The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-03
four v|RG|N|ANS
FIGHT FOR SEATS
Congressional n ination S
Sought in First, Third, Fourth
and Sixth Districts.
RICHMOND is BATTLE-GROUND
Five Representatives Go Back
Without Contcst-Party
Fight in Ninth.

Among the events scheduled for the
observation of NirginiaHs in the poll
tieal prize ring of lYl2 are fights to
the finish for Democratic nominations
Tor the National House of Represen-
tatives in four districts. Nine hats are
in the sawdust, and live men Will take
the count before the list of party nom.-
| nces is complete.
Contests within the party will be
! pulled OF in the First. Third Fourth
and sixth Congressional Districts. In
TACT. the aspirants for belts are al :
ready in the hands OF their trainers.
No further Withdrawals are spoken OF,
although one, and possibly Two, may
yet be announced reducing the con-
tests TO three.
In the Ninth. the real campaign will
come later. between the Democrats and
kepublIcans-betwco General Rufus
~ Ayers and Representative c. Bas
comb Slemp. This will be coincident
with the presidential contest.
Five Come Through Easily.
Five occupants OF seats in the coun-
Gil halls OF the nation Will go back.
10 all appearances. without sign OF
opposition within the party, and with
only nominal contests from the COM
mon enemy. These are tie Representa-
tlves from the Second. Fifth. Seventh.
Eighth and Tenth Districts.
Edward Everett Holland. member OF
James Hay, from the Seventh; Charles
Creighton Carlin, from the Eighth. and
Henry Delaware Flood, tiom the Tenth.
have already been declared the nomi-
nees from their districts without OPP
position in the primary. No Republic
can has ghost of chance In any
one of these districts Representative
Edward Watts Saunders will have the
same good luck, il appears. in the
Fifth District. while the Republicans
VIII nominate there. the district is no
longer regarded as doubtful. The ad-
dition of Halifax and Charlotte coun-
ties by act of the last Legislature. in
creasinS the Democratic majority by
at least 1900 votes, is regarded as
conclusive of the election there. With
in recent years Judge Saunders has
won hts seat by only about 100 major
ity each time. giving the party no end
of anxiety and trouble. All attacks on
the enemy Will be confined TO the Ninth
this year
Where the Contests Are.
In the First Distric., Congressman
William Atkinson Jones is opposed forl
denomination by Samuel Il. Buxton. OF
Newport News. The friends of Mr.
Buxton promise a vigorous campaign
While he viii. it is admitted. poll a
large vote i'll his homo city. and ia
Warwick and York counties, and Will
county and in Hampton, Tho oninion
prevails that Mr.. Jones Will be re-
turned at least once more. The cam
paicn. however has no, Va, yeolIv he
gun.
The fight which win attract most a,
tention throurhout the Staie is in Tho
Third. or Richmond pist,irt ma ,na,rn-
poli,an district on the South tbn huI
wark of Democracy. cartain Job,
Liant. who has occupied the seat inl
March !. 1877 the dav OF pr.sident
McKinley's inauguration. is oppos.d by
former Governor Andrew jackson Mon.
taguc No speaking campaign has as
Yet been inaugurated. but vast deail
of organization work has been done In
quiet way by both sides. The extent
OF this campaigning would probably
surprise the public The work Will bel
thorough and before tus,Us, &c
rives. there will he political events in
the district Won vor,b roadirg ahort
Another contest when is 20 be worth
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