Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-06
TO FACE OPPOSITION
Virginia Representatives Must
Fight to Hold Job.
THREE DISTRICTS IN MIND
Great Interest in Decision in Pas
senger Rate Cases.
ANNUAL REPORT ON LABOR
Carolina Plant About Foot Ball
"Ringe.s"-Rebuff for
Whisky Men.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
RICHMOND. Va, December ). 1905
Democratic representatives from the
| third, fifth and seventh districts will GER
tainly face opposition at the hands Of the
| republicans Of this state when the cleo
| ton shall come around This fact was
announced by member of the republican
organization few days ago and is based
| on what he claimed to have been the ex-
cellent showing made by the candidates
| Of that part in the election Of last month
In this district Mr.. Luce made very
much stronger showing than has been
given to any other republican since Judge
Edmund Waddill Of the federal bench at
this time was awarded the seat over
Can't George D. Wise. That was some
eighteen years ago. Mr.. Luce is young
and progressive business man, and the
last has not been heard from him in
political way. He Is wealthy, well edu-
Gated is successful in business and has
the confidence Of the business interests
Of this city.
The fifth district is to place Gov. Swan
son up for nomination next time. 1pat
Is what all the politicians from that sec
ton are talking, and 1t is known tnat
one of the closest supporters of Judge
Saunders has told the governor that In
case he stands for the nomination he will
be found supporting him. The republicans
came within less than a hundred of carry
ing the district this time. notwithstand-
ing that Floyd county, with republican
majority of some 500. had been sliced Off
and placed in the sixth district, in order
to keep the fifth district in the demo-
cratic column.
Politicians say that the governor is the
ri no
pended on to whoop up the forces and to
bring all the elements of the party into
line and make the district absolutely DEM
ocratic beyond all question. The election
this year cost Judge Saunders just little
under 5000. the largest amount spent
by any candidate save in the ninth dis
trict.
Representative Hay. in the seventh. is
also to have his fight for election after
he shall have been nominated. The re-
pubicans in that district piled up vote
that surprised them, and they declare that
they will again go after the seventh dis
trict and keep on till they shall have sue
ceeded in placing a republican, in Con-
gress from that district.
Glass for Governor.
Representative Glass private secretary,
Mr.. Hammer, came here a few days ago
and went to a newspaper Office and gave
out a statement to the effect that Rep
resentative Glass had announced himself
candidate for governor. Mr.. Glass as
soon as the statement appeared In print.
proceeded to make a denial that he had
authorized any such statement by his
secretary, adding that recently he had
held several conferences with his friends
regarding the situation. but that he had
not reached conclusion. That MI Glass
will finally enter the race Is generally pc
Heved here but just what he has told his
fra other
state is being regarded until he Is ready
| to make his own statement and to give
his views of the matter.
| People of the state are much wrought
| up over the decision of the Supreme
Court of the United States in the famous
Virginia twO-cent passenger rate cases.
| The effect of the decision is not u;:der-
stood here. and there are lawyers, men
Of excellent reputation, who contend that
the state has won as much OF victory
as the railroads There are some who
| contend that the decision Is severe blow
at state rights and that the federal gov
eminent has no right to interfere In the
matter of state regulation OF traffic.
Whatever may be the effect OF the deci-
sion. there is no question but that the
state stands ready and will proceed TO
renew the fight along all lines and Will
keep hammering away till she accom-
plishes just what she set out to do-com-
| pei the roads to give the people fair
and reasonable passenger rate. One OF
the things which will prevent return to
| the old rates is the contract which the
| governor has with the railroads, whereby
| the present rates are to obtain until such
| time as the courts shall have finally pass
| ed on the matter and rendered an opinion
| in the controversy that is based on the
merits and not the technicalities tn 1t may
| be raised by eminent counsel Tor the
roads.
Under the constitution the general as
sembly is authorized to make such
! IN hn
| poration commission article as the men,
| bers of the commission may suggest in
| order to perfect that instrument and to
vest 1t with full power to regulate and
deal with the common carriers OF the
! state. If II is necessary to do so, me
| governor will convoke the general assem-
| bly, at any time and take UP the matter
| of regulating the railroads and to correct
| whatever weaknesses there may be in
! the laws pertaining to that sub. ect. One
| thing is certain. The state has not the
! least intention of abandoning the struS-
| gle.
Labor Commissioner Report.
Labor Commissioner Doherty will pre-
sent his annual report to the governor
| Monday. The volume will be the largest
and most interesting in the history of the
| state 1t will cover a multitude of SUBJ
| jects pertaining to labor. the conditions
| of the trades, the industries. the cond-
| lions or the WOrklNSNlef OF TIE state ana
| will deal with the facts established by the
| report of the inspector of the department.
| In the matter of the bakeries of the Sta.e
| the report will make some disclosures
! that will arouse Indignation and create a
| sensation.
John B. Clinedinst, the inspector, found
/ in some of the cities bake shops in which
| the owners made their bakeries c double
| duty-servfng as a stable for their teams
| and also for the purposes of the bakery.
| These conditions We're found to exist in
| the tidewater section of the state. In
| another instance the report will show that
| a man was found at work in a bakery,
| Invested of all clothing and his body COW
cred with ulcers caused by loathsoI-.e
| ailment The report will not mention the
section in which these conditions were
| found to exist, but it will m-ntion tho
above facts and even worse, that were
actually found.