Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-07
BYRD MAY Be BOSS
Victory of Wilson at Baltimore
Benefit to Him.
TURNED VIRGINIA VOTES
Led Fight All Through Campaign
for Governor Of New Jersey.
WOMAN IS GIVEN PENSION
Widow Of Confederate Soldier Car
ries Federal Bullet in Her
Body.
TURNED VIRGINIA VOTES
WOMAN is GIVEN PENSION
Special Correspondence Of The Star

RICHMOND, Wa, July 6, 1912
Who will be the political boss in the
state Of Virginia in case Gov. Wilson
of New Jersey is elected President of
OF the United States? Consensus of
opinion Is that Richard E. Byrd of Win
chester will be the big man in the state.
1t was he who led the fight for the
Wilson forces in Virginia, and though he
failed to get an instructed delegation he
managed to get men chosen in the dis
tricts who had sticking" powers, and
never once did they falter. To Mr.. Byrd,
and to him alone, Is the credit due for
holding firm and enjoying the distinc-
uon of seeing minority representation
force the majority to come to it,
1t was Senator Martin who forced the
delegation in Baltimore, when he de-
clared that 1t was time the state should
get together and break the deadlock, and
that as there appeared to be no chance
10 nominate his favorite he favored the
casting of a solid vote-applying the unit
rule-to the Virginia delegation and vot-
Ing for Wilson.
Gov. Mann has disposed of a long
standing row in military circles by pass
ing IL up to Brig. Gen. c. c. Vaughan.
The trouble is more than a year old 1t
began at the encampment at Culpeper
last year, and grew out Of the use of
some expressions on the part of Col.
Thomas j. Nottingham against all his
superior officers, beginning with the gov
ernor and going down the line. The
language was pretty rough, and in the
complement of officers within range Of
the language was Capt. (chaplain) w. G.
Parker. Soon after the regiment return
ed to its station Chaplain Parker resign
ed stating that he was not satisfied with
conditions in the regiment. court of
inquiry recommended that the resigna-
no cd fnF fhn tC0n Of no
service" which recommendation the gov
ernor rejected fatty. Then the governor
sent the evidence and the record to
Gen. Vaughan. saying that as he was
involved in the matter he desired that
some one else should pass on the case.
The court-martial will be ordered.
Post Office Business Increases.
Business in the post office in this city
has increased by more than sol 600 over
last year. The increase was largely due
TO the sale of stamps and postals. but In
every line the post Office shows a very
decided increase over the preceding year.
Business men take this as an indication
of the volume of business which is being
done generally, and 1T shows that the
usual slump in presidential years has
not yet come to the surface, and every
indication at this time is that the present
year will be an exception to the rule and
that an even larger increase will be re-
ported when the books are closed at the
end Of this year.
Mrs. NJ. A. Gosee of Petersburg. widow
of Confederate soldier. has been allow
ed a pension by the state of Virginia.
Mrs. Gosee is one of the few women who
carries in her body to this day a bullet
fired by Federal soldier That she was
in the range Of fire August "a, 1854, is
attested by the fact that her right hip
was shattered and she was desperately
wounded on that day. 1t was during
the siege of Petersburg. Since the death
: of her husband she has been engaged in
doing fancy sewing, but in the last few
years she has been unable to do even
that, being hopeless invalid. She Will
get only $36 year, but that will be
great help to her. as she has friends In
that city who are looking after her. There
are already some fifty others on the pen
sion list, which became operative for the
women July 1, the fund being distributed
by the Virginia Division, Daughters of
the Confederacy.
Modernizing Fire Department.
Richmond's fire department is being
modernized in every way. A little more
than a year ago the first automobile fire
engine was installed in the department,
and since that time steps have been
taken TO displace every particle of the
horse-drawn apparatus with auto engines
and to give the city complete and mod
ern fre-fighting brigade. The chiefs have
been supplied with automobiles, and with
in a year the impression is that there
will not be horse in the system. The in
vestigation of the workings of the fire
engines operated by gasoline shows that
the engine Is propelled and operated at a
far greater saving than the mere feed
Ing of the horses, in addition to giving
many more men from the present force
for service in fighting fires.
Capt John Lamb and former Gov. Mon
tague have not so far met on the stump.
and there is no reason TO believe that they
will. The aspirants are making clean
contest, and there is not the least indica-
ton that any mud will be resorted TO
by either of them. Politicians are guess
ing as TO the outcome. and no one knows
what Ii will be. The chances in this city
are decidedly favorable TO the former
governor. while the same story comes
from the rural sections that has been
coming for years-that Capt Lamb will
come up with a big majority. However.
the friends of the governor say that the
majority given for him in this city will
more than offset what the counties will
do. and the more Jealous declare that
the governor will carry some of the coun-
ties