The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-24
j. B. Wysor Is Making q Bril-.
liant Canvass for Con-
gress.
MAKING "A WINNING IN \ | i \ FIGHT !:
His Oratory Arouses the Demo
Gratis Of the Southwest to the
Greatest Enthusiasm.
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Virginia Congtcssional district has VII
messed many hard fought battles politt
cally, With chances almost even each
time between HE Republicans and DEM
ocrats. OF all the contests that have
taken place in this interestingly close
s district, as regards the chances OF me s
y two parties. perhaps none can equal TOT e
Interest ana enthusiasm that which 10 TO
engage the two asprants to Congress
from now until the November election.
Encouraged by their victory Q two
years ago, when Col. G. Slcmps was elect
cd 81 10 Congress over Judge Niliinm y.
Rhea by an ins1gnlflcantly small ma
Z jortty. the Republicans are lining up
! for another battle royal, with Mr. =.
( Summers, one Of the most aggressive
and determined young Republicans Z. ms IN
y the district as the head OF the ltepupli.
can executive commit tee.
Col. Slemp processes to feel greater
security now than he felt two years age,
ssin part because this is q presidentiai
year. when y is expected 'hat Ine lu,i
Y strength OF his party Will be realized
and for the further reason. as he has
been heard to express 1t, that he re-
4 cards Judge &Rhea& as o. more dangerous
4 foe than the Hon. Jo@eph G. Wysor, who
IS the Democratic standard bearer this
year. 53 35 s5
THAT Colonel slenap will be able to
maintain d strong Organization Is not
IL to be denied for q moment, and that nc
Il expects to be materially aided BY what
lie 8conceives to be the advantages OF e.
presidential year there can be no d nbt..
While tho Repu bllcnns are going to sro!-S
4 10 TT to oratory in 4 this campatg n. It may
be said with good reason that this will
not ba their main depend enc Colonel
Slemp has the reputa ton OF seeing prct-Si
sty FAR ahead, and aof being wise enough
/; IL. political smanipulad ton but as an ora ~ 81
n tor he is without any Q ( the poten "a Y
* Qualities save that OF sarcasm. Tho sig
snificance OF this Is that n Col. slomp Is
1 going to depend largely upon organiza-S
ton and Sshrewdness OF manipula ton To-
h carry him through AZ a first st ep to-
ward the prepaE ~ ton for his campalgn .S
II he has his eye fixed on the new provis
ion regulating the payment poll taxes.
4 and 1t Is an open secret that Republican
money was active In perhaps every
county I'M the district In the pa ymcntS
h OF the poll taxes OF Rcpubl lean voters
It Is claimed by some of tile Demo
ScIats that this precau ton was not In
3 Guiged in, at least IN a general way, by
: the Democrats of the district.
}5s REPUBLICAN, sPLlT,
While this ma be accepted as q point
IN III favor OF the success of Col. Slemp at
5ti.c polls this fall. still 1t is a source OF
to the Democrats that
the wiley Colonel cannot depend upon
the united vote OF his .parly this year
as was the case n two years 100. His
q course with reference to the federal pat
4ronage at his command u certainly
strongly ngainst him In the present
race, as was clearly sho wn by the harsh
criticism OF the Colonel by ex- District
Chairman Stuart #. Lindsey, who work
{ ca 50 hard for Col Slemp's success two
years ago. The criticism INDUCED In BY
Il 4. Lindsay was shared by other prom
sinent Republicans, and there can be no
Doubt that the dissatisfaction extcnds
4 to every county In the district.
88s or course, Col Eli Slemp Will not lose
every Republics voter who is gdissat is1-
ca 3 but 4 1t viii not be- surprising q II hc
loses more than enough in his way to-
offset any advantages he may have with
reference to the payment of poll taxes,
& During NJ. Il ndsey' 8 term as chairman
for the Republicans In the district. he
had kept In silence many occ urrenccs
With which he was not at all pleased.
5preferring to main tain the unity and i
organization Of the party so long as
affairs were In his charge: but thu
time came when he could no longer en-
3dure in silence what he conceived to be
sthe selfish course Of COL slemp. and for
this reason he resigned the Craftsmanship
following the convention last spring to |
select district delegates to the Repuh-
alican National conY ntion at Chicago.
nj ~ Lindsays resig ton was followed
by clear and concise statements from
.hIs pen rega riding the situation and how, |
as he opceived, COL Slemp had abused /
the honor which his fellow Repu bllcans
had bestowed upon him. He character
ICED the Congressman as a. clfish ipdt-
vidual and unworthy the support Of his
fellow Republicans because of his all
Eeged violation 4 Of promises, etq MIL
DO worth while to undertake 10 defeat |
Col. slenp for the nomination., as the
Colonel had been as aggressive as was
Roosevelt In preparing the way Tor re-
nomination, and for the furthe reason
that a victory In the Ninth eistrict Ia
rare and is generally looked upon as en-
tltlfng the victorjto a9second race. The
fact Is that Col, Slemp was looked upon |,
az a sort OF Moses, and perhaps the only
one Who might be al BILE to keep his party
out of the wilderness from which he had y
delivered them by so scnnt q margin,8I
when he deG-ted the gallant Rhea.
H These are some Of the conditions which
account for the denomination Of Colonel
slemp by his party. despite the fact that
ranks Of his party N y h -
II Congrcssn Rhen had shown himself
almost invincble in the district, even
against buds, ] but for the reason that hes
had epeatedly been embarrassed IS by
NESTS after he had defeated the late
Gen. James A. Walker, he did not caro- /
70 I . again incur tne hard Ups Of a strug-
Sic such as he EneW would be necessarily
% redeem the dis tflct Although urged
70 enter the race for the nom.nat ton,
: udgeNRhea, after considering the mat
ter g Ga refully, decided not to do so, thus
sor. OF Fuia ski 4. ~ ssS
VISOR CHOSEN. ~
I, "A primary ctlon was, therefore not 4
necessary, Mrs. ylysor, who had an
1903, was formally declared to be the n u,i
nee Of his party last June. in accordance
With the rules governing the proposed
primary, no one having announced L
against him for the nolnlna ton. M
L Folio Eing the nonlina ten Of AIR. VISOR,
W, p. Smith res! gned as ais II
trlct chairman, nd tie, executive COM