Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-08

ginia association spending great deal
of his time in Washington and materially
aiding. if not devising and executing, the
plan of campaign which ended In the
defeat of the measure aimed at all the
pilots of the country. Now that there Is
no longer any barrier to coast1ng trade,
the possibilities are that Virginia may
decide to cut loose from the national asSo-
citation and take care OF hersei1. Inc
Virginia pilots have received scant recog-
milton and courtesy at the hands or the
national association. and since the laws
have been amended they are no longer In
terested in the affairs of the national
association as an organization. Capt.
Boutwell,. acting for the Virginia organi-
cation, has demonstrated that he is one
of the most capable of organizers. and
that he can manage hght with the
greatest ability by his skill, uniform cour-
tasy and GOODNESS
Senator John w Daniel will have to be
nominated in the primaries of next year
to succeed himself. That he VIII be a
candidate is known. He will be opposed
by Senator A. F. Thomas Of Lynchburg,
who announced some time ago that If no
one else would make the race he would
do So Senator Thomas was candidate
for reelection to the state senate last
fall and was defeated by Senator Don r.
Halsey, a member of the senate some
wears ago The issues last fall were re-
stricted to the candidacy of Senator Dan
iel Senator Thomas announced that he
would, in case he was elected, oppose
the nomination of Senator Daniel to sue
coed himself declaring that he would sup
port Allen Caperton BraxtOn Of this city.
Sly wears ago Senator Daniel was given
the nomination by default, no one Offering
against him.
Senator Thomas is a great admirer of
William Jennings Bryan, and his opposi-
ton to Senator Daniel was largely due
to the arraisnment of the Nebraskan by
the Virginia senator some months ago
in the city of Washington. when the dis
tinguished Virginian expressed his mind
pretty freely to the perpetual candidate
for the presidency.
Senator Daniel will be chosen to sue
coed himself all right. regardless of who
may enter the lists against him. but in
case he should not be candidate the
man who gets the nomination will have
to defeat Gov. Swanson for that honor.
Amusing Election Incidents.
Several amusing incidents occurred
election day. There was a good deal Of
difficulty because of the absence from
the printed lists of the names of the
voters who had qualified. Judge Witt Of
the corporation court sat in his office all
day for the purpose of helping out those
who might have qualified. but who were
denied the right to vote. One of the ap-
plicants was a colored man. quite old. a
dignifed old man, who has not voted for
some years. One of the men who had
charge Of the independence movement
had been for years instrumental in keep
ing the colored population from voting in
the days when the negroes had votes.
The gentleman had experienced a
change OF heart, and when Judge Witt
found that the old man was entitled to
vote he was given certificate to that
effect, and departed with bow and a
smile, remarking: Dat gentleman has
been for twenty years keeping me from
voting, and now / has him. He Is at my
precinct / shall go right back and put
in vote that will kill his, and l shall
vote for Mr.. Bryan. judge. OATS what I
am going to do"
Several of the gentlemen who had been
raising a good deal of noise, and who had
been on reception committees for visiting
republican orators. went to the polls. and
many of them were denied the right to
vote for failure to pay thei. taxes. Capt.