The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-02-02
TO ELECT UNITED
STATES SENATOR'S

RICHM OND. VA, SPECIAL
The primary plan of The State Dem
ocratic Committee provides for the
holding of the primary TO nominate a
United States Senator on the first
Thursday ia September.
When State officers are TO be
chosen the law provides that the cleo
tion shall bc held at such time as the
State Democratic Committee may pro-
vide. There are no State officers to
be chosen this year. ana 50 the dec
laration OF the primary plan obtains.
What is of especial moment this
year, however, is the fact that all the
members of both branches OF the Gen
eral Assembly are to be chosen this
year-Senate and House or Dele
gates. There are no hold-overs IN the
Senate. the new Constitution having
eliminated that feature from the Leg
islature.
IN each county and city the voters
will have to make nominations. and
what ls OF interest at TINS uIne is
whether the local committees will
combine ana have one election for the
naming OF the members Of the Gene
| raj Assembly along with United States
Senators. If this is done the expense
/ of the senatorial primary will be con-
siderably reduced and there will be
/ tive candidates for both branches Of
/ the General Assembly. and this is an
/ end to be desired.
Want Largest Vote.
/ There is another feature which WIZ
/ appeal to the great bulk oE-the Yot-
( ers. That "a 20 have out as large a.
1 vote as is possible in order that the
real sentiments of the voters may be
( expressed on the many issues 10 be
I involved in the result Of the primaries
] Then, too, there would be a single
/ primary and no occasion for the voters
to lose double time in order to set to,
/ the polls.
However, the city and county COM
/ mittces in each district will he the
ones TO determine if there shall zoe a
/ primary, a convention, or a cS1Nen-
ton primary FOR the nomination OF
candidates for the Legislature. The
party plan vests them with s. soiute
and complete discretion in the matter
Richmond VIII BE Central.
While not one of the candidates has.
announced that he viii have his head
quarters here, there is good reason to.
I believe that each of the four sena-
tOriai aspirants will open right here
and be on the ground to see what is
going on, be in touch with the people
from all parts of the state. have ac-
cess to the papers of the State, dis
seminate information and will make
announcements from this city, man
age the campaign and be here at the
finish on the night of the primary to
hear what comes i'm and 10 accept the
result in the usual philosophical way
Six years ago Senator Martin had
his headquarters in Murphy S Hotel.
and two years ago these same rooms
, were occupied by Harry st. George
! Tucker. Judge Mann also had his
headquarters in Murphys. but some
) distance removed from the quarters
! of Mr.. Tucker.
, IN that campaign of six years ago
! Governor Montague had his head
quarters in the old Ford's Hotel
where for the time being the execu-
tive offices of the State were tenn
pOrarily located. Mr.. Swanson had
= his rooms in the Hotel Richmond
It is believed that Senator Mar
= tin will engage the same rooms he had
, when he had his hottest fight, in MUIR
s phys, and VIII assemble his force
of clerks ana stenographers there.
: Those rooms are accessible, ~,SSnSsen-
rent. we'll lighted ana - =,
/, the clerical force is E
. for whatever work tn ~. ~ ~
3. Some VIII Go e &
That some of To