Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-26
POLITICS IN VIRGINIA
LIVELY CONTESTS IN SOME DIS.
TRICTs-LovING's TRIAL.
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= - RICHMOND, Va, May %, 1907.
Politicalobseryers are watching the strug-
gle now on in the Lynchburg senatorial
contest between Don p. Halsey and A. +.
Thomas. Both are former members of the
state senate, and both are making des-
perate fight to again represent the people
Mr.. Thomas has announced that he will
oppose the reelection of Senator Daniel to
the United States Senate upon the expira-
ton Of his present term. Mr.. Halsey Is
relative and supporter of Senator Daniel,
and is equally as pronounced in his ayowal
of support of the Lame Lion of Lynch
burg" The antagonism of Mr.. Thomas Is
said to be due to the criticism OF Will
liam Jennings Bryan by the senator from
Virginia, Senator Daniel having comment
ed on the speech of Mr.. Bryan at New
York on his return to the United States
from tour of the world when he took po-
sition on the question of government con-
troll of the railroads. Senator Thomas ad-
mires the position and views of the Ne
braskan Mr.. HaIsey does not discuss that
phase of the affair, and contents himself
with saying that ne Will vote LOT the re-
Senator Daniel Is the issue in the cam
paign, and in that district alone Is there
an issue of any sort between democrats,
OF course Senator Daniel is anxious that
his own district shall not be opposed to
him when the time comes for his election,
and the defeat of the candidates friendly to
his return to the federal Senate might IN
SHIRE some gentleman with confidence to
make the race against MIN 1or the nohl-
nation.
Conflicting reports coming here from
the eighth congressional district. The fight
for the nomination is becoming more and
more exciting. Each Of the four candidates
insists that he will win, and that the others
are engaged in a desperate effort to prevent
being the last man in the running. Neither
candidate will concede that the other has
a ghost of a show. Friends of the aspirants
are talking the same way. There Is some
waging of money on the contest, and each
man has his following in his own section.
The political element here inchnes to the
belief that Mr. Carlin will win the nemina-
ton. 1t is no secret that Mr.. Carlin is the
one candidate who stands lace high" with
the present political regime in Virginia, all
the others being aligned with the faction
tasue laid down the cares of office. So far
as can be ascertained none Of the officials
of the state is taking any part in the
cmpaign. but it is accepted as fact that
If Gov. Swanson or Senator Martin had a
vote 1t would go to the gentleman from
Alexandria
Kennedy Again to the Front.
John Pendleton Kennedy. the state libra
rian. is again In the public eye. This time,
according to members of~the library class
studying under him. he has more than
one complaint laid at his door. The mem
bers Of the class. as students receiving no
pay for their work Tin the state library).
classified and indexed private library.
The gentleman for whom the work was
done paid the bill The ladies thought
they were to receive the money. Kennedy
said that it should be used for the pur-
pose of taking the class to Asheville to at
tend the sessions of the American Library
Association. The ladies were told to con-
tribute about SIS each to cover the ex-
penses of the trip. They demurred, and
Kennedy turned the matter over to the
board. The members of the class will have
to make up $25 to pay for typewriting done
for them in connection with the work.
All the employees of the library testified
against Kennedy when the recent investi-
cations were under way. When he left for
the Asheville convention the librarian
placed a stenographer. who has been en-
ployed in the building as special less
than year and who has been engaged In
library, jumping her over Mrs. Kate P.
Minor, DR.. Eekenrode, Mr.. Berkeley and
Mr.. Terrence. all of whom have been there
for two years or more. The stsnographer
and two other ladies testified for Kennedy.
The other ladies friendly to Kennedy have
made the trip to Asheyille to attend the
library convention. =
Judge Loving's Trial
The grand jury for Nelson circuit court
will meet Monday morning at II o'clock
The charge of the Judge will be delivered
and an Indictment against Judge William
c. Loving. who shot and killed Theodore
Estes about three weeks ago, will be re-
turned. Then will come the fight Of the
defense to have the case removed to some
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