Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-06
M|APP OF ACCOMAC
STRICTLY IN RACE
Says He Has No Intention of
Quitting Contest for the
Governorship.

RICHMOND, Va. June ) (SpeciaD-
state Senator g. Walter Mapp of Ac-
comac has no intention of retiring
from the race for the gubernatoral
nomination. He has not made a for
mai announcement of candidacy. but
MS friends have done this for him
ana he has made no dissent, and 1t
this time he is considered much in
the race. When he was here day
or two ago he was asked the direct
question if the report that he would
step aside at an early date was cor
rect. and he replied that he had not
SO declared and that at present his
intention is to stand pat" and to
make the race.
There are only three contests in the
congressional race in Virginia this
year. meaning that there are only
three districts in which there are con-
tests for the nomination The ninth
district is not longer reckoned with,
that being the district overwhelming
ly republican. In the first. third. fifth
sixth. eighth and tenth there is plain
sailing. In the second district there
are two candidates, with the same
number in the fourth and seventh
The expected has happened in the first
district. where S. P. Powell. farmer
and lawyer. has formally entered for
the honor in the November election.
Hoping for Lowden.
Many Virginia republicans are hop
ing that Gov. Lowden of Illinois will
win the nomination for President at
Chicago. 1t is recalled now that at
the Roanoke convention there was op
position to the resolutions instructing
the delegation to vote for him. The
colored republicans have been in the
convention city several days, their
friends here finding little comfort in
the way the contests have so far been
decided. and the prediction is made
here that the solid black Virginia del
egation will not succeed in their at
tack on the delegation headed by Rep
resentative Slemp. also member of
the national committee.
This state occupies a unique posi-
ton at this time Col. Henry w. Ander-
son of Richmond bears the indorse-
ment of his state convention for the
presidential nomination. that action
having been taken at Roanoke after
he had presented and succeeded in
having the platform adopted. Right
on the heels of this the democrats
went the republicans one better and
unanimously Endorsed Senator Carter
Glass of Lynchburg for the presidency.
This places the state in the position
of having two men Endorsed for the
national tickets of two parties.
1t is understood the Virginia dele
private car, and that once in the con-
vention city they will make the car
their sleeping quarters. The party
will leave here not later than June
81. taking plenty of time for the
trip. and they. expect to return to
Virginia not later than July 10.
Adjourned Too Quick.
1t transpires that the early ad-
Journment of the Roanoke convention
was responsible for the liveliest event
for years. There was on hand a MEM
Der of the convention. a state officer,
who was prepared to offer a resolu-
ton directing that the primary plan
for the nomination of state officers
should be abolished The temper of
the convention. it is believed, was
such that there would have been short
work of the proposition and that it
would have carried. The districts
In the convention were unanimous
for the repeal of the system.
AS result of the house shortage
and the increase in rents, sales of
property are being made at a rate
that surpasses boom times. One day
this week there were 113 deeds of