The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-26
.SL[MP WANTS TO
SCI: POLL Il BOOKS B Q. D.
.Dcnotinces Action of Election
Officers Of Southampton in
Denying Permission.
THAT PROMISE TO ROOSEVELT.
trrorn our regular correspondent)

tFrorn Our Regular Correspondent
Z WASHINGTON, y. G.. April 26.---Mr.
Bascoin slemp. chairman Of tho Virginia
Republican Committed, who Is here on
business, Is pronounced in his criticism
OF the boards OF registration In Virginia.
who refuse to allow the general public
to inspect and copy tho pool-books. Flo
states that the election officers In
Southampton county have refused to nl-
low Republicans to SEQ tho books, and he,
expects election officers generally to make
tho same refusal. though. application has
not been made to all Of them. The ac-8
ton, no says,.swil DO denounced by Re-
publicans from every stump In the State
this fall.
It Is understood that some Of the old
timers among the Republicans in Virginia
have convinced Mr.. Slemp father and
son, that they went too far in promising
the President that they would elect a
Republican Governor Of Virginia this fall.
Hon. George E. Bowden, who Is rep
resentativcE OF the old regime In the party
In Virginia and Is still the national COM
lmitteeman from that State, Is understood
to have told Representative Semp In
this city a few days ago that he had made
,a sll promises and that there was no,
hope OF the state.s leaving the Democratic
column. It Is not known how we'll nj. q
Slemp received this from his old lieuten-
ant. Perhaps 1t will only result in Mr..
Bowden's being forced at the earliest!
to give up his very slender
hold on the organization, Such talk does
net do him any good at this juncture,
nous life upon all Southern Republicans
who have heretofore been content to hold
the offices and help select delegates to
national convention. while the people
voted as they chose.
En- It was announced to- day that United
States Marshal Wilson. OF Mississippi who
has been the Republican referee in tnats
State In all matters relating to the ap-
pointment Of Federal office holders, had
given UP the latter place. tt Is under,
stood that he was told from Washington
that he would have to do SO In order to
hold his position as marshal. Wilson and
Hon. John Sharp Williams had an en-
counter on the street In Yazoo City on
last election day. There is no doubt
OF the 'offensive partisanshp' OF Wilson.
II Is pretty clear that the PresideEe Is
seeing to it that the Federal office hold
crs OF the South, at least, are fired out OF
office In the party organization. 1t has
been decided that they shall not be a.
lowed to retain city and count ~ chairman
ships. But, and the exception Is sig
nfcant. they may serve as delegates to
national conventions. 1t is not to be
presumed that delegate to a convention
would vote against the nomination Of tho.
head OF the nd nainistrationi II he desired
to be renomnated. or that he would vote
against the nomination Of a man, whom
the head OF the admnistratt ton desired
named to succeed himself.
"A gentleman OF this city whose name
could not be ascertained. recently pur-3
chased in. Louisa county q farm OF over.
900 acres for which he paid only 81, 300
It Is his intention to cultivate 1t in wheat
corn and other crops, until he has 1t well
set in grass, when he will raise cattle.
An Indiana man in discussing the pur'-
chase, said he had seen a great deal I OF
Eastern Virginia lands In the past two
years and he was convinced that there
were wonderful bargains to be had in
lands in that section. The land is cap ),
able Of great Improvement in nearly all
cases and the price asked for good farms
would rarely pay for the buildings on