Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-29
QU|D PRO QUO IS SUGGESTED
May Threaten to Oppose jamestown
Exposition Appropriation From Gen.
craI Government Unless Opponents
Promise to he Goodwill Be Live
Question in Legislature.
Special to tho Daily Prcss.)


The question OF redistricting Virginia
Tor representation in the House of
Representatives will probably he the
most Interesting, as well as the most
important, with which the General
Assembly will have to deal when It,
convcnes next month One of the
best known men In Virginia, one who
has always been opposed to redis-
tricting the State, said today that he
could not see how the Legislature
could escape the duty Of acting for
the purpose Of more nearly eQuallz-
ing the population of the several dis
trictS.
While there may be changes Of
moro or less Importance made in
the lines of all the ten districts in
Virginia, the most important will be
the changes expected TO be made in
the boundaries of the First, Second
and Third Districts. The First is
next to the smallest in the State.
The Second is the largest. 1t is pro-
posed to take Newport News ont OF
Second and put II into the First
Warwick, Elizabeth City, York and
POSSIBLY James City counties may be
added to the First. The addition OF
Newport News 70 the First would
very materially change the character
OF the district Representative Jones.
who has represented the First Dis
lrict for about fifteen years is not an
organization man. In. plain words,
he is not Martin man. and has op-
posed tho junior Senator from 'rVir-
Eipia on every possible occasion, save
last when he and Senator Daniel,
who is an ardent friend OF Senator
Alartin'S, paired on the matter OF the
nominaNon. Off Senator from Virginia,
and MI. Jones Went to the Philip
pines, returning n month after Che
primary election.
Whom he got back he found a most
remarkable state OF affairs awaiting
him. His district had gouc for Sena-
tor Martin by over four hundred ma
jority. Senator Martin carried nearly
every county in the First District,
It has been made evident I;d]lat
there is Il sentiment III the. district
which is not strongly favorable to
MIR. Jones. faithful industrious, and
honest though he has been in looking
alter tho business and general intc-
rests Of his constituents. and these
are no empty words.
Martin VS.. Jones.
But the sentiment of the city and
counties it. is proposed to take from
tho Second District and add to the
First is even more strongly favorable
TO Senator Martin than any county
i'll the First as at present constituted
So sharply are the lines drawn as be-
tween Martin men and Jones men
that TO be supporter OF enc comes
very near TO meaning an opponent OF
the other. This fact some of the
fricnts Of Mr.. Jones attempt to dis
Suisc, but it Is n fact none tho less
for opposing any charge in the lines
OF his district which will add to the
sentiment already existing unfayor
able 10 his remaining in Congress
lie cannot expect help from the
friends OF Senator Martin, and the
friends of the Senator will he in
complete control of the General AS
sembly. Mr. Jones is not the man tc
ask help OF an enemy. and so pro
nounced is his opposition to Senator
Martin and his wing Of the party in
Virginia, and SO unyiclding is the
First District congressman when il
comes to q fight. that he would rath
er lose his seat than ask mercy at
the hands Of his enemies. But he
may offer quid pro quo.
Mr.. s.Iones has never been a warm
ratlvocate OF the bill to make a gov
ernment appropriation to the James
town Exposition. The men who are