Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-11
WILL ASK A REVIEW
Maynard Appeals to Virginia
Democratic Committee.
WANTS AN INVESTIGATION
Anti-Saloon League to Make Fight
f. in General Assembly.
MAKING WAR ON SLEMP
Democrats Send Best Campaigners
Into the Ninth District-After
Publishing Houses.
MAKING WAR ON sLEMP
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondents OF The Star
RICHMOND. Va. September TO-
Representative Harry l. Maynard of
the second Virginia district. defeated in
the recent primary by William A.
Young. has announced that he will ask
the state democratic committee to re-
view the contest which he made before
the district committee. Mr.. Maynard
Is not satisfied with the award OF the
committee. which refused to go into
the contest unless he would agree to
abide by the verdict. This he refused
TO do. Because of the Refused OF the
committee to take up the matter he
has decided to ask the appellate body
10 consider the case. The case Is rath-
er unusual, as all the members Of the
district committee are members of the
state central committee, and they have
already announced that they will sup
port Mr.. Young. Thus Mr.. Maynard
will come to the committee handicap
ped by having his own district commit
tee arrayed against him. However.
they will be free to advocate his claims
for an investigation of the primary.
There Is no question that the state
committee will exact an identical
pledge from Mr.. Maynard before it goes
into the case as was demanded by the
district committee. Mr.. Maynard de-
feated William A. Young several years
was first chosen. Mr.. Young made no
contest
Must Define Position.
The temperance element. as state
organization. has been rather out OF
the public eye for several months. but
the Anti-Saloon League is merely bid
ing its time and getting ready for the
fray. which is yet less than a year off.
1t is to make the fight in the general
assembly. and when the psychological
moment arrives IL will be very much
to the front There Is no question that
Ii will pursue the same tactics of last
year. except that this time it will quiz
the candidates in the primary as to
their attitude on the liquor question.
The purpose of this is to make them
define where they stand on the issue OF
enacting a measure which will submit
the question OF prohibition to the vot-
ers of the state. Last year the organi-
cation did not ask the question OF the
candidates except in the general cleo
ton. and in that way il was not able
to throw its vote and influence to its
choice This time it will not be caught
mapping. and there is every reason to
believe that where the candidates are
not prompt in making reply, or IL the
reply Is unsatisfactory, it will center
on some man who is responsive to its
view and do Its utmost to elect him.
Making War on Slemp.
Representative C. Bascom slemp, the
lone republican member Of Congress from
the Old Dominion. is the center OF attack
on the part Of the democrats. Senator
Thomas s. Martin. Representative Car
ter Glass, Senator Swanson, Capt. Joseph
c. wysor. Hal II. Flood. former GOV.
Eyier. A. A. Campbell. r. Tate Irvine.
Robert p. Bruce and many other % the
best campaigners in the state. have gone
20 the ninth district. the scene Of the
struggle between Henry C. Stuart, the
democratic nominee, and Mr.. Slemp. and
have entered the fight in earnest The
record OF Mr.. Slemp IN Congress has
been brought to the public gaze. his
measures and their fate Is an open book.
and his vote on important measures as
being scanned.
Mr.. Slemp is a great campaigner, but
the fight he has this year Is the one
which Is worrying him and causing him
and his supporters TO take cognizance
OF what is going on. They express q
belief that he will win, but Mr.. Slemp
has never before in his life gone up
against such an organization as is
arrayed against him this time.
Demand on Publishing Concerns.
The book controversy is far from being
ended. The demand OF the attorney gel
eral that the publications Of school books.
those which have received contracts for
supplying school books for the next four
yeas shall domesticate for Virginia BUSH
ness paying the same taxes as are paid
by Virginia concerns, has not been re-
ceived with favor by the publishers, many
of which are New York and Boston con-
&c ms Just what the result will be Is
hard to determine. 1t Is possible
that truce will be arranged and that
a test case will be made. the case going
10 the courts OF fnal adjudication. At
torney General Williams is strong In his
contention thai concerns snail pew tax i
contention that the concerns shall pay
taxes, holding that they do not sell the
books to the state. but name their agents
I'm Virginia and sell direct to the pupils
through the agents The contracts are
made in Virginia. the publishers designat-
ing their agents in the state.
IL the contentious OF the attorney general
shall stand the test OF the courts the
revenues Of the state will be materially
business in Virginia will be compelled
TO abide the decision and pay the
same taxes that are exacted OF the VIZ
ginia publishing concerns.
Factions in w. c. T. u.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union. headed by Mrs. Howard NJ. Hoge
or FauQuier, viii hold q state convention
I'm Portsmouth in October. That there are
factions in the organization goes without
saying. Mrs Hoge has been state pres
ident for many years and has made a
splendid executive. But there Is oppose
tion 10 her. and she has been attacked
more than once on the floor OF the conven-
ton. Because OF the disagreement IN this
section some time ago several of the in
dividual branches withdrew from the dis
tfict division and organized separately.
yielding cheerful obedience to the state
organization. Some OF the state officers
came here TO conduct the independent or
CARNATIONS and 10 conform them to the
laws. Some OF the locals which were
identified with the district organization
held a meeting here a few days ago and
adopted resolutions protesting against the
recognition or encouragement of the new
branches. directing that the protest be
read on the floor of the next state conven-
tion. This cannot be done. IL Is contend
ed. as the papers can be read only by III
tie and referred TO the executive commit
tee for report The melting will be an in
teresting one and will possibly result in a