Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-27
VIRGINIA CANVASS
ABOUT TO CLOSE
Less Than Ten Days Remain
inq Before State Primary
to Name Candidates.
NEWS HAS BEEN SCANT,
BUT METTLE EVIDENT
Modern Home to Be Built for the
Future Governors on Fine Resi-
Dental Site.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, July II 1918.
With only ten days remaining before
the state primary, the candidates for
places to be filled are making one mighty
effort to touch the high places and to get
a look at the voters, This will be all that
some of them will get for the month
they have put in on the stump. for the
fees they have paid to enter the race
and for the heavy expense to which they
have been put to make the campaign.
And in passing it may be remar' ed that
the campaign. which for some three
months was about as dull as could be
imagined. and about as promising for
even scant news in a political way, has
developed some very racy things, and
put some of the candidates on their met
tie. forcing the saying of sharp things
and the approach to the short and ugly
word. which used to mean fight.
Instead of there being a solitary fight.
as was indicated some time ago, there are
two-that for attorney general and that
for commissioner of agriculture. The first
is a. triangular affair with Judge Samuel
w. Williams of Wythe up for retention
of the office, John Garland Pollard of
Richmond and Samuel Gordon Cumming of
Hampton the other aspirants. Judge Will
liams has been campaigning for some
time, being an old hand at the game He
is Confederate veteran, resident OF
the ninth congressional district and
man who stands strong with the plain
people.
Mr.. Pollard is a comparatively young
man, served as a member of the consti-
tutional convention and is the compiler OF
a code for the state. He is allied with
the anti-machine element in Virginia poll
ficc ia nf % advisers and SnnnOrtarS
Of that faction and his announcement
was acclaimed as candidate for that
faction.
Samuel Gordon Cumming is former
member of the general assembly, Is
lawyer of recognized standing and prac-
tice. Is widely known. and his ability as
lawyer stands second to no man In the
state. He is a good speaker. fine cam
paigner and is a great secret order man.
Measuring Swords Again.
]. Thompson Brown of Bedford and
George Wellington Koiner Of Augusta are
measuring swords for the second time
Mr.. Brown was defeated by a trifiing ma
jority four years ago and he at once de-
clared that he was in the race again.
And in that time he has been laying his
plans for capturing the office. He has
organized and strengthened the weak
places. and Mr.. Koiner has been looking
after his own interests personally. They
have not met in debate. but they have
been making charges at various places.
the two men meeting at one time one
making a speech and the other mingling
with the people.
There is another contest-that between
Lieut. Gov Ellyson Of Richmond and
Lewis H. Machen and Alexander j. We'd
derburn of Alexandria. But this contest
has not been even interesting and is not
mentioned one time where the others are
discussed one hundred times.
Men who are familiar with politics
men who are aligned with both factions
have discussed the prospects and outlook.
and they are not very far apart as to
their predictions regarding the outcome,
the difference being a question OF ma
jorities While ten days remain before
the voting begins and there is no telling
what may happen between this date and
that, the chances at this time are that
only one change will be made in the en-
tire corps of state offlcerSAthat being the
position of commissioner of agriculture.
This would make the complete ticket to
be voted for in November as follows:
For governor, Henry Carter Stuart Of
Russell; lieutenant governor. j. Taylor
Ellyson of Richmond; attorney general.
Samuel w. Williams of Wythe; superin-
tendent of public instructions. Reaumur c.
Stearnes of Roanoke county; treasurer,
Asher w. Hartman Of Augusta.