Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-26
IN THE OLD DOMINION
LIVELY CAMPAIGN FOR CON-
GREss-sEA 0IRT TEAM.
.eci.l Correspondence Of The Star.


Special Correspondence Of The Star.
RICHMOND, Va. August Is. 1906.
The campaign for Congress in the ninth
district has opened and is getting warm. In
fact, from accounts received in political cir
cles here, there Is more than WARMTH
II hot The democrats have suddenly taken
on new life and are organizing as they
have not done before for years. They point
to the fact that not since the war has q
member been elected more than twice in
that district. That was true Of Buchanan.
of Rhea. Of Walker and they predict that
1t will hold good in the case Of Slemp. That
there Is apathy, Indifference and open OPP
position and antagonism to Slemp in GER
tain sections of the district among the re-
publicans. no one will deny. but efforts are
party. Col. Slemp has already been put on
the defensive In his campaign, his appear
ance at the Bristol convention being the
subject Of his debate and speeches. 1t was
charged that he came to the hall in which
the democratic convention was In session
and that he fell down the steps while a
bit under the weather." This he denies
Several republicans who have heretofore
voted for selmp are said to have ex-
politics.
In Governor Swanson's old district-the
ffth-the democrats and the republicans
have started the campaign and are at it
day and night. The republicans profess to
have great hopes Of carrying the district,
but the democrats are satisfied that they
will be able to retain 1t in the democratic
column. In fact, they rather appear to rel
ish the idea of having opposition, as it will
prevent the use. of much of the "sinews of
war; in the ninth district. If the repub
licans were to put up candidates in every
district 1t would meet with the approval
OF the democrats, who have begun to show
lack Of interest in the campaign for the
rnQ cnr hot thnNy 6DNy hon ava ct6 n1
long that there Is no excitement or fun in
going to the polls. And the average Vir-
gtnian likes some excitement in the cam
paigns.
A team from the militia of the state left
here this evening for Sea Girt, N. j., where
Virginia will be represented for the first
time in the great national rifle shoot. For
many years the state has been invited to
participate in these events, but they have
never before been noticed by the officers.
Adtt. Gen. Anderson, realizing how i'm
portant they were, determined to make up
team at once and to have the state rep
resented Mex. year the team will be made
up Of men from the various companies who
spective commands. Capt. c.. Gray Bos-
sieux, ad5utant of the 10th regiment has
been made team captain. The men will be
away two weeks.
Virginia will be well represented at the
ceremonies of welcoming William Jennings
Bryan in New York city August 80. Gov
Swanson and all state officials all the
newspaper editors, all the city and county
officials and the political lights OF the en-
tire state have been sent invitations to be
on hand. And with the invitations came a
little reminder that contributions to make
the thing a brilliant success would not be
refused. 1t is expected that the governor
office. He has been at his farm for the last
two weeks, and he writes that he is much
improved, feels stronger and that the rest
has been OF great benefit to him. He will re-
turn to the city Monday.
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series Of meetings in Claremont, Surry
county. The Rev. c. B. Rule one of the
elders of the faith, declared that the peo-
pie have no souls to be resurrected at judg-
ment day; that the bodies of the good and
pure would be resurrected, and the ungodly
would be dead forever. He said that il
there were souls, then dogs, hogs, fish and
cattle have them, and the people who ate
fish, hogs or beef ate souls. The sermon
has created a sensation and there Is much
excitement in the neighborhood, the colored
prophecy made by the speaker some time
ago that the end of the world was near at
hand.