Evening star., 1912-09-15
FLOOD FOR WILSON
Representative Not Fighting
Party Standard Bearer.
OUTSIDE REPORTS WRONG
Democratic State Committee Holds
Enthusiastic Meeting.
AUDITOR MOORE IS BUSY
After Those Virginians Who Fail to
Make Correct Returns on Their
Property.
OUTSIDE REPORTS WRONG
AUDITOR MOORE IS BUSY

RICHMOND, Va, September 14.-Rep-
resentative Fl. d. Flood of the tenth dis
trict is being arraigned in the news
papers out of the state as being deter
mined TO effect the defeat Of Wilson in
the presidential election. The statements
which have appeared in other papers
than those of Virginia are to the effect
that the people of the tenth district re-
sent the defense of Thomas F. Ryan at
the hands of Flood in Baltimore, and that
they have started opposition to him for
Congress- and that in order to save hlm-
self he is undertaking to accomplish the
defeat of Wilson. Such a thing is news
TO Representative Flood. and were he or
any other man to seek to prevent the
casting of the vote of the state for Will
son they would meet such a rebuke as
has not been recorded in years. There
is no more question that Flood Is working
for the election of Wilson than that he
is working to have himself returned to
Congress.
When the state democratic committee
met here a night or two ago there were
speeches by Senator Swanson, Repre-,
sentative Flood, Henry c. stuart ano
others. They were all of one tenor. MT
Stuart received a great ovation. especial
IL when he said that things are moving
along very we'll in the nintn diStric''
where Gen. Rufus a. Ayers Is making the
race for Congress against Mr.. Slemp Mr.
stuart said that the democratic vote In
that section will be larger this faH tnah
for long time.
Stirring Up Trouble.
Auditor c. Lee Moore is still stirring
up trouble for the people of Virginia on
the subject Of taxes, and is making MINI
self unpopular among some by complying
with his oath Of office. 1t has been noto-
rtous for years that persons have not oeen
making correct returns of their DeionS
ings. and to prove this has neen maue the u,e
work of Mr. Moore. He has begun the
compilation of facts regarding pahK oe-
posits and the amount returned TOT tAA-
alton. Taking one of the pest s coun.les
in the state, Mr.. Moore mas pIocux
the figures made by the commissioners OF
the revenue and is comparing them Win
the bank statements made TO the CON
troller of the currency and 10 tne std.e
corporation commission. Wloe dlscrepdn-
cies have been discovered.
Since Mr. Moore began his work OF 1orc-
ing the people to pay taxes, counties arc
beginning to report cases wnere Pe1sons
come forward and ask to be ahoweo "
make corrections In their returns, on the
ground that they did not at first unoer-
Shenherd Shortts for more than forty
years janitor of the supreme court OF
appeals, is dead at his home here.
May Adjust Difficulties.
Several days have been spent by the
commission named by the general Assem-
bly and the oficials Of the Richmond.
Fredericksburg and Potomac railroad In
an effort to settle the long-standing dis
>I.yv hxy h0 Af
The parties to the conference decline to
make any statement whatever regard
ing the matter The meetings are held
behind closed doors, and so careful arc
the members that they have not had
word of the proceedings taken down by a
stenographer. The public belief Is that
the matter will be adjusted and that the
railroad will save an enormous amount
of money by yielding the points on which
the road and the state have disagreed
in the past
Money Comes Slowly.
Appeals have been made by the papers
of the state for funds for the Woodrow
Wilson campaign, and many of the
papers of the state have opened sub
scriptions. but there is so little money
in sight that the prospect for a hurrah
campaign this fall is not at all encourag-
ing This city has raised less than 81 900
by the dollar method and the appeals
are growing more and more urgent. The
fact that there is no question as to what
Virginia will do and the general belief
that the democrats are due to win are
responsible for the indifference Of the
voters.
II the bull moosers are enrolling MEM
bers or are getting any money they are
keeping the facts to themselves.
Four companies of the Richmond Light
Infantry Blues Battalion. one of the old
est military organizations in the United
States. left here this afternoon at 4:3O
o'clock in special train for Providence.
r. l.. Hartford. Conn. and New York.
They will visit number of other places
before returning. The party went from
Richmond to Old Point. thence by steam
er TO Providence. reaching the latter
place at : O'Clock Monday morning. One
entire week will be spent in New Eng
land, the governors foot guard and the
Providence light infantry acting as hosts.
These commands exchange visits at least
once a year.
Unless all indications shall prove con-
trary. Richmond will this year have
largely in excess Of 22,OO pupils in all the
public schools. This will be an increase
of something like 1000 over last year.
The colleges and other educational
schools here have arranged TO receive
larger classes than before All schools
viii open the coming week