The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-14

DIVISION OF FIRST DISTRICT.
The Fight Will e Renewed This
Winter Bankers Talk Of
Crops III Virginia.

(E,rom Our Regular Correspondent)
WASHINGTON, D. c., October 13.-.1t
would look as though there Is something
\ ii, the rumor that the Republican party
managers In the House OF Represents
lives have made up their minds to cut
Off some Of tho places which nave here
lofore been given Lem ocrats IN the or
ganzallon OF rhe House. Or, rather, 10
cut OF some OF the Democrats who
nave been holding the places ana give
them to Republicans.
"a young man from Georgia. who has
Z had the position Of page In charge
of the House telephone, and OF kilograms
sent to menlbcrs OF the II ouse, has been
notified that he need not come back
this year. He secured the position through
tho influence OF Representative Bartlett,
Of Georgia, aud had held 1t for several
sessions. The Republican employees say
tina there will not DO SO many Delno
Gratis in House positions this session. me
Republicans claim that the Democratic
strength in tho House has become SO
small that the minorityis not entitled
sto.Gtho consideration formerly accorded
II. IT was last year that the ukase
went forth that the number Of Demo,
Is on the various committees would
be reduced. owing to the decrease Q 9
strength OF the Demo Gratis. There are
many seekers among the Republicans ana
places are worth too much to waste any
on the minority. 5i5{
For Redistricting.
EVERY Democratic can5l datc tor me
Legislature in Norfolk. Portsmouth and
Norfolk county will be elected said
Captain r. G. Marshall. Of Portsmouth,
in Washington to-day, ~ think every
one OF them favors the division OF the
second district. SO as to put Newport
News into the first district. = risk noth-
ing In saying that the Newport News
candidates, who are equally sure Of el e,
ton, favor doing tho same thing. 80,
You soc, the old fight for redIstrlcting
will be rene Sed tt Is inevitable The
second district has almost twice as many
peoplc In 1t as the first has, and besides,
the interests Of Norfolk and Portsmouth
on tho one hand and OF Newport News
on the other, are so d1;erse that It is
Impossible for one man to represent botl
in Congress-. Tho Norfolk navy yard at
Portsmouth and the hrivate yard at
Newport News have opposing interests.
The Norfolk and Portsmouth people want
ships constructed at government yards.
The Newport News people want them
built at private yards, The Norfolk yard
employs from twenty-five hundred 10
three thousand men. The Newport News
yard employs FIVE thousand. The Nor
folk yard means a great deal to Ports
mouth aud Norfolk. The Newport News
5Sard means everything to Newport News.
Yet, in matters affecting these yards.
the member&of Congress from the first
district has to remain absolutely neutral.
for they are both in the same dis
trict, They should DO In different dis
trlcts, and, mark you, they will be- And
when I express desire to have the dis
trlct divided so rs to put them In DIFF
ferent districts, have no axe to grind,
nor do want to see any particular man
thereby kept out Of Congress, or any
man sent to Congress. It Is purely husl-i
ness TINT makes me desire to see the
change made"
Banker and Lawyer.
Captain Marshall Is here as delegate
ia the National Bankers Association,
.Didn't know was n banker?" he said
to-day, when expressed my ignorance
OF HIS prominence IN tho financial world,
.I5hnye been member of the association
for some time, and attend the sessions
regularly. I am director of the Mer-
chants and Farmers Bank OF Portsmouth,
and let no tell you It IL one OF the best
in tile country. 1t has capital stock
OF $5l,bCO, ana suip|uS aiu ulsNN'Vuu
profits amounting to sl5S 400. a SEMI
annual dividend Of 8 per cent. was de-
clnred out of tho earnings OF tho six
months preceding the first OF last July.
and since the organization Of the bank in
1885, the dividends have amounted to
within a few dollars OF $50. 900,
Good Times in Virginia,
Mr.. G. NJ Williams. Of Royaton, presi-
dent OF the banking firm OF Williams s.
Goode, Of that place, Is here attending
the convention OF tho Bankers Assocla'-
ton. IIc believes the promise is for
continued good times In Virginia.
.1rhe crops are ali good, he said, and
tho farmers have cause 20 rejoice. am.
Told The tobacco Is hardly as good as 1t
was thought to he at ono time. butt
nevertheless. II is a good crop. Corn is
good. and am told the cotton crop Is
o good one. 1 am always glad live In