Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-16
Democrats FACE
] TEST At VIRGINIA
STATE CONVENTION
Meeting This Week Will See
Split or Solid
arity.


RICHMOND. Va. May 15.-Tomor-
row the democrats of the state will
begin to move toward Roanoke for
the state convention. which will
name delegates to the national con-
vention. elect a member of the ma
tional committee anu name a state
chairman. The convention itself will
not meet before Wednesday at noon
and by THAI time there will be ..0ao
delegates or more in that city. in
oluding the people who attend the
love of politics
Just how true will be the claim and
the belief that the old factional lines
have been adjusted will be disclosed
when the election of the delegates is
compl eted. II the Old rivals have got
ten together then all Will be plain
sailing. If there is coming 10 the
front new faction it will be forced
TO the open in order to make good the
calm that there is to be a new and
complete anti organization. the
same to be for specific obJect-the
ousting of all men from political life
who will not align with the new
ORDER
One of the big things is the sseiec-
tion Of the delegates at large. There
VIII he four. possibly eight, Of these.
Who will be the fourth man" That is
the question that comes TO the front
at this time. State Chairman James
may he the choice of the convention
Friends of Harry st. George tucker
want to have him sent, and It is be-
lieved that Mr.. Tucker will have the
support Of the new faction that is
more or less in the forming. That
the convention may determine to send
eight and thus prevent any friction
is the prediction of some of the poll
ucians.
Test OF Strength Over Delegates.
One Of the best tests of the strength
Of the old lines will he when the dis
rrict delegations begin the choice of
delegates for the districts That will
show Just what is the real situation.
Indicating the sentiment of the peo-
pie in many directions. 1T is pointed
out that very many of the counties
have held meetings and have passed
resolutions indorsinG Senators Swan
son and Glass and the national ad-
minlstration.
There appears to be no question that
the convention will indorse the candi-
dary of Senator Carter Glass for the
rrssic entail nomination and will in
s;st that his name shall be presented
10 the national convention His home
:ity is actively at work in his behalf.
and in many sections resolutions have
been passed approving the movement
AND delegations all over Virginia are
instructed to support this step in the
is understood to be strong in his sup
port o. MIR. McAdoo for President Will
ne carry his vote to the latter?
Two New Developments Seen.
Just two new developments in the
politics of the state have come to the
surface: The positive announcement
on the part of Delegate Kenneth \.
Gilpin of Clarke that he is in the race
for lieutenant governor. and the
former attorney general. now an OIL
fice- IN the Interstate Commerce de-
partment. Washington that he will
not seek the gubernatorial nomination
this year. Mr.. Pollard took fling at
the prize four years ago. resulting in
the hcmina ton of the present gov
srnor. who received more votes than
-Iihe. Of tis competitors and about
;,.a0e less than both of them together.
Mr.. Gi,r:i. and MIR. Pollard were both
IN the army work. the former in ac-
tive se-vi>a. while Mr.. Pollard was
in til. welfare work. Mr.. Gilpin is
sSninst prohibition. says he is for
he exnects and intends to make a
vigorous campaign. Mr.. Pollard says
his duties in Washington are such
that ne is preciuded from making any
sort Of a ca mpaign. but that he may
make an offer next time. 1t has been
understood for several weeks that
Mr.. Gipin u ould seek the place. Sen
ator J. T.. Vest of Suffolk and c.
Harding Walker of Northumberland
are already in the race.
Representative Montague of this
district may And a hotter fight over
him in the election next November
than he anticipates. The report is
growing here that the labor element
is 50 much opposed to him that they
will remain out of the August pri-
mary and then combine with the re-
publicans in the fall election and
seek TO defeat him. The labor people
are strong for government owner
ship of the railroads. and it is on
this rock that the split will come. if
one does come. Heretofore the labor
people have fought all their political
battles in the ranks of the party, but
the talk is growing that they will
vote TO suit themselves this time and
keep out OF the democratic primary.
HORACE A. HAWKINS.