Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-09
NAMED FOR CONGRESS
RESULTS OF PRIMARIES HELD IN
BALTIMORE YESTERDAY.
Southall Defeated Yarreu In Fourth
Virginia District-H. w. Taft
Mentioned for Governor.

A dispatch from Baltimore, Nd. last
night says: Republican and democratic
representatives were nominated in the third
and fourth congressional districts today by
direct vote. These districts are wholly In
Baltimore city and the nominations were
made through legalized primaries. 1t is
only in Baltimore city that this system OF
nominating applies. In other districts IN
the state candidates are nominated in con-
ventions.
In the third district Lee s. Meyer, the
democratic candidate. and Frank Z. Wach-
ter. republican, were unopposed
In the fourth there was a lively contest
between State Senator John Gill. Francis
p. Curtis and Representative ]. w. Denny,
who sought denomination. Gill was sue
cessful, his plurality over Denny oel eng
1885, and majority over both. W.. 6t,
was supported by the city organization anu
Denny by the state people. ~
The republicans In this district nominated
William c. Smith, who defeated Martin M.
MulhaIl Smiths majority was nearly 2''oo.
Southall Defeated Yafrell in Virginia.
A dispatch from Petersburg. Va, last
night saws: The vote of the democratic
primary congressional election in the 1our'h
district, held last Tuesday to nominate
candidate for Congress to be voted for at
the general election in November heA''
gives Congressman R. c. Southall OF Ameha
county about 200 majority over his oppo-
nent Judge Leonidas d. Yarrell of Green's
Vile county On the night OF the election'
and before the returns were an III 'uu ~
Yarrell claimed the district by ABOUT ~"
majority.
Democratic Meeting at Charlestown.
dispatch from CharlestoWn, w. VIZ
last night says: This was a held Gay III
the history of the democratic party IN .no
eastern Pan Handle of West Virginia. T Oh
lowing the Morgans Grove meeths VI .ho
afternoon when Henry G. DAVIS tne WIZ
presidential candidate, and Jenn s o.
we'll the democratic candidate Iof soN -
addressed over 10 900 voters a meeting was
held tonight in the court mouse az S Nc. i hv
town. which was packed to its Gapa =. ;,oe
such an audience as mas NOT niieU ~
the DAYS of William l.. WILSON,
r.f+ Mentioned for Governor.
dispatch from New YORK iast Hsn'
saws: According to reports 'ouaS' 80
Odell and the other republican lha -
no seriously considering Henry w. Ial' VI
this city for the nomination tor
II was said. in fact. that they had asreeo
49, NJ Taft was the most available man.
and that if President Roosevelt approseu
the selection Mr. Taft would be nominated.
Tr,ends of the governor asserted that tne
Taft boom was the most formidable ihae
had yet been launched . =,
Mr. Taft Is a brother or the sec ga "
War He is a well-knowp New York law
yer. and was a candidate4for justice OF the
supreme court on the fusion ucket WIN
Judge Daily in 1898, when Col: Rooseve,t
ran for governor. He was defeated WIN
Judge Daily, but the fight over the 1uolciai
ticket and Cookers talks about Daiy con
tributed more than anything else 10 hoose-
velts election.
Mr. Taft was a school commissioner unoer
Mayor Strong, and was appointed by GOV.
Roosevelt as a member of the charter re-
vision commission. He Is an Intimate per
sonal friend of the President, and II IS pc
leyed that If the state managers decide on
his nomination the President will make no
objection.
Friends of Senator Plat were not enthu-
siastic about Mr.. Taft'S name. They suS-
gested that it was started by Odel 10 cover
his real plans, and that the Taft boom
would not live.
When Gov. Odell was asked about the
Taft boom he said:
Il have heard Mr.. Taft's name mentioned
with about one hundred other men. There
has been no agreement on anybody. l do
not know Mr.. Taft very well.