The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-15
RESTLESS TIDE
SWEEPS STATE
Legislative Nominations So Far
Made Indicate Decided Dis
position for Change.

In New England and in the far South,
the people have way Of kecling pub
lie servants in Office until they die, but
1t is not so in Virginia.
In Maine and New Hampshire and
Vermont, it is almost considered bad
manners for a man to oppose an ncum-
bent in the United States Congress, and
this they say is true also in Misssis-
sippi. Alabama and Louisiana. But the
Virginia people play no favorites" in
politics, and no mans publiclife is safe
in the face of an election. Virginians
are restless people, and from United
States Senators down to members of
the lower branch of the General AS
sembly they are wont to make fire.
quent changes.
A great many nominations have been
made by the Democratic party up to
this time for members of the Legisla-
ture and old leaders have fallen out
side the breastworks" as though they
had never been men of powers and
prestige.
Finally Forgnvc Him.
Another peculiar chara cteristic of
Virginia people is their forgiving dis
position. Take old man Parks for eX-
ample, Familiarity known for years in
Page" He was fairly idolized by his
people. They kept him as their Com
monwealth's attorney for eighteen
years and sent him for some ten years
to the Legislature, where he was
strong and capable leader. They made
him their representative in the Consti-
| tutional Convention, and he was a
| leader In that great body of brilliant
statesmen. He voted to proclaim the
Constitution, and his high spirited
Dutch constituency put him out of pub
| lie life at the next election. They
would not let him come back to the
House, and clanish as they are, they
went to Rappahannock to find a man
| to beat him.
But in time, Captain Parks's people
relcnted, and in a recent contest for
the Senate named him as their leader
| over Colonel r. r. Lee"y one of the
most popular men in the district
Nominations so lar MAJ 1or the Som
ate and House respectively follow:
Senate.
/ r. S. Parks, Twelfth District.
n. b. Early, Jr., Seventeenth District.
r. NJ. Ward. Tenth District.
:; B. r. Gunter, Thirty seventh District.
, e. r. Holland. Thirtieth District.
r. w. Sims, Thirteenth District
Saxon w. Holt, Thirty sixth District
A. C. Harman and E G. Folkes
Thirty-eighth District
Don p. Halsey. Twentieth District.
J, House OF Delegates.
ii S. p. Read, Mecklenburg.
, r. S. Powell, Brunswick.
c. OConor Goodrich, fredericksburg
w. e. Iowle. Isle Wight.
ii j. NJ Barker, Jr., Henry.
/. e. p. Cox, Hill Montague, 2. G
!, y. r. cox, Hill Montague Z. G
0 Masslc, c. r.. Wingo and Harry 9
] Glenn Richmond city.
( Harry r. Houston, Hampton.
. " n Barrett, Newport News.
0 ". r. Gomgan, York.
. r. NJ. Dunn and y, II. Pitts. Alpe
a marie.
> John r. Rev, Accomac.
j. G. Cllntwood. Franklin.
h r. j. Shelton, Culpeper.
l. Alden Bell Culpeper.
= w r.. Oliver Fairfax.
, John Orr Daniel. Loudoun and Eau
euler
r, H., Ryrl, winchester.
: u, y. jennings Lynchburg'
Caleb Bates, Lee.
T.. M Love, Londoun
Robert w. Withcrs, SUFFOLK
r Tyson Janncy, Prince william.
a. u. Hunt Roanoke city,
r., G. l.. Moncure, Stafford
Howell G. Featherston, Camphell.
a. M. Bowman, Roanoke county
c. c, Talinferro. orange.
some Have Been Tried.
Four out of thetensn nominees fon th
Senate AFRO incumbentS.t4 They a
Alegsrs Harman, Holt, Gnntesr f !, an =
Sims, Ono has served y 10 n 2, Q ,s,ehts
before. Hetis Hon. Don z. Haises' ),
:" IYnGhburg Messrs ParRs, Eai'
{ Elan ana WoIkes have seen long ~ =
: Wee IN, the II ousc, anc VI J lileTe.n
come TO Inc General Assembly WI
valuable experience, Thrill two 9. H s. y
~ nominees have been made. " ltle
=. rln.leen are &incumbents All ma o.