The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-13
NAME SAUNDERS
in co NvEN I ION.
Fifth District Congressman. to
Be Renominatcd This
Week.
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OUTLOOK GOOD IN NINTH
Democrats Encouraged by Re-
cent Events-Will Have
Many Speakers.
OUTLOOK GOOD IN NINTH
Democrats Encouraged by Re-

With the denomination Of Repre-
sentative Edward w Saunders at the
t1tth District convention. to be held
at Rocky Mount. Franklin county. on
thursday of this week, the list Of
those Democratic candidates in Vir-
ginia to be nominated without oppo-
sitton VIII be closed. There remain the
nights IN the Second and Third Dis
tr1cts, which are to he settled in the
August primaries. q,
The Fifth District convention Is
something new in Virginia politics in
| recent years. barring the Ninth, where
the primary plan has always been all
most totally disregarded. All nomi-
| nations, except in certain minor in
| stances, are required by the party
law to be made in primary election.
| but the Democrats of the Ninth con-
tend. as they have always done, that
| this system of naming men Is dis
astrous in districts which are close
| politically Tho same is now claimed
| for the Fifth. which has been I'M
| comfortably close in recent years.
Ihose who oppose the primary plan
| generally are pointing to the action Of
the Fifth District committee In calling
| the convention as an indication of
turning away from primaries.
| -.
| A. wave of party enthusiasm is en-
! pected to spread over the district as
| result of the gathering at Rocky
Mount. Many speeches will be made,
| and 1t is the intention to give the
delegates some good campaign arg,l-
nlent with which to fight the party
battles Ex-Governor Claude A. Swan
| son will head the Pittsylvania county
| delegation and will doubtless be called
| upon to make Grafton
/ But when the August nominations
shall have been made the hight in the
Ninth District will command the atten-
| ton of the entire State. With Mr..
| Slemp fighting for his political exist
ence against MIR. Stuarts immense per-
sonal popularity, and with the certain
defeat of his party in the country AT
| large to further hamper his cause, the
sole Republican representative from
| Virginia bids fair to lose his seat In
the House.
h well-known Southwest Democrat
who was in Richmond last night could
only add to the encouraging reports
which have been emanating from the
Ninth during the past months. He
thinks the situation could not be more
favorable for a Democrats victory. The
! ID emocrats are solidly behind their
party candidate, and, for the first time
In a number of years, there is abso-
lutely no disamection anywhere in the
district. The same cannot be said for
the Republicans. There are many who
are dissatisfied with Mr.. Slemp and
there are many others who are thor
oughly dissatisfied when they look at
their monthly bills and their pay
checks. They are, according TO all re-
ports, beginning to ask themselves the
| - tn,,t on, ~ a
votes of the past decade.
The citizen referred to was pleased
to note in Sundays Times Dispatch
that it was only by narrow margin
that the Republicans Of Lee county IN
structed their delegates for MIR. Slemp
This is said to be but an indication OF
conditions in nearly every county.
Hot Campaign Ahead.
No date has as yet been set for the
formal opening of the Democratic cam
Il paign, which 1T is supposed will begin
! about the time of Mr.. Slemp's rcnomi-
nation on July 20 at Abingdon. While
), the Republicans have been talking
Roosevelt the Democrats have been ar
ranging for a series of addresses b,
some of the ablest men in the nation
These will include Representative
Champ Clark, of Missouri. Democratic
floor leader in the House, Representa-
, tive Ollie James. of kentucky, a notet
speech maker, Senator Thomas S. Mar
tin, Ex-Governor Claude a. swanson
!, EN- Governor Andrew jackson Monta
que. Senator Robert Love Taylor, o
Tennessee, and Others.
Down in the Second District thcngh
for the Democratic nomination soc
on merrly. BY the friends OF EX-Con
: gressman w A. Young it is said tina
!, he has the Endorsement of the admin
= istration faction and that his nomlna
ton Is assured. Representative May
y nard's allies. on the other hand, sa,
e that their candidate Will have mucl
d Of the Administrations strength, be
S sides sufficient number of votes IN IN
: counties to insure his success Iher
$ are not wanting those who say that MI
s Young will carry both Norfolk city an
county by good maiorlties Even thei
: IL is commended, his nomination is doupt
I full. for Mr.. Maynard's FRIENDS ciali
il Princess Anne, with perhaps Isle
e Wight Peter Holland. the third can
t didate, is expected to carry SoulhaIhl
ton and Nanscmond, and possibly Isl
s of Wight,
. In the metropolitan district senate
r. Ashby Wickham has IN a qulel Wa
seen a prodigious number OF sovereign
REPRESENTATIVE Lamb has been seem
them for fifteen years, but VIII
doubt see them again before Aus us'
y There will be more or less speechlhah
ing later, but the fireworks have nc
" get begun
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