Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-26
POLITICS IN VIRGINIA
Nominations for Congress in
the Various Districts.
WHAT Mr.. SLEMP CLAIMS
Signs of Renewed Activity in Bust
ness World.
INTEREST IN POLL-TAX CASE
Democrats Will Open Headquarters
in Richmond September 1-Old
Dominion Gossip.
WHAT Mr.. SLEMP CLAIMS
INTEREST IN POLL-TAX CASE
Special Correspondence of The Star.


Special Correspondence of The Star.
RICHMOND. Va. July o. 1908.
Nominations for Congress have been
made by the democrats in every district
save two-the second and the ninth. In
the former there is four-cornered nSht
between Representative Maynard, Col.
George c. Cabell. former Representative
William A. Young and j. T. Holland.
The campaign is growing pretty warm,
with allegations and accusations as to
the absence of legislation beneficial to
certain communities. In the ninth dis
trict the democrats are TO hold O conven-
tion August !, at Big Stone Gap. to name
man to make the race. In that district
1t is a case of who will take the nominal
ton, not who will get it. The repub-
licans have the call in that section and
for years 1t has been represented by the
Slemps father and son. G. Bascom Slemp,
the state chairman of the republican
party and present representative is up TO
succeed himself, but the democrats In
cline to the belief that the time has come
TO take the measure of the political boss
OF the state.
The following are the nominees of the
democrats by districts. far as they
nave Deen MADE: lfSt dlStrlCt, w liildlll ~
Jones; second, TO be named by primary;
third. John Lamb: fourth. Francis X
Lassiter; fifth Edward w. Saunders;
sixth. Carter Glass; seventh, James Hay;
eighth, Charles c. Carlin; ninth, 10 he
named later; tenth, Henry ID. Flood. The
republicans have named the following:
Third, John G. Luce; sixth. Mercer Hart
man; ninth. c. Bascom Slemp; tenth.
Courtney Franklin.
State Senator John NJ Parsons of Gray
son. who is now in the sixth district and
who has been mentioned for the nomina
ton to oppose Representative Glass. said
to The Star correspondent a few days ago
that he had decided to keep out of the
fight, as he did not have time to make
the race. He prefers to remain In the
state senate for a while longer The re-
Dublicans in the third district are very
anxious to take the scalp of Representa-
tive Lamb but there appears to be very
little chance to accomplish the wish.
Mr.. Slemp's Claims.
Politicians down this way are rather
amused at the claims set up by Chairman
c. Bascom Slemp as to the expectations
Of his party in Virginia this fall. They
declare that there is just about as much
chance for the state of Virginia to go re-
publican as there is for the state of Penn
sylvania to drop into the democratic col
umn. The claim of Mr.. SlemD was made
Tor political purposes only, for there are
few who admit that Mr.. Slemp could have
been in earnest when he made the asser-
ton that Taft would get the states cleo
toral vote.
There is no Disgusting the fact that there
are great many of the business men of
the city who are favorable to the election
OF Mr.. Taft. and they will vote. but
where the democrats lose one vote In the
cities they will gain in the counties The
party authorities declare that Bryan will
receive by far the largest majority this
fall the Old Dominion has ever given him.
limo hn off 1,r
fraction less than 3O,OOO, and this In
the face OF the gold democratic opposition
to the regular democratic nominee.
one of the significant things is that
some OF the newspapers in the other cities
or the state who were antagonistic to
Bryan twelve years ago are now in line
Tor him. This Is true of the morning pa
per here and of the Danville Register,
which is now one of the most ardent adj
vocates Of the Nebraskan
Independence League.
The Independence League In this state
Is regarded as farcical in every way. Out
side of the few persons who are identi-
fed with the organization no one ever
hears of It. There is not a paper in the
state which regards the move as any,
tnlng more than a freak outfit If the
parry should put up ticket for the
PRESIDENCY 1t will poll SO few votes in the
state that 1t would not affect either nj
the bona fide candidates. In MANY OF the
cltles and counties there is no sort OF an
organization whatever, and the fact that
tnose identified with it are not well known
rs not calculated to create widespread in
tereSt. AZ
Business Reviving.
For several months there were on the
tracks Of the Chesapeake and Ohio be-
tween this city and Newport News MANY
thousands of idle coal cars They had
grown rusty from lack of USE and they
were an eyesore to passengers along the
Ioao. Within the last few weeks all
tnese cars have been moved, and the
impression is that tfiey have been taken
TO the mining districts and placed in
readiness for the resumption of work
on a large scale in a short while
one of the most important grounds
Tor this belief is the step which has
been taken looking TO the handling of
eoai In large quantities at Newport
news FOR some years the state has
enforced regulation which stopped
vessels coming to that port for bunker
coal The same regulation did not OBJ
tain at Norfolk. just across from New
port News The vessels were allowed
to go to Norfolk after they had been in
spected by the federal health authori-
ties, whereas they We're held for five
days when bound for Newport News
Then. too, each vessel was required to
pay from S. to SO for the inspection
by the state health board The bust
ness men of Newport News have asked
that this law be modified by the gov
ernor SO that the port will be on precise
ly the same footing as Norfolk The be-
lief Is that this will be done and if so
the business of filling vessels with
bunker coal will greatly increase This
Will benefit the Chesapeake and Ohio
which at this time has thousands of cars
Of coal at the piers.
Old Waterman a Thief.
A. c. Wilkerson. an aged white man.
OF Manchester, employed as a watch
man at a shoe factory. has proved to be
thief of an unusual order He was
employed to protect the place from in
truders, and was believed to be a model
Waterman Shoes by the pair began
to disappear from the place, and an
officer was Set to watch for the thief
1t was discovered that the old man had
given the shoes away to girl in the
neighborhood, presenting her with a pair
every time she passed the place while
he was on duty. The old man had also
given the shoes to other girls in the
neighborhood The girl appeared in
court with pair of the shoes on her
feet. saying she had others at her home
which had been given her by WilkersonI
The old man made no defense, and the
mayor gave him thirty days in Jail
Teachers on Pension List.
The state board OF education is to meet