Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-04-29
Clinch Valley News
TAZEWELL, VA.
Will Mr.. noel
BE A CANDIDATE?
Trouble Said to Be Brewing
in Slemp Camp-Threat-
ened insurgency.

A special TO the Richmond Even
ing Journal of the 25th from Bristol,
says:
The anti-Slemp Republicans OF
the Ninth District may bring pres
sure 10 bear upon Senator John G.
Noel, of Lee county to have him
make the race for Congress against
Henry &. Stuart, that will amount
to demand. Senator Noel is inn
mensely popular with the Republic
cans. There is widespread opposition
TO Congressman Slemp in his own
party, and his nomination will, in
the judgment of many leading Re
publicans, cinch the election of Hen
ry G. Stuart In almost every county
in the district there are numerous
prominent Republicans lending their
influence TO the opposition.
Congressman Slemp is at the head
OF the Republican organization and
has machine that is well oiled and
in fine shape. He has the district
closely organized and is not likely
to be caught mapping. However the
insurgency is something TO be rcek-
oned with.
In the Republican split, Demo-
Gratis can see victroy for Henry G.
Stuart. The anti-Slemp Republicans
in Wise county, headed by Colonel
John Ii. Gillian, one OF the most
influential politicians in this part OF
the State, have styled themselves
the q lily White Square Deal Re-
publicans. The Gilliams Rre all
powerful in Wise county and Colon
el Gillian is receiving congratula-
tions from all over the district on
his stand in the matter. In Bristol,
Colonel ID. l. Bailey, former Repub-
lican candidate for Congress and
part man of great influence, is said
TO be openly against SIemp. Other
active Bristol Republicans, who
have always taken hand in poll
tics and who are against Slemp, in
cniude l.. B. Rush, w. y. kincan-
non, NJ. i. Powers and others. Ex-
Mayor &. +. Gauthier, whom Slemp
turned down for the Bristol pos:mas-
tership few months ago, is not
likely TO ever let il be known that
he faVors Slemp, while Samuel l..
Willard, former member of the Leg
islature and a we'll known Republic
can is understood 10 be "out OF poll
tics.
In Pulaski county, Messrs. Eek
man and Calfee, prominent Repub-
iican leaders, are said TO be strongly
opposed 10 Slemp. Mr.. Calfee was
formerly postmaster at Pulaski and
Mr.. Eckman is prominent iron
manufacturer. In Lee county, the
home of Senator Noel, the woods are
said to be full of Republican insur-
gents, while In Washington county
il is not believed that Collector Sum
mers can make enough Federal APP
pointments TO stem the tide OF the
Republican opposition TO the Slemp
pie briagde.
Summing up the situation in the
ninth, it may be said that SIemp, if
nominated, will carry Smyth,
Bland, Buchanan, Scott, Tazewell
and Dickinson while the Democrats
expect to staIt off by BEATING SIemp
in his own county of Wise, and car
rying Bristol city, Washington,
Wythe, Giles, Lee, Russell and Pu-
laski counties.
The Democrats are not discounting
the ability Of Mr.. Slemp as n poll
tician, or the strength of his ma
chine, but it is easy to see that the
enthusiasm over him is largely con-
fined TO ofliceholders.
The remnant of the old Walker
machine, organized by the late Cen
eral James A. Walker, who was de-
feated by Judge Rhsa, and TO whose
defeat the late Congressman Slemp,
father of the incum bent, NJ. Il. Pow
ers of Bristol, and other Republican
leaders contributed, is said to be
against Slemp this time. Senator A.
p. StrOther, of Giles county, a lead
ing Republican,, who gave out an in
terview in Richmond when Stuart
was nominated, predicting his cleo
ton, is said to be still of the same
opinion with n decidedly antagonis-
tic attitude toward Slemp.