The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-29
MACHINE SENDS
OUT ITS SLATE
The Faithful Are Told to Sup
port Ellyson, Brown and
Williams.


Ellyson, Brown and Williams In to
be the machine slate in the coming
State Democratic primary according to
letters being sent out from "headquar-
ters." Desperate efforts to get $. Cor
don Cumming out OF the race have
been almost continuous. and in the
race OF Mr.. Cummings positive denial
the machine reiterates the report that
! Mr.. Cumming will shortly retire The
following telegram WAS received by The
Times Dispatch from it's Lynchburg
correspondent last night:
'LynchburR. Va. July 2S.-According
to what is believed to be relia ble
source. letters have been received here
purporting to come from the Democra-
tic Organization machine in
which the request is made to support
EliySon, Brown and Williams. the belief
resulting that Cumming Will shortly
retire from the three -corncred fight for
the ney-generalship. That such
letters have been received here is amply
vouched for by a reputa Bile Democratic
worker. but the exact source from
which they came has not been
divulged"
Has brown Machine support.
The surprise OF the announcement is
the machine Endorsement OF j. Thomp-
son Brown for Commissioner OF Agri-
culture over the incumbent. George w
Koiner. The campaign has not been
fought on machine or antmachine
grounds but on the basis of efficiency
| in the proper conduct of the office Mr.
Brown has made serious charges in
this regard that have not been
answered. and II may be that the party
leaders feel that a change is desir-
able. That the organization would
stand by Mr.. Ellyson was. of course
conceded. because OF the long service
of the Licutenant-Gover as State
Democratic chairman. Mr.. Machen has
made only partial canvass of the State
In opposition, and the third candidate.
who many people believe was brought
out by the machine to weaken Mr.
Machen in his home section. has made
no campaign at all. In his only speech
in Richmond, Mr.. Wedderburn praised
Mr.. Ellyson highly and boastcd that he
would get more votes In Alexandria
than MIR. Machen will-that seeming TO
he his entire ambition. Were IL not
Tor the fact that he Is the only one
of the three candidates who VIII vote
wet on the enabling act. his support
would be negligible.
The hand OF the machine orGaniza-
ton has been most prominently seen in
the attorney generalship fight. Long
before he had announced opposition.
Judge Williams pledged up party lead
ers. some of whom would have pre-
ferrcd Mr.. Cumming, but who could
not secure releases from the present
Attorney General. The entrance into
this race of John Garland Pollard on a
progressive or Woodrow Wilson plat
form was like red flag in the eyes OF
that section Of the party machine which
had prevented the Norfolk convention
from indorsing the candidate who was
Firginia's choice. Machine men in
Richmond and elsewhere have done
everything they could TO belittle Mr..
Pollard. They have spread reports
that he was no lawyer Notwithstanding
the fact that those practicing in the
supreme Court place him above his
competitors. Without inquiring as to
his views, they circulated reports that
was an advocate Of woman suffrage
Tho retirement Of Floyd w. King, who
was close friend of Congressman
Flood and who had other influential
friends among the powers that be, fol-
| lowed by the very prompt offer of n
lucrative government position TO Mr..
King. was significant
Tried to Get Cumming Out.
From the start efforts have been
made from machine sources to get Mr..
! Cumming out of the race, the leaders
feeling that his large personal follow
Ing, especially in Norfolk and the East
ern part of the State would detract
from tho organization vote. which 1t
r oped to throw solidly to Judge Will
Hams All manner of reports have
been started about Mn Cummings re-
tirement, each one of which has been
denied by Mr.. Cumming a lie out Of
the whole cloth. Only last night. on
his departure for Roanoke. to speak
might In ono of Judge Williams 8
strongholds. Mr.. Cumming reiterated
his intention of remaining in the race
10 the end. despite all the efforts that
might be put forth from machine
headquarters to GUST him. His plat
| form was before the State, he said, and
ii for the people to determine on
August 5 whether they want him for
ttorney- General
| The Brown Koiner fight is regarded
as being about evenly balanced. with
the chances slightly favoring Brown.
and If it be true. as the Lynchburg
dispatch indicates. that he will have or
Eanization support. his election seems
| to be assured While Mr.. Ellyson is
expected to win. the announcement that
lie will have machine backing has al
ready been discounted. and will merely
tend to centre on Mr.. Machen consid-
| cradle following moro or less dissatis-
| fed with tho recent conduct of party