The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-24
SOME Will BE UN0PP SEQ

Looks Easy for Many Of tile
Present Members Of Both
Branches.
Public Interest throughout Virginia
is beginning. to centre upon tn o per-
sonnet OF the coming Legislature, and
the results Of the primaries that are
being held from time to time are
eagerly watched for. Quite a number
of gentlemen in various sections or
the State have been nominated by the
Democrats Of their respective districts
for the Senate or House, and others
are ira ctically assured OF like honors
without opposition
There are three nominees In the
field for the Senate. They are Messrs,,
Parks. of Page, Early Of Greene. and
Ward Of Winchester. They are all
lawyers, and the first two have served
for many years in tho House. They
are all III Democratic districts, and
will be easily elected
Some Alrcndy Named.
Following is a list Of those actually
nominated for tho Senate, and twelve
others who, SO far as can be learned,
will probably be put forward with
their party without opposition:
r. S. Park i, K Twelfth Distri ct. u Il II
h N. B. EARLY, Jr. Seventeenth Dis
trict.
j. Lawrence Campbell, Twenty-sec-
ond District. 8S 7sY n
Floyd w. King, Seventh District.
v1y d 4a carret+ Twen+v.thfrd Tis.
trict. Al d
3. IT. Gunter. Thirty-seventh Dis
a. R, Hobbs, Twenty-seventh Dis.
George 3. Keezell, Eighth District
| Lewis FL Machen, Fourteenth Dis
trict.
E. r. Holland, Thirtieth District.
L. w. Sims, Thirteenth District.
C. Harding Walker, Thirty-fourti
District.
N. Ashby wickham, Thirty fifth DIS
trict. &
Taking the entire fifteen gentlemen
above-named, ten are in the Senate a
4 present, while the five new men ar
Messrs. Parks, Early. Ward, King an,
! Holland. Neither Mr.. King. Mr.. War,
nor Colonel Holland has ever serve,
4 In the Legislature. Mr.. King Is su
perntendent Of schools Of Alleghan,
county, and Mr.. Ward and Colone
A Holland, both strong lawyers, TIL
latter was q member Of Governo
4 Afontagues staff.
I,nker's Dozen Chosen.
Exactly thirteen House candidate
/ have been nominated. They follow:
Robert w. Withers. Nansenond; A
B. Hunt, Roanoke City; Richard +
Byrd Winchester and Frederick; Al
den Bell, Culpeper; Caleb Bales, Lee
!. John Curlett, Lancaster and Rich
i mond: Thomas ]. Stratton. Appomat
tox; Upton D Jennings, Lynchburg
r.. g. L. Moncure, Stafford and Kin
!, George; G, G. Taliaferro. Oranges; >
!. Oliver, Fairfax; Tyson Janney, Primo
I William; ohm Orr Daniel Loudoun an
Fauquier. Six OF the above are in
4 cumbents ana six are new men. n.
4 Only small percentage Of tn
nominees for the HouseAso far chose
arc lawyers. Most OF them are farm
/, ers and business men. Gsi5
i 5e Looks Easy for These.
; Besides the men actually nominate
!. 1t is a pretty safe guess that the fol
:. lowing will win for the House in thej
!, respective districts at the primaries.
!, James r. Cation, Alexandria; IS, Y
Il sterrett, Highland; Thomas S. Yves
4 Bedford; II, c. Lowry, Bedford; w. v
!, !, Baker Chesterfield NJ. NJ. johnson
Il Warren; H. r. Houston, Elizabet
! city; j ohm j.. Owen. Prince Edward: /
7 M. Rogers, Rockingham; p. Is. Il. Goo
!, Rockingham: A.. NJ. Bowman, Roanol
county; J.W. Williams, southampto,
Goolrick. fredericksburg; j.. ]
Stubs, Gloucester; Joseph Stebbin
: Jr, Halifax; $500 Dickerson, 2Halifa:
~ ~ rrf~ - n
: HOWE, Isle Of Wight; James r. Thrift
Madison and Greene;gS. P. Read. Mecl
! lenburg; e. a. Johnston, Montgomer
! Mostly IncumbcntS.
Il Only five of3sthe above named cal
:. didates are new men. Thoy are WI
!, llams, Of Southampton; Goolrick,
/, !, fredericksburg; Stebbins and Diclse
!, son. of Halifax, and Thrift, OF Madiso
!, All the rest are members Of the pre-
ent Lcgislat ure except Major j..
Stubs, OF Gloucester, and he could n
las served off and on about TWEEN
years in the two branches OF the Ga
!, ernl Assembly.
Major Stubs has written a letter
q friend In this city, declaring that
expects 10 enter the race for the speal
ership.
t Tho candidates who are now active
G in tho ra ce for the honor, and who a
n hard at work, are Mcssrs Byrd, OWL
h chester; Withers. Of Nansemond, al
t Churchman. Of Augusta. Messrs. BY
t and Withers have been renominate
and Mr.. Churchman and his frien
d are confident he will win out at II
e primaries, though he has a competit
9 for the honor he has held for so mar
}. years.
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t BARROW IN THE FIELD.