Evening star., 1920-06-13
VIRGINIA PRIMARY
TOBE REAL BATTLE
New Combination to Fight
Old Factions in Demo-
cratic Party.

RICHMOND, Va. June IL Especially. /.
Predictions are being made at this
time that when the date for the demo-
cratic primary for the gubernatorial
and other nominations shall arrive
there will be in the field two candi-
dates for every state office to be filled.
The places to be filled, following the
primary, are: Governor. lieutenant
governor, attorney general. commits
sioner OF agriculture. secretary of the
commonwealth, state treasurer and
superintendent of public instruction.
The movement reported now to be
afooe Is to make such combination
as will give the hon0rs to men who
will represent the farming element
and the re.urned soldier element,
There is one phase Of this combina-
interest of all concerned. 1t VIII be
seen to that only such men Will enter
the contests for the several places
as can afford to make the race-time.
money and power of organizing. These
candidates will be located In all parts
look after perfecting the organization
in their Individual districts. These
plans are being worked out at this
time, in the belief Of those who are
interested in the matter. Thus. the
new combination means that all the
elements will have special reasons
for looking after the interests Of the
other aspirants-a community of In
terest. )
viii Fight Old Factions.
Opposed to this combination will be
the old-time factions. which have
united, and which will be able to pre-
sent q solid front to the men who are
concerned in the building up of new
machine. The Farmers Union will be
the nucleus on which the superstruc-
ture will build. and it is in the reviving
Of the union that such prodigious licks
are being made at this time in all di-
rections. New unions are being form
ed a many points, and the expense of
this is small and is being paid by the
men organizing the same. What Is
more, these members are being fur
nished with literature that extols
the men to be found with the pro-
moters Of this movement.
This old machine and anti-machine
crowd will have their men up for all
the offices. Many of these are in
office at this time, and all of them
except that the laws do not allow a
governor to succeed himself. The or
ganizatioR has not actually COM
meneed work as yet. but when it does
there will be such a hurrah and a
call to arms that will show. that there
fare of the state at heart and who
have served and who have given sat
isfaction to the people.
Colored G. O. p. Not Pleased.
The colored delegates to Chicago
the representatives of the solid black
back home. They
were welcomed at Chicago up to the
time the convention was ready to
proceed. and then they were told to
They state they were assured of much
support when they first arrived, but
that, day by day they were weakened,
and when the showdown came they
were not given more than scant con-
sideration- They are not saying what
they intend to do. and there is specu-
lation as to what they will do.
Virginia Cities Elect.
This week the election for mayor
and councilman, was held in all Vir-
ginia cities. There was no opposi-
tion to the primary Nominees in Rich
mond. and when the returns came in
1t was found that Richmond, with a
voting population of $4,000, had actu-
ally cast in the regular election 964 bal
lots
Develops Unusual Position.
Friends of Judge James L.. McLe-
more of Suffolk have placed him in
the race for the congressional nomi-
nation in the second district. His fee
has been paid and his notice has been
filed. Still. he says he is not and never
has been a candidate. The money
cannot be returned to the men who
paid it and his name is expected to
appear on the official ballots. The
name was entered the last day and
the fee paid. the committee which
sought him being unable to find him.
It Is expected that court proceedings
will be necessary to get his name off
the ticket.