The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-07
WOULD GIVE LAMB
An EQUAL CHANCE
COLONEL HARDWOOD WON'T RUSH
MATTERS 50 LONG AS con-
GREss IS IN SESSION.
SEES NO OCCASION TO HOLD DIS
TRICT PRIMARY IN SPRING.
CITY COMMITTEE MEETS
TOMORROW.

Colonel John s. Harwood has no
desire to take an undue advantage
of CAPTAIN John Lamb in the Third
district congressional contest. 70
stated the colonel yesterday Wheh
asked If he would insist on setting
the issue in the spring democratic
primary. when candidates for mayor
and council arc to be chosen.
Fin view of the fact, said the
colonel, that Captain LAMB Is de-
tanned in Washington In attendance
upon Congress. | think it would be
only fair to him to have the con
gressionaI primary deferred until some
time perhaps in the summer or early
fall when the captain viii doubtless
have plenty of time al his disposal.
Then too ii must he remember
that ours Is district aaffr. with
several counties to Ire taken into
consideration in connection with the
primary in addition TO the city OF
Richmond. Personally, l have no
special objection to having Il primary
date AIMED that will be coinctdent
with that for selection of candidates
for the new administrative board,
whose members are to go into office
on January LIST next.
Thinks Chances Bright.
a
ing the congressional nomination are
concerned. / regard them as exceed
ingly bright ! am going to stand
on my record as a legislator ana !
will believe ] can win, ! understand
Captain Lamb is counting on getting
most of the farmer vote on the
strength Of being chairman of the
congressional Agricultural Committee
and a member of this committee for
many years All / have to say in
regard to that is that ! believe have
done more for the farmer during the
past sixty days in the Virginia Leg
Stature =. ~ Ink has &C
complished since he went Ia Congress
sixteen years ago. As for the captain
being !, Confederate veterHH. / may
say that / am the son of a Confed-
crate soldier. and / think ii Is about
time the sons We're being recognized.
incidentally. Colonel Ha~wood took
occasion TO remark that in View or
the fact that Captain Lamb rode into
Office in 1896 ON the crest of the free
silver wave. Il savers of ingratitude
| for him to be row making light of
William Jennings Bryan, who cham
I pioned that cause.
From present indications. ii would
appear as II neither Captain Lamb
nor colonel ttafNood Will ne apie "
| command the solid support of the
| Third district organization Demo-
! Gratis OF the district will doubtless vote
| az they see fit. as both candidates
are reckoned as machine men,
4 1t is understood that some of the
temperance people MAY quiz the two
/ men during the campaign as 10 their
views on the interstate liqtor ship
| ping question. which Congress must
| settle sooner or later.
! Some of former Governor Monta-
CUES friends would like 10 see him
! get in the race for Congress, but
| there is little probability that he will
| yield to their opportunities.
To arrange matters in connection
with the municipal primary as well
! as to look after other business, a
! meeting of the City Democratic Com
! mittee has been called for tomorrow
/ night at Murphys Among other
/ things the committeeman will en-
! deavor to ascertain where they are
/ at now that the ward lines are
materially altered under the new re-
distrieting scheme.