Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-03
VIRGINIA
VIRGINIA POLITICS.
Democratic State Committee to Meet
Very Soon.

RICHMOND, Va, september Zine
state democratic committee will In all
probability meet the coming week to can
vass the vote of the recent primary, and un-
til that is done there is no way Of getting
at the figures of the vote of nearly two
weeks ago. While the result Is known and
accepted, no one knows exactly what the
figures are. All the returns have not yet
been received by Chairman Ellyson, who
has been telegraphing to the delinquents Tor
several days. The committee will canvass
the vote and will then take up the matter
of arranging for the conduct of the cam
paign which is to open two weeks from to-
day.
The names of speakers who will particle
pate in the campaign, the NUMBER OF
speeches to be made, arranging Tor the pay,
ment of expenses and all the incidentais Will
have to be considered, but 1t is expected
that much of this work will be delegated 10
Chairman Ellyson and the executive COM
mittee. Mr.. Ellyson has conducted NUM-
Der of campaigns and he always manages
to conduct them to successful termlna-
ton, and apparently without much enort.
Will Test His Mettle.
The republicans are preparing to test MT.
Ellyson's mettle this fall, however, and he
knows that he is up against the stiffest hght
he has had in his career That does not In
ready beginning to perfect his plans, and
when the committee meets he Will surprise
1t with a mass of data pertaining TO the
candidates. their platform and other lhiof =
nation that will command the attention OIL
the committee. Mr.. Ellyson Is careLul.
Woodworking and painstaking worker he
is systematic, thorough and attends 10 the
smallest details. He writes many letters
and any letter he writes is always sui'dpie
for publication. He keeps his own counsel,
oil q m
for emergencies before they arise Chalf-
man Slemp of the republicans Will nave ms
hands full, and with the powerful slppoi
of the administration 1t Is not peneVeo thal
he will be able to make any seiiouS A
on the democrats.
The republicans and democrats nave nom ON
mated unusually strong state tlcReIs. ne
tickets are headed by good men. II Is NJ
ready to wage one Of the most active cam.
paisns the state has seen for yearS-siiGe
the days when Gen. Malone had the pal
ance of power and carried Things WIN
high hand. Some OF the repuoncaI o Ca
paigners are already on the stump, Ropel,
W Blair. candidate for attorney genera
four years ago, being in the Valley anu
making stirring addresses. Ihe repupiicailS
have started out on new hne. nc g. ICE 20
lature has made an appropriation 1or the
jamestown exposition, and there was oppo.
sition to the measure. The repuoncaahs al al q
opposing that scheme, favorlng taxing .ns
money thus appropriated ana ouslhs ' &c
for the patrons of the public schoois. II is
a strong card and is being USED with Telling
effect .. ha tho
The democrats are not gong 10 pu er,s
least backward in affordlng the repuptieans
ali the chance they want for JOINT depdtes..
:, the first place the nominees are men VI
he highest character, and nave the c1lln
dence and respect OF the peopie ny WY" w
they are known. Time has beeh "nen .ne
democrats would not meet the fepuplcahs
nm the STUMP and it has not been many
wears ago. But there has been change.
The Governor Silent.
go far as known, Gov. Montague has not
vet sent a note or telegram OF any sort 10
senator Martin on his nominati ton to sue
ooad himself That is unusual in Virginia
politics. The candidates on the state ticket
voted for at the time that Senator Martin
was nominated over the governor TOR Ohlteo
states senator-have sent to their success
full opponents words OF congratulauoh anu
promises OF hearty support but hot
word from the governor. foui u,y 49,. go.
the primary the governor went to Mldalesex
county where he spent a week lie az
tended to no business of any kind but De
voted his time to recuperating from the
fatigue of the campaign he dio an eiioi
NOUS amount Of campaign work, and needed
the rest a..
Politicians here are wondering what the
governor will do in the campaign when the
speaking gets good and not. ne maze Sc
tin and 1.-THE machine. The machine, as
1t was called, nominated every man Tor
place on the ticket, and the governor has
said that he would go on me stump mp, anu ~
support the nominees. What he will do
when he is confronted by republican ora
tors and reports of his attacks on the ma
chine" are drawn on him before an >au-
dience is difficult to anticipate. Ihe gov.
ernor is an adroit and strong speaker. but
it is believed here that he would have diff
Guilty in explaining all that has been re
ported as having been said by him against
1.-THE machine"
Will Have an Organ.
The republicans are casting about Tor
newspaper to exploit republican ideas and
to preach republican doctrine. There is
talk Of having such a paper here. The paper
will certainly be a daily, and morning
daily, at that. There is only one morning
paper here, and the field Is regarded as
most promising one for the reasons given.
good location, capital of the state, the po-
litical headquarters and a larger following
here than in any other section of the state,
save the southwest, which cannot support
a newspaper. 1t may be that paper al
ready here-possibly a weekly paper in
nearby town-will change hands and be-
come the organ. The city is full of rumors
to that effect but nothing definite can be
learned. c. A. Heermans Of Montgomery
county was editor of the Press, the Roam
oke daily. and the paper was ably con-
Quoted. II paper is established here 1t is
regarded as likely that he will come here
and assume editorial control He is a
fluent writer and Is an old newspaper man.
Redistricting the State.
The matter of redstrcting the state for
members of Congress is being considered
pretty generally at this time 1t is con-
ceded that the time has come when 1t is
necessary to do something to even up the
strength of the districts. The first district
Is one of the smallest in the state. It is
now being suggested that Newport News
and the counties of Elizabeth. James City.
York. Warwick and York and the city Of
Williamsburg be taken from the second and
given to the first. That would bring the
total of the first district above the average,
higher than other districts in fact, and 1t
is proposed to cut off Spottsylvania, Caro-
line and the city of Fredericksburg and
give them to the eighth, which would re-
duce the first and bring the eighth up to
the average. The ninth district will lose
one or two small republican counties, and
they will be given to the fifth and sixth dis
ty.fc