The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-12
CHAIRMAN AGNEW
ON REGISTRATION.
Does Not Know Of Discrimination
Against the Negro.
MARTIN TALKS OF POLITICS
.RTlN TALKS OF POLITICS
He Says the Democrats Are Confident
of Elec,ing Democratic House.
Representative Jones Has Been
Following Teddy's Speeches
fsnecial 1oispatch to The Timcs.)

{S,,ecial Dispatch to The Iiines.)
SHNGToN, Sept. 11.-Mr. PARK
heynnw chairman of the Republican
Stato Central Committee, was IN WASH
.ng,on to-day. When asked about the
general political outlook for Virginia,
AR Acnew said: 1T is entirely too early
to prophesy now. 1t is q wise man who
could venture with any safety TO make
a forecast of the coming elections. There
is no telling what the remarkably light
registration IS going to amount 10. 1
have talked to q number OF men. both
Democrats and Republicans, and no one
seems to know anything about it. "A
prominent lawyer from halifax county,
I. Democrat told me yesterday that many
would fail to register in the hope of
escaping jury duty. Others hold that
there is some time yet before the regis
try books are closed and that the peo-
pie are Just taking their time. The only
Instance of which have personal know
ledge is that presented by the first ward
in Alexandria, where only thirty persons
have registered so far, when that ward
usually has vote of several hundred
The books have been open since Mon
day"
do you think there is any disc,imina-
ton being shown throughout the State
asked.
No" he replied 81 cannot say that
] do. Judging from what j have heard
on that subject. was told, however,
that the negroes who applied to be regis
tered being put through a Very rigid
examination, a more rigid examination,
in fact, than was usually given white
applicants
Have you heard of any instances of
complaints that negroes were being un-
fairly dealt with or refused registra-
ton when they We're entitled to it?'
No. j cannot say that / have i heard
yesterday that out OF eight negroes
that had applied al Manassas. six were
pronounced qualified by the registrars
and their names admitted TO the books.
il is my belief that wherever negro
measures up to the requirements he is
promptly allowed to register.
SECOND DISTRICT.
Mr. Agnew said he had heard nothing
about the proposed opposition of the Re
publican organization in the Second Dis
trict by another faction Of the party
there ''All / know is what l have seen
In the papers, he said. When asked
what sort of n fight his party would put
up. Mr.. Agnew replied that they would
put up the best they knew how.
The conversation turning 20 the sub
ject OF the Jamestown Exposition and the
election Of General FitZ Lee to the pres
idency of the company. Mr.. hGnew. who
was recently elected member OF the
Executive Committee said: II think the
choice Of General Lee a most excellent
one. ii / had been there / would GER
tainly have voted for him. He is a man
OF high standing in the State and out Of
it, and ] feel sure no better man could
be found"
Tl1n rom iof rclrp cd
Mr. Agnew for his opinion as to what
position the Republican members of the
Legislature, as nearly as he could tell this
far ahead. would take in the event that
Senator Martin and Governor Montague
We're arayed against each other for the
seat in the Senate now held by the junior
Senator. ''of course | can tell nothing
about what the members of the Legisla
ture would do either now or at any fu-
ture time. but ! can say that the Repub
licans throughout Virginia feel very
warmly towards Senator Martin. Both he
and Senator Daniel have been very good
tsols.
Suppose. however. General Lee should
como OF against Senator Martin, as it
has been suggested he might do, what
would be the probable choice of the Re
lui,licap party in that case?' Mr. Ag
smiled hc=itated a minute, and then re-
piled: ''An old friend is an old friend.
what he can and will Go, and we know
where he is
SENATOR MARTIN TALKS.
Senator Martin was in the city this
morning registered at the Raleigh. lie
left on the four-thirty train this after
noon for Scottsville When seen by the
Times representative, Senator Martin
was leaving the hotel Cor the station.
Il have been around to the departments
on routine business he said, land while
making my rounds paid visit to the
Democratic headquarters They seem to
lie getting down 10 work there and APP
pear confident of electing a Democratic
house. The situation is too uncertain
at present for me to make any prediction
as TO national affairs. l have been watch
ing the registration in Virginia with a
great deal of interest, however. and /
am confident that if it continues as it
has been going on since the registry
books opened everything will be over
whelmingly Democratic in the State
From what j have been told the ratio
Is now nearly ten 20 one. AS for the effect
Of Roosevelt's tour through the South,
j am of the opinion that it will do more
TO arouse the Democrats than it will
the Republicans.
REPRESENTATIVE JONES.
Representative Jones was also in the
city to-day. II am greatly interested in
the course Roosevelt is pursuing in the
speeches he has been making against the
trusts said the representative from the
First District. i have kept up with
these speeches carefully, and have noted
with amusement the varied positions he
has taken IN regard to the trusts and
the way 10 do away With them and their
evils In his first speech he said public
ity would kill them. That speech he fol-
lowed by one made, / think. at Provi-
dcnce in which he declared that con-
stitutional amendment was the thing to
curb them. Then in Boston he said all
we needed was an anti-tr,st law like
that of Massachusetts. and we would be
safe. II was the best law in the world,
ne said, and the United States should
copy it At last he cooled off and said
there are bad trusts and good trusts. and
that the bad ones must be whipped and
sent TO bed, and the good ones patted on