Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-09
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
JAMES R. CATION CANDIDATE FOR
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
Says He is in the Race to Stay-Gen-
eral and Personal
News.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.


ALEXANDRIA, Va, March o. 1909
Delegate James r. Cation of this city.
who is prominent candidate for lieutenant
governor of Virginia, announces that he
Will remain in the race for the democratic
nomination for the. second place On the
ticket To Il correspondent Mr. Cation
stated that he. had not the slightest inten-
ton of Withdrawing on account of the can
didacy of Mr. J. Taylor Ellyson of Rich
mond, chairman of the state democratic
committee. The Alexandria candidate de-
eIared that he was entirely satisfied with
the progress of his canvass up to the
present and that he had many reasons to
feel encouraged. He said he was in touch
with prominent party men in more than
seventy of the 100 counties of the state
where his interests are being Systematically
promoted. He expected in a short time to
extend his organization to every precinct
of the state.
Mr.. C1ton said he had been ready and
willing to drop out of the contest in favor
of Mr.. IEllyson when the probable can
didacy of the latter was being discussed in
January. This fact, he said, he had COM
munfcated to friends of Mr.. Ellyson and
had prepared letters announcing his with
drawal in expectation of the entrance of
the state chairman into the field But after
Mr.. Ellyson had stated that he would not
be candidate, Mr. Cation said he went to
work energetically to perfect his organiZa-
ton in various sections OF the state He
had proceeded so far he declared, that he
could not, in justice to his friends, now
withdraw. He criticised Mr.. Ellyson for
what he termed very vacillating course
1T may be- said Mr.. Cation, that Mr.
Eliyson has an advantage over the other
candidates for the Office to which he as
pires in that he is the chairman of the
democratic party in Virginia. but l shall
expect an assertion of the proyerbial fair
ness of Virginia democrats. which de-
mands that he retire from the position he
now holds. and place himself on an equal
footing with the other candidates | feel
sure that Mr.. Ellyson will not consider for
moment any other course.
Inspection of Local Militia.
The annual state inspection of the Alex
andria Light Infantry, Company G of the
10th Virginia Regiment. will be held in Ar
mory Hall next Tuesday evening The in
spection will be conducted by Col 10 Lane
Stern of Richmond. A similar review, con-
Quoted under the United States army regu-
lations, will take place in Armory Hall
March 81, when the command will be in
spected by Col. Dempsey, L. S. A., retired.
A meeting of the company will be held
next Monday evening for the election of a
second lieutenant. Capt. p j. Murphy and
First Lieut.. Windsor. Domaine, who were
recently examined before the state military
board in Richmond, have received their
commissions, with the information that
they passed excellent examinations
General Matters.
The following officers have been elected
for the ensuing year by the Sunday school
of the Methodist Protestant Church: Nevelle
8. Greenaway, superintendent; Miss Mary