The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-15
ACTIVITY
in POLITICS
Many Aspirants Willing to
Make a Personal Sacrifice.
IN MIR. RIXEY'S DISTRICT
His Strong Following In the Southeast
ern End Of His Territory-Local
Election to Be Held Next Fall
in King George County.

CONFORM, KING GEoRGn COUNTY.
VA. Feb 14.-The political situation In
this section OF tho State Is becoming
moro interesting each week. Although
tho time for nominating conventions is
so far off, tho subject Is being pretty
deliberately discussed, and, as intmated
In this correspondence somo time ago,
candidates-or. rather, 'aspirants"-for
the various Offices to be filled by cleo
ton the coming foil arc not few. Pa
triotio men who arc willing" to make
personal sacrifice and serve their
fellowmen may be found almost every
where. at any time. Just now. There
Is lots Of talk about the Congressional
aspirants here In the Eighth District
talk as to whether Hon. John +. Rixey
will DO renomnated to continue his Of
ficient services In Congress, or whether
the Eighth District Democrats will Sc
lect ono OF the other good men who
want to succeed Mr.. Rlxey. AS be-
fore stated, Mr.. Rixey IS popular here.
and will have a good, strong backing
from this county when the time comes
to namc the standard bearer" At the
Same time. some Of tho other aspirants
have strong friends in this end Of the
district. and from what was informally
said on our court green tho other day.
1t may be inferred that the contest will
be a very spirited one. But there IS
not tho slightest thing to indicate that
there will be any bitterness, or anything
but harmony. In the contest
Tho local election to be held next fall
Is receiving even moro attention than
Is tho Congressional. Some Of the
most prominent men of this county will
be candidates for some of tho Offices.
and they do not intend for tho people
to be ignorant Of their aspirations until
the campaign opens, but will announce
their candidacy early this spring.
Several popular Democrats have their
eyes on the treasurer's office. and will
very soon now inform the voters that
they will be candidates.
The Indications are that there will also
be a red-hot fight for the sheriff's office,
and as for the various district Offices
Justice OF tho peace, overseer Of the
poor, supervisor, &c n mighty multi
tude of "mannerly men" are hnnkerng
after these, and will scramble" for
them as vigorously as II these were re-
munerative.
COLONIAL BEACH.
Colonial Beach, the popular summer re-
sort on the Potomac river, in West
more1and county, is soon to be lighted
by electricity, an electric plant to be
put in operation at an early date for
the purpose. It Is rumored that the
business men of the place have lnau-
gurated a movement to establish q ma
tional bank there.
Colonial Beach is rapidly developing in
to a town of Importance, and Is al
ready more than mere summer re-
and city folks who spend much time
there every summer, 600 to 100 people
reside in the town permanently-wlnter
rs well as summer.
There are fifteen or twenty hotels and
clearinghouse in the place, and this
number was inadequate the past sea-
son. The demand for cottages Is so far
In excess of the supply that n number
| Of handsome buildings have been erect
ed since the close of last season, and
others are now In course Of erection.
The Colonial Beach ice Factory has
| proven a success from the start, making
enormous quantities OF first-class ice.
| Tho town has already proven of i'm
mense value to the country for many
miles around. affording a convenient
market for thousands of dollars worth
Of vegetables, eggs poultry, pork beef
| fruit, wood &c. Every enterprise there
is doing well and it Is understood thai
| Washington capitalists will make large
investments In the place this year.
MAD DOG SCARE
A number Of the animals hero which
were bitten by mad dog nearly three
weeks ago are now exhibiting unmls
taxable symptoms Of hydrophobia. Mr.
Jack Merryman near this place, hat
some dogs and hogs attacked by thu
rabid cur. and these animals became 81
violent several days ago that they hat
to be killed. The magistrate here ha.
given notice that the law requires tina
all animals known to have been bitter
| by a rabid dog shall DO killed by nj
officer, If they owners fail to kill them