Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-10

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Il bcrz OF the Virginia delegation In Con-
gress who have their eye on the CHIEF
magistrscy OF their native State. These
{ are Glass. Of Lynchburg: Jones. OF War
saw. and Swanson of Chatham None OF
these gentlemen have made this ambition
OF theirs public, except Mr. Swanson,
who discovered the ambition on his part
over year ago.
There Is a general feeling here that the
next canvass for the nomination is going
{ to be OF a distinctly rough and tumble
order, and that there will be long list
OF entries in the Eubernatoriai free-for-
I'll.
The friends OF Mr.. Swanson are urging
him to enter the race again. He is not
the sort of man who goes on wild
goose chases. as a rule. and II Is ru-
mored that he will put his ear close to
the ground yet awhile before he crosses
the political Rubicon. He will. II Is said.
carefully canvass the situation In every
part OF the State. before he will say
yes or nc to his friends. The chances
arc. however that he Will be in the race
and one of the strongest candidates for
the nomination.
GLASS CASE.
Mr. Glass is accredited on many Sides
with having gubernatorial bee buZzing
In his bonnet, yet those who are close
tn him say that his ambitions are not
such as to prompt him 10 enter the forth
coming race. 1t is said that he will walt
until some future date when there are
signs OF less scramble than there is to-
day MIR GLASS; rise in political life
has been rapid. He has come up from
the ranks In short time through sheer
ability. and there are those who are
very DESTROYS to see him Governor of the
Old Dominion. He is rated as one of the
most promising among the recent en-
tries in the field of Virginia politics.
Co ressman Jones is considered avail
able gubernatorial timber, and it is said
that his friends are urging him to enter
the lists for the fall Of 1905. He Is the
dean I'll the Virginia delegation. and is
regarded as a very strong eligible for
the Eubernatorial race
SENATORIAL CONTEST.
The sides upon which the gentlemen
Will line up on In the senatorial contest
Il the occasion for a good ueal Of specu-
Iation. 1t is said that on every hand
there is disposition to keep the two
fights separate and distinct and free
from all entangling alliances. There is
q well-defined feeling throughout the
State according to Virginia Democrats
in Washington. that alliances and COM
binations are dangerous, and that here
after men must steer clear of them. If
they want to win their fights for poll
teal preferment. This opinion will pro-
badly result in every man for himself
campaigns in the future 10, greater ex.
tent than has heretofore been the case
BILLS IN CONGRESS-
Representative Maynard to-day intro
duced two bills in theAE40use. one to pay
s Caleb C. Willard. the surviving mem.
Der OF the firm Of .Segar & Willard.
s sS6LS4.13 for damages sustained by him in
the removal of the Hygeia Hotel from
the government reservation a Old Point
and the other to pay H. C. Phoebus
5000 for the removal Of his propert,
{ from the same reservation. In speaking
of his bills. Mr.. Maynard said: Il in
:roduced them for these gentlemen. TO
put them on the same footing with 9TH
ers Senator Plat introduced similar
bill In the Senate to compensate several
New Workers for the removal of theil
properties. and my people feel that Ii
that bill passes, they ought also to be
compensated"
REPORTS AS TO MILLER
National Committeeman Bowden said
o-day to the Dispatch correspondent, In
he face Of the persistent reports that
Hugh Gordon Miller would be appointed
collector at Norfolk.
II can only say that we are perfectly
satisfied with the situation, and you
can say that / put special emphasis on
that word perfectly This applies to
the nostmastership. as well as to the
oollectorship.''
TOUCHING TOBACCO PACKAGES.
The following bill has been introduced
in the House of Representatives by Mr..
Often, Of Wisconsin. pertaining to to-
bacco packages:
That the last paragraph of section 1894
OF the Revised Statutes. as amended by
the tenth section Of the act of July "a
1887. and as further amended by section
two OF the act OF July l. 1902. is hereby
further amended SO as to read as fol-
lows:
None OF the packages Of smoking to-
bacco and fine cut chewing tobacco.
cigarettes, or cigars prescribed by law
{ shall be permitted to Rave packed In or
attached to or connected with them any