Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-15
IN THE OLD DOMINION
NOMINATIONS FoR CONGRESS
s. v. ORGANIZE CAMP.
speeIal corre.pondeaee to me st.r.


RICHMOND, Va. July A. 1906.
Z All nominations for Congress have been
made by the democrats in this state, save
In the ninth district the home OF the
6lemps The democrats have called con-
vention for the city of Bristol August III.
when the matter win be taken up and the
candidate nominated to oppose Col. Siemp.
Politicians and business men from that sec
ton of the state insist that Gen. Rufus A.
Ayres OF Wise county is the man to make
the fight He is being urged on all sides to
enter the contest and to accept the nonina-
ton. He can have 1t for the asking. and 1t
is agreed that he is the one man in the dis
trict who combines all the elements neces-
sary to successfully oppose Col. slemp. Gen.
Ayres Is a man OF immense business con-
nections and he Is averse to making the
race for the reason that he cannot aMoro
the time from his business he mas ex.
has not stated positively that he would not
accept the nomination.
Among a great many OF the people IN
that section of the state there is feeling
that Cyclone" Jim Marshall of Craig coun-
ty, a former member of Congress, one OF
the readiest debaters and most popular
stumpers in the state. Is entitled TO q
second try for the position. 1t Is said
that Judge Marshall was beaten for the
nomination while he was in Congress by a
forged telegram, the discovery being made
The friends of Judge Marshall resented
the outrage as they claimed. and the nomi-
nee of the party was beaten by Gen.
Walker. Judge Marshall is man of great
popularity, has a quaint and original man.
ner of speech. brimful of humor and has
for years been a character in state poll
tics and is always in demand when the
campaign is at its height.
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The formation of camp Of Spanish War
Veterans was effected here a few nights
ago. There are large number of men in
this city who served in the Spanish war,
some of them seeing active service both in
Cuba and in the Philippines. The name of
the camp has not been chosen, but it will
likely be either named for Cen Fitzhugh
Lee or for Capt Frank NJ. Woon, the
commander of one of the companies which
served in one of the Virginia regiments and
which service in Cuba. The camp has
a membership of about forty at this time
and it is expected that more than 200 will
affiliate with the organiZato2i during the
next few months. A. H. Sands was chosen
commander, Capt. George n. Skipwith and
Capt. Robert LeMasurer, vice commanders
Allen B. Cructhfeld, secretary-treasurer.
The camp is to hold monthly meetings.
The members of the alleged fertilizer
trust. known as the Virginia Carolina Chem
seat here this week The federal grand jury
for the middle district of Tennessee in
dicted several of the men In the company,
and application was made to Judge WaddilI
of the district court to have the men re-
moved to that district for a hearing. The
indictments contained several counts, alleg-
ing unlawful combination being in restraint
of trade, fixing the prices for fertilizers
and a general violation of the provisions
of the Sherman act Judge Waddill de-
cided that the men would have to go from
Virginia to stand trial in Tennessee. al
lowing the accused men bail in the surh of
$4,000. The men declined to give the bond,
and made application to Judge Golf for a
writ of habeas corpus to have the pris-
oners discharged from custody. The fight
was to prevent the men going to Tennessee,
where antitrust sentiment is pretty warm
The defense alleged that the violations
complained of in the Indictment even IL
there had been violation of the law were
not committed within the Jurisdiction of
the court by which the indictments were
returned.
Highway Commissioner Wilson has as
sumed control of his department, and al
ready many counties are asking for infor-
nation looking to the working of jail pris-
oners on the highways of the state. This
will be done under the supervision of the
counties. Heretofore the jails of the state
have been filled with great many able
bodied men, white and black, who spend
the bulk of their time behind prison walls
for petty crimes Particularly is this true
of the cities in the winter months Under
the law these men can hereafter be sent to
any part of the state and made to work on
the public highways till their terms have
expired. The men are not to be allowed
to work in the streets of any city or town
In which there Is street force-they are
to work on the country roads. They will
have to sleep in quarters to be provided by
the counties and will have prison regula-
tons. 1t Is believed that the state will in
less than five years, rid herself Of nine
tenths of the worthless men who loaf dur
ing the summer and force themselves into
jail for the winter months.
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The number of deaths of infants In this
city since the first of June taken from the
figures of the clerk of the board of health.
show that there were even hundred,
while in the same period there have been
just four less births. For the first time in
the history of the city the number of
deaths of white children Is exactly the
same as that of the blacks. The cause
Of the high death rate is not known, and
is in striking contrast with the health of
the city. which is better now than it has
been for many years. Officials of the
health department are at loss to under
stand the matter. Complaints usual among
children caused the large number of
deaths
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The first week in October the Virginia
State Fair will be held here, In connection
with the Richmond Horse Show. Plans for
the buildings and grounds have been pre-
pared and a large force of workmen are
now engaged in getting things into shape
for the fair. Several years ago the state
fairs were abandoned for lack of patron
age, bad management and for lack Of in
terest. Now the fair association has been
organized on a business basis and there Is
every indication that the success OF the
enterprise will be beyond the expectations
of the promoters. There Is already great
demand for space by exhibitors, and some
of the best racing seen IN the south for
twenty years will be witnessed.