Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-26
Irvine's Nomination in Ninth
Virginia District Starts
Figuring.
SUPREME COURT RULING
LIKELY TO FREE NEGRO
Women of Old Dominion to Renew
Fight for Coordinate College.
New Fee Law Is Unpopular
Special Correspondence Of The Star.


RICHMOND. Va, March 81, 1914.
With the nomination of r. Tate Irvine
in the ninth congressional district for the
seat now held by Representative Slemp,
the campaign is on for the nomination in
all other districts. Gov. Stuart presided
at the convention which nominated Mr..
Irvine and there was great harmony in
the entire proceedings. There is but one
contest in the state-that always being
in the ninth district. which casts more
democratic votes than any other district
IN the state. There is a general belief
that Representative Slemp will be the
nominee of his party in the coming cam
paign. He is a former law partner of
Mr. Irvine and they are fast personal
friends. Politically they are as far apart
as the poles.
Senators John r. Saunders, Walter Mapp
and Saxon Holt are all tentative candi-
dates for the nomination in the first dis
trict and If conditions warrant they will
be in the contest at the right time Rep
resentative Holland, in the second. so far
has no opposition, and it is understood
that there will be none. He is serving his
second term in Congress and is reported
very popular in his district
Representative A. j. Montague of this
city will have clear field, SO far as Is
known at this time. He Will be in the
race to succeed himself. While there have
been reports Of opposition to Representa-
tive Watson of the fourth district for
some time past it has been diminishing,
and at this time there is no one to enter
the lists against him, so far as is known.
Representative E. W. Saunders of the
fifth will not have any opposition in the
party, but he is certain to have opposi-
ton in the election in November follow
ing his nomination, that district being
little closer than any other in the state,
due to the heavy republican vote in the
mountain counties.
Representative Glass of the sixth will
not have to make a fight for the nominal
ton He has been in Congress for some
years and the prominence he has achieved
since a change of administration makes
it certain that he will have but to say he
will accept and the nomination will be his.
In the seventh district Representa-
tive Hay will have free running with
nothing to bother him in any way.
He has a hold on the people that makes
it practically impossible for any one
to dislodge him. At the same time he
is keeping in close touch and is ready
to measure swords with any man who
may oppose him.
There is some talk that Westmoreland
Davis of the Farmers Cooperative and
Educational Union may oppose Rep
resentative Carlin of Alexandria in the
eighth district, but this has not been
determined Mr.. Carlin has been
forced to make hot fights several times
but he always manages to show up
with the certificate when the elections
are over and the returns are counted.
The tenth district will hold on to
Representative Flood, judging from re-
ports from that district, though there
are some elements who are opposing
him. He has invariably had to con-
tend with these. but they have never
been strong enough to inconvenience
him in the least