in the makeup
Of Mr. Lawless that always give his
political opponents great concern. One
IS that he is one Of the most astute
organizers in the State: and the other
is his game qualities as fighter. There
Is no such thing as give up with him,
and he is a man of great popularity
and personal magnetism.
Senator W. p. Barksdale. of Halifax,
left for his home yesterday, after sew
eral-days' stay here on private bust
ness.
Mr. Barksdale said he was sure the
short session of the Legislature would
pass a new election law. as ii would be
imperative to have this done before the
fan elections
The Halifax Senator has prepared such
q measure and Will cmbody into it pro-
in ole