The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-06
His Candidacy for Con
gress Frightens Re-
publican Leaders.
REALIZE SLEM.P
FACES TROUBLE
Factions Are Getting
Together in Hope That Ninth
District May Be Saved. 4
Democrats United and
Confident Behind
Their Man.

Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
Washington. y. c., March 5.-The
Ninth Virginia District is to be one
Of the great battehelds OF the Novcm-
her election. The nomination Of Henry
G. Stuart. who is frequently spoken Of
4 here as the most popular man In the
district, has ratified the Republicans.
Before the Bristol convention tho G. o.
drifting smoothly with, tho current.
but now the leaders are beginning to
| put In their oars at the hard places. SO
that the patronage boat will miss the
rocks. Hurried conferences in the
state and here have been held. War
1 ring elements are getting together.
/ Senator strothers, who spoke his mind
the night OF Stuart's nomination. and
put the soft pedal on his tongue and
spirit. and rcpented. slemp is scared;
you can see 1t in his eye. in his walk.
and hear it in his voice. Farmer
Stuart. with cattle on thousand hills.
| has caused the cold chills to travel up
and down the spines of the husky Re-
| publicans of the Ninth.
Smiles In Evidence.
| Every Virginia Democrat In Con-
gress is wearing a smile on account
of the action of the Bristol convention.
what do you think about the Stuart
nomination in the NINTH" l asked
Representative Hay, of the Seventh.
/ to-day.
~ think we'll of IT." was the rcply.
I 81 telegraphed Stuart the day after
\ the uomination,scongra him, and
offered my services In the campaign
III feel sure that lie Will be able to unite
tsall elements in his party In the dis.
trict. and from what 1 can learn o.
the conditions of the Republican part,
4 there. they are similar to those OF thu
a party everywhere else In the country
4 and the time Is ripe for the redemption
4 OF the district. Mr.. Stuart is q mar
who has the confidence of the people
A regardless of politics.
1 This Is the sort OF talk Virginia
Il democrats are having. Mr.. Stuart
!. seems to be very popular The gem
!, eral impression among those who do
not try to discover the negro In the
8 wood pile is that Mr.. Stuart has all
Z to gain and nothing to lose by4a first
, lclass showing against Representative
: Slemp In the very beginning, they
!, argue. he has won the admiration OF
many by accepting the nomination un-
:, der the circumstances. showing his
.. Willingness to serve his party In a
; time Of need. At the command OF
: the Democrats Of the district he has
; taken the lead
. No Small Task.
Il nv, No. hall 20
!, the willy young Republican leader.
will be no small achievement. Aside
) from being Congressman and State
!, chairman. he is the Virginia member
OF the National Congressional Com
mttcc. the live political committee Of
the year. TIe will have the handling
of all funds that go to the state. This
will give him a decided advantage II
4 the Republican leaders get the next
J, House.
Therefore Mr.. slemp will be in posi-
ton to turn trick or two for his
. own baIllwick before he goes to other
districts, IL he has a mind to do it.
Human nature being the Same tho
!, world over. no will look out for Slcmp
i, first and Old Jones next. Mr.. Stuart
! will find this to be true sooner or
Halter. Slemp likes coal lands and other
property, but he likes Congress better,
!. Ho is not going to sit idly by and
], let his district get away from him. He
: has already taken up the cudgcl for
!, the fight. His fox-like pace Is a little
swfter, and his ears a little kecner
+, than they were last week. Mr.. Stuart
, has a hcrculean task, but his friends
+. believe that he can accomplish It
( The Fifth and other Virginia dis
E. |tricts, the Democrats say, will profit
I by the contest in the Ninth. as Mr.
. Slemp will be too busy at home to be
. sweeping around other doors. B
1t was learned here this afternoon
6 that a call for a general Republican
conference has been sent out for mex
!, Saturday. Tho word Is being circulated
4 in tho state, and every man Of In
fluonce will be advised of the coming
together OF the faithful. Washington
{ is to be tho place, Federal office
4 holders. members ofathe Lcgislatur,
and others will be here. Is
Suddenly the cohorts Of Alvah Fl
Martin and Campbell Bascom sleml
have become aroused, Whatever dis.
satisfaction was created In tho distrl.
button OF patronage VIII pass now.
I Republicans have a way OF lighting
hike fury until common enemy. APP
! pears. and then they quit clawing at
each other and turn upon tho old foe.
8 Tho fellows arc rallying to Slemp.
On Way TO Govcrnorship.
Tho story to the effect that differ
ences in Democratic ranks arc about
to be settled is credited by some here.
A number Of sidellghts indicate that
Henry G, Stuart Is on tho way to! the
Democratic nomination for Governor
Others mentioned In connection with
: the next Democratic contest arc Rep
.. resentatives Glass and Flood,
.. The Stuart nomipat:nn has revived
! the old stories. Nirglnians nturally
like to4discuss politics and poll ticians
They we're ready for the new TOPIC, and
!, every timber Virginia tongue here !.
wagging.
senator Martin Is about the quetest
!, yirglnian in Washington, Like "Bre1
J Rabblt," he thinks e great dea shut