The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-11
PROBABLY ONLY
ONE CANDIDATE
Republicans Of the Second Dis
trict Undetermined.
GEN. DGAR ALLAN's CHANCES
GEN:EDGAR ALLAN'S CHANCES
Registration in Warrenton and EIse-
where in virginia-Specal Interest
in Public Buildings to be Built
by the Government.
fspecial Dispatch to Tho Times.)

WASHINGTON. Sept. 10.-From what
could be learned here to-day from a very
prominent Republican from the Seconu
Virginia District there is little proba bill
ity that there will be two candidates
from that party for Congress in the COM
ing campaign. The rumor has been start
ed to the effect that the opponents of
the regular organization, which at pres
sent is headed by Colonel Bowden. would
do all in their power to beat the Bowden
faction with some man from among
themselves. The name of District-Attor-
ney Edgar Allan, the prominent G. A.
r. man, has been mentioned as the
leader of this opposition faction, which
is being called the Allan faction.
AS a matter of fact, Edgar Allan has
little or nothing to do with the case,
his whole time and attention at present
being given up to the most strenuous eff
forts to secure his reapDointment as
United States Attorney for the Eastern
District, his present term expiring in
December. According to the prominent
Republican mentioned above the opposi-
ton candidate, If he comes out, will be
put in the field by what remains of the
old Wise faction, whose hatred and OPP
position of Colonel George Bowden is as
deep-rooted and everlasting Is the foun-
dation Of the Pyramids.
How much this faction can WELD re-
mains to be seen, but it is understood
that the machine does not attach
much Importance to their show OF bat
tie The machine, in fact, says with
perfectly straight face. ''all they are al
ter is the Federal offices" The fact that
Roosevelt has expressed himself SO
forcibly upon the subject of the present
organization in Virginia has dountless
emboIdened the opponents of the ma
chine to come forward and make war
against it in the hope Of securing Federal
patronage Just what choice OF the Two
Roosevelt will make in the Second DIS
trict it will be interesting to watch.
BACKBONE BROKEN.
Since Alya Martin, of Norfolk county.
the former Wise man, has come over TO
Bowden, the backbone of the old WISE
faction may be said to have been broken.
and according to politicians from that
locality, the only stanch remnants or IL
that are left are In Newport News. un-
der the guidance and control OF Lippes
and Hopkins. It is thought that one OF
these will probably be named In case
they decide to run a man for Congress-
The logical candidate Of the organization
is II. c. Casey, who will probably re-
ceive the nomination of the organization
at its convention on the 9TH of October
or course there will be a lively fight
for the District Attorneyship. and Allan
is already pulling wires to hold on En-
Congressman Thorpe, it is understood, is
the choice of the machine and has Its
endorsement already. There are num-
Der of other candidates also. Allan Is
strong with the Department of Justice,
and his G. A R. connections will probab-
Nv help him in the coming fight
Postmaster Waddey, of Norfolk. has
hard row to weed. The organization is
against him, and, SO far as can be
learned here, he has no particularly
strong backing from any quarter.
Two other fat plums that will fall
from the Federal tree into the lap of the
Second District are the 4tssistau: District
Attorneyship and the dictatorship OF
the port of Norfolk. These may cause
lively division in the Republican ranks
if the opponents of the machine think
they can accomplish anything by coming