Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-02

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nal Notes Of .sncciaI Interest.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Jan. 1.-ispe-
cial)-The political situation In the
Eighth Congressional District is rapidly
taking the shape outlined in this cores
pondence several weeks ago. Rixey, it is
to succeed himself. Andrew a Lipscomb,
OF. Alexandria county, has told his friends
that he could be counted in the race,
while Col. R. n. Harper is saying very
little about the matter, but is at the same
time saving a good deal Of political wood
All three are hard at work building their
fences and preparing for a hght-to-a-
finish battle.
/. When these three gentlemen enter. the
race in dead earnest, there's going to be
something doing in the Eighth. All three
Of then, have a good deal Of aggressive
ness, and the one who wins, whoever he
may be, will certainly not do it at any
thing savoring OF snaii's pace. No1nina-
ton in the Eighth District is equivalent
to election. and this will add zeal to the
fight.
When a man goes to Congress and finds
his usefulness expanding each year, he
grows very reluctant to give up the job.
He seems to be imbued with the feeling
that one old Congressman with years fof
experience is worth two beginners, when
viewed from the standpoint of usefulness,
and this makes him fight harder to re-
tain his position than he fought to win it..
It is this spirit that DIr. Rixey will go
into the next fight. 1t.*is known to his
friends that he wants to get on the Judi
ciary Committee Of the next House. This
is probably the third most important COM
mittee in the House. Should he succeed
in landing there, he will urge before his
people that they will lose this important
position If a new man is sent to Congress
to succeed him; possession Is rated as
ntne points of law In many things, but it
is doubted If it is true in the case of q
seat in Congress. Yet 1t is very certain
that Representatives Rixey will make all
out Of that possession he can
L1pscomb and Harper.
The candidacy of Mr. Lipsccmb will
make the campaign a lively one. On the
stump he is said to be at his best, and
on several occasions he has delivered
speeches Of remarka ole power. Il is gsald
that he may be relied on to challenge his
rivals to joint discussion, and this will
put spice in the campaign which will be
very agreeable to the people.
= Col. Harper will go into the fight with
the prestige of being president of the
Virginia Democratic Association behind
him. There is also runaor afloat that
he Will have the support Of r. Walton
With the anti-DIartin faction Of Virginia
Democracy. He has wide business inter
ests. and may be relied on not to let the
interest in the fight lag because of any
indif erence on his part.
Despite the denial of friends OF Judge
Nocol that he has Congressional aspira-
tions, persistant rumors float into Wash
ington that he has the bee in his bonnet
and that he may be regarded as an impor-
tant factor in the fight
All told, the Eighth District promises
to furnish to the State campaign the
interest, in which Will be exceeded only
by the interest which will center in the
Martin-Ty Tyler- Montague Senatorial fight
Gets Barrel Of Apples.
Senator Martin has received a barrel Of
Albemarle pippins from his friend, Prof
Vawter, Of the Miller School, at Crozet
which are indeed fit for the queens taste
For years Senator Proctor, Of Vermont
a warm friend and admirer Of the Junior
senator from Virginia, has been sending
him several bottles of genuine Vermont
maple sugar. Senator Martin has thought
great deal about how to reciprocate
and could hit no better plan than to sene
him basket of Albemarle pippins-ap:
pies grown in his native county. which
he will 40 upon the reassembling Of Con
gress He will use the luscious Albemarle
apples for another purpose, also For
long time Senator Berry, Of Arkansas S
has been bantering HIM about the ap.
pies Of tllbemarle, and claiming that AZ
kansas could beat them Some OF thess
days people on Pennsylvania Avenue vii
SEQ one OF Virginia's senators walking
down the avenue to Senator Berry's
rooms with basket OF apples under his
arm. That will mean that he has callec
the turn on the Arkansas statesman bS
inviting him to a showdown. 4;
Personal Notes.
Senator Martin will go to Crozet to
morrow to attend a meeting Of the Boarc
OF the Miller Manual Labor School.
Dr.. Barringer, of the University Of Vir:
! ginia. will not be able to be in Washing
ton to accompany the delegation which
will call on the President Tomorrow {
Invite him to visit the university In lnt
spring. His place will be filled by pr
| Mallet, of the University. Dr. Barringe1
is detained by sickness.
Miss sGrac.e Day, OF Smithfeld, has ar
rived here to spend the winter with bel
sister, Mrs. Thomas S. Martin.
James Hay, Jr., is in town visiting HI:
father and grandm other. He will go t.
Charlottesville Monday. He will graduate
next spring at the University Of Virginia
1T is said on good authority that. il Rep
resentative Hay goes on the Com n1ittee OF
| Appropriations in the Fifty-e.ghth Con
gress. as itsseems most probable he will
| Representative Maynard. Of the Norfolk
District, will succeed him on the Miitar,
Affairs Committee: s..