The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-23
FIRST DISTRICT RACE
SHOWING SOME SPEED
senator CooIrick Announces That He
Would Like to BE RcpreSen-
tativc In Congress.
RUSSELL URGED TO RUN
Other Prospective Candidates In Com
sulfAtion With Frfends-'TAberal-
Element Takes Lively Interest in
the Situation,

The race for the place made vacant
by the death OF Representative ". A.
Jones, OF the First congressional dis
tric<. now is well launched. State
Senator c. O'Conor Goolrick. Of Fred
ericksburg, yesterday made formal
announcement OF his candidacy.
Speaker Harry r Houston. OF Bamp-
ton, threw his hat into the ring last
Saturday Friends OF President Z. II.
Russell. OF the fredericksburg Normal
school are urging him 10 become
candidate And others are consult
ing with their friends on the same
subject so-called liberals. otherwise
''wets," are taking a lively interest in
the situation Goodrich and Downing
are expected to be their favorite can
didatea
Hon. w Mcdonald Lee. of Irving
ton. who was in Richmond yesterday
who had been mentioned in connec-
ton with the contest. made it clear t.
friends that he did not entertain am
billions in that direction. He telt'
| he said. that he would relish the
honor for single term. but did not
oarxa to make his permanent residence
in Washington. Besides. he express
ed the view that the Northern Neck.
with a record OF twenty eight years of
representation. should now yield the
honor TO the rest OF the district. He
did not believe that Judge Chinn
would make the race in opposition 70
| Colonel Downing. who is expected N
announce himself in a few days.
| Professor Russell has been presi-
dent of the Fredericksburg normal for
several years. having been prior TO
that time the school examiner IN the
FIRST district for six years He Is
| graduate of the Virginia Military IN
xtitute. and studied law at Richmond
college.
Senator Gooirick. in making his an
| nouncement, said;
III elected | shall uphold In every
possible way the hands of President
| wilson our commander in chief. Il
the end that we and our devoted al
lies NAV achieve a final, complete and
certain victory over those who FORCED
ms into this war Later on | will make
public my views on domestic policies
Senator Goolrick was horn in Fred
ericksburr in 1875. and is son o
Judge John r. Goolrick He is
Nv, NJ. I. man and +. l. of the Uni
versity OF Virginia. He first entered
politics in 1907, being elected to tn
house of delegates and serving dur
ing the session of 1908.
l He was elected to the state scnat'
| in 1914 to fill a vacancy and served a
/ the extra session of 1915. He was re
Il elected for the full term the sam
| year.
Il After the session of 1915 Senate
| Goolrick was appointed member o
the Virginia workmen's compensation
commission by Governor Henry {
Stuart, and was elected chairman
| the commission. and RS such took a.
active part in the preparation OF tn
workmens compensation bill, whic
| was enacted into law by the genera
assembly OF 1918 after spectacula
fight.
II The most important statewide wor
| done by Senator Goolrick was in con
nection with the adoption OF the stat
highway system I'D acconpanyin
II legislation, by the last assembly. n
was elected by hts colleagues chair
man OF .the state roads COMMITTEES.
III com posed Of three senator's four dele
gates and the highway commissions
and Ia company with his conimitte
worked during two years on the cor
structive program of road Legislation
which the committee finally reporte
to the legislature and which wa
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