Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-17
HARRISON WILL ACCEPT
IF GIVEN NOMINATION
Friends Authorize Statement, How
ever That He Will Not BE Can
didate for Hays Seat.
NOT TO RESIGN FROM BENCH
Old Fight of Valley VS.. Piedmont Is
On Again, and Every County in
District Is Expected tn Present
Favoritc Son.
'tspccial to The rimcs-pispa,ch.

Especial to The Times Dispatch.
WASHINGTON. p. C.. Juiy To-
Friends of Judge Thomas w. Harrison.
statement that he will not be a can
didate for the Democratic nomination
in Congress TO succeed Representative
James Hay. but If he is nominated he
will accept They added that they in
tend to present his name. It was he
lieved here yesterday that Judge Har-
rison would resign from the bench to
make the race for Congress. but his
friends Today declared that this I'M
preston is erroneous.
a sharp struggle for the Democratic
nomination in the Seventh District is
impending. 1t was learned o-day that
the congressional committee has un-
der consideration plans for calling IL
convention to make the nomination. in
stead of primary. 1t was pointed
out that the primary could not be
held under the State law, as the time
for making arrangements for such an
election has expired. and there is no
special provision in the statute to
cover the situation which has arisen
in the Seventh District.
TWO CANDIDATES.
WILL RE NAMED
Two candidates for Congress will
have to be named-one for the short
and the other for the long term. Mr..
Hays resignation will become cffcc-
tive within the next two months. and
Representative to serve the short
winter session necessarily will have to
be elected. The talk heard i'm Wash
inEton is that, if n convention is call
cd, the candidate, nominated for the
short term. will also be nominated for
the long term. In order TO prevent
the confusion OF the name OF one can
didate appearing twice on the ballot
In the regular November election Gov
ernor Stuart Will be asked to call n
special election in October for the
short term
II convention is called. il is prob
able that every county in the district
will bring out its favoritc SON News
received here to-day from the Seventh
District is that Frederick will ad-
vance the name OF Judge Harrison:
CLARKE, the name OF Blackburn Smith:
Warren State Senator Downing: Page.
Colonel Weaver; Rockingham State
Senator Conrad and former Senator
kccZel: Albcmarle. Judge r. r. w.
Duke. and Greene. State Senator y.
II. Early.
OLD ISSUE OF VALLEY
AGAINST PIEDMONT SECTION
Tho old issue of the Valley against
Piedmont will cut Il big figure in the
contest. The Valley people already
have begun talking that It is their
turn now, and they intend to insist
upon naming u Valley man. The Val
ley OF Virginia, the richest ec:,cr ir
ihe state. 1t Is pointed OUT. hus mt
had a REPRESENTATIVE in CONGRESS- 70.
twenty years, Tho Upper valley coun-
nos arc u part OF REPRESENTATIVE Floods
district. ~ Piedmont man, and The
Lower Valley is a part of Mr. Hays
district. Mr.. Kay hailinS from across
the ridge" Both OF these men have
hecn in Congress for twenty years.
and. therefore, tho Valley countics. rich
In good congressional timber claln,
they arc entitled to tho honor, now
that Mr.. Hay is to retire.