Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-24
LIKELY TO PICK AYERS
PROBABLE DEMOCRATIC NoMI-
NEE AGAINST sLEMP.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

RICHMOND, Va. June %, 1909.
Col. Campbell Slemp walked or with the
nomination for Congress In the ninth dis
trfct. contrary to the expectations and pre-
dictions Of some members Of the party.
No name was presented in opposition to
the Black Eagle of the Cumberland
Mountains. as he has been dubbed It
was said some time ago that State Senator
]. c. Noel of Lee would oppose Col. Slemp,
but not only did he not offer for the nomi-
nation. but he placed the representatives
name before the convention. There were
some 200 delegates In attendance. and so
far as surface indications reveal the con-
ventien was harmonious body. Col
Slemp made a speech of some length, In
which he reviewed his own record. 1t Is
an open secret that many of the republic
cans Of the district are opposed to Siemp,
and that fact Is expected to be demon
strated when the returns from the election
are In.
That the democrats will name a candidate
is generally accepted, and the belief is that
Gen. R. A. Ayers OF Big Stone Gap will
be the gentleman to make the race against
Col. Slemp. Gen. Ayers Is wealthy, has
served his people in many capacities and
is said to have congressional aspirations.
The sentiment among democrats in that
section Of the state Is that the time has
come for a change In congressional repre-
sentation.
Watermelon Season and Negroes. :;
The appearance here Of watermelons,
though they come from the far SOUTH has
revived the localism that war among the
negroes is on for the summer" For years
members of the police force have COM
mented on the numerous Standings and
shootings which develop in the early sum-
mer. and the fact is that since watermel-
ons have come to the city there has been
epidemic of slashings and shootings.
Scarcely day passes in which there IS
not murder or attempt at murder among
the negroes. The city ambulance surgeons
are kept on the jump all the time, and
where one formerly did the work now three
are required. The real cause for the
ries Of crimes among the negroes, how
ever, can more readily be traced to the
effects of cheap whisky during the warR
weather.
War on Migrants.
The police continuing the war
the Migrants, and daily a batch of the pro-
fessional loafers made to face the
courts and to give reasons for not being
employed Already more than fifty of
these tdlers have been given terms on the
rock pile, and so far the bulk of these are
white men. Within a week II is expected
that the police will turn their attention to
the horde Of negroes which infest the city.
Contractors are advertising for laborers of
the commonest kind. Offering good prices,
yet many of the big improvements under
y
| of the contractors to get the needed help
The men will not work, and the police are
determined to rid the city of the idle and
worthless classes. There has been a
change, however, and the number of idlers
Is being reduced by many of the men seek
ing employment and others quitting the
city. The law Is being enforced all over
the state. the main object being to rid the
state of the shiftlesS and worthless men.
Popular Concerts
Beginning Monday evening, the summer
popular concerts, which are provided by
the city and which given nightly in the
parks. will be resumed for the summer
For several seasons the concerts have been
conducted by Prof. Felix Iardela who for
number Of years was a member of the
Marine Band. at Washington. The concerts
have been popular diversion since first
lnaugurated. and the parks attended by
many thousands OF people each night.
Capital City Notes.
Miss Helen Burton. said to be daughter
of A. Chadwick Burton of Washington, now
In Jail here for working a church has
asked the governor to pardon her father.
HThs application was refused.
c. H Bronson, the alleged forger now
peing held for trial by jury, has convinced
the police that he is an expert flasher"
Bronson knows how to keen his month
shut. and he waived examination by the
police justice on the charge of forging the
name of drug firm here preferring to
face a jury.
Alonzo James, ST., of Lancaster and Mrs
Elijah Webb of Richmond county were
married at Whitestone. the Rev. George Y
Bradley performing the ceremony, The
groom is seventy-hve and the bride fifty
years old.
In the examination here before the state
board or medical examiners one of the men
was detected in the act of cheating on his
papers and he was promptly expelled by
the board. The delinquents name was with.
held by the board.
Cen c. irvine Walker of South Carolina
Is here. and Ia engaged in an effort to
arouse interest in the proposition to have.
monument to the women of the confed
eracy. He has secured the cooperate Of
all the southern states. with one or two
exceptions. and he says he believes thar
there VIII be no refusal on the part of VIr-
ginia. PN' VI VIZ
me food inspectors of this CITY are rig
loly enforcing the food laws, and within
the past week large quantities of fish yege-
tables milk and meats have found their
way 70 the crematory
Real estate is more active here ,o1- ,han
II mas been for long time, the transfers
dssFegatlng more than for many years All
parts or the city appear to be building
rapidly. cumming
The committee which Is to Investigate tbs
aHalrs and condition of the Virginia Poiv
technlc institute, Blacksburg will meet J,,iv
20 TO begin the work. 1t is expected e.
last three weeks. ~