The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-07-21
NINTH DISTRICT
THE BATTLE GROUND
Most Perfect Organization Party
Has Had-Republicans VIII
Nominate Slemp on
Next Wed
nesday.
RICHMOND. VA pecial.

X y II M u n ID, V A. - Special. -
The political center OF the State this
year will be the Ninth Congressional
District, when Henry c. Stuart, of
Russell, will be the Democratic NOM
inee, and Congressman c. Bascorn
Slemp, OF Wise, will be the Republi-
can aspirant for a seat in the next
Congress
Vention next Wednesday at Abingdon,
and Mr.. Slemp will be declared the
nominee, practically all the delegates
elected being either avowedly for him
or so instructed for him. 1t is ex-
pected that L. p. Summers, OF Abing-
don, one Of the supporters OF the lone
republican member from Virginia,
will do the honors and make the
speech which will place Mr.. Slemp be-
fore the convention, and then there
will follow several other orators who
will take great pleasure in second
ing the nomination. Just how long this
will last depends on the humOr of the
convention, and il there is free rein
1T may be that several hours will be
spent in listening 10 the speakers from
the knobs and the valleys and the hills
and the coves. which doth abound in
the Ninth District, the home of the
Republican machine in Virginia.
Then will follow the troubles and
trials of Mr.. Slemp. He is 70 be the
mark for the Democrats of the State
Chairman Ellyson, Senator Martin
Congressman Flood, former Cover
nor Swanson, Judge Rhea, r. Tate
Irvine, Robert p. Bruce, Judge Phle-
gar, Congressman Glass, Speaker
Richard f. Byrd and other well known
campaigners will take the stump in
behalf of Mr.. Stuart and the issue will
be Joined. 1t will be campaign
that will be to the liking Of Mr.. Slemp
who has intimated that he wants il tC
be red hot. 1t will be that all right
and no mistake. That other speakers
from outside the State will come tc
lend a hand there is no reason tC
doubt, and there will be no lack OF
speakers in the Republican camp, foI
the existence of the standpatters and
the loyal followers of Cannon are in
volved in the outcome.
The Ninth District has always been q
battle-ground, and this year there will
be no exception. The Democrats are
going into the fight to win, and with
in any district in the State. The Demo
Gratis Will win, If the best known dag
nosticians Of sentiment in that district
Not a precinct in any county in the
district which has not a Henry G. Stuart
Club. Then there are the county clubs
and the district organization on top OF
that. The work Of organizing the vot-
ers has been left TO the men in each
way not a man has been overlooked. Ii
is not going too far TO say that the vote
n that district this fall will be nearly
vice as great as that in any other dis
trict in the State.
! The press of the district is largely al
lied with Mr.. Stuart, and a campaign OF
education for the voters is being waged
in every issue of the papers. The rec
ord OF Mr.. Slemp is being gone into, and
his support OF Uncle Joe" Cannon in
all his high handed proceedings, the
designation of who shall and who shall
not sneak. his arbitrary rulings in al
matters, will be made an open book
before the end OF the coming month
Mr.. Stuart has gotten into the cam
paign, and is going TO every part OF
the district, making speeches and get
ting in touch with the voters He Is
as sanguine OF election as any one IN
the district. and If hard work. activity
compact organization count for any
thing, Mr.. Slemp will, on the day fol.
lowing the election, arise to find that
the people have said to Mr. Stuart
You are the man 10 represent us IN
the halls Of legislation in Washington