Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-23
FOR BRYAN
Virginia Democrats Amused
Over Taft Screamer. -.
GLASS FOR GOVERNOR
Fourth Candidate in Contest That
Will Be Exciting.
ELLYS0N IS URGED TO RUN
Colored Woman a Human Culture
Tube-Typhoid Fever Follows
In Her Wake.
ELLYS0N IS URGED TO RUN
Special Correspondence Of The Star.


RICHMOND, Va, August %, 1908.
Democrats of the state have been re-
ceiving copies of papers containing a.
telegram sent from this city to northern
and western papers concerning the Taft
Democratic Club of 1.5OO members which
Is being organized here and OF the pros
pect of Judge Taft carrying this city and
state. The gentlemen who received the
papers are highly amused at the
prophesies Of the correspondent who sent
out the article. The reports were of a
nature showing that Bryan is no longer
the choice Of the people Of the state, that
the people were fast coming out for Judge
TAM and that the democrats are disor-
ganized. Secretary Jacob n. Brenaman
of the state democratic committee, has
heard a good deal Of the reports which
have come in from various parts of the
state. and the first Is yet to come which
indicates that there Is anything but a
Bryan sentiment. This, Of course comes
from the democrats-the men who go into
the primaries, pick their candidates and
stand up for them and then support the
nominee whether 1t is their choice or not.
Virginia will give anywhere from 10000
to $4,000 majority for Mr.; Bryan. There
Is no doubt of this, and 1t is waste of
time for the republicans to make any
calculations with the idea of changing
this result.
The report that Capt w. P. Robinson
of Danville one of the big men of the
republican party in that city. had deter
mined to vote for Bryan in preference TO
Taft because of the religious views of
the republican candidate, has attracted
a great deal of attention. Capt. Robin
son has been an affiliate of more than one
political party since he attained his ma
jority. He was a democrat. then a re-
adjuster, became a republican and held
Office during the regime when the repub-
leans and readjusterS and negroes got
control Of the state and city governments.
He was an aspirant for the Danville post
Office after the defeat Of Mr.. Cleveland,
and has been mentioned since that time
But another man got the job a few days
ago and Capt. Robinson was overlooked.
Glass for Governor.
Close friends Of Representative Carter
Glass of Lynchburg declare that he is to
enter the gubernatorial race. He is hold
inb back for the simple reason that he
does not desire to complicate the con-
gressional contest with that for the gov
ernOrship. Mr.. Glass is not a strong man
physically, and 1t would be tax on him
to have to make two campaigns in sue
cessiOn. He has opposition for Congress,
1t is true, but from the way the district
has been voting in the past it will not
be necessary for him to AXE many
speeches. Should he begin to make ad-
dresses at this time. as the other candi-
dates are doing, 1t might serve to draw
him into an active campaign for the fight
which he has on his hands and compel
him. in order to cover his own district to
decline q great number of invitations to
appear at places and make speeches.
The entrance of Mr.. Glass makes the
fourth candidate in the contest. That is
one more than the voters have had from
which to make selection for many years.
Judge Mann. Mr.. Stuart and Mr.. Tucker
are in the fight at this time. and within
a month after the presidential election
is out of the way the several candidates
will open headquarters and begin the
work in dead earnest. The situation is
very much mixed in the state. Among the
officials Of the state each of the candi-
dates has supporters. Notwithstanding
the cry that has been raised that the,
ring" generally accepted as meaning
the official circle. is for Judge Mann. a
day or two ago Judge Mann issued a
statement in which he denied that he was
the candidate of any man, set of men or
combination of any sort. though he did
plead guilty to being the ring cand-
date IL support of the nominees of the
party Is meant.
Will Ellyson Enter Race?
Friends of Lieut.. Gov. ]. Taylor Ely
son are urging him to enter .he struggle
to succeed Gov. Swanson. Mr.. Ellyson
arrived yesterday morning frorn a months
stay in Europe. and when he came home
he found a large number of letters from
all parts of the state await him. all
urging him to enter. The letters declare
that the time is Opportune aid that the
democrats of the state desire to honor
him by elevattng him to the chief mag
istracy of the state. Mr.. Ellyson some
time ago announced that he would stand
for his present ONCE again, and 1t is not
known il he will change. He carefully
considers matters before announcing his
decision, and IL is an even guess that he
will do one of two things-consent to
the wishes of his friends or prefer to stay
just where he is.
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