Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-07
FOUR ORNERED FIGHT
IN THE FIRST DISTRICT
GoolriclS. Mapp, Hall and Bland
Post Fee Before List
Closes.
HOUSTON DECIDES NOT TO RUN
Only Fights for Congressional Seats
Will BE i'm First and Eighth,
Others Being Unopposed-No Con-
test Expected in Ninth.

when tho Office of c. Lee Moore.
State Auditor OF Public Accounts,
closed yesterday afternoon. the last
day payment Of the $50 fee would
admit ono 10 the Democratic primary
to hc held on August t. there were
only four candidates in tho ring IN
tho First Congressional District. They
were Senator {. O'Conor Goodrich of
F'rcdcri CkshurE, the first To pay:
Otis Bland. the Newport News dark
horse, who was nominated AT the re-
cent convention to fill the uncNprod
term Of the late William \. Jones:
T. Madison Han. Washington bust
ness man, who also has a home in
Essex County. and state Senator q.
Walter Mapp, of Accomac. the last TO
pay the fee.
There will also be race in the
Eighth District. where Congressman c.
{. Carlin. OF Alexandria; Colonel +. +.
White, of Loudoun. and II. f. Hanes.
Of Fairfax. make a triangular contest
for the seat now occupied by Mr.. Car
lin. IN no other district is there any
opposition TO the Incumbent
In the Ninth District for the first
time-at least the memory OF man
runneth not TO the contra-y-perhap
since the War Between the states
there will be no fight TO unseat the
title-holder. Congressman Campbell
Bascom Slemp. Republican who has
hecn the Hotspur of the Ninth since
the death OF his father, whom he sue
cecded, will have no opposition 20
make uneasy his head. He Will add no
tomb TO those OF Stuart, Trnkle. Bruce.
Byars. Irvine. Ayers and others who
rest in Mr.. Slemp's politica. back yard.
CANDIDATES FROM FOUE
CORNERS OF DISTRICT
In the First, the four candidates
come from the four corners OF the
district. and there Is great speculation
and listening to the ticker. The one
best bet Is something OF a choice be-
tween aces. Madison Hall seems to be
the least known over the entire terri
tory OF any OF those running, yet just
after the Newport News convention
who is Otis Bland?" was red-hot
question, for no one seemed to know.
Both Senators Mapp and Goolrick
are widely and popularity known. They
are both generally regarded as organl
cation men, the Senator from Accomac
more decidedly SO than the Senator
from Fredericks hurg, who consist emily
supported the late Mr.. Jones. Prohi-
hition being regarded as settled
question in the State. II is not anti
cipated that the vote will split decided
~ along that line of cleavage, yet those
who retain intensely personal feelings
on the subject are expected TO select a
candidate with n we'll or desert In
their minds. Politicians seem TO think
the vote for f. Madison Hall will be
relatively small, yet, like the weather
Of week hence, no one can forctell
an election, especially IL Mr.. Hall
should play UP the farmers horn.
Counting the Essex candidate in the
also ran column, politicians think the
antimachinc vote will gravitatc to
Bland and. in the cleavage OF the
machine power. will probably elect the
dark horse from the County OF War
wick Yet others think the author OF
The Virginia prohibition law has SO
strong an individual following that the
Eastern Shore will land the place
Others think that Madison Hall will
stage the Bland dark horse stunt and
neck over the string ahead of the
other three. But the force regarding
the chances Of Goolrick as the best is
strong, and in opposition to Maps
claims as author OF the prohibition
law. point to Senator Goolrick as the
author of the good roads and work
mems compensation laws at tho recent
session of the General Assembly.
LIST Or ENTRIES
is NOW COMPLETE
Following is the list OF entries:
First DistrfNt.oiss Bland. Of New
port News; O'conor Goolrick. OF Fred
ericksburg; Madison Hall, OF Essex,
and G. Walter Mapn, of Accomac.
Second District-E. L. Holland. OF
Suffolk, incumbent.
Third District-AndTew Jackson
Montague, OF Richmond, incumbent
Fourth District-Judge Walter A.
Watson, Nottoway, incumbent
Fifth District-ludge T.. w. Saund-
ers. OF Franklin, incumbent This
nomination VIII be made later in con-
vention.
Sixth Distr,c,-car,er Glass. o.,
Lynchburg, incumbent.
Seventh D!strict--Judge Thomas w.
Harrison, OF Winchester, incumbent
Eighth Dist!ict--C 9. Carlin. of
Alexandria. incumbent. II. T. Hanes
of Fairfax. and Colonel Z. Il. White
of Loudoun.
Ninth Distr!ct-Bascom Slemp. Of
Big stone Gap. incumbent CEcpuhli-
CAM, who may not accept another
term.
Tenth D!strict-H ID. Flood. OF APP