The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-27
TO
BE FIERCE
Contest for Congressional Hon
ors iii Some Districts Will
be Lively.
THOSE TO HAVE OPPOSITION
In the Ninth and Tent, Districts
There Are Sure to be Great
Struggles.

Already tho indications are that there
Is going to be some lively political con-
,testo In the state next fall. with the
Democratic nominations for Congress as
the prizes to be tstrlven0for: In at least
three districts there Is going to DO q
struggle for Democratic nominations,
and there may be In others. Mr.. Jones.
no opposition. and so far as yet known.
MIR. Maynard. In the Second, may have
easy sailing. Captain Lamb. In the Third,
ills likely to have opposition with Com
monWealths Attorney, D.@C. Richardson
mentioned as his next probable opponent.
In the Fourth District Mr.. Southall may DO
opposed though no one has been sug.
gestel yet as likely to make the race.
Mr.. I.ass!ter, his predecessor, may be In
sduccd to make the race for his old
Mace. Among the we'll known men In
the district looked ..upon as good con.
gresslonal timber are Hon. r. B. Davis.
Of Petersburg: Hon. A.. D. Watkins. Of
Prince Edward: Hon. Robert Turnbull. OF
Brunswick; Judge W. n. Mann. Ut Not.
.toway,f and others 1teis not announced
that any of these are or will be candi.
dates.
Iii the Fifth District Mr.. Swanson Is
not likely to have opposition for renomi.-
ration, and would probably win over
any man who might aspire. He may
have Republican opposition IN the general
election, the district being none too sure
with q strong Republican county ana
close ones like, Patrick, Carroll and Gray
sci, !, Guided. al5a z,
In the sixth District Hon. Carter Glass
is not likely to have Opposition for the
nomination. nor formidable opposition
for re. election
III the Seventh District Mr.. Hay Is
probably sure Of denomination without
nypt elton. In the Eighth Mr.. Rixey IS
likely to have a race to run LOT the
homer. Several gentlemen have e o.. oee N
suggested as probable aspirnnts. Speaker
John r. Ryan of the House OF Delegates,
las teen men toned as an. available man
for the congressional nonln;ttinn.
III the Ninth District now represented
by q Republican,, Hon. ]. c. Wysor, OF
Pulaski. lis already out for tho aonor.
| Judge William F. Rhea may again enter
tie race. though no formal announce
n,ent OF such Intention has heen mace.
| IL matters little whom tho Democrats
name, he will have hard fight TO win
In the district which IS Republican al
most always In recentSyear
In the Tenth District Mr.. Flood ls
likely To have hot fight on his hands.
but he Is fighter who never tears
contest and will giye,a good account OF
himself. The section west Of the noun
tains is now clamorous for the nomina-
t!un Ex- Congressman ~ NJ: Quarles.
STATE senator John N f,oPle and even ex-
Congressman H. ST. deaygg Tucker have =,
been mentioned as probable aSsplrants.
Withgthe field much divided the! .ren ON.
Itination OF, MI Flood will be assured.
The congressmen generally prefer the
primary 3plan or making nominations,
loo the reason that It permits minority
nominations. and with more than two
men il, the race the incumbent can gen.
eraII. Win every time. IN square fight
between two. candidates, the incumbent
has no great advantage, but Win tl'ree
or eoul he has his opponents under a
heavy handicap. -.