The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-07
Thinks He Can Garry the Field
JONES rs MENTIONED
FOR U. S. SENAT0RSH 3

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Course eop1e8 Not i3lsas
Y. V.orrying OF. jiI.8
! # Especial 70 The Times Dispatch.) ID "a
HOT SPRINGS. ", ,7 August e..- ~
39....Nvhere two or three are gathered to-a$
gether in the name OF the law, 3 there
are politicians, JUS t as many as there
are lawyers nine times out OF ten i for g Us
mem berS Of the bar is almost inva riably
politician. There have been many law
Iyers at tho Hot Springs to \ attend g the u
annual convention Of the State Bar As--sas5 s--a5
isociatlon this week, bu It $is$ rernarlS-.s
able fact that there has been comp para q
lively little discussio on Of State politics.
And this,i despite the fact that ii Repre-
sentative Swanson, y one of i he three most
prominent candidates for the gu berna toe
rial nominations ttorney- g neral lssS a n-3St
derson, who, so far as known ,s Is II tho s
only candida to for v domination to- the
Office the duties Of which hi W. 30 Sably
discharges and Hon. u. r.. Caton, one OF
the two avowed Scand Ida tesy for the anoml-5
nation to the lieutenant nt- govern orst ip, j
were here for several II days this week. IA
They talked State politics, and found out tS
,bers Of the llegal ls frat ternity who were 4
here. but beyond that IN there was not
much mention Of matters POLITICAL save
references to the tional contest.
sWILI1ARD HAS r. MANY FRIENDS.
~ yhen3 the lawyers ere coming In son&i
Monday; the report = rim ted ili$a aperaof@
the State that NJ lard would SV,i tbs
draw from the con test for the omir q ti0ll
had not been contradi icted or sit h .iss
news of the ontradi ction had not travel
ed ii far, HI + was believed "a that he a had "a
decided Il to elimnate te ; himself from II he ss
contest. and his SUPP posed ion was the
subject of much comment t. his discuss
sion developed two thing One Nv s.. atg
there are aWyers in Vi1g inia who will 81
support Mr. lizard 8 for the nomination 83
who had beenE thou ght favorabl to some
5otlfer candidate The other was, tn at I'll ifS
the light 81 should narrow down st HaS con-
test between dge Mann and Mr. SWAMI
son, ia the former would have & g. better
chance forSthe nomination than he now
has. @ This does not mean that he has
not a better chance now tran has judge VI
Mann. But It does mean that NJ H.
lards friends would be- moro likel VI to
sup port Judge Mann than Mr.. SWANSON .s
iRunlors Of the contempt plated wit hdrawaj
of Mi. Vlllard, which are more or EGO II
Shurtful to his can didacy, should not be q
charge to the friends of Mr. SWANSON
n esi ise ones am long t hem do not. wish 4:
to see him out OF he fight.
s8 Mr.. Swanson undoubtedly found ems
coura gemept IN talking to the lawyers,sx
but here could have, been found n,ucilS
here to- enc courage, both Il he other Y cam
d didates.s Mr.. w Hard has many friends ii
a1pong the gen tlemen Of tho bar. & and.
rs sta ted above, many men believed to
be- for he nominati ioils 4 Of 4 one or, o thers
OF the men opposing Mr. Swanson, want "
to & see the GLieY eYtenant-G Governor elevated "A
to tho overnorship. n
81 In previous articles. "a have alluded AZ q 81
a. dispos tlon TO unucrrata II the strength n
or y sc Mann .g I Il did lin AN article
from 'rincess Anne county more than q
year Co. FIe 2 has hold on thu agri-S
GU tunal communities that Ii very strong
and which SIs III have not exaggerated IN
times gone His name isintlmately ass
soctated with the law Which closed $up i
many objectionable resorts In the cour- 4
try districts and which has compelled
q absolu ito n observance & of the law discon-
itinuing tho sale OF intoxleants On \
Sllnda y.i In both respect !, especially in u
the first y the condition of the .sparselyyg
settled rura districts has been Immense
y improved, I'm The Mann law did 1t, And 8s
thousan nds8 Of farmers are going to vote
ernor OF he Commonwealth. ,
StIOLLD NOT IJNDERRATE: IS 81 ~ AT
II fLieutenant-Gov Willard and Mr.. 3s
Swanson fail to realize the strength OF b
Judge Mann in v Vlrginia. they had as gl
we'll content themselves With an anibi- SSe
ton to be Governor some other year. RI
But Mr., Swanson perhaps derives com
fort from the fact. clearly apprahend ca,
that his support Is almost entirely made
up of friends whonl nothing can. take
away from him, T t must he that this Bl
ls clearly realized by both Judge Mann
and l1ieutanant-G Governor, w Hard. Il S II 81 3li
Il All the foregoing has been sugges ted
from conversations wit farmers Ia the
course Of the past week or two. and5talks
on the shady verandas of The Hon,e-
stead with numerous men who are the H.
leaders In political thought ana political
work In the State, The atterare looking II
forward with the keen anti icipation of the
loVer OF political sport for the three 5f
cornered, possibly four-cornered contest III
which Is to be pulled off next year, tS
There will be more fun than the Demos 4
Gratis ofYirgina ever saw be fore,
In summing up the events IN pol ttcal
sporting circles mex I IA II, u the nomination Y
of n candidate for the United Sta tes
senat to succeed Senator Marlin. While
the people OF the State look upon ft as II
settled that Governor Montague MIL be
the candidate against the senator, Sit II
not absolutely settled. Nothing has heeu
from the eGovernory whicf ma kes &
1T positive that he Will be a candidate,
one frequently hears mention OF ths +
nossibility OF Representative Jones heinR
Il candidate. He has thought OF u. fita'