The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-27
And Two Of the Counties Will
Make No Nominations.
SOME HARD FIGHTS
ARE IN PROSPECT.
In Four of the Nineteen Senatorial Dis
trcts the Democrats Viii Have to
Exert Themselves to Win-Sen-
ator keezsll Has Contest
Before Him in Eighth.
Other Features.

Up to this time e!ghty-two nomlna-
tons for the House of Delegates have
teen made by the Democratic party Of
Virginia; sixteen are yet to be made,
and two counties will not nominate, all
the candidates being Democrats In those
two. The names Of the candidates for
the House nominated in Carroll and Gray
son counties are not known here. In nearly
all Of the sixteen districts where nomi-
nations are yet to be made, the names
of the asprants are known. but the
primaries have not been held.
OF the nineteen members Of the Senate
for whom nominations are to be made,
eighteen have been named. and there
Is but one yet to be chosen. That one
is in Lynchburg and Campbell district,
and the aspirants for the nomination
are Mr.. William A. o'Brien and MI. "a. (
+. Thomas. A omnation Is to be made
by primary next week. This leaves Just
seventeen members Of the General AS
sembly to be nominated
A HARD FIGHT.
In four Of the nineteen senatorial dis
tricts 1t Is going to take hard fight to
elect the Democratic candidates. Mr.. r.
Tate Irvine. of the Second District, en-
bracing the counties of Scott, Lee and
Wise. will have formidable Republican
opposition, but there Is a prospect Of his
election. B,
In the Sixth District, embracing the
counties of Patrick. Carroll and Grayson,
Mr.. j. X Fulton. the Democratic noml-
ree, has a close district to carry. but
with united Democratic support he hopes
to win out.
In the Tenth District. embracing the
counties of Shenandoah and Frederick
Tavenner. Democrat, Ia opposed by ,. ].
Walker. Republican. but with no defeo-
tlon In the party ranks will probably pull
through.
In Franklin and Floyd, DR.. j. Il. Kean
Will achieve brilliant victory II he
can defeat his Republican opponent
Floyd is overwhelmingly Republican. and
Franklin Is close. but with the new regis
tration 1t may be able to overcome the
Republican majority in Floyd.
EIGHTH DISTRICT.
In the Eighth District Senator Keezell.
OF Rockingham, has close count to
carry, but he has won there when the
conditions were less favorable than now.
and his friends are hopeful that he will
again be able to pull through.
In several Of the House districts there,
Is llkelNOOu OF the ueIedl OF Inc 1EIHO- NJ
cratic candidates. Among these ara
Bath, Highland. Buena Vista and Rock
bridge, which choose one delegate; Dicls-
enson and Wise; Floyd, Page and Rap
Rockingham, two dele
gates Shenandoah, Stafford and KING
George; Tazewel and Buchanan. Be-
sides these nine where Republicans will
probably be elected there are half n
dozen Others where the contest is likely
to be uncomfortably close. all In the
and Valley districts. There
is little probability of the Republicans
e!ectings more than fifteen members OF
the House, however, and they will do
well II they win In three of the four
districts characterized as
close.
Here Is the entire list of Senate and
House districts, with the names OF tha
nominees where nominations have been
made, and of the aspirants where the
are yet 10 be made;
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Accomac--J. r. Rev.
Albemarle and Charlottesville-W. II.
Boaz and w r. Duke (renomlnations).
Alexandra city and county, r. Cation
Allegheny and crasg-J, W. Marshall.
Aautlnued on Seventh PagoJ