Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-08
VIRGINIA POLITICS
CAMPAIGN IN OLD DOMINION
WARMING UP.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, October Z. 1905.
Secretary Shaw has spent the week in cam
paigning In this state. He has spoken at the
Academy in this city. in Danville, at Clifton
Forge and other places. He has been greet
ed with large crowds at every point at
which he has appeared. Democrats in Inn
mense numbers have gone to make up his
audiences, and 1t is believed that at least
three-fourths of those to whom he has
spoken have been Of the opposite faith po-
liticaily to that of the speaker.
In this city he was given great ovation.
He was accorded attentions by the leading
business men OF the city and by the more
prominent Of federal officials. His visit
was made conspicuous by the honors &C
corded him, which were largely of social
nature. Mr.. Shaw expressed himself as
charmed with the reception here, and the
same hospitality extended him will be ac-
corded all men of his caliber and intelli-
gence. Mr.. Shaw makes no pretensions to
oratory; he Is argumentative. He is cpl
grammatic, and many of his epigrams elic-
tied rounds of laughter and applause.
The Hustling Begins.
One effect of the visit of Secretary Shaw
has been to increase the activity of the
democrats in all parts of the state. Chair
man Ellyson apprehends no trouble in
electing the entire state ticket by the usual
democratic majority of at least 10000. AT
the same time he is losing no opportunity
to have strong man follow in the wake
of Secretary Shaw and to counterfeit the
effect of the speech of the distinguished
head of the Treasury Department. Senator
Daniel is to speak at Clifton Forge just
day or two after Mr.. Shaw leaves and they
are to meet at Lexington on Monday, when
raj iran kQr re hrnth oil m
parties will entertain the voters.
Mr.. Ellyson is making appointments for
all his speakers as far ahead as possible.
In that he hopes to be rid Of the requests
for speakers to be sent to certain sections.
There are few open dates, and when there
is date and a point can be reached easily
he makes an appointment for the speakers.
The Schools an Issue.
The republicans are making the most of
the school question.
The republicans have made nominations
In every legislative district in the state,
with the exception of about dozen. Such
a thing has not occurred before in twenty
five years. What is more, the men who
have been nominated on the stump and
are making a fight of more aggressiveness
than for many years. The voters are or
ganizing and are ready to vote on election
day That they have hopes of making a
decided increase in their membership in the
general assembly is evident, and that they
will succeed in that effort is generally ac-
cepted. But it is believed they will be far
from having anything like majority of
the members in either branch. There are
factional fights on in many districts be-
tween the democrats, and the republicans
are paying attention to those districts hop
ing to win in every instance. That they
will succeed in landing some of the places
in which the democrats have failed to agree
there Is good reason to believe. This is
true of King George and Stafford, of Flu
wanna and Goochland, of King William,
and in other districts.