The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-08
I.NAN7'DELEC.ATES
STATE ! I.
THAT Is All the Republicans E 1,xS
". " w pect to Get Get III III V 'ir-
\ s8 i8 git,ia. n
Ills NO CHANGE FOR LEWIS
! rs One Believes That the
sleinps Can Take the State
From the Democrats.
5Is NO CHANCE FOR LEWIS
from orr Regular orrcspondcnt.)

ORION our Regular Corresponding
WASHINGTON, D. c., October L
\ There are very few leading Rcpuoiicahs
VI in washington who expect TO see judge
\ I trisT materially reduce the Democratic
y majority in the election this fall. They
freely concede In privately discussing the
matter, that Virginia is a safely Deino-
E cratic state, end that 1t Is loves labor
n .lost"Nto try to make 1t otherwise. Inc
\ main thing that Virginia is uselul lor
from Republican standpoint nntirally,
9#fs the delegates she sends ito the Nat.
38 fonal Convention, and she Is being Wooed
q assisted by n this direction. Secretary
q Shaw's friends feel that the Hawkeye
u candidate has practically landed the dele
{; cation FOR the next convention, and that
5Etl:e reputcd agreement between nm ana
the Slemps Is an actunltty.
1ls This morning l was talking with one
\ Of The leading Republican, officials Of the
present administration, IN official whose
h name Is known throughout the country,
and who knows about ms much about Re-
publican politics as any other man In the
N country, and, speaking about the out
look. he said: 4. sis
Cannot Make Good.
mo well Informed Republican looks
y for the sennps to he able to make good
n their claim Of their ability TO rescue
The State from Democratic control
There are some forty thousand more
& Democrats down there than there are
n Republicans, and while It would not DC
y7olicy to declare. so do not hear Of any
4 Democrats turning over. But Virginia
4 will figure IN the next Republican Nat
h tonal Convention, and 1t IS the delegates
she will send that are being looked af-
n ter now Secretary Shaw Is making a.
big fight for them. and if the present
orrao,zation continues to control Viz
,riria there Is little reason for doubling
that he wi1l get the delegation"
This statement. coming as it does.
4rr7--, a very close friend Of Secretary.
n Shaw. bears out the information hither-
IN e-r7taf-e, IN this correspondence to
4 t:ss effect that there is an understanding
h-ss-vtssn Shaw and the Siemps.
~ j. sFers 1vhat he fhnurtt OF the situa-i
Ssrn So ie~=. Where CDniulirs is making
Sraz1s,ss fer srr-atarr shaw. The gentle
r1ss-l <r,ors-5 above said:
aH,rrr-4as IS She sxsc; Tyre O. man
Ii lrwa that Mtrntagae IS IN Virginia.
t1carrw slsSa wsTL and have known him
\ -z,-a sr1arr !sg--sl III ihS same TINE that
Mr,-ltnros wns making his fight j. Vir-
r-trEsa RENd7sl tHs Organization then In
,.nrlfrsSs r>l,rrr-t,ts was ual:Dg susi the
ssfrrr1s .Es,1rr ri fight sru1 r. Iowa, He had
s5iiuw EIlssy1r. DrilaVsr. Henderson and
All TINS -at-s M the lnwa leaders against
aitn Rs Mr,-Ibrua WIZ out IN Virginia.
~ iC,I.-nrritrls wou his light ont there.
4 lC1lsrur1irE is 1rEzarst Shaw To this day.
sn1gt rs Fairbanks Is EeauE 30 have the
:sntia ds5sEarirr tru,r Indiana. despite
ttttt ,,refa,3i tlr1rasofiisrn W Beverage. so,
w1fssp i-4n time comes, there Is little doubt
Iss3,1 Shaw wifi have a solid delegation
.,aftSrfs .tisn tram iowa think that Shaw
WIFI .tFe.ns pui u Ing West with a strong
i,tasif.tT,E, and tnat YOU wirl find him
getting mary vutes from ttle South, be-
z,tss Those from Virginia 94
EsttEz4rasrr tzae statement that has been
,1Is4tis fhai Secretary Root will be the
Naturalization candidate, The official In
E,rE.s.5er-a ssaaa.
~ n 10 not think any one can claim
mat tnnor 40 not believe that the
4 ~. r-ytn ,s-rs-ion IJill lend Its active sup
,s,srT ic any Of the candidates. ] am not
so s-rns that such a programme would
Eisss -,aprh strength TO n candidate who
1ras ths open beneficiary of the Admin
3s!-ssr.on hacking. think that q cam
y Jlaasyn wiki auethe Office holders lined up
fer ai-n would do candidate just about
AZ -n7ach harm as good. The follows on
teaE c1,tside would be bound to get about
Hyi Busy against that candidate as the
otSsce-holders would get for him. ] do not
slel.evs tEAt any, candidate will care to
pizr the role OF Administration candi-
II date
think that Senator Foraker has
made his hid fnr tho nomination. in the
course OF that Iselfontaine speech ri his.
4 E5ut do not sec much chance for him.
have talked with a number OF pretty
wise Republicans, and they agree with
4 me that Foraker will find 1t uphill work
70 get delegates There are other can.
ctdates who VIII be far more popular
The gentleman above quoted speaks az
nne from the inside. Occupytns a hish
position with the administrator, auE! re-
ing prominent in tho councils OF the par
~, his views carry much weFgiaC, and
are decidedly interesting as giving SOMA.
Insight into what Is really going On wtrh.
< in the Republican ranks. and az shpvla z
nhatsthe National Republicans think OF
The Virginia sltuation.
The most significant part OF the talk
was the reference to Secretary Shaw ard
ihe Virginia delegation. He Is as init
ma'ely related to Secretary Shaw as any
otber man in public life. and certainly
knows whereof he speaks in that con-
nectiera.
SOUTH BOSTON, VA.
soaiTH BOSTON, VA. October Tar