Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-10
Virginia Democrats Ignore
+. Primary Nominating Plan.
REGARDED AS EXPENSIVE
Two Candidates for Congress to Be
Named by Convention.
TAXABLE VALUES INCREASED
Reports of Assessors on New Assess
ments Of Real Estate-Third
Party Criticised.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, April O. 1910.
Two congressional nominal tons will
stand forth in the election this fall as
having been made by convention, and in
disregard of the primary system. The
first of these was in the ninth district.
where Henry c. Stuart was named by
the democrats in opposition to Repre-
sentative Slemp, the lone republican
from Virginia. The other will be in the
fifth district, where a convention has
already been called for June is at Rocky
Mount, the home of Representative
Saunders.
In the ninth district the best interests
of the party were said to have been
served by resorting to the convention
method. In the fifth district the party
management, always opposed to the pri-
mary system, insisted on a convention,
declaring that as there was no opposition
to Mr.. Saunders there was no need of
holding a primary and mourning the
cost of election. Incidentally. this leaves
the way open for any good man who
may desire to do SO to enter the lists
without being compelled to put up any
where from $1,000 to $1,000 in order to
be allowed to fun in the primary. There
is no likelihood of Judge Saunders hav-
ination, but at the came time, there is
every indication that the people are tir
ing of the congressional monopoly"
by retaining the primary system.
Damaging to Party Interests.
of Danville. a member Of the state dem
oc-Stic committee. Is one of the most
unreenting opponents Of the primary
nd HI hath l~tn
in Danvile, are, and have been, arrayed
against the system ever since it has been
III existence.
the democrats are largely opposed to
the system, and the republicans are
standing for its perpetuation. But they
have not seen fit to put it into operation
in their own party, and they tell me
they do not care whom we nominate,
Just We retain the primary system.
IL We do retain it We will have no party
in ten years.
Dominion is just now on the upward
grade as relates to agriculture said
Gov. Mann in an address TO the state
board of agriculture here a few days
ago. The governor declared that he
wanted to make his administration the
most noted Of any, so far as the farm
m haa no or idea ior
the advancement of any particular or
sanzation which would DO the work,
but urged the board and all the in
terests in the state dealing with or hav-
ing any connection with agriculture to
work with single aim-to do some
thing for the benefit Of the farming
interests, the fruit growers. the cattle
raiSers.
Values Show Big Increase.
Some few reports of the work of as
SCISSORS for the year are coming in,
and from what have already been re-
ceived the new assessment-made once
in five years for real estate-will show
an enormous increase. In no case so
far reported have the assessors failed
to come right up to the scratch and to
place valuation on property which
had not, in many instances. been
changed in twenty years. The result
increase Of something like double that
returned FIVE years ago. In some cases
the tax men have more than. doubled
values. and SO far there have been few
protests. The new rates will not be
available for taxation this year, but
will count in the revenues for 1911.
$lO,000,000. Farm lands are showing
q very great increase in all parts Of
the state
Kicking the Third Party.
Following the declaration of the tenn
peIdnce people, III winch the dNtl-SdIOOu
element advocated the election of a gen.
eral assembly without regard to personal
or political Affiliations. the press Of the
state is being heard from in no uncer-
tain way The suggestion is being re-
scented in all directions. the view being
that the democrats of the state have been
and are the friends of the temperance
element and stand for a reasonable regu-,
lation of the liquor traffic and the right of
nQOnlo decide
ton for themselves by means of local op-
ton, which was placed in the hands of
the people by legislative enactment some
four years ago. 1t is expected that by
making a deal with the anti-democratic
elements in some of the counties the drys
will bring defeat to some OF the straight
out democrats. but 1T is not thought they
will be in position TO control the next
general assembly.
Twenty Years in Prison
Roger Griffin and Otis Goode, young
negro men, convicted of series of
hoasebreakings and robberies. and who
have been giving the police trouble for
months. have been sent to the peniten-
tary for twenty years each on several
eases charged against them.
A. S. ,Bristow of Middlesex COUNTY
charged with rihing letter in the United
States mail, has been sentenced by Judge
Waddill to spend ten months in the re-
formatory at Laurel He is about twenty
years old.
Two state banks went out Of business
between November 16 last and January
81 OF this year. and the reports made to
the state corporation commission show
that deposits increased more than q quar-
ter Of a million The banks. mostly in
rural communities, have deposits amount
ing to some $50, 100000.