The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-30

Heard and Been
in ublic Places
election or United States Senators py
primaries has been given remarkable
ssnlncance by the people of Alabama
said a citizen or tnat state at the
two United States Senators were to be
selected. owing to the TACT that the
OF Alabama meets quad
rcnnlally, the unanimous choice the
people Of that state was known TO
rcst upon Senators Morgan and Pettus;
yet SO firm q hold has the primary idea
tuken upon Alabamlansa that these
venerable Iatriarchs themselves, adj
mittedly without opp5 sition, were
party race Tor the offices. The singular
pert Of the matter is, however, the fact
that the ages Of both OF the Senators
were so great that the Democrats OF
Alabama were unwilling that the o prob D.
them of the privilege Of selecting SEN
ators by primary.
he unusual plan was. therefore. de-
.pective aspirants for appointment or
election to I'LL any vacancy that might
occur must themselves go before the
people In the same primary and be-
hs gr he
" a party rating. so to speak, but IT
was considered inviolable by the Gov.
lernorS and the Legislature, both OF
whom followed out the results of me
plan by appointing and electing John
II. Bankhead to. the recent vacancy
caused by the death OF the late Senator
John T. Morgan.
.1Eow that the hand Of death mas
u r,{h fnr
Alabama, Edmund W. Pettus, the pecu-
liar appropriateness of the alternate
plan has been justified by the outcome
Joseph Forney Johnston. former Gov
Ididata selected to succeed to any va,
ca ncy, and. now that the aged and
stricken Senator from Ala bama has sue
cumbed to the present attack former
succeed him. This election VIII be
for the unexplred term of Senator Pet
tus. ending March 1909, and i t
the next EuGsfeang te H1abama
| in session. will not meet again untsl
"Joseph T. y oanstonis a. North Caro-
llinian. who foulH,t through the Cis .il
North Carolina Regiment, and who
went Immediately after its close to
Alabama. where he practiced law, IN
Selma, the home OF MORGAN and Pet-
|
tired from the practice Of his profess 1.t ie =
sion to become pres dent of the Ala
bama National Bank, at Birmingham.
It was under Governor Johns =.
p Demo. rat, Executive committee that
negro domination in Alabama was
overthrown in 1876. He Is a man OF
forceful personality. genial and win
ming; and 1t Gcan8pe safely SAID sa that
he has greater personal following
in Alabama than any other man IN. the
State. In 1896 he was elected Gov
|ernor, and was reelected in 1898. Ills
administration was characterized: by a
fearless enforcement Of the equality of
4 the laws.
@@"Governor Johnston Is man of Wig
|orous mentality, experienced in law
and in finance, as well as in govern.
rare in their coincidence. are ,ripened
by experience and draw vitality from
the strong personality Of the man. Al
though now in,h his sixty-fourthi. year,
he, Is strong and active physica.ll y
lin hunting. Alabamians look forward
with interest and confidence to his
advent in tho Senate. III,
/ His family was prominent in North
Carolina and In the United States from
early days. one of his. great uncles
having been offered the presidency OF
i the Continental Congress-. His grand
father commanded a regiment at the
ceeding gcnerations have made good
the promise made to the nation II the
i days of the young republic. In being
notified of his nomination as one OF
| yention referred to him as the most
.|indomitable Democrat In Alal&ma
i title which Is perhaps, the best do
scription Of the man.
u Mr.. Theodore Cox, of Newport News
spent yesterday at Murphy's: ~ de-
4 cares that the great shipbuilding city
lis having an altogether novel political
contest. The judgeship of tho Corpor-
alton Court Will be vacant in time for
4 cessor to Y. J. Barham. who has bcen
the judge ever since Newport News
has had a Corporation Court. judge
Barham. who has made a good officer
three other aspirants for judicial hons
ors, among them Clarence w. Robin
son, the present CommonWealth's at
torney are In the field. The candidates
jcct to the approval OF the Legislature
!. thus for the first time in the history
of Virginia giving the people the rlght
The ygh t. aeaosdn nsr TO
seems to be between judge sBarham
and Mr., Robinson. with the chances
4 favoring the sitting Judge, who ma IA
an enyah r Hannb Tnce eM
, decisions reversed by the higher court $
Il on the other hand, Mr., Robinson has
4 ma de a good Commonweplth's attorney
THE contest between these two will 'bs
close.
"Frcm the viewpoint of the hotc
man., Newport News has been llltlt
n disappointed with the exposition bust
ness" remarked hotel man of tina
town at Murphy's Yesterday afternoon
We expected all kinds of visitors, am
hotels and boardng-hous opened
got our portion OF the profits: Th'
& fact Is, 1t seems to me Richmond hal
been getting the lion's share OF tn
u exposition business, SO far as eonYen
d cd; E We ShaSeynot been getting quite a
'lImuch of ~ down our, Way as week g,