Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-08
TYLER FOR SENATOR
EX-GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA DE-
sIREs MARTINS SEAT.
Report That Gov. Montague is Also
q Candidate - Redistricting
Bill Again.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
RICHMOND, Va, December z. f9(

RICHMOND, Va, December T. 1902
Unless all political prophets in the state
are wrong in their forecasts, Maj. j. Hoge
Tyler will announce his candidacy for the
United States Senate to succeed Senator
Thomas 8. Martin before the first of the
year. Senator Martin defeated Mai. Tyler
few years ago in fight before the gen.
eral assembly, and he and his friends have
never been satisfied to accept that defeat:
Now that the senators are to be elected in
state primaries, and as Maj. Tyler is pop
ular with the people, it is confidently be-
lieved that he will enter the lists. This may
complicate matters a little, as Gov. Mon
tague is said by his friends to~be- an as
pirant for the position which Senator Mar
tin now fills. Senator Martin is a candi-
date. That Is the information which he is
said to have impaired to his friends, and
he Is also said to have informed his friends
that he will make a canvass of the state
and meet all Corners in joint debate. .rIv
But it is likely that there will never be
state primary to nominate a senator or
any other state officers again. The recent
congressional primary was not at all salts
factory. Certainly one of the candidates
Col. A. M. Bowman of Roanoke, who made
the race against Representative Carter
Glass In the sixth Districts opposed to
any more of the primary business. He is
out In an interview in which he says that
the primaries are preventatives Of the poor
man successfully fighting for office. There
are other gentlemen who incline to the
same belief, and when the next state
democratic convention assemblies the pri-
mary law will be materially amended or it
will be repealed outright. The latter is
preferred by some of the best politicians in
the state as the wisest course. There may
be primaries to elect delegates to conven-
tons and the conventions name candidates,
but the state primary law Is fiat failure,
except to men who afford to bear the
whole expense Of a district primary for dis
trlct Offices and for a state primary for
state offices.
effort was to be made to redistrict the state
for members of Congress by the present
general assembly the matter will be
brought to the attention of the general as
sembly at an early date. Represent alive
William A. Jones of the first district and
Representative William f. Rhea of the sec
ond district will come to Richmond during
the next week to consult with gentlemen
who are interested in the matter, and the
bill will be prepared which will best sub
serve the interests of all concerned. Views
of some of the congressman are known
and whatever is done to the districts other
than the first and second-whch are to be
the two named in the bill-will be done in
the shape of amendments. It is almost
certain that every district in the state will
be to some extent affected by the measure
before 1t Is finally passed in both houses
Certainly the ninth will receive attention.
When the reapportionment bill passed
the last legislature and went to the gov
ernor 1t came back with his veto. Accord
ing to reports which are given credence
enough votes are behind the new bill to
pass it again and to send it flying over the
objections of the governor should he adj
here to his disapproval.