The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-19
GLAD Bill
NET 4 DEFEAT
MI. Jones Says He Wouldn't
Oppose Fair RedistriCtlnq.
HIT RICHMOND ( III ! CONCERN.
Ratification Of Canal Treaty LEFT Il With
Y Nicaragua Stock Worth the Paperlt
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North State Politics. KS
The Times Dispatch Bureau.
No. 1917 G Street, N. WI

EtS5 The Times -Dispatch Bureau,
Mo- i417 q Street, N. w,
Washington, D. G., March 18th.
Representative Jones. Of the First Dis.
trlct, said to-day he was glad the re.
distrlctlng bill had failed to pass the
General Assembly. 4, is
opposed to any redlstricting," no con-
tinued. ~ have never been opposed to
d fair bill. II did not think the proposed
bill fair one. could not see why my
district should be changed while othors
in which conditions were the same should
be left undisturbed The Seventh Dis
!trict is the size OF the First, yet 1t was
not proposed to make any changes there.
The Ninth District Is about MS large as
the Second, yot the Second was to be
greatly reduced in size, while the Ninth
was to be absolutely unchanged.
1.-THE law provides that q change shall
be for the purpose OF more nearly equal
izing the population Of the various dis.
{tricts. This bill did not, have that OBJ
sject. and 1t should have been defeated"
l have learned to-day that the rati.5
ncation OF the Panama Canal treaty, and
the consequent defeat OF the plan to cut
the canal through Nicaragua. was q
heavy blow to certain Richmond people.
1t is learned that a considerable amount
of the stock was held In Richmond One
financial house Of that city Is said to
have been very heavily Interested IN the
lNcaraguan company. The stock Is now
worth less than so much white paper.
But It will be many years before the
a long while before It is begun.
IT. Is generally believed that the Presl-'
dent will make former Senator William.
A. Harris, OF Kansas, and former Cover
nor Sayrea, of Texas, the Democratic
members OF the Canal Commission. Mr..
Harris is a Virgtnian. He was born in
Loudoun county and married a lady from
Page He was educated at the v, NIL
and was for number OF years q civil
week. before the Kansas Congress adj
journed, the Democratic members held a
meeting, and with y practical unanimity5
endorsed Mr.. Harris for the guberna-
toialr nomination next year.
NORTH STATE POLITICS. 5 tasil
Col. John s. Cunningham, president Of
the North Carolina Farmers Protective
Association and of the Tobacco Grow
ers' Association OF that State. Is in
washington to-day. The name Of Col.
Cunningham was prominently mentioned
in connection with the Governorship
when Mr.. Aycock was nominated in 1900
and he had strong support In every part
OF the State. 81 But the eastern section
OF North Carolina claimed the govern
orship. He declined to do anything that
would put in jeopardy the success of tho
Democrats, or that would prevent the
sAnglo-Saxon race from again controlling
of the State declared a few days ago
in speaking OF Colonel Cunningham FOR
Governor that he would make good
executive and that there was q large NUM-
Der of the best people Of the party rady, to
rally to his support. He is the largest
tobacco grower in the United States, and
fasSover 50 per cent. OF the votes cast in
North Carolina are cast by the agrcul-
tural classes. and the further fact that
he IS probably the most popular man
among the farmers OF the State and
popular among all classes, there Is lit
tie doubt that he will be nominated.
PETERSBURG DELEGATION.
s A number OF Petersburg gentlemen were
here to-day as representatives Of the
Chamber Of Commerce. Interested In APP
pomattox River Improvements Senator
Martin accompanied Z them to the War
Department, where they saw the United
States Engineer, who is in charge here
OF the work being done, or contemplated.
on the sAppOlnattOx.3 n Inc interview, was
yerpy satisfactory.
Congressman Jones and family, who
have been here since Congress adjourned
will probably return home tomorrow af-
ternoon. Mrs, Jones and their daughter
who have been III at the hospital for some
weeks have nearly entirely recovered
Mr.. Jones will look after his law practice
during vacation. He has a large practice,
but as he said to-day. It always suffers
during his absence in Washington. It
may be easily imagined that IN the dozen
Years that he has represented the First
District his legal business has been dealt
some severe blows. He serves In Con-
gress at a great personal sacrifice
Cant, Patrick Henry O'Brannon, OF
sRappahannock county, and leading
Democrat OF the Seventh District, is IN
the oily, in company with MRS 9 Bannon.f
who is here to receive medical treatment,