Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-10
IN RACE FOR SENATOR
A. J. WEDDERBURN OPPOSES MR..
MAcHEN-NEWs OF VIENNA.


VIENNA, Va, August o. 1907.
1t is announced that r. e. Thornton Of
Fairfax county has entered the race for the
senatcrship from the fourteenth senatorial
district of Virginia, and will contest for the
nomination with l. H. Machen. Those in
| the race now are A. J. Wedderburn, W. w.
Douglas, Judge ]. K. NJ. Norton and R. E.
Thornton. Mr.. Wedderburn has made a
public statement of his position and the
grounds upon which he is opposing Mr..
Machen. Mr.. Wedderburn objects to Mr.
Machen's proposition to legalize the "un-
written law believing that such a step
would put premium on crime. He is also
opposed to Mr. Machen's proposition to ex-
tend the sessions of the state legislature
from sixty days, as at present, to ninety
days, deeming the present session of suffi-
cient length for the transaction of public
business and claiming that the taxpayers
of the state should not be put to this addi-
tional expense. Mr.. Wedderburn' also op-
poses the new tWo-cent railroad rate, be-
lieving, he says, that the enforcement OF
the requirement will affect injuriously the
business of Alexandria, Fairfax and Prince
William counties and Alexandria city, be-
cause it must necessarily result in driving
the commuters on the railroads, who airs
large property owners in these counties,
to Washington city. He favors state con-
troll Of the railroads, but not their con-
fiscation.''
AS far as is known the other candidates
in the field have not been heard from on
these questions. : E. 49,: go. .-..r..-
Recovering From Injuries.
Messrs. Cross and Chapman Of Vienna,
who were injured in the wreck on tine
Washington, Arlington and Falls Church
railway at Clarendon in July, are able to be
about. Mr.. Chapman has returned to his
departmental duties in Washington.
The brick sidewalk on Church street has
been completed almost TO the railway sta
top.
Good Shepherd Protestant Episcopal
Church Of Vienna gave a musical enter
tainment in Bouton's Hall last evening,
from which the sum Of $50 was raised for
ing part were Miss Hattie Oertei, Miss
Trigg. Miss Elliott Lewis, Miss Lee Good
win, Miss Day, Miss Adine McGovern, Mrs.
Deverick, Ralph Coleman and Clarence
Leith.
Personal.
Steven Conrad Stuntz Of the Congressional
Library, Washington. and Mrs. Stuntz have
returned to their home at Vienna after
visit to Mr. STUNTS old home in Wisconsin.
The ladies Of the Vienna Presbyterian
Church held all-day business and social
meeting at Mrs. F. s. Leonards home yes
terday.
Mr. Vail Of the Interior Department.
Washington, has purchased the home Of
w. G. Collins on Park street. Mr.. Collins
to OG washington n about ut
Alexandria county. Va, where he will
gage In the practice of law. Mr. Collins
was formerly mayor of Vienna and is we'll
known in Fairfax county.
A. Freeman, one of the first settlers and
business men of Vienna, is very Ill at his
home here.
Mrs. 1. B. Wilmeth mother Of ]. L. Will
meth of Vienna, has gone to Buffalo, N. Y,
for short visit
Miss Elsie Sullivan has been appointed
to II permanepet position in the Smith
sonian Institution, Washington, through
the civil service, as stenographer and type
writer.