Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24
COL. RICHARD |. BEALE
NOMINATED FOR HOUSE
Member OF Governors Staff Succeeds
Late W. r.. Ennis as Demo-
cratic Nominee.
MANY NEW FACES IN HOUSE
Several Senatorial Flights Attracting
More Than Local Interest-Joint
Debate Between Goodrich and Green
AT Frederick buig To-Niorrow.

colonel Richard Lee Bcalc. n mem
her OF Governor Stuarts stan. was
YESTERDAY nominated for the ious.
OF Delegates from Caroline County 10
MI the vacancy on the ticket causcd
by the death of W l.. Ennis. who had
been named in tho Democratic primary
of Aucust 3 The Caroline county
committee called convention Of the
Democratic voters TO make a nomiua-
ton
Three nominations We're madr-Cul-
"nel Eeaic. &. T. Conway. who was de
fcatod by Mi Ennis in the primary.
and ;. II Evans. Colonel Realc was
named on the nrst ballot, and the
nomination WAS made unanimous Two
hundred voters participated in the con-
veu,ion. which was presided over by
Judge +. c. Moucurc with Or. H. &.
Cobb as secretary
Before the death ~ Mir Ennis in st.
Luke's Hospital. Richmond. ON October
u, the last daN OH which candidates
could He their names with the clccto-
raj board, Nh. Conway gave notice OF
his candidacy for the House OF Dele
Gates TO the board He states he aid
SO that Caroline would lie represented
III the House by a Democrat in the event
Mr.. Ennis died. and IL the party nom
inee lived he would have supported
him and ask that his name he taken
from the ballot
ATTITUDE or MIR. CONWA,
Is NOT YET KNOWN
In view OF the action OF the Caro-
line convention yesterday il j. not
known what the attitude OF MIR Con
way will be. His name will appear on
the ticket, but that Of Colonel Heale
VIII not. The county committee" Will
arrange TO instruct the voters to write
inc name Of the party nominee on tn.
ballot Al the election on November
with all nominations made for tho
state Senate and House Of Dclccntcs
comrlett list. committed ny The Times
Dispatch. shows AN unusually lar.c
number ot independent and Republican
candidates In the field. especially Tor
tn" House OF Delegates RcportS re-
ceived in Richmond indicate that tho
kcpubhcanS viii regain several of tho
counties i'm tho Ninth District. which
theN lost 10 Democrats ia 1919. and
that the showing OF the minority in the
House vii! be- more nearly normal
approx imatcly twelve members instead
OF sin. AS at present
There are warm contests in seven or
eight senatorial districts hut tho Re.
publican representation is not likely
L" be increased. John Preston Ru-
vhahah. Democrat. and Robert A. An
- -'''i' ','I'uhilCdit, IN the fil.t itsyiS-
tod District are CONDUCTING ,ctiy.
campaigns. j. w Chapman. of Taz.-
well, is believed 10 have a lighting
chance to defeat Senator =. Powell,
Royal. Republican, in the Third pis
trirt. while In tn. Second. composed Of
scott. Lee and Wise Counties. John ".
"ooG!oe, the Republican nominee IL
opposed by senator John H. Cntrnu.
VINO was nominated by the prorrcs-
siros T g. Ely is running - an in
dependent candidate i'm the second
wher" the Democrats made no nomi,,a-
zion.
In tho Valley. Senntor " A. I;,nJ.s
Is having hard trh, agains, q n
Jordan, independent. in the Auyus,;,
lhShland district, George y. Conrad.
democrat is expected TO defeat George
~ Earman. Republican. in tho Rock
!nCham district,
Ia Norfolk County. Senator W e.
CorhIit. OF Portsmouth. backed by Tho
HtraifhioutS, is the recognized b,mn-
cratic nominee. Harry l.. Al.xand.r
rusionist refused TO enter tho prim.
AIRY ana Is running independent, cor
pltt ~ thought 10 have tho hes, SHOW
ana IT Il" wins, it viii mark Tho cud
OF us'on!si participation an pcno-
3.