The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-30
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ADDRESS S0vEREIGns
Big Gatherings Mt state Fair Grounds
and ut Buckroe Beach
Labor Day.
ouBERNAToR1AL AspIRANTs
Political Aspect Of state Becoming
Complex, Owing TO Awakening OF
"Grand Old Party" in Virginia.

Whether orr not II may prove 10 q
the opening OF the Gubernatoriai oa :.
paign remains to be seen. gu.
certain that prominent candidates ~ al,
to address the soverigns WITHIN WY
next week. 90
Congressman Carter Glass ana Com.
gressman Montague VIII aouIes Wy
.,A - pgchmond at the State FAN
Grounds next Monday, upon questions
~ rnoment and OF Importance 10 the
n,,hIic, This arrangement has beer
nerfacted by the, committee or arrange
ments named by the Trades ana La
Mar Council, embracing Messrs. Davi-
con and Coivin-
Al the same time Lieutenant-Gover-
nor Ellyson. Attorney General Pollard
snA Hon. Richard e. Byrd will hand
out talks to the populace at Buckroe
beach. on the occasion of the cele-
bration OF Labor Day at that place.
Much interest attaches to the cele-
bration at Buokroe Beach because two
Of the speakers are avowed candidates
for Governor Of Virginia. and the third
N n prospective candidate. 1t Is possi-
BILE that Mr.. Byrd, who has not yet
made formal declaration of his candi-
dacy, will have something Interesting
to say.
CONGRESSMAN Glass at Richmond may
give some tutiEu1hiOu On w b4H aN
tentfons regarding the United States
senatorship Mr.. Glass has been
watched by the politicians for some
time to see whether or not he would
oppose the denomination of Senator
Claude Swanson. In case he does not,
the Junior senator will have a clear
neid for the nomination In 1916.
Interest cropping up In political cir
Giles as TO the intention OF the Repub-
ncana of the State. Since Colonel
Roosevelt split the party In Virginia
a. elsewhere the @. o. p. has been In
n moribund state. In the congressional
6ghs In the Ninth District In 1914. the
party pcfied less than It's normal
strength, and though 1t increased Its
vote in the Tenth District. that fact
was due 70 local opposition to Con-
gressnan Flood
Republisans a Factor.
Signs of re5uvenation, or at least
OF some optimism are evident at state
headquarters in Roanoke. The latest
promuigasion from the Magic City was
to the eject that "for relief the peo-
pie must eIect Republican candidates
for the state Senate and House 81
Delegates as well as county Offices"
How many tn these candidates there
are TO be 10 net known. but II IL prac-
ticaily certain that there will be three
In Norfolk city this fall to oppose the
Democrats nominated In the primary
OF August .. In staunton. where tho
independent vote is factor to be reck-
oned with, especially when IT allies
1t self with the Republicans. the Dem :
acratic nominee for the Senate has OPP
position In the person OF Professor
Jordan. who In making the tax laws
enacted by the last General Assembly
his issue and Governor Henry G. Stuart
his particular target. He viii make
= strong nght against Senator Landes,
the Democratic nominee. though the
latter expects 60 win.
In NORFOLK interest 10 In the sena-
tcrtai primary In Norfolk County, and
the city OF Portsmouth---if there 10 10
be . primary. The action OF the county
committee in attempting 70 have the
primary conducted under the direction
81 the committee instead OF under the
question act Of 1914, may throw the
question into the courts, there to re-
main unsettled until after che date
set for the primary. In that case the
f.xat between Democrats will be car
ried into the general election.