The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-22
Friends Of Cumming and POI
lard Meet and Arrange
All the Details e:
EACH SPEAKER WILL
HAVE FORTY MINUTES
MIR. Cumming Spends Night
in Richmond--Mr. Pollard
Speaks at Wytheville.
Home of MIR. Williams

Political interest yesterday center.
ed in the Joint debate between 3. Cor
don Cumming. OF Hampton. ana john
Garland Pollard. OF Richmond, rival
candidates for the attorney Eensrai-
ship, who are to meet In the forensic
arena at Lynchburg tonight Friends
named by the candidates met yester-
day and arranged the details OF the
Joint discussion, which 10 to take place
in the Hill City Assembly hall. each
speaker being allowed forty minutes,
all told. to present his cause.
Mr.. Cumming spent the Night n
Richmond on his way to keep his
appointment He had nothing to give
out for publication beyond the Tact
| that he Is greatly encouraged over the
reports he LIS receiving regarding the
progress of his candidacy. He leaves
at 10 o'clock this morning for Lynch
burg.
Pollard at wytheville.
Mr.. Pollard spent the day at Wythe-
vile, where he spoke yesterday dur
| inE the noon recess Of court. He spent
| the night there and will leave this
morning for Lynchburg to keep his
appointment with Mr.. Cumming.
| Attorney General Williams spoke
Yesterday at Harrisonbug to .. good
crowd. This will probably be tho last
campaign speech the attorney general
will deliver for several days, and he II
com PEELED to be in Warrington to-
morrow to represent the State IN the
conference between tho debt commits
sions of Virginia and West Virginia,
in which millions are involved ME
Hooker arrived last night after = whirf
faround the circuit to resume his
place as manager Of Judge Williams
headquarters Mr.. Hooker was in q
tubilant frame Of mind aSid declares
that the outlook for the attorney gem
erals reelection was never 70 en-
49,. Terms Of Debate.
The details for the point debate
at Lynchburg tonight between Mr..
Cumming and Mr.. Pollard. were ar
ranged at q meeting yesterday be-
tween Fred Harper and 8. v. kemp
representing the former and III. "A.
Harris and Walter e. Addison, who
appeared for the Richmond candioate.
According to a dispatch received BY
The ,virginian from Lynchburg last
night, these are the terms agreed
upon:
The joint debate viii be held in
the assembly hall. beginning prompts
ly at $3.50 p. NJ. tomorrow night. Mr..
George E. Caskie will preside over
the meeting and will briefly and In
formally present both speakers to the
with q speech not exceeding ten
minutes in length, In which he will
outline briefly his platform and his
position upon the public questions af-
fecting his candidacy. Mr.. Pollard
will reply in a speech OF like charac-.
ter, not exceeding ten minutes in
length. Mr.. Cumming will then, In
a speech. not exceeding thirty min.
utes, discuss the issues presented N
the campaign for the once OF attor-
tney-generai of Virginia. Mr.. Pollard
will conclude the debate with =.
speech OF like character. not exceed.
ing thirty minutes In length. While
the time allowed for the keX6ta1s
speeches Is somewhat less than that
ordinarily provided in joint discussion
Of this character, It was thought BY
the representatives Of the respective
candidates that in all the circum-
stances the allowance was ample ana
would prove more attractive to thAl
auditors than a more extended discua-s
sion"
I Speaks During Court Reces&
The virginian received the following
| speech last night from wytheville.
Va, regarding the Pollard speaking
there yesterday:
/ John Garland Pollard spoke ~
wytheviIle at noon today. His au-s
dience was both creditable in nuns
Der and quality. He spoke during this
noon recess Of court SO his speech
was necessarily brief, being not over
forty minutes His reference to tho
State board Of education postponing
the election of the number Of county
school superintendents. Wythe being
one Of them. until after the Demo-
cratic primary. was heartily applaud
ed. Mr.. Pollard IS meeting mEny ef
the voters here, and he said today
THAT the exceedingly warm reception
i accorded, him made him feel very,
much at home in Wytheviile the
home OF Attorney General Williams,
He will remain here until In the.
morning. when he goes to lynch
burg for joint debate with Mr.. Gums
ming tomorrow night. - es--
4 mfr Pollard was introduced today
by Benton c.. Thomas, the nessor ~
the wytheville bar. who told tho au-
4 aaenee- that he would support Nj
Pollard M