The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-05
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Democrats Believe He. He
Can Red Ninth
District. &.
! BUSINESS MATTERS
STAND I'm HIS WAY.
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Man Of the People, His Friends.
Declare He w ould Win, While
n slemp Followers Fear His 4.
Candidacy 9 { Other
Strong Men
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fFrom ii, d stan Correspondent.

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(From a Stan correspondent.)
III SBRIsTo ". Nv AZ, August -" Rufus A..
Ayers and Victory" will BID the inscrip.i
ton upon the banner unfurled at the
4 Bristol Democratic Congressional Con-
yention OF the Ninth District on August
y 18th, provided. in the meanwhile. the
popular former attorney general can be
B prevailed upon to make the race fOr q
n seat In the national II House 81 IA III "
5 I sliays Chopped the loop the past week,
Il and have talked with the best informed
leaders from one end Of the district to
the other. and they tell me that this Is
the unmistaken continent in every sec
tion. Nor do T believe that those who
h desire General Ayers for their leader are
5E ] reckoning without their hostsn when 1T
4 comes to a question OF popularity among
4 the masses. There are many 5s$ reasons
patent even to 55 a casual observer N VII y
he would be q strong candidate at tn this
time. sI 81 $5f3.t & 8sst ~ ". .ss
He would Il IN Z all 81 human probability
prove the straw which would break a8, the
V Campbell' s back, 2 for vi III such a com
1 petitor the Hon. Campbell Slemp would
be brought face to face with 4 the old
I Biblical proposition which Cyclone jim
Marshall said put him out OF Congress. -.
\ that "no man since the days Of Christ
2 had beer, able to feed 6. 900 souls on five
loaycs and three fishes g 5s
Troubled About It.
8 .84 This q ,Ioaves and fishes proposition
is understood upon authority to be CIV,
Ing the lone Republican Con ngressr1anS \
from Virginia great deal Of trouble,
and while I do not mean TO say that, IN
the event OF his nomination, General 't,1nlei g
Ayers would pay any attention ITO this
phase sof tho 4 case yet II 5lsf Z fact that
j there Is large element Of husine men
lin $tilis section who are Inc clined to1 1th e
Republlc ca Il II eide \ Of II things, no bel ieye
that the eincunbent is yng more attsn- q!
Il tfon to Keeping up q poll tlcal MACHINE
through the appointment OF the faithful1'
to Office than To- the grea I. lions az
fecting the welfare sofs all the PEG ople.
S5 So far85as Gneral Ayers is Il oncerned
no apologies would have TO be m ades Tor
I him along these Ines. I. y Essential ~ q man
" OF the peopl le, The has risen by force OF
IL his characterSto high places in their love
y and confidence and largely WI thout. res
4 gard to party this great and PHOSPHORUS l
section Of the state would light to 30
: him honor. s$ Sg 8a5 i95
j so,i not alone OF my own .kno vi dge6 OF
z his popularity and integrity, do El say
{ that lie would give the willy old Repub.
Il Slican,leader a hard race, but i have heard
most from Craig to Bristol, that .lf We
can get General Ayers to run, We can
win this race. 3 L;
IN No Sense a Candidate. H
85 i talked with General Ayers on the sub
ject yesterday. and l know from his
frank statements to me. that he could IL
afford to enter The contest.
Indeed ! am not at all sure that his
present business relations would permit
I him to accept the honor, II It shall be
tcndered him, and yet cannot escapo
\ the belief after having been practically
= over the district and talked with u its
strongest leaders, that he is the ideal
81 candidate and would probably carry the
Z 5Democmtic& banner to- victory at n the
4 polls. # al
There are already three big men talked
OF to lead out here this fall. But what
worries the active forces, 5I is that they
have no assurance that either will ac-
cept, II named by the convention.
Tho men referred to are General Ayers,
g CORPORATION commissioning Henry & c..
Stuart, and former Governor ]. Hoge
Tyler, Ss 4. 5{t n, sfs 58{.
}g While Individual delegates may prefer
one to another among them, yet IL either
would give the assurance that he was
willing to make tho race, his would be
the only name presented to the conyen-
tion; for this is going to be a Harmony
race" SO far as the Democrats are cons
cerned. t5 5 &
Looking for; Results.
This point has been clearly brought out
In several OF the 1nass-nleetlngs already
held, to send delegates to the Bristol con-
vention. ~ Y 8 Il
In the city OF Bristol. the n,ass-meet-
Ing got into an "endorsing humor,I'' and
went the limit II declared for Bryan for
President; commended the administration
Of Governor Swanson; praised the services
OF Senators Daniel and Martin, n,4nnd warm
ly endorsed the wise and patriotic admin
iytration Of former Governor A.. j. Mon
tague The Democrats Of the Ninth Dis
trict arc playing no favbrite" this year,
They believe they can VIM and they
earnestly wish all their East Virginia.
brethren to help them.
Nearly every prominent leader IN tho
district Is mentioned as the probable
4 nominee OF the convention, provided this
3 Or that fayor!te cannot be brought into
1.-The race. Starting down with the little
3rock-ribbed Democratic county Of Cralg.t
pne hears the name OF Cyclone jim
Marshall. 3and the tide reaches back to
sar-off Lee, where Judge Duncan's friends
3 are saying he would make q strong rum
Giles is for Tyler.
@ The Giles convention has endorsed Gov
@ ernor Tyler and DlckensOn declared tho.
sther day unalterably for former Senator
Robert r. Bruce. of Wise. Bob Bruce
d a strong man., but, like General Ayers,
Z he Is q busy lawyer, and can III afford to
make tho race, 55 F
Tate Irvine, one OF the most affa BILE and
popular men In the mountain section. and
me who, having been "bred In Old Ken
tuckys' and served as "a Democrat from
has Ills record well established, would
Il make a good race against Colonel Slenp,j
but Mr.. Irvine is welded to his Fprofe es-
sion, and has no present no!!t!ca aspirATi
II Continued on SECOND Ppge,l IA \.