The Washington herald., 1921-09-18
STATE DEMOCRATS
COMPLETE PLANS
FOR COMING BOUT
G. o. p. Candidates Make
Canvass of Ninth
District.
FLOOD BANS DEBATE
oniy Local Arrangement
viii Be Consid-
,ered.

va sept iT.-Tb.
state Central Democratic conu,,,-
VIII not arrange Joint debate. g
candidates on that ticker vri,h n
puolRn candidates. On IN.
trary' according to apnoyno..
oy Chairman H. d. Flood. IN. 80
ing tours OF Senator Trinkle- puh1-
ha.oral nominee, will be nanns1
Out "lthout regard TO Col Apd..
son arrangements. but Chairn.,
rlooo ADDS that IL Senator Tri,LI.
anu Sol. Anderson meet at anv nIs..
uurlhg the campaign IL will be nror.
er Tor the local Democratic corp1,f,
zee at any such place TO arrancs ~.
joint discussion The cbsIr,-
ADDS that this rule will apprv % -,
other candidates on the state NJ,
cratic ticket. e''O-
Richard Evelyn Byrd ,o-u.-,-.
Federal attorney for the U.,,..
district, is urging the democrs,s -
get down to business and "a 80
campaign speakers TO all po,tio,.
or the State. He also believes az.
IL the Republican candidates -.
Joint debates that they should -
accommodated. DC
"omen's Rights CempI.,.
Following the straigbtepi,g o,,,
on matters after the meeting Of the
State committee. Chairnan I,oas
has announced that the conr,i,,oe
no longer has associate meuhsrs -,
women. but that they are now fuU
hedged members. Up to th. meeting
OF the committee there we're vKor,ar
associate members from All diS-
tricts- From now on the women VIII
enjoy the same rights and PRIVILEGES
as men and will have a vote on an
questions coming before the com
mittee
The stage has been set in the Fif,b
Congressional district for the eIec-
ton of successor to the late Col
Rorer A James. who died early in
August The Republicans in c0ncens
tlon at Galax named T. L. FeIts.
mead of the well-known detective
organization, while the Democratir
convention at Danville nominated
J. NJ. Hooker, Of Patrick County
hooker has been recognized as one
OF the leaders OF the Democrat
party in Patrick for a quarter Of =
century and his nomination cam. Al
the Danville convention on the fifth
ballot The vote then was made un-
anlmous by acclamstion and when
the nominee was brought 70 the
platform he was given an unusual
ovation. He made a fighting speech
in which he promised to lead the
Democratic ticket to a roUsing VIC
tory in the Fifth.
Contest at GaIaN.
contest for Felts was opposed for
the nomination by J. d. BasSett ,
Felts was a member Of the State
senate, when he took an active part
in the effort to defeat the Rev. J
Sidney Peters as State prohibition
commissioner. He has always been
a prohibitionist and campaiEned o.
the State fight for Statewide pruhi-
bition five years ago.
State Chairman Flood Is snnounr-
ed TO speak at Halifax on September
26 and in his own distric, at Am
herst October is.
Col. Henry W. Rnderson. State Re
publican nominee for governor. and
Mrs. Elizabeth Lewis Otey. candi-
date for superintendent OF public
instruction, are making a canvass
Of the Ninth district. the G. o. P.
stronghold of the State. where rhev
will he heard until late during thu
month.
Sees Sweeping Victory.
Referring to Chairman Floods
claim that Col. Anderson will be de
feated by the largest vote the Demo-
Gratis of Virginia have recorded sine,
the civil war, The News. senator
Carter Glass morning paper here
says editorially: The d, rnocratic
party is in fine fettle. Fractional
differences have about disappeared
and throughout the State harmony
prevails in the ranks In the light
OF these facts il is easy to believe
that Mr.. Anderson is now ridir-
to the heaviest fall yet experienced
by Republican candidate for tn
governorship OF Virginia
Harry F. Byrd. who was rronli-
nently mentioned in the fight for the
State chairmanship. has been elected
chairman Of the Seventh Congress
lonal district committee 20 succeed
Judge II. T. W. Duke, jr., Of Char
lottesvtlle, who resigned the posi-
f'or some time ago. George 2
walker. Of Charlottesville, has been
selected to the vacancy on the dis
trict committee which was caused
by Judge Dukes resignation