The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-26
Congressional Lines Seem Salts
factory as They Are All
Over State.
CHESTERFIELD is DIVIDED
Some OF Its Citizens Would Go
to Fourth, and Others
Would Remain.

terday afternoon. when the hearings
were resumed on the Bowman rcdis-
!rictlng loili; SO many people wanted
10 be heard that the committees re-
paired To the hall Of the House OF
Delegates.
Colonel Bowman explained that tho
Diil was only tentative on his part
ard he moved, at the request OF SEN
ator Walker. that the measure be
changed SO that Caroline, Spotsylvania,
King William and Fredericksburr be
returned to the First District, to leave
mat district without change. Judge
Wiliiams. who acted as chairman of
inc Joint COMMITTEES. ruled that no
but would De considered by the COM
mitteeB separately.
Senator Montague said the Second
District could give up Southampton.
and that the districts should be mad.
UNIFORM in population.
First LIS Satisfied.
Tho districts being called In order
Caroline wanted it left alone; Mr..
Smith, that King and Queen echoed
thut sentiment; Mr.. Norris, that Ian
caster and Richmond said inc too;
MT. urown, that Northumbe rland and
Westmoreland wore unaltcrably op-
posed to change.
Charles o'Conor Goolricls. OF Fred
in that city that it and tho county Of
Spotsyivania should be taken from the
First and put in the Eighth District.
He came TO the city to tell the COM
himself on the subject.
Senator Gravatt had no particular
objection to this, but wanted Caroline
the committee would 80 through the
State and even up ali districts as to
population he would agree to LET Spot
sylvanin ana fredericksburg 70, but
otherwise he would object.
ConSrcSsman Speaks.
FOR the Second District, only Repre-
sentative l., T. Holland spoke. He
wanted 1t left untouched.
The Third being passed until the
night session. the Fourth was called.
Senator Blanks. for Mecklenburg and
no change At ALL although they loved
Southampton. Su said Mr.. Roberts of
Meclslenburg; Mr.. Moseley. of Bruins
wick; Mr.. Burt. for Surry and Prince
Clarke. for Dinwiddic: Mr. Howerton.
Tor Sussex and Grcenesvillc, and SEN
ator Brock. for Prince Edward. T.. L:
Turnbull. Jr, Of Lawrenceville, said
the same thing. At last MIR. Land for
Nottoway said If all the rest OF the
district wanted TO stand pat, he would
draw no cards either.
The only dissenting voice was that
OF Mr.. Gillian, of Petersburg, who
wanted Chesterfield taken from the
Third and given to the Fourth, because
regarded as a Southsidc county.
c"nrtinE IInii i;
Speaking for the Fifth. Senator
the ,sO sixth. but he did Ii not want smyth
from the Ninth. Senator Sowder. for
Floyd, said that county wanted to get
ed to be in the Sixth. senator parr,
another Republican, said the same
thing.
Mir. Kinsey said Franklin wanted
come more Democrats, and Mr.. Rich
ardson. of Henry. would welcome Hall
fax wiS open arms.
on the call of the Sixth. Mr. JGn,
nings pleaded to have that district let
alone He wanted to keep Halifax.
saying the Democrats OF the state
should be grateful for what the Sixth
has done for the party, and for hhv-
DR.. Kent and Mr., Stebbins. Of Hall
fax, wanted that county TO remain IN
the Sixth. while Senator Featherston
and Mr. Martin, for CamPseif county
desired III change.
MI Weaver was the only rcpresen-
tative OF the seventh to be heard. lie
said all was peaceful on the banks
proved by the fact that sixteen years
ago IL had sent Mr.. Hay TO Congress-
had kept hid there ever since. anu
that he had never had ana never do"iu
Made Him Work Hard.
Senator Thornton represented the
Eight, telling of the trials OIL Con
Eressman from that district in Wash,
inrton, where three steam roads and
three electric roads pour MS const!-
tn nj by the hundreds to see MIN.
Mr.. Gooirick asked II any trouble had
ever been experienced In getting II
Robinson Moncurc, of Alexandria;
c. j. Meetze. OF Prince Wiiliami keith
3. Wise. of Loudoun; Senator Moncurs,
of stafford, and Walter Tanslll Oivcr,
of FairfaX, wanted the district left
alone The only dissenting voice was
Wiling to accept Spotsylvania and
For For the Smith. Senator Cummings
introduced former Senator b. T..
county away and putting It in the
Fifth, when IL does not wnt to move
and tho Fifth didn't want 4; He
anonymously il is where 1t ought to
be- and that It's people would have
TO travel through two other districts
to get TO their own district convcn-
tit r.
Speaking for the Tenth, John w.
Stephenson OF Bath, and a. ]. Ter
roll of buckingham, said that district
desired nothing in the world SO much
as to be let alone.
Third District Heard.
The nigl.. session opened with talk
by Horace Swineford. OF Chesterfield,
who cnll,l attention to the work be-
Ing done by tho agricultural high
school at Chester. Considering the
encroa chmcnts of Richmond on his
county. he thought 1t should remain in
". S. Ivey. House member for ches-
terfeld, said tho agricultural high
school would not be affected by IL
change in district lines. since bill
ha. already passed the House adjust
ing the matter.
II any change was to be made. Mr..
1yey wanted to 30 to tho Fourth
District since 1t would be n greater
power there than In the Third. He
thou ht most of the people of tho
county preferred to enter tho Fourth.
Senator Wondenburs felt sure the
feeling was decidedly against any
change in tho Third District lines. 1t
would be serious mistake nc argued,
to cut off Chesterfield. Tho Chamber
of Commerce is already contemplating
nnncN:ng territory. and this done on
the Southsidc would then result In the
city taking In people from another
there might be districts that needed
attention. but that there should be no
ocf IN Iafr ~