Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-08
VIRGINIA SUPPORTS
HARRISON At POLLS
Congressional Primaries Run
True to Form-C0n-
test in Second.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


RICHMOND. Va. August 7.-Results
of the congressional primaries in this
state have occasioned no surprise
whatever. and while there was a hot
fight on the prohibition issue in the
seventh district. the decision of the
voters was that Representative Thorn
as w. Harrison's record was about
correct. and they retained him in the
national Legislature. The contest in
the second district was more or less
along the same lines. but the voters
did not take to the consideration of
the issue. regarding it as settled
State Senator Joseph T. Deal of Nor
folk was nominated, receiving good
majority in the small vote. He was
opposed by W. ]. Hendricks of Suf-
folk.
Mr.. Deal is for modification of the
Volstead act. while Mr. Hendricks
stood pat on the law as it stands.
Congressman E. E. Holland of Suf-
the support of the people in the rural
sections and he has been ten years in
Congress. Norfolk city. the metro
polls of that district. was anxious to
have the congressman for the pres
tige il carries and so one-third of the
voters went to the polls and sue
cNeded in giving Deal the nomination
The voters in the country districts
did not respond to the support of Mr..
Hendricks.
The second district is dry when it
comes to a vote on the direct issue.
but in the last contest there was
such a small vote that the regular
vets" in Norfolk stood by the man
who is opposed to the volstead act
as 1t stands and he was given the
nomination on that idea and the SEN
timent of having the congressman
from that city.
Congressman P. H Drewry of Pet
ersburg. who succeeded Congressman
Walter A. Watson. was opposed by
Dr. n. = Smith of Crewe. but the race
was 1opsided. DR.. Smith was a
rank prohibitionist and Congressman
Drewry. when a member of the SEN
ate. had voted for the prohibition
measures There was no difference
on that score. and the voters stood
by the congressman.
Against the Democrats.
There are republican and independ-
ent candidates for Congress in many
OF the districts. and it may be that
there Will be others before the lists
are closed. there being five opponents
to the democrats already in the run
ming. as follows: First district s. p.
Powell of Stafford. former member of
the House; second, Menalcus Lank-
ford of Norfolk, son of Dr. Livius
Landlord. son-in-law of Judge Ed
mund Waddill. and a promising young
lawyer: sixth. r. /. Roop of Chris
tiansburg, attorney-at-law and one of
the most active men in the county:
seventh. State Senator John Paul of
Harrisonburg. former American serv-
ice man with the forces in France;
ninth. Representative C. Bascom
years. and tenth. ]. H. c. Grasty of
Stanton. former democratic member
of the House. Mr.. Powell and Mr.
Grasty are the independents seeking
to capture the seats in Congress.
Another for Governor.
Though for several months there
has been frequent mention of Repre-
sentative Fl. D. Flood. State Senator
G. Walter Mapp. State Senator E. Lee
Trinkle and others for governor. now
there appears to be more or less SEN
timent behind scheme to have Dr.
John P. Mcconnell. president of the
Radford Normal College, take a
chance at the honor. Harry St George
Tucker. defeated twelve years ago. is
once again much in the race. and has
peen making preliminary campaign
Tor the honor. He is the only avowed
candidate at this time. but there is no
question that he will have opposition.
but just who this will be is not
known. and if either of the three first
named were to formally enter the
contest it would occasion no surprise
among the politicians of the state. DR..
Mcconnell is novice at the political
game. but he has friends who are to
the manner born, and they are the
men who are backing him for an
entry
Leedy for HarriSOn
There was speculation as to what
Col. Robert F. Leedy of Page would
do in case he was defeated for the
domination Col. Leedy said in his
speeches that. beaten fairly. he would
not have any quarrel but that if there
was any smooth work" he would not
= say what he would do. holding that
fraud vitiated every contract at all
times. and politics would be consid-
cred equally as valid a reason for
independent action. The fact is that
Col Leedy has sent a letter to Rep
resentative Harrison and that he is
standing right behind the nominee OF
the primary There appears to be
no question that the voters of the
seventh district will do exactly what
Col. Leedy has done-render cordial
support to the democratic nominee.
Another Lick mt the Primary.
The primary in the seventh district
has added another blow to the pop
ular cry of few years ago for pri-
mary method of making nominations
That contest was bitter: it created
hard feeling and the candidates were
enabled to go on the stump and to
attack their individual records in
stead of discussing the real issues
There was growing sentiment
against the retention of the system
and that sentiment has been strength
ened by the campaign in the seventh
1t is believed that the scheme is in
such disfayor that the first oppor-
tunity the democrats. have they will
repeal that party declaration and pro-
VIDE another safer, saner and more
satisfactory scheme for making party
nominations.
HORACE A. HAWKINS.