Evening star., 1906-09-09
AFFAIRS IN VIRGINIA
PEOPLE 10 ELECT STATE COR
PoRATIoN COMMISSION.
Hard Fight Coming in the Assembly
Maynard and Cabell's Close Fight
-Pickett's Men.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

election by the people of the members of
the state corporation commission. That
matter is already before the people OF the
state. and on the next general assembly
will devolve the duty of deciding whether
the people shall elect or the governor ap-
point the commission. 1t is violation of
no confidence to say that the idea to have
the governor name the commission was
agreeable to the railroads of the state, and
1t is believed that they much prefer that
cours in naming the power which is to Sit
in judgment on the companies to having
them elected by the voters of the state.
1t IS a fact that the matter is being dis
cussed, and 1t Is also fact that the press
of the state-that is. many of the so-caled
country preSs-is lining up for the election
by the people. That the struggle in the
general assembly will be hard fought is
known, and the railroads will have to make
the EFFORT Of their lives to have the COM
mission named at this time The best
posted men of the party incline to the be-
lief that the popular election of the COM
mission will prevail and that after GOV.
Swanson has made one appointment he will
be spared the ordeal of making second Sc
lection, for before that time could arrive
the general assembly will have met and
disposed of the matter for once and all and
the mode of selection could not thereafter
be changed except by constitutional enact
ment.
Would Not Indorse Slemp.
The sixth district republicans have met
and placed a candidate in the field for
Congress in opposition to Representative
Carter Glass Of Lynchburg, c. A. Heer-
mans of Montgomery, native of this city,
is the man who is to make the race. Mr..
Heermans is a, newspaper editor. lawyer,
native of this city, a confederate soldier
and u printer-haVing set type at the
case many years ago. The convention is
said to have been enthusiastic, but when
the committee on resolutions undertook to
tnhn fhA nf Ion -flf fhar
and son-as representative and chairman of
the state committee, there dissenting
vote that overwhelmed the ninth district
party magnates. The resolutions were de-
feated and some spirited remarks were
made that did not sound in the least COM
mandatory of the lone republican from Vir-
ginia. Mr.. HeermanS has no chance of
election. but he is loyal party man and
will make the race to Keep the party or
ganiZation intact.
Surprise in Second District.
The close finish in the second district be-
tween Representative Maynard and Col.
George C. Cabell has surprised the poll
ticians of this city and all over the state.
Cabell was not thought to have any show,
and two days before the primary the
friends of the representative were loud in
expressing the belief that he would be re-
turned by not less than 900 Mr.. May
nard did not regard the candidacy of Col.
Cabell at all seriously.
Farm Laborers Coming.
Commissioner Koiner of the Department
of Agriculture writes the governor that he
will reach this city about the middle of the
month, being now in Canada. Mr.. Koiner
spent three months travelling in England.
Ireland Scotland and Europe, visiting the
crowded agricultural sections and present
Ing the advantages this state offered. He
succeeded in inducing several Englshmen
To come to this country, and all who have
come have gotten splendid homes and are
1ast familiarizing themselves with local
Conditions and making splendid impress
Sion The farmers who secured the Eng
Ashmen are more than delighted at the
Change and say that the men are already
deiES twice as much work as the negro
farm laborers, doing it better and more
willingly. Another great factor is that the
men are to be found at their posts every
day, whereas the negroes have q penchant
Tor frequent excursions to the city and
consequent neglect of work. Mr.. koiner
says that he has established agencies In
England. Denmark, Norway and Germany,
has prepared literature setting forth the
climate. soil and social and other ad-
Nantages. He expects to see thousands of
Englishmen come this way before the end
of the year, especially when the satisfac-
tion of the men already here Is made
known to their friends in England.
Pickett's Men at Gettysburg.
Pickett Camp. c. ". will carry a large
excursion party to Gettysburg from this
city Thursday of next week The party
will go from here to Baltimore by steamer.
thence by rail to Gettysburg. On the old
battlefield on Friday there Is to be a great
reunion of the confederates and the fed
erals-the men who We're antagonists dur
ing the memorable engagement The Phil
adelphia brigade will be hosts on that oc-
,caston, and in the court house at night
there Is to be great campfire, when
speeches will be made and "reminiscences
of the civil war will be recounted by the
veterans. The sword taken from Gen.
Armistead, the confederate commander
who fell in that engagement will be re-
turned to the veterans of Pickett Camp
and 1t Is hoped that some member of Armi-
steads command will be hand to re-
ceive 1t. This is the second excursion of
Pickett's men to Gettysburg the first hay-
ing taken place in 1887. and since that time
more than half the survivors have passed
away. Col. c. I. Loehr is in charge of
the arrangements in this city.
Negro Desperate Dead.
Railroad BILL" a negro desperate. want
ed for the murder of an Englishman, John
Grubb. in Prince Edward county. for whom
the police of the state have been search
ing for more than two months. is dead. He
was taken to hospital at Radford and
given treatment when found Ill, and when
he died 1t developed that he was the man
who was wanted. He had served several
terms in prison and was known to the po-
lice OF every city in the state. There are
three other men in the county Jail of
Prince Edward who were implicated in
the killing OF the Englishman. and they
will be tried for murder. One of them has
confessed and implicated all the Others
Capital City Notes.
Gov. Swanson will attend the Radford
fair on the occasion of the visit Of William
Jennings Bryan, and will introduce the
Nebraskan to the people.
Capt. John S. Knox, for twenty years a
clerk in the Office of State Auditor Mayre,
died here Thursday and his body was sent
to Alexandria for burial. He was for a
long time in business in that city.
Wholesale merchants of Richmond report
the biggest fall and winter trade in their
history. Merchants from many southern
states. who have not before bought here,
are coming to the city for stocks of goods.
The war on the cocaine traffic continues,
the police working with might and main
TO stamp 1t out. Joe Kitchen. long sus-
ta6 Of AH fhA