Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-18
.M'ADOO IS CHOICE
] OF SENATOR GLASS
Byrd Wants PaImer-Side-
lights on Politics in
Virginia.

RICHMOND. Va. April u tSpe-
ciaD.--While there is no question
that the Roanoke convention of the
democrats of the state will instruct
the delegates 10 the national conven-
ton to cast the vote Of this state for
Senator Carter Glass of I.ynchburg
for President, the senator is known
to 2Hvur the nomination OF william
G. McAdoo. Senator Class Will get
the Virginia vote on the first ballot,
and he considers i a great compli-
ment to be thus honored by his state,
but he wants to have the honor con-
ferred on the former Secretary OF the
Treasury. Senator Glass will be a
conspicuous figure in the councils OF
the party at San Francisco, and II
may be that he will make 4 speech
presenting or scconding the nomina-
tion Of Mr.. McAdoo.
There are many people in the state
WHO have the urmost confidence in
the sound judgment Of the senator
from I4ynchburE. and his position in
the matter Of 4 choice for President
Will swing many Of tn" foremost men
of. the party TO his Wy Of thinking.
= Mcadoo Made Friends.
When Mr.. NcAdoo was here sew
Rral months ago IN connection With
one Of the bond driSss-his famous
patched trousers and half solcd shoes
carnpai gu-he made many friends,
and tho memory % that visit stilt
fingers in the minds of the men and
women who heard and met him. That
Senator Glass will have as much say
in the direction Of the sentiment Of
the Virginia delegates as any other
man is conceded. when II is taken
into consideration that he IS seeking
10 have another than himself named
for the highest Office in the gift OF
the nation
The position of Representative II. p.
Flood one of the recognized leaders
Of the party in the state. is not know r,
He was strong for Hoover until the
latter spilled the beans and declared
that he was willing 10 accept the
nomination of the republican party.
That left Representative Flood high
and dry for the time being. and he has
been visiting to see the lay of the land
before making a second choice. That
he might align himself with Senator
Glass would not create any great sur
prise. but he has not vet made known
his position.
Byrd Champions Palmer.
Richard Evelyn Byrd. the district
attorney for the western district of
Virginia a close personal friend OF
the President and n former classmate,
Is standing Tor lne NOiGlnI1IOn OF Al
torney General Palmer. and does not
ni3nce matters when he declares his
preference. 1T was the fine work of
Mr.. Byrd at Norfolk eight years ago
that resulted in the swinging Of the
Virginia delegation to President Will
son at the Baltimore convention. for
when the situation began to look
doubtful in the matter of instructine
the delegates for another re kept his
head. and the result was that what he
had hoped for came to pass.
Anent the report that Col. Rorer A.
James of Danviile. who ia to he the
n4minee for CONGRESS in the fifth dis
tHct, may determine to retire from the
state craftsmanship, John w. Chalk
len Tef Big Stone CAN, Wise county. is
bSing pushed for the Craftsmanship:
MI. rhalkley is lawyer. has served
several terms in the Legislature. has
wide acquaintance and is one of the
coolest men to oe found in the conduct
OF a fight. For a long time he has
been engaged in work before the leg
iaative committees. He is one of the
foremost of the democrats in the state
aAd is declared to have the qualities
Of leadership.
"a Congressional Campaign.
The Congressional campaign in the
various districts is attra cting atten-
tpn. With TIE announcement that
Representative Holland of the second
oESlTltt NpiiU NOT dSdlH SLant .1OF
tfr nomination. the rivals for the honor
Will be Senator Joseph T. Deal and
f9rner Senator John A. Lesner. In
the @third district Representative Mon
t4gue will have opposition in the per-
son of Harry l. Spence, a machinist
lying in South Richmond. who fas
announced that he will make the
race Col Robert F. Leedy of Page
ID opposing Representative T. W.
Harffson. In the fifth district where
CpI0nel Rorer a. James is assured of
REORGANIZATION, it is expected that
tte 71ong term as well as the short
t4R will be filed at one and the same
time SO far as the nomination is con-
cfrned, Senator Pat Drewry of
Petersburg. will not Rave any opDo-
sfion for the nomination this fall
add he will be elected in the special
election this month to succeed the
lsfe Representative Walter A. Watson
Of holloway.
SThe first, fourth, fifth. sixth. eighth
add tenth districts are having plain
sAi(fng, and the ninth district is not
cknsidered-that being a republican
dgskrict and refusing to come into the
dhnipcratic column.