Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-21

who hint that by that time Senate
Martin. who has made n unique recor
Tor long and useful service In the Sen
ate, may retire to his AlbemarIe Count
estate. like Thomas Jefferson OF old
ana leave Governor Stuart and Con
Sressman Flood to fight for his toga
ms iar-away figuring has left GU
one or the ablcst of them all-Congress
man andrew Jackson Montague-th
Governor who put Virginia's new Con
stitution Into effect. AS an autborit
on international law Mr. Montague ha
won In brief space unique standtn
IN the House. When just out OF thy
Governors chair ne crossed sword
win Senator Martin for the Senate /
4 memorable campaign In which Their
was some bitterness over CHARGES n
uossism and machine methods on IN
part OF the faction in power Patient
~. Mr. Montague waited his time until
lie was returned TO the House by tn
ihru District. He was reelected las
summer, carrying every precinct in TN
dStr'ct and having az some OF Inf
warmest supporters men who I'm,
| fought him In his senatorial aspira
tiohs. The machine" cry was no
! raised. II was simply question O
whom the Richmond district wanted "a
It's representative In the House
EoFernornhip Fight on Horizon
me EoEcFhorshlp IL years and yeara
away-.n fact Stuart has not yet served
'''S IN N''tT III Oiflce--Dut alrNaIN j
some wc!l-known men have nut them
selves oui in the open in case light
ming should want TO strike their wayI
There Is Richard Evelyn Byrd forJ
IncTiy Speaker of the House OF Dele
gates and now United States Distric l.
Attorney for the Western District Hi
~ the father OF tax reform In Virginia
the father OF primary reform, the au
thor Of the Byrd liquor Iaw and n welI-l
informed man on public affairs. Mrl
SErd has always said that IL there wa 3
machine in Virginia he must be oneI
or the coSwhccls-yet when the ytr-I
! Sinia organization stood aloof at theI
Baltimore convention, Mr. Byrd was|
one OF the original Wilson men; whenI
his brother law, Congressman Flood
was defending Thomas f. Ryan froml
the attack OF Mr.. Bryan, Mr. Byrd wa 81
putting in the licks which helped TO
bring about the nomination OF Mr. Will
son.
Polinrd Receptive Candidate.
Attorney General John Garland Poll
lard Is regarded AZ receptive candi-
date for the Eovcrnorship. Mr. Pol
iard has made reputation as n law
yer. both in practice and as adviser
OF the state. He is a distinct progress
sive in politics. representative Of tho
newer type, which Is avcrsc to bosscD
and bossism. lie is prominent In the
affairs OF the Baptist denomination He
has been active in every movement
for temperance reform even before tho
advent OF the recent Statewide fight.
While not allied closely with the Anti
Saloon League. which has been accused
In past years of trading with the ina
chine" Mr.. Pollard made several cffcc-
tive speeches in the campaign, and
was accorded an ovation at league
headquarters on the night the State
voted dry.
Friends of Congressman Glass have
indicated that he might not be averse
TO running for the Eovernorship. Ger
tain IL is that Mr.. Glass is man be-
fore the people Of this state. He may
be depended upon to he candidate
ate.
still Time for Others to Enter.
Hugh a. White, Of Rockbrdge who
has come rapidly to the front as the
floor leader OF the progressive element
in the House of Delegates, Is some
times spoken of as a possible candi-
date. His fight against the CO. ordinate
college bill in the last session brought
down on him the bitter dcnunciation
Of the progressive women OF Virginia.
but 1t also made him n hero with the
alumni of the University Of Virginia,
who have consistently opposed the en-
trance OF women into that institution
under whatever guise the bill be
framed.
There is yet ample time for other
candidates TO loom on the horizon.
Westmoreland Davis. of Leesburg. pres
ident of tho State farmers Institute.
has been mentioned. but he shakes his
head with a smile when the subject
is mentioned.