The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-10

has represented his district for q num-
bcr OF terms and each year finds him
stronger than a the year preceding. j
q There Is much congressional timber IN
test for the nomination 1t Will be found
fiat ir, tho betting he Is the fnvorte.
Shaking of tho Eighth district reminds
s,ne.tl,at a gen leman from Stanton here
to-dnv5i remarked that Hon. Edward
Echois would probably be a candidate for
nomination from the Tenth against Mr..
Flood. He could not say certainly that
Mr.. Echols was q t present dec ided 70 go
into the fight, but he was positive IN
saving that strong pressure would be
brought to bear TO induce him to DO So
+ am not saying that MIR. Echols would
Ennd Mr. Flood as hard to- beat Tor the
nomination as a. candidate would find
Mr. Rixey, for Mr.. Flood has not repre-.
scented his distrlctEso long. But Mr.. Flood
4 Il more familiar to the people OF the DIS
4 rict having spoken at nearly every
school house in 1t within the past ten
wears. and he Is very strong in every
county. He could be reasonably certain
Of CARRYING all the counties east OF the
Pine Ridge and his opponent would find
him cspecIally strong In Amherst, ROCK
bridge, Botetourt and Alleghany. stal! ii.
It would be a. great fight. The people 81
stanton and Augusta are unit IN the
=
~ NAV covet, and there are people all
over the district who will want to helpA
them when the time comes. Fort&th N
Snliet gentleman who welded the gaVei
nfT'the Virginia Senate for four years ma g
4 a way OF binding his friends 70 MN WIZ ~
hooks OF n steel. but Hon. Harry =.
George Tucker and Hon. a.. Cal'e !st'o.
a ,iri,nta Tho one Is said to Ndesire 8to
i return to politics. and the latter IS 2crea-
ited with 4 desire to enter a field Wnere
i onors are possible. II somewhat VI cer2.
tain If all three should want 70 come
- c,ongress there would be complltca 70 Il
which would puzzle the most astuee py oo'tt1T
tical prophet. Y. =,
But Mr.. fuckers name mas peen &i ll';.,,
$t,oncd recently only In connection Win
the Covernorship. However, Attorney.
4 GENERAL Anderson. from the adjoining
county OF Rockbridge. Is almost certain
10 he q s candidate. SO there are more
complications In sight "! &
A COMPETING LIND.
II vas announced here this afternoon
by large stakeholder of the WABASH pa. p;
Railway system that the road Wouid u, De
extended to Washington and then Dull ll1Alss
on TO Newport News.
The gentleman forbade the use OF ms 4
name, as he Is not an object OF the
ton OF the connecting links the line %
washington and to Virginia seaport
would be begun. Baltimore sis to pc the
chief deep water terminal Of the system
and Newport News the second: me
wabash is said to have already &C.
oulred property on the waterfront AT
Newport News, and the line from WASH .s1
Eington is said to be partially locatea..
The foregoing statement Is believed % Z
be absolutely correct, so that NeWports
News is to have at last a competing 'r ~ 8
The United States Supreme Court de-
cided to-day that 1t is not necessary 70
the validity of a criminal trial that
there be white and blacks on the Jury
that tries a man. This question mas
think, been decided in the same way 1y
the Virginia Court of Appeals. and posi-.
blv BY the United States supreme
Court. The case decided TO-DAY
Judge Holmes delivering the opin ION,
was that OF John Broomfield vs., aIhe
state Of South Carolina Bropmnela
was convicted Of murder. His case was
brought to the Supreme Court on tne
ground that as there were no negroes
On the jury a constitutional rignt ma nao
b " -" doni la him. W. p. 81.