Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-16
OUT FOR GOVERNOR
Capt. Stephen R. Donohoe of
Fairfax in the Race.
CANDIDACY is CONDITIONAL
To Remain in Only If Mr.. Stuart Is
Unable to Run.
STAY GRANTED MURDERESS
Virginia Christian Given Reprieve
of Four Weeks by Gov.
CANDIDACY is CONDITIONAL
;TAY GRANTED MURDERESS

Special Dispatch 10 The star.
RICHMOND. Va. June. la-MhA the
entry of Capt Stephen X. nonohoe OF
Fairfax into the race for the governor
ship, the status Of the candidates is con-
siderahly changed lie is i'm the race al
this time only in case of the inability or
Mr. Stuart to run. and the latter Is SAID
to be fast regaining his health But
interest centers in the fact that Capt.
ponohoe has thus early declared his in
tention in case Mr.. Stuart is not able
to make the race" What that may
mean Is capable OF all sorts Of infer
pretations. Ii may be that MIR. stuart
will be afraid TO undertake the hard
work of active campaigning, and ii il
barely possible that he may not be able
to enter. Capt. Donohoe, in making las
announcement, is taking advantage Il
this possibility
Political utilization is being discussed
by the men who pay some attention 10
that phase of the case And Capt. Don
oboe is believed to embrace more Of the
elements of the candidate who would he
acceptable to all factions than any other
man. First of all he is related by mar
riage to Gov. Montague. and he Is a close
personal friend Of Col. Joseph l.. VIII
lard. He has the full confidence OF that
faction OF the party which has for some
time been disposed tn crticise the ma
chine. and at the same time he is not in
the least inmical to the machine cad
ers. AS a matter OF fact, he could es-
tablish his identity as an organization
man In any company and by any test.
for he has always been a loyal party
man.
Capt. Donohoe is no stranger to public
life. He served in the state senate for
four years, and he also served as auditor
OF public accounts for some time, sue
ceeding the late Col. Morton Marye. He
declined to be candidate for election
to the position. preferring TO return to
private life. lie is personally very pop
ular and has made and retained the
friendships he has formed. He is vet
eran of the Spanish war. and has for
years been prominent in the political and
material development OF his county.
Mr.. Buxton Enters Contest.
Samuel r. Buxton OF Newport News
has formally entered the race for the
congressional nomination in the first dis
trict, having paid his primary entrance
fee, and is making the campaign. Mr..
Buxton is a lawyer and with the people
of the peninsula he is strong. He is
with the organization heart and soul and
at the same time IS acceptable to many
vote for a change in many offices con-
trolled by the machine. Supporters of
MIR. Buxton declare that he will give
good account OF himself in every
county in the district. lie is a good
mixer. is dgnified and reaeily makes
friends with the public.
Virginia Christian. the young negress
sentenced to die next Friday. has been
given four weeks more by Gov Mann.
She is convicted of murder in the town
of Hampton. having killed Mrs. Ida Be
Tote of that place. March IS. Some days
ago 1t was announced that she had been
granted writ or error and supersedeas
by the supreme court of appeals, but this
proved to be incorrect. The case was
reported to the girl and she began 10
take hope, only to have that shattered
when her counsel was apprised of the con-
dltion of affairs. Gov. Mann. with de-
termination TO look thoroughly into the
matter granted the stay. but unless there
is shown to be some strong mitigating
circumstance the chances for her escap-
ing the death chair are slim. Her victim
was an old woman by whom she was
employed.
That element of the republican party
which has been engaged in the making
Of n contest against the delegates from
Virginia to the national convention has
lost heart, Is discouraged and upset at
the action of the national committee I'm
They had been banking on the
of many of the Taft people and
the seating of the Roosevelt element and
when the decisions have been adverse to
them they have shown keen disaproint-
ment in every way.
President Barr:nger to Stay.
With the resignation of L. f. johnson
Of Roanoke as president OF the board OF
visitors of the Virginia Polytechnic In
stitute and the announcement that DIR
Paul B. Barringer. the president OF the
institute, viii not step aside. there comes
the persistent report that Somebody has
Numbered" Mr.. Johnson is president or
the Norfolk and Western, and is a very
busy man. He is a friend of Or. LGr-
ringer. and has been reappointed by Gov.
Mann to serve for four years. That fol-
lowed the persistent and insistent report
that DIR. Barringer would get out. But
DR.. Barringer is said to have declared
that he now has the board with him, and
that he will remain. Then came the res
ignation of Mr.. Johnson. All the MEM
bers of the board are friends of DIR. Bar
ringer, and IL was believed that with
such a condition OF affairs, when all was
i'm his favor. he would retire. But cal
culations have been upset.
State Chairman Ellyson. who is also
member of the national democratic com
rnittee, will leave here during the com
ing week for Baltimore to assist IN the
preliminary work OF the national conven-
ton. With Mr.. ELY will go several
others VINO are prominent IN the pollLlCs
Of the state. So far. Mr.. Ellyson has not
announced that he is for any candidate.
but will support the nominee Of the con-
vention and see that Virginia IL kept in
line.
Three hotels are being demolished in
this city-Murphy' at 9Th and Broad,
which will give place TO a modern four
structure; the Park, at 9th and
Broad. which will be replaced by a new
and modern theater, and the old Ford's
Hotel which will be supplanted by city
building containing rooms for the courts
and an auditorium on one-half and state
building on the other half OF the block.
T. alsl.kxr A Gok Corrron&c