Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-27
DEMOCRATS GET BUSY
Gov. Swanson Will Open Cam
paign Tomorrow.
WILL ANSWER CAPT. KENT
Another Attempt to Amend Pilot
Laws.
WANT NEW TAX TICKETS
Desire to Have Collections Made at
Same Time-Powhatan
Cases Ended.
WANT NEW TAX TICKETS
Special Correspondence of The Star.


RICHMOND, Va, September %. 1909.
With the opening of the coming week
the democrats will have the campaign
for the governorship and the other state
officers in full swing. Judge Mann,
Judge Samuel Williams. Gov. Swanson.
Representative Flood. Representative
Lamb. Representative Jones and others
of the prominent men of the party will
! be on the stump. and from that time on
| there will be daily accessions to the
ranks of the speakers.
| Gov. Swanson Is to make the first
direct reply to the general charges OF
Capt. Kent, who has attacked the admin
istration in every way. The governor has
| about completed his speech, and he will
take up the allegations Tuesday, when
he makes his first appearance on the
hustings at Surry Court House. The
governor will pay particular attention to
the suggestion that the state has been
eXtravagant.
Chairman Ellyson is receiving reports
of the work that is being done to per-
feet the organization of the party in all
parts of the state. His information Is
that the ninth district which is the
only republican district in the state, will
give an immense vote for the ticket,
though there Is no hope that the demo-
Gratis will carry that part Of the cOun-
ty. for there is a normal majority of
not less than 5000. and the republicans
have an organization that cannot be sur
passed, while the taxes Of the voters have
been paid promptly.
One hundred members of the house are
| to be elected, and as yet the republicans
have made very few nominations. and the
bulk of these are in the section which
has been, and will be, republican for q
long time to come.
Renew War on Pilots.
There will be another attempt on the
part of some of the shipping interests
to so amend the pilot laws as to. prac-
tcally wipe out the business OF these
men. Some of the big coal companies
are to back the movement. the claim
being made that the charges of the pilots
are excessive. This war has been on for
years.
The next general assembly will be
called OH to elect many OF the judges
for the courts. One Of the judges OF the
supreme court Of appeals will have to be
Cardwell expiring in 1911. He will be
candidate for reelection. Each legisla-
ture will elect one Of the Judges OF this
court. The following circuit judges are
to be reelected: Third circuit. Judge ).
F. West of Waverley; seventh. Judge r.
]. Harvey of Stuart: eleventh. Judge G.
". Robinson of Newport News; fifteenth,
Judge John e. Mason of Fredericksburg;
nineteenth. Judge George *. Anderson
of Clifton Forge, and twenty-tnird Judge
r. B. Hutton Of Abingdon. These Judges
Of corporation courts are to be chosen:
Judge Hanckel OF Norfolk. Judge Balm
Of Portsmouth. Judge Wells OF Man
chester, Judge Kelley of Bristol. Judges
OF the supreme court serve for twelve
years and judges Of the circuit courts
for eight years. while the judges OF the
corporation courts serve for six years. In
this time will stand for reelection. and
so far as known there Is no opposition.
Honors From New Governor.
The new Governor Of Virginia, who will
take Office February 1, will have many
appointments and honors to bestow. First
of all. he has to name staff Of fifteen
coionels for state occasions and SHOW"
In addition to these, during the first
year of his incumbepcy of office he
viii have to name members of the vari-
Gus boards and commissions as follows;
fish commissioner and four members
Of the board: hospital commissioner. nye
members of tire board of agriculture,
FIVE members Of the board of visitors to
Mount Vernon, five members Of the board
OF ennbaimers ave for the veterinary and
pharmacy examining boards, thirteen
members of the board OF medical exam
iners. three members OF the white deaf
and dumb and blind hospital board of
visitors. two for the colored institution OF
the same character. Ave members OF the
boards Of visitors Of the following educa-
tiorai Observation-Disclosures. OF Virginia,
burg Normal College. HarFisonburg Nor
nal College yirginia Military Institute,