The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-28
-FOUR CANDIDATES
PAY PRIMARY FEE
James, Hartman, Koiner and
Stearnes Qualify for Demo
cratic Contest.
TREASURER FOR EIGHTH TERM
Leads All Heads of Departments
for Service-Amounts
Paid to Date.
TREASURER FOR EIGHTH TERM

There was n grand rush yesterday
morning OF candidates for State office
to qualify for the August primary. and
was found that no less than four had
added their names to the list.
They are follows: Benjamin o.
James for Secretary OF the Common
wealth: Asher w. Hartman, Jr., for
state Treasurer: George w. Koiner. for
mmiss!oncr of Agriculture and Inn
migration. and Reaumur c. Stearnes,
for Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton. All tho mon who have stated they
would run have now filed their names
with the exception of j. Thompson
Grown for Commissioner OF Agricul-
torney- General. Entries will close Fri
day. June 0. at noon.
What They Paid.
Amounts paid into the treasury to
date are as follows: Henry c. Stuart.
for Governor. $3.50: Floyd W. King.
for Attorney $500; j. Taylor
Ellyson. for Lieutenant Governor.
$1,000: Samuel W. Williams, for At
torneyGeneral. $500; a. w. Hartman.
Jr.. FOR State Treasurer. s22S.b7; b. o.
James. for Secretary of the Common
wealth $40; George w Koiner. for
Commissioner OF Agriculture, Sl75:
Il. c. Stearnes for Superintendent of
Public Instruction. s175. The primary
entrance fee required by law is per
cent OF the first years salary. so that
the pay OF the officers can easily be
calculated from the above figures. The
only State elective officers paid in part
by fees are the Secretary of the Com
monwealth and the State Treasurer.
The former estimates his fees at $500
year, and the latter at s57l.4O.
The entrance money is returned when
a candidate has no opposition. II is
apparent that all candidates will have
their fees returned save those for At
torney-Gercral and Commissioner o:
Agriculture.
Hnrman's Long Service.
Urea surer Hartman has been at the
head of department many years
longer than any other man connected
with the government OF the State. He
came into his present office on Janu-
airy =, 1856, the same day when Gen
eral Fitzhugh Lee was sworn In as
Governor lie succeeded T. r. Barks-
dale, of Albemarlc, who had previous
~ defeated Mr.. Hartman. and who was
defeated in turn In December, 1885.
In those days the Treasurer was elected
by the Legislature. Four years later
Mir. Barksdale again tried conclusions
again lost. Still later. A r.. Venable,
| OF Prince Edward ran against Mr.
lIarman. being defeated. w. II. Boaz
Of .4lben;arle, started in the race under
the new Constitution. which made the
5nice elective. but his health failed,
and nc did not enter the primary.
Mr. Hartman has served as Treasurer
OF the State under Governors FitZ-
hugh Lee, Philip w. Mckinney. Charles
| T. OFerrall, j. Hoge Tyler, a. J. Mon
taGue, Claude A. swanson and William
Hodges Mann. At the end Of the COM
| ing term. to which It seems ne will
be clsc ted without Democratic oppo-
sltion, he will have held the place
th!rty-iwc years and one month.
Others who Qualified.
Mr.. Koiner has been Commissioner
OF Agriculture for twelve years He
was rcnominated without opposition
in 1905. and defeated J. Thompson
Brown In 1909 by n narrow margin
in the primary. Mr.. Koiner is from
Augusta County.
benjamin o. James was first nomi-
mated by the State Democratic Com
mittee in 1909 for Secretary of the
| Commonwealth upon the death OF d.
@. ;gglcston just before the general
election. Immediately upon his nomi-
| nation he was appointed to the office
! by Governor Swanson for Mr.. EGgles-
! tons uneXpired term His many friends
| In public life rejoice that he Will be
again FAMED without opposition.
Mr. Stearncs is the baby OF the lot,
! since he has been in office only since
January ]. when he was elected by
| the state Board of Education to I'LL
| the uncNpired term Of ]. u. Eggleston,
resigned But for years before that
he served as secretary to that board, as
the right-hand man OF the superin
| tendent.