Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-01
ONLY THIRTEEN REAL
SENATORIAL CONTESTS
Sixteen Members of Present State
Senate Already Certain Of
Reelection.
FIGHT ON SENATOR BROCK
Anti-Saloon League Centering It's Ef-
forts to Secure His Defeat-Afa-
jority of Next House Will BE New
Men.

Thirteen OF the thirty-nine State
senatorial districts will have fights
or more or less interesting proportions
in the primaries Tuesday, and tho re-
suits of these contests will determine
whether or not the Senate, which con-
posed of majority of new men, Six
teen members OF the present Senate
are assured of reelection. and the in
dications are that at least six others
will be returned through nominations
for another term.
More than a majority Of the mem
bers of the next House of Delegates
will be new men. Thirty-one members
OF the present House will come back
without opposition in the primaries
and are assured of reelection in No
vember. Fifteen or twenty others have
stiff fights on their hands. and because
of local conditions, ii is believed that
more than half of these will he de-
feated in the primaries.
The prohibition question is n leading
issue in not more than six of the srna-
torial districts, where primaries will be
held Tuesday, and even in these it is
n.
The personality OF the candidates. their
records on legislation and the rotation
system in districts where there are
more than one county, are playing n
prominent part in the campaign.
ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE WAGES
SHARP FIGHT ON SENATOR BROCK
The Anti-Saloon League appears to
be centering its efforts on the defeat
of Senator r. X. Brock. of the Twenty
eighth District, in which DIR. James
Cannon resides. George r. Allen, Sena-
tor Brooks opponent. has the indorse-
ment of the prohibition organization,
and this contest IS attracting much in
terest.
In the Twelfth District composed of
the Counties OF Clarke, Warren and
Page. Senator r. S. Blackburn Smith,
of Berryville, who is seeking re-elec-
ton, is the prohibition candidate. sup
ported by the Anti-Saloon League but
has aroused bitter antagonisms in Page
and Warren by entering the contest in
spite of the rotation system. under
which ii was Warren's turn. Major H.
Fl. Downing and Captain S. Gardner
Waller both OF Front Royal. are maxi
ing hard fight TO carry Warren. while
the Democratic leaders in Page are
supporting Downing. Page will prob
ably hold the balance of power Tues
day, and. If this is true. Downing will
be the winner. for he is reputed TO have
a strong following in Clarke.
The prohibition question is more or
less feature in the contests in tho
.Alleghany- Craig -Rotetourt District
where William r. Allen is opposing
Senator w. y. Rhinehart; in the Fif-
teenth District. where Senator Bowers
is opposed by Colonel s. NJ. Newhouse,
and in the Twenty-seventh where Sem
ator Alex Hobbs and Sidney j. Barham,
Jr.. are lighting II out.
FREE-FOR-ALL RACE
IN CITY OF NORFOI.K
In Norfolk city there are three can
didates, each representing one OF the
factions OF the party there. and the
race is OF n free-for- all nature In the
Amherst Nelson District the old polit-
ical fcud between Bland Massie, the
present incumbent, and former Senator
Aubrey r.. STROBE, both candidates,
makes that contest interesting Pro-
hibition is involved here. as Well as in
the fight on Senator Paxton, in the
Twenty-second District.
The three-cornered fight In the Fau-
Quier-Loudoun District, where Robert
-. Mcintyre, T. G. Pitcher and A. D.
Kelly are the candidates. has developed
into fight to demonstrate the suprc-
macy Of the organiZa ton. represented
by Mcintyre. Pitcher is making
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