The Washington herald., 1921-09-04
STATE DEMOCRATS
FACE CAMPAIGN
WITH HARMONY
Equal Rights Given Wom-
en- Removes Mo0ted
Issue.
MAY DEBATE ISSUES
Question of Accepting Oppo-
sition's Challenge Un-
settled.

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 3.-The
state central committee
in session Tuesday night at Rich
mond, having been called for the Sc
lection Of chairman 10 succeed the
late Representative Rorer A. James
of the Fifth district. completed the
stage setting for the November cleo
tion in which proved to be an old
love-feast. Representa-
tive Hal d. Flood, Representative
from the Tenth district who drew
the plum, did 80 without opposi-
tion, his being the only name con-
sidered by the committee.
But the election OF q chairman
was not the outstanding phase Of
the meeting for in IL the woman
question bobbed up and for the first
time in the history OF the party the
new voters sat In the council OF the
party on equal footing with the men.
It had been predicted that the
committee would not fnd q way to
allow associate members to vote in
the meeting and that this would
prove to be q big card for the Re-
publicans. but the way was found
and hereafter the committee will
have women as fu1 -fledged mem
bers.
TrinkIe and West Speak.
E. lee Trinkle, gubernatorial
candidate. and J. z. West, the can
didate for lieutenant governor. were
present and they were given rousing
receptions. Each responded to calls
for speeches. Senator Trinkle said
he was ready to forget all differ
ences and promised to be the gov
ernor Of all Of the people.
Senator Claude A. Swanson made
position and all around were pre-
victory this year despite the activity
again of the Republican leaders.
Senator Glass sent a message
urging the committee to allow the
women members to vote. expressing
at the same time the belief that that
would be the pleasure Of the COM
mittee.
The Republican ChaIIenEe.
The challenge of Henry w. An
derson, the Republican candidate
for governor. for q series of join
debates with z. Lee Trinkle. tho
Democratic nominee, appears to bt
meeting with divided hous'
among the Defocrats. for three are
those among the leaders who woulC
see Trinkle accept the def and still
others who believe the Democrat,
would be merely furnishing au'
diences for the Republicans II thu
challenge is accepted. 1t is pointed
/ a,. -. ha,
| for years persistently declined sucf
invitations because IL does not carr
to supply the opposition audiences
In this campaign. others say th'
electorate has been doubled by th'
women having the right TO vote ant
many women having no defnit,
political affiliation are seeking In
1 formation such as would com
through joint debates. In addition
to this II is asserted that inasmucl
as there has been no serious Re
publican opposition in the State TO
decades young men also are in nee
of instruction on the issues.
The negro Republicans of tn
State appear to be setting them
selves to make their erstwhile whit
friends as much trouble as possibl
during the campaign. The iii
blacks" are TO issue a campaig
paper from Richmond. Their chair
man, Mr.. Pollard. declares tina
after kicking the black man out @
the party the white wing is tryin
to get the black votes. He assert
that the campaign paper will ex
pose all of these efforts. Polar
has made the assertion that tn
negro candidate for governor wi
poll more votes than the white Re
publicans will be able to muster fo
Mr.. Anderson.
Fifth District Contest.
The Fifth district is tuning u
for a lively time at Danville Ser
tember Is when delegates will met
from all parts Of the district
name a candidate for the specii
: Congressional election to hll III
: vacancy caused by the death OF Rel
resentative James. Joseph Whit,
head, of Pittsylvania County. is e,
pected to have the support Of II
7 delegation from that county. T.
, Burch. late Federal marshal. wi
have the support OF Henry Count
and Patrick has instructed for
NJ. Hooker. Danville City is e,
pected to indorse John W. Cara,
and It Is not improbable that Cha
lotte will have a favorite son
C. A. Osborne. The situation is n
yet quite clear IN Halifax, but
' NJ. B. Booker desires It he will ce
y tainly get that support. Caro-
l. and Grayson are expected to thro
their strength to Hooker. and
;. this proves to be the, fact he wi
8 have the largest vote on the fr
: ballot.
s Col. Anderson will give an q,
s dress Monday at Roanoke Coun
;. court day in Salem this being oil
J. Of the first big guns Of the car
= paign in the southwest. An esp
J. cial invitation has been given
z women to attend the meeting.
}, Third District Vacancy.
State Senator r. o. Crockett,
= Tazewell, who represented the Thi
I senatorial district. made up of q
counties of Tazewell, Russo
buchanan and Dickenson, has te
dered his resignation to Govern
nj Davis, it Is said. in order that
v may accept appointment as a sp
cial Assistant Attorney General {
n the United States. This will nece
. state a writ for a special electi
e in the district. .--...
's The Danville Republicans ha
L decided to put out a candidate
e the house of delegates in oppositi
e to Maj. Joseph B. Anderson, mol
= inee of the Democrats.
Senator Trinkle has announc
70 that he is ready to take the stur
% whenever the State committee Civ
8 the word. II there Is to be q ioi
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