Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-30
ALL CONCREssMEN PAY UP
TO ENTER NEXT PRIMARY
Montague Is Last One to Forward
Required Fee to State
Auditor Moore.
CANDIDATES. LIST COMPLETE
No One Can Enter Race After Fri
day-Hottest Campaign Is On In
Norfolk, Where r. l.. Holland Has
Strong Opposition.

Representative Andrew Jackson Mon
tague, Of the Third District. yesterday
deposited with State Auditor Moore his
check for $3.50. complying with the re-
quirements of the candidacy provision
OF the primary law. Mr.. Montague was
the last OF the members of Congress
whose campaigns for reelection Will
take place under the primary law, to
qualify.
Apparently the list of Congressional
aspirants is complete. Under the law
every candidate for seat in Congress
must serve proper notice of his can
didacy at least sixty days before the
primary. The Congressional primary
takes place on the first Tuesday in
August--this year on August |. In or
der TO participate, therefore, aspirants
FOR Congress must pay in their candi-
dacy fees and file notice of candidacy
with the State Democratic Committee
before the close of business on Fri
day.
CONVENTIONS TO HAVE
CONVENTION TO NAME
Representative Bascom G. Slemp. Of
the Ninth District, and T. w Saunders,
OF the Fifth District. alone Of the
present members of Congress have not
paid candidacy fees Each will be
nominated by conventions in his re-
spective district and will not come
under the provisions Of the primary
law
With only four days left in which
rivals may qualify. II appears now that
tho close OF the books on Friday will
md every district without n contest
except the Second Talk OF onposition
In the Fifth and Tenth Districts is now
heavily discounted In the Fifth IL
looked at one time las, winter as n
Dr. S, T. A. kes.t was being groomed
70 contest the primary with Represen-
tatiHe Saunders. The Kent boom how
ever. seems TO have collapsed complete
~ and the incumbent will have no on
position
IN the Tenth District. State Senator
aubrey z. Strobe has been urged 10
come out against Representative Flood.
IN communication TO The Tines-Dts
patch Few days ago. Mr.. Strobe said
consideration. and that he would an
nounce his decision this week
HOT CAMPAIGN IS on
IN NORFOLK DISTRICT
That was before the Peace Of wash
inS'on, which compromised the fac.
tional war and put end TO the fight
between Carter Glass and Rorer 4.
James. The adjustment. Il IL conceded
generally. has strengthened Mr. Floods
hand In his district. and IL is uoa re-
garded as improbable tina, Mr. Strobe
Will attempt TO make the race this
year. Had the factional war continued
through the convention with it's newt
able splitting up Of the party on or
ganization and antiorganizatio lines.
Mr.. Strobe. IL is believed. would have
found in the Tenth Distric, much
more fertile field for raising a rival
banner than Is now offered
The battle royal OF the August pri-
mary will be staged In the Second Dis
tr!ct, where Representative L. +. Hol-
land Is opposed for reelection by J.
Peter Holland and j. Edward Cole. OF
Norfolk. and Harry l. MAYNARD. OF Nor
folk County. Each of the candidates
is prosecuting a vigorous campaign.
While II is not believed that there
will he a fifth candidate from the Sec
ond District, there is said TO he a pos
s!bility that Rear Admiral Dillingham;
will enter the race either as "a Demo-
crat In the primary or as an indepen-
dent in the general election. Admiral
Dillingham; some time ago asked the
advice OF the Navy Department as 70
whether he could make the race with
out forfeiture OF his pay as A retired
naval officer. Upon the answer 10 this
query Will probably hinge his decision