The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-03
lively TIMES IN
POLITICAL FIELD
Renewed Activity Here and Else
where Will Follow Confcd-
crate Reunion.
1ANY PRIMARIES Rim IN JUNE.
Contest for Congress III the
Eighth District Is Full OF
f, Interest.
AANY PRIMARIES IN JUNE.

With tho windng-up of the Confod-
crate Reunion this week will come n
revival in local politics, and the ac-
tivity of the candidates will steadily
Increase until the day of the primary
weeks Off
1t will be a short sharp. clcnr-cut
struggle for two seats in tho Senate
and five in the House of Delegates, and
1t Is something of coincidence that
there are exactly double US many aspi-
rants for each branch as there arc
seats to be filed. In other words ten
men are running for tho five House
seats and four for the two in the SEN
ate.
Here is n full list of the candidates:
Senate-Jno. b. S.inor. A. Beirne
Blair A.. c. Hartman. Il. c. I'olkes
= House-Harry G. Glenn. lno y, Cur
It's, i. G. Massie, Jno. j. Blake, Il. p Cox,
C L. Wingo, r. Il, Peyton, Jr, Hill
Montague, Ordway Fuller and Robert N.
Pollard. 81.
1t is anybody's fight for both branches
up to this time, according to good
Judges, except thatiit seems pretty We'll
claimed and conceded that Folkes is
5"out Of the woods" for a scat IN the
Senate. 1t is likely that three or four
more public meetings viii be held be-
fore the battle is over. The Clay Ward
actives will probably have one and
another may be held on Church HILL,
while there is talk Of n big openair
rally in Fulton. Meanwhile the cat,d-
dates Will start out this week person
ally to canvass the voters, and to slim
1of ni,.f r;o tn "a, ;,.it,,
in their respective causes.
In Other Sections.
Z The activity noted above will not be
confined to Richmond city, for II great
many important political events will
take place during tho month of June.
For example, the primary to name a
candidate for Congress in the Eighth
District will be held on June 18th, and.
as all four of the aspirants have dcvcl-
oped wonderful strength, the contest is
attracting widespread attention.
The candidates are c. c. Carlin, Alex
andria; r. Lindsay Gordon, Louisa;
Charles L. Nicol, Prince William, and
John Il. Ryan, Loudoun.
y In addition to this q large number
OF counties and cities have fixed their
Legislative primaries for dates ranging
from now to July, and 1t would not
be surprising if nearly half the Demo-
cratic candidates should be named by
the latter date.
Already three candidates for the
House have been nominated. They are
Alden Bell, Culpeper: Richard Evelyn
Byrd, Winchester and Frederick; A. b.
Hurt, Roanoke City.
The only senatorial candidate actual
~ nominated is Captain r. s. Parks,
OF Page, who will represent tho
Twelfth District. composed of Page,
NJ. j. Fulton, who did not stand for
reelection.
An Old-Timcr.
Captain Parks, who served many
years in the lower branch defeated
Colonel r. +. Leedy. of his own county
a few days ago. He will bring to the
Senate wide Legislative experience, and
promises to become at once leader of
that body.
Two other senatorial candidates are
practically nominated. They are NJ B.
Early, Jr., of Greene, who has clear
field, and John l.. Hurt, Of Roanoke,
who defeated Hon. a. B. Coleman byI
q narrow majority. Mr.. Hurt may have
opposition in other sections OF tho
district outside of Roanoke, but he
has already won the solid Endorsement
Of the Democrats of his CITY,
Indications point now to many
changes in the personnel of the upper
branch. number of the present SEN
'Rtors will not stand for recollection,
md others have contests of a serious
nature on thli hands.
Some of'thJsG who have declined to
run again are: Senator's Chapman, of
Greene; Fulton, of Warren; Lynn, of
Loudoun; Niemcyer, of Portsmouth;
Pattcson, of Buckingham; Phlcgar of
Montgomery; Shackelford. OF Orange;
Stands. of Southampton, and ST. Clair,
of Giles.
Have Opposition.
4 Here arc some Of the present Sena-
tors who have opposition, and the
names of their competitors: a. c. lIar-
man, lRichmond City (three others
named above competingg; Saxon w.
Holt, Newport News; r. Aylett Ashby,
Newport News, opposing; II. O. Kcrns,
Halifax, II. "A. l1dmondson, Halifax, op-
posing: Geo. II. Rison, Pittsylvania. w.
T. Wilson. Pittsylyanla. opposing; i. b.
Roberts, Mccklenburg, j. d. Elam
Brunswick, opposing; Jos. 2. Sadlcr
Chesterfield, j. b. Watkins, Chester
field opposing; ]. Boyd Sears, Mathews.
Colonel Jno. Il. Saunders, Middlesex,
opposing; A. Il. Strobe, Amherst, w.
Kinkle Allen, Amherst. opposing: A. y.
Thomas, Campbell county, DR.. p Hal
sey, Lynchburg, opposing.
The following new men will probably
be named for the Senate without op-
position: N B. Early Jr.. to succeed
John S. Chapman. of Greene; Colonel
+. u. Holland, of Suffolk, to succeed
Senator VIM Stands; S. S. SimHerman
of Wythe, TO succeed Pcyton u. st.
Clair.
Some of the present Senator's, who
will be returned without opposition
are: Edward Echols, Staunton; W. A.
Garrett, Henry; Ben Il. Guntcr, Acco-
mac A. II, Hobbs, Prince George: Geo
3. Kcezell. Rockingham; Charles Trot.
ter Lassiter, Petersburg; Lewis H.
Machen. Alexandria; VIM Hodges
Mann, Nottoway; T.. w. Sims, Louisa.
s. TaNcrner Shenandoah; C. HARDING
Walker, northumberland.
There are so many fights for tho
House going on all over the State maj
It is difficult to Keep track Of lion,
until they eliminate in nominations NJ
the primaries. ~