The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-19
WILLIAMS OPENS
CAMPAIGN TODAY
He Will Deliver Address TO
Voters i'll Buckingham
County.
HAS NINTH MORE THAN SHARE?
All Three Candidates Claim Adj
vantage From Kings
Retirement.
HAS NINTH MORE THAN SHARE?

Attorney-Gencral Samuel w Will
liams left yesterday afternoon for
Buckingham County, where he will
launch his campaign for re election by
making speech to-day. His brother
Judge Martin Williams. II Giles Coun-
y. is expected in Richmond 10 day and
VIII open campaign headquarters ut
Murphys Hotel s. Gordon Cumming
Of Newport News. has already opened
headquarters at that place. and John
Garland Pollard. OF Henrico County.
has taken rooms in the American Ma .
t!onai Bank building for campaig ii
purposes. The race may he said to he
fairly on. therefore. and the predictions
are Tor hot pace from now until the
polls close on August .. Speculation
ana comment centred yesterda y
around the retirement Of Floyd ".
KING, OF Clifton Forge, each candidate
having II all figured out to his own
satisfaction that AIR. Kings retirement
would be distinct aid TO his own cam
laisn Eumcrs, apparently without
any foundation. were in circulation
That MI. Cumming would also retire.
leaVinS the night TO straight machine
man ~ Judge Williams and an anti
machine man in Mr Pollard. allowing
them 10 fight IL out on that issuc,aionc.
but at Mr. Cummings HEADQUARTERS
things did not look mat way. and his
supporters figure IL out that between
the Two extremes the Hampton man
MI come to the front when the bal
lots are counted
Thinks Ninth Wants More Than It's
Shire.
What does tho ninth District want
shld Cumming man at the capitol
yesterday. 1T sends Il Republican 10
Congress and number oi Republicans
TO the General Assembly. 1t - con
ceded the next Governor OF the State
in the person Of Henry 4 Stuart Judge
Williams is running for recollection as
Attorney- General Ills brother Judge
Naftn Williams. Is running for speak.
ership OF the House. John " Wu-
lams. Of Giles County. il a fixture as
Clerk OF the HouSe--in fact a new
speaker and the large number OF new
members would fnd il hard 20 .e;
along without him Judge Rhea. OF
mo Cooperation Commission, is from
tho Ninth, John W. Richardson Regis
ter Of the Land Office. is from tho
Smith. state Accountant william i
Smyih liz from the Ninth You could
hardly throw a brick about the .'ap!,ol
without hitting some clerk or sor-,e uf-
fetal who came from the Ninth / be-
lieYc II could be shown that tho ONLY
Republican district IN tho State ALREADY
has more than twice AS many Offices
under Democratic state adniinis,t a.
ton than amy other district
From another angle IL MAS fcurca
out Yesterday that instead OF splitting
ne machine cause. II would help Juc 90
Williams 10 have Mi. Cumming siav
~ the race Mr.. Cumming is nerson-
Ally popular ~ the First Congressiona!
District and might be relied on 70 poll
inc bulk OF it's strength. regardless or
any desire that Congressman Wil.ian;
y Jones might have 70 support Hlr.
Pollard
on the other hand. the wise ones a;
n 4.
Mr. cumming ) almost as s,rons In
the Second District. and might nc re-
lied upon u draw much Of the ma
chino vote OF Eastern Virginia from
Judge williams
While their supporters ara doing
much hsur.nE. All three men are pre-
pairing for a real campa!en
attitude Of BAR.
\ matter ~ moro than usual inter
est IS the attitude of tho bar 81 nc
State. The position : one requiring;
legal knowledge and training ~ a
high order. Leaving ont Tho machine
and antimachire issue. il VIII 80 adj.
mittcd that tho candidate from the
southwest. tho candidate from Tide
water and tho candidate from tn.
Central section OF the State Viii cacn
POLL heavily in their own sections. The
quiet country vote VIII decide. and
this Is a vote that n many counties
is largely swayed hy the attitude Of
those lawyers who keep up with
State matters and have more OF loss
knowledge OF politics. While It is
hardly probable that the har associ-
atoms VIII take any formal action. I
very large unpledged vote. il is be
leved. can he swung 10 that man OF
the three Aho the lawyers generally
believe TO be hes, qualified to be the
Statc's legal adviser
j. Thompson Brown. OF Bedford.
has opened A.aduuart-rs a: Murpny's
FOR his campaign lor Commissions. Of
Agriculture and Immigration McssrE
NlaohcI and Wcddcrpura axe expected
to show their strength shortly in
their campaisn against I.ieutcnant-
ciovernor f:llyson. The political pos
sihilities Of this fiGh, have not yet
been fully developed. and the opening
of the campaign is looked forward to
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