Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-13

perfection. Every voter In the city Is being
polled and personal house-to- house cam
vass is being made. One candidate is TAX
ing the postal-card vote and the other Is
having the personal poll made. 1t Is the
personal poll that is regarded as best and
1t Is that which indicates that Senator Mar
tin will have a majority of 300 to GOO in this
city
As Is the custom with politicians both
sides are claiming the state. the expected
majority for the candidates varying. The
governors enthusiastic supporters contend
that he will not receive less than 1900 and
probably as high as $1,000 majority. Sena-
tor Martins friends assert that they will
not lose more than two of the congressional
districts In the state-the first and the sixth
and they do not concede the last by a
majority of over 1000. They say they will
carry all the rest, and carry them by big
ma jorities No claim made by them calls
for less than 10000. and the figures are
given by counties and cities
The candidates for governor are named
alphabetically, and 1t would occasion no
great surprise IL they finish the race in the
order in which they are arranged. Mr..
Swanson Is still confident of winning, and
his correspondents all over the state send
the most encouraging reports. STILL Judge
Mann is forging to the front, and is creating
more talk than both the other candidates
Whether 1t is due to his aggreSsiveness or
to the growth of sentiment in his favor is
not clear. He Is certainly making himself
heard, and the temperance element is in
high feather. He may win. but he will
have to make fight for the nomination.
Col Willard has not conceded that he is to
be beaten. In fact, he still believes that
the fight is yet to be decided, and is devot-
ing his energies to storming the works and
winning the nomination.
The Other Fight.
Judge Samuel w Williams of Wythe Is
waging a war on the present attorney gem
eral William A Anderson of Rockbridge
school book question is the burden of the
song of the orator from the southwest to-
gether with the reminder that he Is the only
man on the democratic ticket who comes
from the southwest.
Prof Hulvey of Rockingham is making
some speeches. but 1t is not thought that
he can overcome the big lead which Joseph
D. Eggleston has obtained in his fight for
superintendent of public instruction. Mr..
Eggieston has been over a greater portion
of the state, and is generally accepted as a
winner In some sections reports are COM
ing in that certain book company repre-
sentatives are figuring IN parts of the state
and are not Advocating Mr.. Eggieston.
In line with the charges and counter
charges made by other candidates. j. Aston
Cabell of this city candidate for lieutenant
governor, has discovered flaws in the record
opponent for lieutenant governor. He says
that Mr.. Ellyson, while a member of the
state senate. voted against proposition to
give the patrons OF the public schools of the
state books free of cost. Mr.. Cabell refers
to the journal of the senate to substantiate
his contention
State Capital Notes.
Catholics of this city are much disturbed
over the report that Bishop Van de Vyver
of this city. close friend of Archbishop
Chapelle of New Orleans, will be named Is
the successor OF the dead preate for the
see of New Orleans. Bishop Van de Vyver
is one of the most popular men in the city.
and 1t is hoped that he will not be taken
from his people here.
meeting Of all the herds of Buffalo in
the stute will be held here tomorrow, at
which time herd win be instituted In this
city. The ceremonies will take place in the
assembly room OF Murphy's Hotel, and will
be witnessed by delegations from many
other cities in the state. Officers are to be
chosen and large class of candidates initi-
ated.
Hannah Woodley, a colored girl, was in
duced by tales of great salaries paid colored
help to leave her home and go to Phiadel-
phia last March. She went from Chester
field county. and she is back home a wreck
She was the prey of evil men and women
in Philadelphia, the employment agents got
the bulk of her money. and she was assault
ed and beaten by a man last month. being
severely cut. She was rescued by the White
Rose Society and sent back to her home
w O. Warthen, secretary of the Rich
mOnd Horse Show Association, the annual
exhibition of which Is to be held here for
five days beginning October 10. is trip
north to visit some Of the big shows, with
the view to bringing some of the leading
exhibitors to this city. The show this fall
promises to be the greatest and most in
teresting in the history of the association.