The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-14

representative In Congress from the
third district. in which Richmond is
located, a candidate for re-eiectton,
state Senator T. Ashby Wictham, of
Henrico county. already In the field
for the nomination against Captain
Lamb and rumors that Ex-Governor
Montague. Delegate Harwood and one
or two other men may enter the race,
the political situation in the capital
city Is Frightening up and promises
to be highly interesting by the time
the primary Is held. -------.-------
Friends OF Captain Lamb believe
Thursday that,-wfiife- Judge -wtckham
was a conspicuous figure In the Senate,
and had many admirers and support
ers in Henrico and Richmond. he
could not develop sufficient strength
to endanger the Incumbent Judge
Wickham having announced his can
didacy for the nomination, his friends
will Immediately set to work In his
interests, with strong hope OF de-
feating Captain Lamb for the nomi-
nation.
Captain Lambs adherents are con-
corning themselves moro about the
candidacy of Judge Wickham than
they are about the rumors about Dele
gate Harwood or Mr. Montague. II
lis said that both of these men will
not enfer=the field and eAat-ene Will
nave the support OF the other. Mr.
Montague has made no decsslon as to
whether or not he would be q candi-
date. He has been importuned by
friends to re-enter the political arena,
but because of his important law
duties has not had time to give the
matter serious consideration.
Fights Are Coming Tn.
gressional primaries will be held. In
the interim ennui and lassttude will
not be the politicians' chief stock
in trade. Already the ten represen-
tatives composing the Virginia dele
cation in Congress have begun max
ing trips from Washington to their
districts, patching up old fences and
seeking material with which to buiis
new ones. Theirs Is to make more
secure of what they hold. Other
equally ambitious gentlemen are plot
ting and conniving by day and by
dark in the hope OF engineering a sue
cessrul battle for honor and $500
a year. --z-
Astute politicians ara already draw
ing the battle line. Each day brings
forth its rumor or rumors of Inn
pending contests. An have their in
terest. their excitement and sgnifi-
canoe A goodIy crop OF feeiers has
been planted. The wedding out pro-
cess Is going on daily. and the situ-
alton has simmered down to fight in
several localities.
Dissecting the situation.
superficial study of the congress
sional situation might prompt one TO
assume that the ninth district In to
be the only one in which war In TO be
waged- Under the first layer II In
discovered that the fifth district will
be awakened pretty thoroughly. Strife
is next scented in the second district.
The bird. called the cosmopolitan dis
trict, because Richmond is in II, and
the sixth. fourth and eighth are not
without their prospective battles
Thus far no rumors from within the
democratic ranks have been heard
about opposition to Representative
tive w. A. Jones, Of the First, or
Representative Hay. of the Seventh.
In almost all the other districts there
Is gossip to the effect that the con-
gresham will have to reckon with
some one before he returns to elect
speaker Cannons successor. Oppose
ton from republicans doubtless will
be encountered In all the districts. but
there is scant probability of all the
G. Q. p. sspirants being successful.
Representative Jones seems alb
solutely safe In the First. From Nor
folk has come the information that
Senator Holland. w. A. Young, Dele
gate Deal and Delegate Cooke, all
strong men with large followings, will
pit themselves against Mr. Maynard.
Alvah Martin may be swayed by Con-
gressman Slemp's advice and run on
the republican ticket
Because of the narrow margin by
which Representative Robert Turn
bull beat out State Senator Charles
Lassiter, It Is said to be reasonably
certain that the latter will make
fight. and q good one. There were
four candidates for the unexpired
term OF Representative Francis Las
sitter. With only Representative Turn
bull and Senator Lasstter in the field,
1t IL said by the State solon's friends
that he has more than IN even chance
Of winning.
Parsons Still Ambitious.
State Senator Parsons has never
conceded that Representative Saun-
ders was elected from the Fifth dis
trtct. and can be depended upon to
make a whirlwind campaign for the
position next November. Mr.. Saun-
ders, however. sesms safe from demo-
cratic opposition. Ex-Governor Swan
SON doubtleGsly will campaign his dts
trict again In the interests of Mr.,
Saunders, and the latter's friends be-
lieve . sufficient majority to preclude
second contest will be rolled up for
the democratic nominee
Representative Glass has not sight
d n democratic opponent thus far and