Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-13
Methodists Decline Carnegie
Pensions for Pedagogues.
SLEMP'S SLENDER VICTORY
Stuart's Showing to Make Him Can
didate for Governor.
CONTEST IN FIFTH DISTRICT
Count Held Back-Parsons to
Firht-Amendren Defeated.
Taft's Return Trip.

Taft's Return Trip.
Special Correspondence Of The star.
RICHMOND, Va, November IL, 1910.
| The Virginia Methodist Conference has
| decided that IL does not need the FUNDS
| OF Carnegie, the steel magnate. to pro-
| vide for Its teachers when they are old.
unfit and incapable of further work.
That was what It virtually said when
| 1t ordered that the trustees OF the edit
cational system should have the charter
so amended, prior to May 1. 1911. az to
give to the church absolute. undisputed
and clear title to and control OF all prop
erty in their hands.
| The debate In the conference was spirit
ed. ministers and others expressing their
opinions clearly and Enthusiastically.
| The trustees have administered the at
fairs of the college for eighty years They
have seen the cause Of education grow
and develop with wonderful strides. and
have now some half dozen institutions for
training Of boys and girls.
| All of them are In splendid financial
condition, have enormous attendance. the
/ confidence o. the people and are schools
of repute.
| The schools have been and are the pride
| Of the Methodists Of Virginia. They were
/ founded some years ago. though some are
| of comparatively recent construction Inc
! Methodist Church has paid the bills while
these schools were being established
| In recent years there has sprung up on
/ the part of some members Of the faculties
demand and wish that they shall be
placed on the Carnegie foundation. which
has helped so many incapacitated IN
structors.
| Under the arrangement whereby the
Carnegie fund Is established there are no
funds for the schools or colleges which
have UNCONVENTIONAL. sectarian or state
The Methodists Of Virginia prefer to see
their teachers supported by the church.
rather than lose their control over the
schools. which they sacrificed themselves
to establish and build up. by passing into
the hands and control OF those who are
not of the same faith and persuasion.
Stuart,s Defeat Surprise.
The one surprise In the election in this
state the last week was the defeat Of
Henry C. Stuart in the ninth district for
Congress, after one OF the hottest fights
the state has ever seen.
| For six months the campaign has been
| on. The democrats massed their best
sp akers in that section. and there was
In fact, it is known that the republicans
| had all the money needed to carry the
fight to any extent necessary.
The Importation Of several speakers
| was herald with much enthusiasm. The
/ democrats were right on the jump. There
was no let-up day or night.
/ Two years ago Slemp had q majority
less than 800. reduction of $500 in the
| republican lead. Mr.. Slemp win occupy
his same seat in the next Congress, re-
tanning his old distinction OF being the
| lone republican from Virginia.
The defeat Of Mr.. Stuart for Congress
| virtually wins for him the nomination
next time for governor. It Is already
| known that he will be a candidate.
| The splendid fight he made. the inroads
| on the republican stronghold. has brought
| him far more into the eye OF the people
/ of the state than II he had been elected.
His frfrnds have begun to perfect his or
| ganization for the governorship. There
! is little question that he In odds-on the
favorite by 3 to 1 over any Of the 9th
ers who have announced that they will
stand for the nomination.
| The vote in the fifth district IS so close
| that 1t Is believed that the official returns
will be necessary to dcternine which Is
elected, Saunders or Parsons. The re-
! turns from Grayson county have been
held back for an unusually long time this
week.
Whenever the majority for Saunders
has been allowed to increase a bit the
unofficial returns from Grayeon have
| been advanced q bit more In favor OF
Parsons. There are reports Of q con-
! test already.
| 1t is more than likely that II Mr.. Par.
sons finds that there IL a smaller major
ity against him this time than two years
| ago he will again contest. He will make
the same fight he made then.
| The voters of Floyd county, formerly
in the fifth, were switched into the sixth
district yet they used rubber stamps.
and placed the name of Parsons on the
| ticket in place of that OF Saund NJ. The
( rs.urns have been received giving Par
| sons the vote cast in the Nth as defin q
by the general assembly, while the voters
o. Floyd have thrown away their vots . by
Voting for Parsons In the fifth when they
belong in the sixth district.
Amendments Defeated.
Enough returns have been received to
Indicate that the amendments to the
state constitution have been given an aw.
ful defeat. The vote on these did not
keep pace with the very light vote on the
congressman. and while there may Be a
chance for the amendments affecting the
commissioners and treasurers, the amend
nents applying to the extending OF the
| legislative sessions and to the procedure
OF measures in the general assembly have
gone down to certain and decisive de-
! feat.
Several newspapers have gotten them.
selves badly mixed on the matter Of the
senatorship from Virginia They have the
| idea that the general assembly to name
the successor to Senator Daniel has al
| ready been chosen.
Just the reverse is true. The same pri-
mary viii nominates a successor to
| Senator Daniel and also q successor ia
Senator Martin will nominate the menu
bers OF both branches Of the general as
sembly-all members of the senate and
all members of the house-which will
have to elect the two United States sem
| ators.
The terms of all members OF the lesis-
lature expired in March OF this year, UNI
less there shall be a special session.
Honors for President.
When President Taft reaches this city
on his return from Panama he is to re-
ceive such an ovation as has not been
seen since he came here last fall and met
the editors Of the state. made them q
! speech and had q glimpse Of the CITY az