Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-11-03

NEWS OF THE OLD DOMINION .
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WALKOVER IN VIRGINIA.
No Organized Opposition 10 Demo-
cratic State Candidates.

For the first time IN a half century,
Virginia Democrats on Tuesday VIII
elect their candidates for Governor
ana other State offices without organ
lied opposition and without being
compelled to make stump speeches.,
The situation is unique and without
a parallel in the present generation
Henry c. Stuart, the candidate for
Governor, was nominated without OPP
position His only opponent is So
cialist, whose name is not known to
10, 900 Virginians. The Republican
party, which always waged 4 spirited,
but generally unsuccessful fight fo'
governor, placed no ticket in the II"
this year. The Progressi"es followed
suit. Mr.. Stuart, therefore, will en-
10Y the unusual honor Of being nom
mated unanimously and elected gov
ernor by a practically unanimous
vote-a distinction no Virgin!an OF
the present generation has achieved,
The election has only two state
wide interesting features. One is the
'contest between the organization
and "anti-organation forces at Nor
folk. The other is the fight III the
First State Senatorial district be-
tween l.. p. Summers Republican and
Frank Buchanan, Democrat.
Another issue, which has come to
the front in only one section Of the
State and which will likely be wage
hot and heavy before the next legIS!a-
ture, is prohibition. The 'drys" have
twice been turned down by the Gener-
al Assembly for an act which would
have submitted the question Of state
wide prohibition to vote of the peo-
pie The "wets" won by a narrow
margin in the State Senate two years
ago. The Senate hol5s over for the
next session Of the legislature, but the
"wcts" have heard that two senator's
who voted against the enabling act
have been converted by the "drys' and
that the Senate now stands d tie, with
the balance Of power in the hands OF
the man to be elected from the First
Senatorial district to ill vacancy.
The Democratic candi ate III THIS
district Frank Buchanan faVors sub
mission of the prohibition question to
the people. l.. p. Summers, the Re-
publican candidate. according to the
"wuts" is against the enabling act.
Consequently the temperance and the
anti-temperance forces are waglng
the hottest kind Of campaign in Wash
ington and Smyth counties and in the
heart of the Southwest section, which
is The "dly" stronghold of the State.
The "dryS' do not concedc the
"wcts" claim that the new Senator
from the First District will have the
deciding vote but nevertheless are
working hard to elect the man com
mitted to their cause.
Outside the Ninth Congressional
district there is practically no OPPOSE
ton to the Democratic candidates for
the House Of Delegates In fact, 50
little interest has been taken in these
contests that some Of the men nomln-
ated in the primaries failed to have
their names placed on the ticket,
notable instance Of this is in Clark
and Warren counties, where Aubrey
Weaver, nominated by the Democrats,
entirely overlooked the matter OF
sending in his name to the electoral
board. As the result no name For the
House will 20 on the ticket, and the
Dsrocrats will he compelled to write
Viewers name on the ballots.