Evening star., 1920-06-27
CONTEST IN VIRGINIA
MAY HAVE NEW ENTRY
Former Speaker Houston Expected
to Be Candidate for Lieutenant
Governorship Nomination.
Special Dispa tch to The Star.

Special Dispa tch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, June 26.-Harry
r. Houston of Hampton. former
speaker of the house of delegates,
twice chairman of state conventions
of the democratic party in Virginia.
is expected to make formal entry into
the race for lieutenant governor.
There are two candidates in the field
at this time-Senator Junius E. West
of Suffolk and Delegate Kenneth N.
Giipin of Clarke county. There is
another candidate, who announced
himself months ago-Senator c. Hard
ing Walker Of Lancaster, who refused
to serve in the senate after about
twenty years, and declined to make
the race.
The Importance of the announce
ment, in case Mr.. Houston agrees to
make the race, lies in the effect it
will have on other candidates from
the same territory. For instance. Mr..
precincts of Col. West of Suffolk
Then, again, he is in the same neck
of the woods as is Senator G. Walter
Mapp of Accomac, candidate for
governor. Now with Mr. Houston en-
tering the field the impression is that
the candidacy of Representative Flood
would be given a great boost. or it
may be that Senator E. Lee Trinkle of
Wythe might determine to enter the
contest at the last moment.
Formal declaration of the candi-
dacy of Representative Flood is prom
ised at the proper time. There ap-
pears to be a demand for him from
many quarters, one of the chief being
that he is from the tenth district and
would more than make an even break
I'm that district for the gubernatorial
nomination Right on the heels of
l., Nd hn N yt nf no
women of the state and of the prohi
bitionists that Senator Mapp lose no
time in getting his formal and per-
sonal announcement before the people.
In Congregational Districts.
Prior to the date for the closing of
entries for the congressional noml-
nation there was much talk of Oppo-
sition to this or the other candidate
for Congress in the several districts.
The truth of the. business is that
right here in the metropolitan district
of the state there was to be candi-
date; he was to have the support of
the labor element in opposing Rep
resentative Montague. The man did
not enter. the labor people have with
drawn their Endorsement. Mr. Mon
tague has no opposition.
In the second district. according to
Representative Z. Z. Holland. w. j.
Hendricks of Suffolk, who is standing
to succeed Mr.. Holland, mas an eX-
cellent chance to win over Senator
Joseph T. Deal of Norfolk. Mr.. Hol
land said he did not know of a man in
the district for whom he had higher
regard than his former secretary, who
is now seeking to represent the peo-
pie of that section.
The fourth district has little fight,
Representative p. II. Drewry of Pc
tarsburg having opposition in the per-
son of Dr. Henry Clay Smith of Crewe.
The people of that district apparent
Iy do not think there is much chance
of defeating Mr.. Drewry.
There is a fight. however. in the
seventh district between Representa-
tive T. w Harrison of Winchester and
Senator Robert F. Leedy of Page. The
campaign on the part of Senator
Leedy has been on for about a month,
while Representative Harrison is just
getting under way. Col. Leedy has
been having good audiences in the
majority of his tours.
HORACE A. HAWKINS.