The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-04
INTEREST VARIES
IN STATE PRIMARY
Large Vote Will Be Cast in
Some Counties and Small
in Others.
LIQUOR FIGHT IN ROANOKE
Anti-Saloon League Angers
Candidate by Asking Him
to Withdraw.

to Withdraw.
| When the votes to be cast in Thurs
days primary election are canvassed
remarkable discrepancies in regard TO
the percentage OF qualified votes cas-:
VIII be noticeable. 1t will be found
| that in some counties nearly the en-
! tire electorate was gotten to the polls
while In others tho vote is likely TO
be SO small TO cause surprise
| This situation is due in the main
| TO local contests. In good many
| counties the Democrats have already
made their nomina tons for county Of
hlcers. either In early primaries or in
conventions, while In others all these
VIII be named. together with a large
percentage of members of the Legis-
iature, next Thursday. Local candi-
dates VIII see to 1T that the voters
turn out, and every effort VIII be made
by the aspirants to attain this result
On the other hand, where no local
nights prevail. the vote will be much
smaller with the exception of few
counties where some excitement has
been aroused over the contests for the
United States Senate.
Quiet In Southwest.
| Out in the Southwest with its enor-
nous number OF electors. 1t appears
that only the very slightest interest
! is being taken. a representative of
| two of the candidates want to that
section and opened headquarters In
Bristol and several speeches were
made. Friends OF the other two can
didates have seen to IT that many let
! ters were written and much printed
material sent out Yet the Southwest
mas merely inquired drowsily what the
/ row was about. and has turned over
| for another nap.
/ There uro
inc Democrats. as result Of the war
! "<sed last year by Henry c. Stuart
IN MS campaign for Congress. hope to
recapture many county officers and
| legislators from the Republicans. But
this issue is to be settled in Novem-
| Der. and the people hardly realize that
| there is to be a primary. Conventions
are almost invariably held in the
ninth District for local nominations.
| Tor that section has never taken kind
" &c the primary idea.
| Anu-SaIoon Lengne Busy
Perhaps one OF the warmcst fights
LOT legislative honors. and one which
! VIII bring out big vote In large
district. is that being waged for ire
| democratic domination in the Fourth
senatorial District, composed of the
cities of Roanoke and Radford and the
counties OF Roanoke and Montgomery
me Anti-Saloon League has recently
taken a hand there In matters out
| side of the liquor question, and has
! endeavored to secure the withdrawal
OF one of the candidates. Senator
/ 1ohn NJ Hart is, being opposed by O.
/ L. Stearnes. of Salem, and by w T.
Andrews. of Roanoke county. Senator
Hart voted against the Strobe en-
abiing bill In the last Legislature. and
/ signalized his opposition In a speech
In which he referred TO long haired
men and short haired women" as its
IaVocaios' For this. the Anti Saloon
League is vigorously opposing him.
Fearing that the vote in opposition
to Mr.. Hart will be split between Mr..
stearnes and Mr.. Andrews both Of
whom favor a referendum on tho Ii
quor question, the executive committee
OF the Roanoke Anti Saloon League
wrote Mr.. Stearnes. asking him 10
Withdraw In favor of Mr.. Andrews
ana thus insure Senator Harris de-
'eat' In the letter the league de-
nounces Senator Hart not only for his
vote on the Strobe bill. bit also for
having actively supported Joel II.
Cutchin and Harry Myers, the gam
bier end for having Endorsed tnd
supported Harry Myers. the gambler.
tue hNer. for place on the Demo-
cratic State Co nmittee."
Mr. s'earnes, feeling he is stronger
-iAi' ~AiINiS WS mas reINJnl
withdraw. and there seems to be
breach between the league ana Mr..
Steaines. Senator Hart has denied
that his relations with Myers extend
| cd beyond those of a lawyer and his
client, and says he does not believe
Myers is gambler. 1t Is stated that
Ayers Will give the league IN oppor-
tunity to prove Its charges against
| him.
Strobe in Fight
| Another hot hight. which is des.in.,
In result In n cl, Sc vote. is that he
tween Senator aubrey e Strods and
J former Senator Bland Mass,e In tho
Nineteenth District. composed OF inc
| counties of Amherst and Nelson. NOT
oriy is the liquor question play,n.- n
| prominent part in this contest. bur IN
addition lines a-a drawn as between
thc candidates for the United STATES
senate, for NJ Strobe is givin- hia
ontspoken support to Mr.. jones.
! 1t is such fights as these which vii,
| tend to bring out big vote. even in
those counties where no local officers
arc to be nominated at this time.
In view of the fact that raotiona,
lines in most places arc being drawn
over the senatorships. old county fac
lions lining up on one side or the
| other, the situation In Rockinpha,,,
county Is regarded as peculiar. To all
appearances all the factions there. nj
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