Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-03
DUAL VIRGINIA RACE
Two Togas Will Be at Stake
in Next Years Campaign.
MONTAGUE AS AN ENTRAMT
Former Governor May Contest With
Martin or Swanson for One
of the Prizes.
MONTAGUE AS AN ENTRAM7
Special Correspondence OF Tae Star.

.'Ptcidi correspondence OF I1e STAR.
RICHMOND, Va, July ., 1910
What will be the political situation in
Virginia next year when there are TO be
chosen by the voters Of the state two
United States senators? The regulations
OF the dominant party require that the
men to be voted for by the general as
sembly shall be named at a primary.
Whoever may be the nominees Of the
primary are to receive the vote of the
legislature.
With the death of Senator Daniel there
will be two places to be filled next year
by the people. The governor will name
former Gov Claude A. Swanson to serve
until the next general assembly shall
convene. That will be in January, 1912.
The naming of a successor to Senator
Thomas S. Martin will take place next
year. What is interesting the people of
Virginia is. Will there be any other cam
didates except the former governor. Mr..
Swanson, and Senator Martin? 1t is
known they will be candidates.
There are reports that former GOV.
Montague may try his luck once again
at the political game and offer for one
of the two places in the primary. He
was defeated by Senator Martin in one
OF the bitterest campaigns in many years,
and badly defeated.
Montague Is Silent.
Mr.. Montague is not discussing the
matter at this time, but his friends. and
ne has a very large following, are de-
claring that this is the time that he
should enter the contest.
The last public appearance of Senator
Daniel in political way was at Roanoke
fu-n IL a
dress in which he babe farewell to his
political friends, telling them in a speech
before the convention that he had with
them answered every roll call, had never
sulked on the field or slept in his tent
when there was an engagement, but he
would wish for them a long and happy
life, and closed by adding, Il bid you
goodbye" Since that time he has not
made a speech in public on a political
issue. His reference to 'sulking on the
field is believed to have been aimed
at William Jennings Bryan. whose NOM
ination he opposed by asking that the
Virginia delegation be not instructed
Bryan did not. according to Senator
Daniel, give to Judge Parker the sup
port he was entitled to receive.
Republican for Congress.
Morgan Treat of West Point, former
United, States marshal, viii be. offered
the republican nomination for Congress
from this district. Mr.. Treat has been
one of the foremost members of the
party for years, and he is of the old
regime. He is allied with the Roose-
welt faction of the party, and has made
several fights TO have the party lines OBJ
served as they were soon after the war
In this position he is and has been OPP
posed by the new element, and he lost
out when the time came to name his
successor. The republican candidate for
Congress in this district is rarely heard
from at the polls. except as a bad second
against the democrat. The district is
overwhelmingly democratic. and the re-
publicans are divided into two factions