The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-01
.FR|ENDS0f JONES
VERY CONFIDENT
Believed Congressman Will I'm
questionably Be Re-norninated
.'3 in the First District,
CONTEST o., on HIGH LIES
Mr.. Morris Working Hard and
Seems Equally Certain OF
Scoring Victory.
CONTEST ON High. LIES

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fFrom our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. d. c., May 3l.-The
bill introduced in the Senate few days
ago BY Mr.. Lodge, Of Massachusetts,
providing for decrease of the ratio OF
silver coins OF the Philippines recalls
the fight the Democrats OF Congress
made four years ago to achieve the very
thing proposed by the blu OF the senator
from Massachusetts. Tho amount OF
silver in the Filipino coins Is SO great
tina, they nre being bought up ana mar
ke,ed. There is q consequent shrinkage
III the volume Of currency OF the islands.
which threatens to result seriously
f i Representative Jones, as senior Demo-
ora rtc member Of the House Committee
on 1nsular Affairs, led the fight IN the
House against the majority report OF the
committee and made an able speech,
in a dvocacy of the position OF the Demo
Gratis to lessen the amount OF silver IN
the proposed Filipino coins. The Demo
crsts supported him, and enough Re-t
publicans voted with the Democrats to
overthrow the Republican majority to
amend the. bill in accordance with the
ideas OF the minority OF the commlttee.
The senate knocked out the Democratic
H.
supported the action OF the Sepate.i
Therefore It Is necessary to- amend the
coinage law .lofsthe Philippines IN acr
;cordance with the ideas originally adj;
vanced by Mr.. Jones.
Defeat Of Lapham Bill.
Although the fight was finally lost.t
the victory achieved by Mr.. Jones IN
the House was brilliant one, and gave
him much prestige among his colleagues.
I was talking with Mr.. Jones the other
day concerning that fight
"Tine has demonstra ted that we were:
right he said land am glad of the
But ] have always taken
more pride. ii I may be allowed pride IN
I have achieved in Congress,
IN having defeated the Lapham bill, In
troduced some years ago. This bill pro-
yided. that the waters OF each State
should be open to the fishermen Of every
other State AS this bill would have
allowed fishermen from all along our
Atlantic scaboard to have the same
rights in the waters OF Chesapeake Bay
as are enjoyed by our own people,
made tho strongest fight possible against
It, made constitutional argument
against tho bill before the House Com
mittee on Industrial Marine and Fish
cries. The measure was defeated"
i
through Congress, providing for the In
crease OF pay Of members of life saving
crews was the most popular piece of leg
islntion he has secured during his long
term OF service. This bill increased the
pay OF surfmen from $50 to SOS a month.
and the pay OF keepers from 800 to 5000
a year. Ho now has pending q bill pro-
viding for the retirement OF members
OF tho fe-saving service, after the man
ner OF the retirement Of members OF the
revenue cutter service.
Mr.. Jones Is one OF the three members
OF Congress from Virginia who have
fight for denomination. although Repre-
sentative Southall has withdrawn. thus
allowing former Representative Lasslter
a clear field. Mr.. Otho Mcars, OF North
ampton county, Is making a canvass OF
the district for tho nomination. Ho has
some strong supporters. who arc giving
him loyal help. Mr.. Jones Is not neg
Letting his own interests by any manner
of means. ,Hc5is spending great deal
OF time In the district. and while he has
nation for years, no has not forgot how
to make a fight. A supporter OF Mr..
Jones, who was In washington yester-
day, thus sums up the situation IN the
district as between Mr.. Mcars and Mr..
Jones:
mfr. Mears will carry his own county
Of Northampton by q handsome ma
jority.
I'm the other Eastern Shore county
OF Accomac ] should say tho chances
OF the two candidates were at least even,
although at first tho friends OF Mr.. Jones
were inclined to concede that county to
Mr.. Mears. an Eastern Shore man. Mr..
Jones Is not making a fight for Acco-
mac. out OF courtesy TO his friend.
Mr.. Acars. but lie Is fighting for Acco-
mac, and It Is my belief no will carry
tho county.
Other Sections.
"The supporters OF Jones nro deter
mined to carry the city OF Newport News
and thetcounties OF Elizabeth City. War
wick and York. which were added to
the First dlstrict by the reapportionnent
bin which passed the Legislature last
winter. While 1t Is In that Bcclior, of
the district that MIR. MearS will Bct his
largest vote. outside OF Northampton.
perhaps, ] beieys there Is little doubt
that Mr.. Jones will got safe. probably
large. majority over there.
tafr. Jones IL very strong In Fred
ericksburg. ! am Informed most reliably
that not more than twenty-five yotcA
nifty AZ tho outside, Will be cast hgunst
him there.
THE opposition To Mr., Jones In tho
counties OF Caroline and spotgylyania
will prove very insignincant. | under
stand that at laeyerni pIecincte there win
be no opposition 10 the denomination OF
MI. ,ioncB
'Jones ID very strong in Lancaster.
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