Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-24
IN VIRGINIA
Machine Has Cut and Dried
Plan for Senator's Election.
NO CHANCE TO GO WRONG
Separate Vote for Each Vacancy to
Insure Slate.
MILITIAMAN STAYED HOME
Says Employer Threatened to Fill
His Job-Peninsula Railroad
Planned.
Special Correspondence of the Star.

RICHMOND, Va, July %, 1910.
The anti-machine forces of the state
are to receive no consideration from the
machine in Virginia next year when the
time comes to nominate two candidates
for United States senator. No chances
are to be allowed whereby 1t might be
possible to slip lone over on the ma
chine
There are two places to be filled-that
of Senator Martin and that for the va
cancy caused by the death of Senator
Daniel The state democratic committee
is the body that will be called on to
make the plan for the primary, and that
body is composed of men who are known
to recognize every sign and password Of
the organization. There are some ex-
ceptions, but they are in the minority.
With two places to be filled it has been
believed for some time that there might
be more than two candidates-at least
one other than Senator Martin and for
mer Gov. Swanson. The plans Of the
state committee will not prevent any one
from aspiring. That is not the purpose
or object
Separate Vote for Each Vacancy.
The state committee will arrange 1t SO
that the voters will be called on to vote
for the two positions separately. In other
candidates under the head For United
States Senator
The ticket will be made to read so
that there will be two places to be filled.
Senator Martin will head the list and
will be voted for to fill the long term
of six years.
Then the name of former Gov Swanson
f0. h. no. 80
feet Of this will be to compel him who
might desire to offer for the Senate to
announce which of the two gentlemen
he might desire to oppose.
1t will, incidentally. prevent any swap
ping of votes or trading of any kind
whereby it might be possible for an anti
machine man to come to voter who
favored either Senator Martin or the
former governor and have the offer made
to give a vote for either Martin or Swan
son In return for the anti-machine can
didate.
There will be no trouble getting the
matter through the committee on these
lines. This scheme will also prevent
the anti-machine forces from taking up
any man who is affiliated with the
machine, and indorsing him, and giving
him their united support.
Should there be opposition to the
recognized machine candidates there
might be a chance, If the senatorial
tunity to make the swaps which serve
to undo the regulars, as when there is
a general election it is believed that
the voters will come out in larger num-
bers than would be the case were only
the two senators to be chosen.
The regulars are determined that If
there is to be fight it shall be made
in the open, and that the candidates
for the places to be filled shall declare
for which they aspire. The entire gen.
eral assembly is to be chosen next year.
Discouraging Military.
A court-martial has been ordered by
Gov. Mann to inquire into d case which
has arisen here. When the Virginia
troops were ordered to go to Gettys-
burg for the school of instruction
Frank Atkinson. the first sergeant Of
the Howitzers. failed to go. The court
has been called to ascertain his reasons
for his absence.
The man is employed in the Richmond
American Locomotive Company. When
he announced that he was expected to
go with his command, he says. he was
Informed that If he went his place
would be filled. and that he could LOOK
for another position. The man decided
not to 60 :.
The purpose Of the court-martlal Is
to establish these facts, and the gen.
eral public will be made cogn1zant OF
the support which is being given to the
militia Of the state. Atkinson mas
good record as a soldier. 1t Is said
that there are other cases of the same
Kind to be brought to the attention of
the court when it is convened
Railroad Down Peninsula.
Persons residing along the Rappahan-
mock. on both sides of the river, have be-
gun the agitation of the question of haV-
ing a railroad enter that section. Meet
ngs are being held in the counties of
Richmond, Lancaster,
Essex and King William looking to hav-
ing a line built from the Chesapeake and
Ohio, at boswell. to some point near lrV-
ngton, in Lancaster county.
Some of the Chesapeake and Ohio ON
Gals are indorsing the project, and II
the road is built 1t will mean that a great
volumne of the trade of that section.
which now goes to Baltimore and to
will be diverted and brought
TO this city. There is no railroad any
where near the section named, steamers
being the only means OF travel except
he teams of the farmers.
Attacking Mr.. Stuart.
With the nomination Of Representative |
3lemp to succeed himself as member of |
Congress from the ninth Virginia district. |
here were several addresses in which 1t
5 made apparent that the encounter OF
Mr.. Stuart with the customs officials in \
New York, on the return Of his family |
rom Europe, will be the basis of the
against the democrats.