The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-23
N[essrs. Ayers, Swanson and Will al
lard Already Avowctl Candtl1i--5
dates for the Honor.
STATE c HARTMAN 3ELLY!S'ON ..
REMAINS RETlC lC,EN' E, L !, YE1l5 E:'l'
Thought Probable That He
and Possibly Others will y
Make the Rae Interest s 8
ing Fights! Allea;sd: ;s: for for1. #
Otliers Places on
Il the tTickc al

For long tinieS there has been con- on
siderable; speculation itical circles In
the State as to whether $or not Senator
William lodges N afil, fiy Nottoway3 wa
county, would De ft candle date for Tor the the
Democratic nomination ;or@the8 s governor. x
ship. I can be stated upon entirely Y re-l '
liable authority that hcFwillS be af catltdl:- l-
date. III Z fact his formal ailnourlc cement
will suonEbe made ). l55 NJ " 81 N
y. Judge Mann. rs he Is alnost universally
known Is now a memhe Of the Senate q *
Virginia. having been re-electe slas q I
fol.a ulsterm. II IS IS a household 8
word throughout the 8 OWN 8 to ms: 5l,'s
authorship of8 8S the dhnn bill COY yerrmlng v IN
the sale iluuorE and & the License q &
dealers. Under the operate ion Sof the mann
law the sale OF llauor has been prac 1;it; ttcal7
slyFprohibiteu In many coun ties Of n The
State. Its sale being limited TO cities and
towns OF certain population orsto smaller
places only when adequate police prote!ce-
ation aud regula ton IL affo ord ed. 5f{st
S3 But Judge M ann was wild Ell VI KIN own and
8es teemed before 1le.s offered the BIZ that
bears Ills nam q. IIe n IS 4 NJ we'll trained
lawyer and 4 a former county Judge. u
man otShigll5cl1nracter$ and elegant ma.I-
ncrs and address,. 1He has for yea RS been
as rohmiinent stelnpernn nce I'D v'cat tet$al long
practical lines, hui haB never be en-, an Of
Sfensive OF 1intoleraht ctanip ion q his tns-
divldual views. Il S$
T our in the Race.
The formal asof a. aaJ 'utlge
Mann Il candltlac !. which VIII sbc made
soon, nj Il Ssot a rest nh Y specu ation$a
$to The rae TIL that thore vii 1 be 7 tEi lcas E
four candidates galld| there MA 81 boz eve r
more I on f,Is - a Sers forlnally n
1,ounced Ills scnnd ldncS more than u ;ye I
ago. FIe ls$from Wise county rms q tor
S9mcy 7cnerals under tile Lee administration
and was later la ember OF the 1Constit1t-
tlona1 Convention, He Is a man OF large
means. not to say Wealthy, and Is tX-
tenslvcly / Interested in Goa lBantl mineral
lands IN the Southwest and the sdevelpp-
ment Of that section.
CONGRESSMAN Claude A. Swanson. OF
Pittssylvania, Is another candidate WHO
has formallyaunnounced himself ,sand lilo
declares that he q Is 4 In II heSrlce 10 the
finish. Mr. Swanson Is Il well aud widely
known, having been a candidate for he
nomination three years a go, and having
served In Congress for a n1mher Of yen rs.
iIleutenant- Governor joseph j Hard
recently announced his candldacy. l1e..
too, is well known and prominent In tho
public eve. having y been electc SnnF tho
ticket vi overnor aguetf e riortt to
tina t$ time II he served oris3yrars the
House or ~ Delegatos of inia.9 10 has
many warm friends In ns this 3citN.3 !,
u The gannouncelnent53o 3of s.Tudga agg Mann's
candidacy will make him n Tho fourth
silvowedf 5cnndidnte in tho order Of heir
Eprolouncemcnts. There have been sll e.
sEestions and talk nfSntllers. but SO far
cfleld consists o 4 NIessrs. Ayers, Swan
son. Willard and Mimi. EIon. j. TAYLOR
BEllyson stated nfter the Norfolk cons
SiVentioil Of 1901 that lie would be al can
#dldate5in 1905. md when asked ms to his
prospective cand idacy since that time