The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-16
Candidates Held Off Until the
Plan Was Decided.
PLURALITY or CANDIDATES
The Republicans viii Also Be n the
Field Win Compact Organiza-
t1on-The Grab Season a
Failure.

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perfectly apparent that the enthusiastic
Democratic mass meeting held at kins
George Courthouse last week served 10
open the county campaign In dead ear
nest" Matters had been warming up FOR
some time, but something was needed 10
fan the smouldering embers into blaze
and set tho siIpnering political pot 70
boiling hard and strong, and IT turns out
that tho spirited fght over the question
Of whether II was best to nominate can :.
ldatcs or have n tfree-for-al !" contest
was sufficient to put the bal IN motion.
Come OF the aspirants rcfrained lson'
announcing their candidacy until uell -
mite conclusion was reached by the Dem
ocrntic party. and the Republicans also
deferred action Until It could be ascer,
tanned what course the Democrats ~ou'o
pursue.
That there will be several Democrats IN
the field for each OF the county oHlcss
that the Republicans, with COM ;.4 -
SanIzation will enter the contest Titn = !
hone OF winning out under these conui-
tons. Ia almost certain. Already ~, ~
monument Democrats-J. T. Minor. ~.
d H. g. Coghill and B. G. GrS1n es-h.1
candidates for the Office OF treasurer, any an.
II Fl. pullen, j. Fl. Toggs and liezeRihn
v,ot,s-all Democrats -arc candidates LOT
ihc Office OF commissioner Of revenue.;,.i
Is believed by many that Mr. F. Az
pnyne former treasurer OF the counts.
1yii he tho Republican candidate Tor the
office OF trea surer, and that former III ~.
missioner w. 7. Cirgsby VIII pc .ne
Republican candidate for commis COMMISSIONS
z. OF the revenue! 90, y
Helm will not stand for re-elect'4p.,. d the
that his deputy Is a candidate IL, LOT , sns
fherlftalty Mr. ": J..R fss a mn' vii
bethe Republican candidate for INC ~ 8e once
q s"sl''1' FOR THE HOUSE.
o ca eni ssg ior tho House Of Delegates: It
S not known as ye ~ wae adda,e at9 IS
Very YER, " probable that the House OF Dele
Il cates. candidate viii be -cccted by prl-
Inaries in september or October. Demo.
cratic primaries Will be he!a IN U yer ~
state senatorship Yin the Thlrty-siCxs IN
Senatorial District. which includes King
George county. ~.
a Junior Order Unlteu hm d st % SEA
asty. few nights a go. !, = +,
A revival m Getting has heen IN psosttthst s
at Potomac Baptist Church. near Inns
place, since last Sunday. Rev. II. r.
Myers OF Philadelphia. ia doing tho
preaching
River. near here, which was seriously
damaged BY steamboat some time ago.
is being repaired and enlarged.
stea mer Tourist, OF the people line. land
Ing a, the wharves OF The Weems Com,
pany. on the Rappahannock, has aroused
q great deal OF interest here. and a !
d dc OF the court II Richmond is
most anxiously awaited By the people
here.
The Potomac fishermen report that the
crab season OF this year has so far been
the most Improbable in many years. It
Is claimed that the frequent emit, heavy rains
House use at washington. and wife, Who
have been spending some days ys a mere
a few days at Cotton's. from which place
Mr.. Purks Will 60 to the national capital
city to resume his duties. por., n,o
has been engaged IN H. The practice a otlaw,
years, is on a visit to his brothers and and. I
guest OF Mr.. James a. Arnold and family.
ntIPotomac View, this county. ~. 81,
( visiting his wife and son at Colonial
Beach, for some days past, Z.
Berkley, Va, are guests OF Mr. Z. W.
Mason and l aPFNso ss.si
Nh CT purks and Mr. car Tom i M a556
railroad ties north several days ago, III. 81
Rev. Thomas P; Baker. who h, has been
t., has returned to his homo at silver
Springs, Md. where he Is rector OF the
Miss Mary Thurston. OF Middesex. Is. a
guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Mason. IN
this neIghborhood. e55
MIR. William Baxter. Of Lancaster. spent
this week with his father, near here.
Misses Annie and Mary Davis. . Tho
father, Rev. ". r. Davis. at Waverly.
near here have returned to Westmore-
sland.
Il Miss tAustIna Arnold has returned to her
home at Willow Hill, near here, after
spending several weeks In Loudoun coun-
~. .$S
the United States army. is spending
week with Mrs. n. 3. Doherty, at Way-3I
orly, In this neighborhood, III
Miss Matte Wolen. Of N, Mary "a fo, ~
hatan, near this place.. ttf la ~