Evening star., 1914-09-27
Virginia Public Men Who Voted
Against Measure, It Is Said,
May Suffer Later.
GUBERNAT0YlAL HOPES
DISSIPATED FOR SOME
Talk Now of Local Option Contests
Right Away-Tax Disclosures a
Surprise-Ban on Beggars.
spec,a, Correspondence of TIE Star.


people of the state when they next
come for consideration at the hands of
the voters. Feeling engendered in the
prohibition fight promises to last for
some time to come. Expressions to
this effect are heard on every side. Bit
terness has become deep-seated in a
great many instances. Those who vot-
ed AMI Mt away from the polls will
have little to fear. Those who took
occasion to vote and to express their
opinions of the prohibitionists will not
be forgotten. The members of the
United States Senate and of the lower
He = o. Congr IS in for OPP
position in case they shall be opposed
for the nomination by a man who either
favored prohibition or who kept his
own counsel after he had voted.
According to report from Char
lottesville. published in an afternoon
against statewide prohibition and took
for this crusade" Senator Martin is
known to be a prohibitionist so far as
his use of liquors is concerned. Repre-
sentative A. ]. Montag que is said to
have voted also against state wide
prohibition and to have SO declared as
ports are being freely discussed by the
voters. and they are declaring that
there will come a time when the voters
Will have a chance to exercise their
right to vote for man who is in ac.
cord with them.
New Political Alignment.
That gubernatorial aspirations of
possible candidates were given a hard
blow in the election Tuesday goes
without saying. There were signs that
Randolph Harrison of Lynchburg, one
of the foremost lawyers of Virginia.
and Westmoreland Davis of Fauquier.
the champion of the down-trodden
farmers, were exposing themselves to
the nomination or to the favorable con-
sfderation of the masses. Tney were
strong against prohibition. Not SO
were the people of the state. TIE re-
suit of the election TUESDAY will, 1t is
predicted, eliminate them from particl-
patton in the contest unless there snail
the prohibitionists. This is not at all
unlikely. At this time there Is one
avowed candidate in the contest. He
is Richard Evelyn Byrd of Winchester
the dry forces. 1t Is accepted that
John. Garland Pollard. attorney gen.
eral will enter the race. Mr.. Pollard
has been making speeches for p. ohibi-
tion, and has declared he will not offer
for that again.
After all this, there comes a revival
of the report that DIR. James Cannon.
jr.. of the anti-saloon league forces.
editor, educator. lecturer, agitator, has
aspirations to SHINE as Governor of
Virginia The question at this time
Is, VIII he enter the race? II he does
he will not surprise many persons. In
fact, should he decline to enter the
contest it would be more of a sur
prise than his announcement of candi-
dacy.
Talk on the streets is that in Roam
oke. Lynchburg. Petersburg and New
port News there will be local option
contests right away. This means that
the prohibitionIsts are to take advan-
tage of the situation as it stands, and
to administer a death blow to the sa-
looms far ahead of the time set for the
operation of the prohibition law. Of
fcers of the Anti-Saloon League were
questioned regarding the report, and
they declared that that was local
issue and would be up to the cities
which might desire to have another
test of strength. They refused to dis
cuss the matter or to deny tnat it had
been discussed at the meeting Of the
executive committee held here a day
or two ago. Several of the leading Of
ficers of the organization were out of
the city. The reports are generally be-
lieved, however.