Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-07
DANIELS OPPOSITION BRYAN MEN ARE SORE
Singular Condition of Affairs in Recent Treatment at State
Virginia Politics Democratic Meeting.
OVER BRYAN INSTRUCTION CONVENTION AFTERMATH
Jbds Roads of the Maryland Dele
Future. cation to Denver
TO FIGHT LIQUOR CARRIERS THE REPUBLICANS FEEL GOOD
Situation by Democrats-Aleged
Convent ton atR Paving
Singular Condition of Affairs in
Virginia Politics
OVER BRYAN INSTRUCTION
Jailbirds to Work on the Roads in
Future.
TO FIGHT LIQUOR CARRIERS
Mechanics to Resume Work-Exces-
sive Rains Injure the Crops.
Convention at Roanoke
Special Correspondence of The Star

Special Correspondence of The Star.
RICHMOND. Va. June 6, 1908.
The opposition to Senator Daniel. under
the direction Of Senator A. r. Thomas of
Lynchburg. has developed very extra
ordinary condition of affairs In the state
The democrats have nearly all elected
delegates to the state convention. which
is to assemble at Roanoke June II. and
they have nearly all instructed for Bryan.
Right on the heels of the instruction for
Bryan comes the further instruction by
the people who are favorable 10 Bryan
directing the delegates to vote for Sena
tor John w. Daniel for delegate at large
The point is that Senator Thomas has
been for some time eng ged in a war on
Senator Daniel because he did not indorse
everything that Col Bryan said and did
The truth of the business is that Senator
Daniel is one of the most beloved men in
he would not support Col Bryan the
chances are that he would have gone to
the national convent ion. the people having
the utmost confidence in the senior Sena-
tor from Virginia.
The impression now Is that the con-
vention will instruct the Virginia delega-
ton TO Denver to vote for Col. Bryan. If
this Is not done the convention will direct
result will be the same. for practically
all the counties have declared in favor
of Col. Bryan.
Partisans of the old Martin Montague
regime are trying to make il appear that
the Martin people are to make a martyr
of one of the Montague adherents The
gentleman in question aspires TO be the
elector for this district and he and his
friends have resorted to the scheme of
making the Rhea investigation the basis
OF the martyrdom. Hill Montag que
member of the house who voted against
Judge Rhea's confirmation, wants to he
the elector for the district 1t is being
reported in the papers that he is being
fought by the Martin element simply be-
caused he voted against Judge Rhea Mr..
Montague Is not delegate to the state
convention and just how he can hope to
De made elector is not clear.
Shock for the Jailbirds.
Judge Samuel B. Witt of the corporation
court has directed the police justice 10
forward to him each week list of all
persons by him committed TO the city
jail. The judge announces that he will
make up list of persons who are to be
sent TO the roads each week in future
This means that the petty thieves DRINKS
and habitual offenders are to go to work
on the roads, and also that after the first
month OF such service the birds will
Degln to wing their flight and seek other
There are more than 800 negro men in
the city jail for petty offenses Judge
Witt Will assign each of the men to work
on the roads and will see TO il that here
aller there Is 10 be no crowding of the
jails.
A state official one given to the study
of statistics. says that the number of in
mates of the penitentiary is increasing
rapidly each year. He declares that the
governors for the last three terms have
pardoned many, but that the number is
growing rapidly. Under the law the pris-
oners can. after they have spent one-half
Iheir time In the prison, ask for parole.
ana the board. If the record OF the prs-
oner is clear. is to grant The parole
The gentleman says that by this means
the convicts are multiplying. as the men
take greater chances than before with
the knowledge that they can and will be
discharged when they have served one
half their terms The fact is that par
dons are being granted with lavish
hand In recent years, and the number of
men released makes no impression on the
total number on hand.
Will Fight Liquor Carrying.
Judge William Ii. Mann of Nottoway.
counsel for two or three of the small
towns along the Norfolk and Western
railroad, has announced that his clients
will not appeal from the decision of the
corporation commission. which directed
transport shipments of liquor from Roam
oke 10 the dry towns along the Nor
folk and Western railroad Judge Mann
represented Radford. Glade Spring and
Sastvllle. The council of the town of
Marion. however. is not disposed to sur
render without fight. b. +. Buchanan.
Inc attorney for The latter place has been
directed To take the case to the court of
appeals. the belief being that the commits
SION Is not VeSed with power to deter
mine the validity of the ordinances which
prohibit the delivery of LIQUOR within the
limits of the town.
The case is TO be hard fought, as the
erect o. the laws of the state regarding
tae sale OF LIQUOR is involved If the
courts shall hold that the ordinances
against the delivery OF liquor are void
then the local option laws are of no effect
and the towns will have the sale of liquor
without the revenue.
Report is that the local branch of the
American Locomotive Company is to be-
Sin operations June II. 1t is said that
several hundred mechanics will be put 10
work. many of whom have been idle for
six months or more.
The excessive rains of the last few DAYS
have had very bad effect on the crops
Growing corn and tobacco have been
beaten down and injured to some extent
by the rains. The harvesting of wheat
and oats is also interfered with to con-
siderable extent.
Delegates TO the Roanoke convention
are 10 iedNe th!S clty tuesday night The
state committee is 10 meet Wednesday
in the city of Roanoke. II is settled that
Mr.. Richard +. Byrd will be the chair
man of the convention. and that Senators
Daniel and Martin Gov Swanson and
Maj ]. Hoge Tyler will be the delegates
at large TO the Denver convention
There are more idle mechanics on the
streets at this time than threre have been
for years
The last session OF the Grand Lodge Of
Pythians directed the building OF the
Hines Memorial Hall in this city The
work is to begin "a once. The hall is To
perpetuate the memory Of Samuel Holder
Hines. who lost his life in this city in an
effort 10 save a fellow member of the
order.
Pleasure Craft in the Potomac
The handsome power yacht Naomi. hail