Evening star., 1921-08-21
VIRGINIA POLITICAL
CONTEST TO Be HOT
Republicans Planning to Put
Full Ticket in Field II
This Fall.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

RICHMOND. Va. August 20.-Vir-
ginia promises to be the center OF
| republicans and democrats that has
been seen here for twenty-five years.
| the hottest political fight between the
At this time there are more candidates
for the legislature than the republi-
cans have had up for years-bona
fda candidates. who are taking the
| stump and making an effort to win.
1t Is believed the republicans will
win additional seats this fall. The
managers say they will have candi-
that they will contest for every Of
fice to be filled.
SO far, tho republicans-the lily
white branch-is paying not the least
heed to the lily blacks. The latter
, September S. when the complete state
ticket Is promised. What will be the
| result Of the seperate vote between
! the two factions Is one thing that
will be determined when the vote is
counted: 1t is within the range of
possibilities that differences may be
reconciled and the colored voters
! brought into line. but such a step
would require a master hand at this
time, when all the plums are falling
to the lily whites.
Special Elections Ordered.
Writs for elections have been issued
| py the secretary Of the common
weaIh Tor special elections to be held
TO NIL fve vacancies-one in Congress
and four in the State senate. The
first is that for the choice of successor
70 the late Representative Rorer A.
James. of the fifth Virginia district,
VINO died two weeks ago, and will
pc FOR the unexpired term. There
are many candidates. every county in
the district having its choice, with the
city of Danville adding two or more.
me list Of those mentioned contains
the names Of Judge Stafford G. Whit
sie, Col. I. G. Burch. John w. Carter.
Murray ]. Hooker. H. Dalton billiard,
SSnasies A, Osborne. Joseph White
head. Marshall B. Booker and Eugene
Wlthers. Herbert F. Hutchinson.
Ine state senatorial vacancies to be
niled are those occasioned by the
reservations Of two democrats-Sen-
ator Trfnkle and Senator West-who
lieutenant governor. and for Senator
Pendieton and Senator Crockett, both
OF Whom hav fallen heir to federal
Joos since the legislature assembled
mere. Their successors will be elected
for term of two years.
Two Aspire for Chairman,
Right now there are but two aspir-
ahts-men who have announced that
they Will accept the position of chair
man OF the state democratic commit
tee which is to be filled at the meet
Ing to be held here August 80. These
are representative H. D. Flood of the
tenth district. considered by many as
the right hand of the late Senator
Thomas s. Martin, and Gen. W. w.
Sale. who managed the campaign
which nominated Senator Trinkle for
the Eovernorship. They are not max
ing any contest for the post. While
the democrats have merely nomi-
mated their candidates for the legis-
lature. and the members are to be
chosen in November, the woods are
hlled with aspirants for positions to
be nlied when the house meets. There
are clerks, doorkeeprs, sergeants-at-
arms, pages, committe clerks and the
like, and the nominees are already
being besieged with appeals for votes
for the various places. In every
case the old men will offer for reap
pointment, among them being two
veterans Of the civil war-Col. S. NJ.
Newhouse. first doorkeeper. from Gull
peper. and Maj. J. NJ. Johnston, SER
geant.at-arms. from Rockbridge
They have been opposed before, but
the oppoition has invariably retired
when the caucus was held.