The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-24
sQUTHs|DE VIRGINIA
POLITICS WARMING UP
William p. Wells, One of Candidates
For House From Dinwiddie,
Publishes strong Card.
BIG OFFER FOR MORE LAND
DUPONT Powder Company Said TO Have
rendered $4,000 For sEppcs Is
land" Farm as Site For Another Big
Plant.

Petersburg, Va, July 2a.--With the
Democratic primary just a little more
than a week OF. In which legislative
candidates will be nominated, politics
in the counties surrounding Peters,
burg ere waxing warm. especially be-
tween the legislative candidates In
Dinwiddie and the senatorial district
now represented by Senator A. n.
Hobbs. OF Prince George County.
In Dinwiddie County Judge John
Y. Harris. the incumbent. Is opposed
by Clyde Blackwell. q young attorney
of McKcnney. and william p. Wells,
a prominent citizen of the west end
OF the county. Judge Harris sup
ported the enabling act AZ passed by
the last session Of the Legislature. and
Mr.. Blackwell was among tho county
leaders for prohibition In the election
which followed on September % last.
Your correspondent does not know
how Mr.. Wells stood In this campaign
or how he voted, but he 10 one Of the
most progressive citizens Of the coun-
ty, an able business man and an ex-
deputy treasurer of Darvilfs District.
BY reference to another column In
this issue OF The virginian, II will be
seen that Mr.. Wells in q card declares
himself uneQuivocally In favor OF the
enactment OF laws which will give
prohibition q fair test In Virginia He
is also said to be the choice of the
Farmers Educational and Co-opera-
tive Union of his county ana expresses
confidence in the result OF the primary
on Angst 8.
Senator Hobbs, who has In all cases
except when such amendments were
offered to the enabling act as to make
1t Objectionable to the promoters of
prohibition, cast his vote against the
measure. is opposed by 8. b. Barham.
will. In the opinion of large number
of voters throughout the district, be
the successful candidate.
Rescind Former Action.
The Board of Aldermen. at an adj
tourned session last evening, with
Vice. President McCaleb presiding.
voted unanimously to rescind its for
mer action in giving permission to
the Norfolk and Western Railway
Col pany to change it's freight tariff
on the City Point branch.
The railway company. Immediately
after securing the consent Of the City
Council to change the tariff. put into
effect the new schedule, but an effort
will be made to have the court declare
the schedule invalid. City Attorney
George Mason and Secretary William
M. Martin appeared before the State
Corporation Commission today in an
effort to have the commission to pre-
vent the continuance of the new
schedule. The board also completed
all unfinished business on the calen-
Oar.
Large Offcr For Land.
Richard Eppes, owner OF the
"Eppes Island" farm near City Point,
has been, according to an unconfirm-
ed rumor. offered $4,000 for the
property by the e. I. DUPONT De-
Nsmours Powder Company. upon
which the company, II is said, desires
to construct an enormous plant for
the manufacture of black powder.
The property contains several hum
dred acres and 10 some distance from
the several large gun-cotton plants
near Hopeweli.
Charge Negroes With Murder.
Bette Mason Hawks, q negress who
formerly lived in Petersburg, Is UNI
der arrest In Prince George County,
charged with the murder OF Julia
wyche. also colored. The two wo-