The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-06
Pollard Opposes Ma
chine Candidates for
Acknowledgement.
MACHINE BRINGS
WEDDERBURN OUT
Organization Leaders Get Fair.
tax Man to Run So as to Split
Machen Vote and Help Ely
son-Rumors That One
Candidate Will Retire
Freely Circulated.

Sharp factional lines in Virginia poll
tics were drawn yesterday when John
Garland Pollard, of Henrico County,
unexpectedly entered the campaign as
an antimachine candidate for Attor-
ncy-General. twenty-four hours after
Alexander ]. Wedderburn, of Fairfax
County. was put forward by the ma
chine forces as a candidate for Lieu
tenant-Governor Despite claims and
denials to the contrary. certain to be
heard before the primary on August 5.
these facts stand out above everything
connected with the formal closing of
the official entry list
Friends of Mr.. Pollard frankly admit
that he has entered the contest against
three avowed followers of the ring.
Attorney-General Williams heard of
his candidacy with considerable com
fort Friends of Lieutenant Governor
j. Taylor Ellyson likewise accepted tho
news that MIR. Wedderburn had made
IL three-cornered fight with unalloyetl
10 be drawn in the race for Governor,
Henry c. Stuart, of Russell County, oc-
cupying the field without opposition.
Not for Prohibition.
Coming here from Fairfax to file his
rotice and pay his fee. Mr.. wedder-
burn took occasion to deny the pub
lished report that he was a prohibition
candidate for Lieutenant Governor He
stands for local option. believing In tn G
principle OF local self-Rovernment so
mat alexandria, for example, may ham
ole the liquor question for Alexandria
without direction from people living in
other Virginia cities.
With the air full OF talk about fac
tional lights, there were many rumors
last night to the effect that this can
didate or that candidate would retire
from this race or that. The rumors,
however, related almost exclusively to
the contest for Attorney General. in
which the entire strength OF the anti
machine will he pitted against three
candidates. who must, to large extent,
split the anti-machine vote.
King In Rnce 10 Stay
Floyd w. King. OF Clifton Forge. n
candidate for Attorney General. ar
rived in the city las, night. When in
Dispatch that there were rumors to
the effect that one candidate for the
office he seeks would retire, Mr. King
said:
This is news TO me. You may state,
however. that l am in the race TO stay.
/ Will open headquarters in Richmond
next week. with Commemorative At
torney Marshall Booker. of Halifax in
charge and expect to stay in the race
until the votes are counted"
brought Out to Help Eliyson.
When the announcement was first
printed in The Times Dispatch on
Tuesday morning that former State
Senator Lewis II. Machen, Of Alexan-
dria, had filed Notice OF his candidacy
Tor Lieutenant-Governor, the telegraph
wires and the long distance telephone
were put TO prompt and continuous use
Mr.. Wedderburn said yesterday that he
did not decide until Wednesday MORN
ing to become candidate, and the
claim is openly made that he was
strongly urged by leaders in Washing
fNt, to
The vote with Machen in the interest
of Ellyson. 1t is not believed by men
who pretend TO know politics that Mr.
Wedderburn can be nominated. but the
effect of his candidacy has been to ma
terialiy strengthen the Ellyson chances.
Strong Wilson Man.
Mr.. Pollard's friends from different
parts of the State met in Washington
early in the week and urged him to
enter the contest. His political affllia-
tions have brought him into close
touch with the national administra-
tion, its influence at home beirig sought
by scores of candidates for Federal
Offices. Early last year. as a dele
gate to the Henrico County Conyen-
tion. he secured a delegation, which
went 20 Norfolk. pledged to. President
Wilson. and the first Wilson meeting
was held in his Office
When candidate for the Constitu-
tional Convention, he secured an agree
ment of candidates not to spend money
in the campaign, this reversing the Gus
tom prevailing In Richmond. and this
move was the forerunner OF the pure
election law, known the Earksdale
act. In the Constitutional Convention
Mr. Pollard was member of the com
mittee on education, which has since
made him deeply interested in public
schools. The AttorneyGeneral serves
as an ex-oficio member of the state
all important educational questions
Mr.. Pollard is now Mayor of Ginter
Park.
The Finnl List.
The final list of candidates for the
State primary of August 5 follows:
For Govcrnor-Hcnry G. stuart, of
Russell County.
For Lieutenant t-Governor--J. Taylor
Eliyson, of Richmond, Incumbent,
Lewis III. Machen, of Alexandria, Alex
nnder j. Wedderburn, of Fairfax Coun-
~.
For ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS w.
Williams, of Nyythe County, incumbent;
John Garland Pollard, of Henrico
County; Floyd w. King of Allegheny
County, and s. Gordon Cumming, of
Elizabeth City County.
For Commissioner of ARricuIture-
George Wellington Koiner, of Augusta
County, Incumbent, j. Thompson Brown,
of Bedford County.
For Secretary of the Common wealth.
Ii. o. James.
For superintendent OF Public Instruc-
tfOn-R. c. Stearnes.
For State Treasurer-A. w. Harm,p.
The officers without opposition Will
DE declared the nominees of the Dem;
ocratic party in the November election:
1T being the first time since the prim-
ary system was inaugurated that a
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