The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-12
AS to Debutcs.

AS to Debates.
Certainly. e may be said. there viii
ne little public interest until after the
al iournrHent OF Congress, ana but q
small amount OF alignment until head
quarters arc opened and a spe. king
camDa!gn begins
come interesting conjectures arc ven
| urea rego riding this speaking cam
Faien One OF these is that II will
harolE be possible for Senator Martin
End Representative Jones 10 engage in
7 'oint debates. since they have not spo-
.en GO each other since the Martin
i5.E!er canpaign OF 1899. twelve wears
ago The Martin Montague debate al
King George III 1905 is remembered rs
one OF tho most interesting political
epl3ooes III the State'S more recent no.
ttlcai history.
In any evsnt, debate between Sen.
ator Swanson and Representative
CLASS would be followed by more gen
eral public attention. Both men arc
ia!ned Tor their platform ability, and i,
IS safe to say that whenever the,,
choose TO appear before the footltrh,s
Out For General tssemblS
Candidates for the Legislature cor
tlnuc TO announce their WILLINGNESS
ITO serve their fellow citizens 81 the
halls OF the Capitol Charles p
Hughes, OF Clarke county. has address
ed letter to his opponent, Blaciburn
smith. Of the same county, proposing
,hat the two ascertain by some means
INC sentiment OF the voters OF Cla rye
as between them for the State Senate
from the Twelfth District, now repre-
scented By the veteran. r. s. Parks
The idea Is that Clarke Is entitled IL
the place this time. and that tie otnar
counties. P.ge and Warren. will con-
cede It's claim If !. Will indorse one
man Mr.. Smith is understood to be
considering the proposition.
Aubrey G.. Weaver Is a candidate
for the House from Clarke and War
rem. The friends OF J. Ralph Grigsbv.
the present member, are urging him
To-: reelection on the ground that II
has been customary there for each
county TO have the member for two
terms.
It Is stated that Rush Fl. William.
son, OF Shenandoah, VIII Very ,ilSeyy
be his county's choice for the Senate
from tho Tenth District Senator
Robert NJ. Ward. Of Winchester. has
announced that he will not seek re-
election. because OF the practice or
alternating between the counties Of
Shenandoah and Frederick.
Aspirnnt In Amherst.
Walter Masse Of sandidga's. has
announced that he will be a c4ndidate
for the House OF Delegates from AM
herst county The statement has been
seek reelection. 1t was he who intro
duccd the StrodeMyers prohibition
enabling act in the House at the last
session.
Thomas Brown. OF Hague, West
moreIand county, announces his cendi.
dacy for the House from the district
Of Westmoreland and Northum berland,
now represented by r. A Jett Mr..
Brown sought the Office two years ago.
desies to succeed himself from the
Fourteenth District, and SO far seems
to have no opposition.
F. +. Roberts states that he Will
be candidate to succeed himself in
the House from Mecklenburg
George c. Round. Of Manassas. init
mates that he may seek to succeed
Prince William county. Mr.. Lion will
run for Commemorative attorney. c.
A. Sinclair, Bryan Gordon, c. j.
Maetze and Robert a. Hutchinson have
made formal announcements OF their
candidacy for the House.
Republican Co,nes Out.
Probably the fret Republican to ap-
pear as a candidate is NJ p Taylor,
who wishes to come TO Richmond from
Scott county. This county is at pres
cnt represented by G.. S. Pendleton,
who was the Republican floor leader
last winter.
The fight in the Thirtiotll District
over successor to Congressman
elect +. e. Holland is a warm one
The asp.rants arc Colonel J. E. u est,
r. Fl. Williams and DR.. Z. F. Turner.
Colonel West Is now the member OF
the House from Eansemond, and wns
ono OF the active men on the floor n
last session, as tho patron or a leg
allied primary bill and n measure de-
signed TO be tho opening wedge OF an
attack on the fee system.
Although G. G. Taliaforro, or