Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-14
Scores "BuIl Moose" Move
ment in Virginia.
"PoT HUNTERS" He SAYS
Representative Has Estranged Every
Roosevelt Follower In the State.
BARRINGER
RESIGNS
Gives Up Place as Head Of Virginia
Polytechnic Institute-F1aw
In New Tax Law.

RICHMOND, Va. July 13.-Repre-
sentative Slemp has very little regard
for the Bull Moose" followers In Vir-
ginia, and by what he has said he has
estranged every man Of them. He de-
clares In 50 many words that they are
pot hunters. and have no other motive
or purpose or aim than to get q seat
at the pie counter. Mr.. Slemp is being
opposed for the nomination by that
element, and they are threatening to
take his scalp this fall, even II he be
nominated Mr.. Slemp has reason to
know a majority Of the men who are
backstanding the new party, and they
have made no bones of telling him that
1t was time that he was getting out
OF the congressional fight and to give
some other county in the district a
chance They are even limiting now. and
have been for some time, that Mr.. Slemp
is ready to quit the seat which he has
held so long, but SO far he has had
nothing to say on the subject
One of the most recent and significant
events in that section Of the state was
the retirement of Collector l. P. Sum
mers from the collectorship and the
appointment of David F. Bailey to sue
coed him. Mr.. Bailey once opposed Mr..
Slemp for Congress, kicking over the
traces. Bailey has considerable follow
ing in that district, but the party was
loyal to Slemp. and he won by big
majority. With Bailey no longer one
of the men who might add zest to the
campaign. the Bull Moose movement
is not resulting in a stampede in that
section. Representative Slemp is happy.
and the chances are that If he wants
to go back to Congress his only obstacle
will be from the democrats. which he
has encountered for many years.
10, c,,ff iv,o
from the effects Of too many men who
want to manage the party and get the
glory in Virginia A call has been issued
by Thomas Lee Moore of Roanoke, for a
conference in that city July 80. which
will take up the matter of arranging a
state convention to name delegates to
the Chicago convention. The conference
viii decide the matter of basis of repre-
sentation and the date and will also
select the place for the convention 1t is
true, to considerable extent. that all
those who are identified with the Roose-
welt scheme are men who have been
prominent, many Of them are men of
ability, but the fact is that they are all
eager to get into the limelight and to
boss the job. II IS expected that lively
times will follow the holding of the con-
ference in Roanoke. and 1t need occas
no surprise IL the conference breaks up
in facuonal row simply because Of the
intention and desire Of the leaders to
etorney under President Roosevelt, and
AFFILIATED with him will be former Senator
John c. Noel, Senator Catron and many
others who have been well to the front
for some time.
Personal Property Depreciates.
Auditor c. Lee Moore is busy man.
and he is engaged in an effort to ascer-
tain Just why 1t is that personal prop
erty values are depreciating at such an
alarming extent In some OF the counties
He has fragrant case in the county of
Carroll. which has been much in the
limelght for some time. There is in his
ONCE at this time the personal property
books for the southern district, showing
that all the household effects, horses,
cows, beef cattle. farming implements,
stocks, bonds, money in bank, guns.
musical instruments and every form of
personal property in the district will pay
10 the state just $164.36 this year. To
illustrate the manner and efforts of some
of the men in the district to keep from
paying capitation taxes they are allow
ing the personal effects on the farms to
be assessed in the names of their wives
and daughters. hoping thus to escape
the payment of the capitation tax.
The laws, however, take no cognizance
of that sort of thing, and the commission
ers are being forced to levy a tax on each
and every male citizen, regardless Of
whether he owns property or not 1t is
N this district that Sidney Allen, the
outlaw, owns four farms of nearly 3O(
acres which are assessed at an average oil
bit more than dollar an acre. while
tie houses are worth less than that sim
Tor the entire number
After many denials and contradictions
Dr. Paul B. Barringer. president of the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute. has re.
signed that position. DeniaIs of the re.
port that he would step down and on,
came from his friends. DIR. Barringel
mas oeen president of the Virginia Poly
technic Institute for some Ave wears
which have been filled with trouble, dis