The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-02
SIXTEEN CONTESTS


by Allen. This district is composed OF
the counties of Nottoway, Lunenburg.
Amelia, Prince Edward and Cumber-
land, and has been dry for years. save
for dispensary at Farmville Sena-
tor Brock in his campaign for election
four years ago was understood by the
dry people to be in favor of the en-
abling act. and with the understand
ing that he would vote for the act,
they gave him the supJort that elected
him. However. the Senator voted
against the bill both in 1912 and 1914,
after considerable shifting back and
forth in the session of 1919 as to his
vote. His opponent, Allen. is from
Lunenburg County, which has not had
the Senator for many years, but which
has never been able to unite because
of differences over local questions. AL
len has made a strong run. and the
prevalent opinion in the district Is that
he will win the nomination on an
a absolute dry platform.
Several Interesting Fights.
Senator A. r. Hobbs, representing
the Twenty-seventh Senatorial District,
composed of Greenesville, Sussex, Sur
ry and Prince counties, Is being OPP
posed by Mr.. 8. B. Barham. former
IneInp6T Oh Tie I1OuSNt ottistSA AAODyN
record also shows that he opposed the
enabling act and the prohibition peo-
pie of the district are giving Mr.. Bar
ham strong support. A similar fight
to that in this district is that In the
Sixteenth Senatorial District. where
DR.. r. r. Hening Is opposing Senator
]. B. Watkins The counties in this
district are GoochIand, Powhatan and
Chesterfield, and DR.. Hening. the dry
candidate. In thought TO have good
chance Of winning the nomination.
Two fights Of interest against dry
senators are to be decided tomorrow,
Senator r. s. Blackburn Smith. repre-
senting the counties of Page, Warren
and Clarke. is being opposed by Messrs.
8. Gardner Waller and II. III. Downing.
The question of the rotation or the
ONCE among the counties is one side
issue in this fight, the opponents or
Senator Smith relying on an alleged
agreement between the counties as
their chief argument against the pro-
hibition record of Senator Smith.
In the Fifteenth Senatorial District.
composed of Culpeper. Madison. Rap
pahanuock and Orange Counties, Sem
ator C. II. Bowers. dry, is being opposed
by &. NJ Newhouse. wet. The latter
was sergeant alarms in the House at
the last session. He is relying on
eleventh hour publications TO defeat
his opponent. just as Senator Brock
relies on the same tactics to secure
his denomination in the Twenty -eighth
District.
In Amherst and Nelson Counties Sem
ator Bland Massie Is being threatened
with defeat by an original prohibit
ZIONIST, former Senator Aubrey e.
STROBE, who was the patron of the frst
Enabling Act introduced in the Senate
in 1910. This fight has given EVIL
dence of the ability of Mr.. Strobe
TO come back. and he seems to have
a good chance against the incumbent,
who voted against the Enabling Act.
In the Twenty-second District, COM
posed OF the counties OF Bedford, Rock
bridge and the city of Buena Vista,
MIR, Willis Robertson. chairman OF the
dry forces of Buena Vista in the pro-
hibition campaign. is waging war on
Senator w. T. Paxton. whose seat he
challenges on the ground that the Sem
ator did not support the temperance
issue strongly. A similar fight is be-
ing made against Senator w. Z. Rine-
hart In the counties of Craig, Bote-
tourt. Allegheny, Bath and the city of
Clifton Forge by William r.. Allen
In Meckienburg and brunswick Coun-
ties the Twenty-ffth District, two dry
men are HEHkAHE II Gak WI ting ApAAsh@r
tion. They are Mayor Jeffreys, of
Chase City. and Mr.. J. ID. Elan. of
Ebony, former senator. Here the ro-
tation of ONCE between counties Ia an
issue.
Lively On Norfolk City.
Norfolk city shows an exceedingly
lively fight between r. c. Mathews, dry,
of the Citizens Party. and w. II. Ser
geant. former House member. The dry
people. aligned also with the Citizens
Party, were greatly elated at the restg-
nation of Senator John A. Lesner. the
arch advocate of the liquor interests.
to accept the postmastership of Nor
folk 1t was freely stated without
denial that the Senator foresaw defeat.
However. the prohibition people were
disappointed because they were de-
prived OF the chance OF beating the
leader OF the vets 1t is thought that
Mr.. Mathews has the best chance to
win.
In Riehmoad and Henrice.
The Richmond city campaign brought
out four candidates for the two Of
fees The candidates are Senator J.
Messrs Charles w. Harwicke and Nor
gan r. Mills. Both Senators Cannon
and wendenburg fought prohibition.
Captain Mills Is not considered a dry
man. and the result OF the Richmond
fight seems In doubt.
In Henrico County there IL warm
contest between sheriff w. r. Ware
and Julian Gum. Ware has been
supporter OF prohibition while Gum
fought II In the House and as Com
monwealth's attorney OF the county
when an effort was made to break up
liquor selling at the Virginia State
Fair He has come out In a swee ping
dry pledge for the future, and relies
on that platform as his chief reason
to getting dry votes.
A three cornered fight has been In
progress In the counties of FauQuier
and Loudoun. Senator Fletcher Is not
a candidate for reelection and Major
r. A. Mcintyre. prohibition leader.
In contesting for the nomination with
T. c. Pitcher and A. ID. Kelly.
Major Mcintyre seems to have the adj
vantage in the campaign and his NOM
nation is thought highly probable by
those who know.
An uneontested nominee Is standing
for the place made vacant by Senator
3. #. Buchanans resignation Other
old Senators with no opposition are
Catron. Royal, Andrews. Crockett,
Parr, Tavenner. Goolrick, Thornton.
Early. Edmondson. Garrett. Rison. Sow