Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-30
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HIS SELECTION EXPECTED
Representatives Flood, Glass and
Hay in Race.
SEVERAL OTHER CANDIDATES
Appointee Will Serve About Year
and a Half Before Legislature
Elects Substitute.

Elects Substitute.
Numerous are the names mentioned for
| the succession to the Virginia senator
| ship made vacant by the death OF John
Warwick Daniel.
Former Gov. Swanson is put at the
head Of the list. Advices from the capital
Of the Old Dominion indicate that Gov.
Mann is expected to name his predecessor
in office to serve in the United States
Senate until the state legislature can act.
Representatives Flood Of Appomattox.
Glass of Lynchburg and Hay Of Madison
are added to the list by their friends In
Washington. Former Representative
Harry st. George Tucker. who ran for
the democratic gubernatorial nomination
in the Old Dominion last year. and former
Gov. A. J. Montague are also urged as
senatorial timber. Those familiar with
Virginia politics say there is little likeli-
hood, for political reasons, OF their Sc
lection.
Year and a Half to Serve.
Whoever is naf7.sa by Gov. Mann to
succeed Senator Daniel will >probably
serve for over a year and q half. The
Virginia legislature meets only once in
two years. session only recently ad-
journed.
The next regular session is scheduled to
meet In January. 1912. At that time the
successor Of Senator Daniel will be
chosen.
Senator Daniers present term continues
through the short session Of Congress
next winter. Mr.. Daniel had been chosen
to succeed himself for the term of six
years from March 4, 1911. until March
4, 1917. The successor named by the
governor of the state will serve out the
present unexpired term and a small part
of the new term, until the legislature
elects.
The death of Senator Daniel will make
1t necessary for the next session of the
States senators. Senator Martins term
expires In 1913. The 1912 legislature will
also choose his successor. 1t Is generally
predicted. however, that he will succeed
| himself, and that any fight for a seat
| in the upper house will center around
that occupied by Mr.. Daniel.
swanson Out Of Job.
Former Gov. Claude Swanson ID promi-
nently mentioned for the senatorship. be-
cause, just at present he is out OF
political Job. For twelve years he was
a member Of Congress from Virginia. He
retired only to take up the duties Of
executive Of the state. He retired from
| the position only last February. the Old
Dominion constitution prohibiting Sec
ond term for a governor.
Many thought that Mr.. Swanson would
seek again to be elected to the House
from his district. He made no effort to
get his old seat back.
1t was generally, reported at that time
that Mr.. Swanson was to be named for
the Senate In the case OF a vacancy. The
illness of Senator Daniel was well known
and the probabilities of a vacancy much
talked Of
Mr.. Swanson is also on close terms with
Virginia democratic machine. 1t is
therefore believed that Senator Martin
would, at least, make no effort to OBJ
struct the choice Of Mr.. Swanson by the
governor and his election by the legis-
lature.
Representative Flood is also known to
be friendly to the political leaders in
the Old Dominion, intimate with Senator
Martin and generally prominent through
out the state. He was stanch worker
for the nomination and the election of
Gov. Mann, moreover, and Is known to
stand high In the opinion Of the states
executive.
In connection with a possible clash
between the booms for Swanson am
Flood. an interesting story Is re-
told today. Some years ago Gov. Mann
was a candidate for judgeship of the
Virginia court of appeals and was sup
ported by Representative Flood. His
opponent was supported by then Rep
resentative Swanson, Mr.. Swanson sue
ceeded In bringing about the choice of
his candidate over Mr.. Mann.
Senator Martin is thought to be most
friendly to the boom Of former Gov.
Swanson. 1t was largely his influence
and work that put Mr.. Swanson in the
governors chair. They frequently con-
fer on political matters in the Old Do
minion.
fuckers Chances Slim.
Harry st. George Tucker was the op-
ponent Of Gov. Mann in the primaries
throughout the state for nomination as
governor. It is regarded as unlikely that
ponent with q toga.
Mr. Tucker, however, Is expected to be
a candidate before the legislature. His
record in the House, as the president OF
the jamestown exposition, as president
of the American Bar Association and
in other positions OF prominence, and his
standing before the bar. are known to
have made him many admirers. Not
few of them are In the Virginia legisla-
ture.
But Mr.. Tucker has fought the regu-
lars of Virginia. His defeat is therefore
predicted unless he voluntarily withdraws.
Representative Glass comes from the
same city of Virginia In which Senator
Daniel lived He has host OF followers
In the state. They will push his claims
to the utmost.
Speaker Byrd Of the Virginia house of
AL is aIS {S known