Evening star., 1921-04-24
CANDIDATES. SLOW
BIDDING FOR VOTES
Time Short for Entry Before
Virginia Primary-NeWs
From the State.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND. Va. April 23.-Time is
drawing short for candidates to an
nounce themselves for the coming
primary, when all the officers OF the
state are to be named. To date there
are contests for Just two places of
the seven to be filled-governor and
lieutenant governor. The question is
being asked if there will be further
last-minute entries for positions? No
one who knows will say word. and
there are reports that such thing is
possible in one or two instances. II
the aspirantS come out in the open
for or against certain OTHER cGnT =
dates. 1t is recalled tha a f">r years
ago a candidate appeared almost at
the closing hour of the lists and made
the race and managed to be elected
to office. In another case it is re-
called that a candidate had made a
race of a year and another entered
a few weeks before the lists closed
and beat the long-diStance candidate e
handily.
"I.ily Whites'' Bid for Votes.
That the republicans of Virginia
the lily white division-are to make a
bid for votes in every district in the
state is the declaration made here hy
the members of the local club. This
organization. by the way. is one tnat
is growing. and there are today con-
siderably more than 1.200 names of
white men and women who are of that
political faith. and recruits are COM
ing in al a rate that makes the Off
GERS of the organization feel encour-
aged. One thing is plain. This or
ganizatior is for principle. not for
plumS." declared one of the best
known men of that party. This is
IN ind fad q
proposition was made to indorse a
man for office. the club tabling the
idea on the ground that it would
not undertake to promote the
aspirations of any man for any Of
fee. leaving the individual members
free to express their own preference.
Women are identifying themselves
with this organization in large num-
bers. The club has established head
quarters and meetings are held every
week. The attendance is large.
-Four Seeking Post Office.
There are four men who are being
mentioned as aspirants for the local
post office-John Lyons. Joseph w.
Stewart, Melvin Flegenheimer and c.
Ridgeway Moore, the latter being
lawyer who saw considerable service
overseas with the American forces
The term of the present postmaster
does not expire until September of
next year There is more or less be-
lief that the department will apply
the efficiency test to postmasters be-
fore they are ousted. and where they
have made good they will be allowed
regulations. to which they were as
signed by President Wilson. Hay T.
Thornton is now serving his second
term here. and the growth of the Of
nee has been enormous since he first
took charge.
Judge Waddin Firm on Dry Law.
Judge Edmund waddill of the United
States District Court is adhering to his
announced intention to put Jail terms
on every man convicted in his court Of
violation Of the prohibition laws. This
week seven Of these men faced the
judge, four of them making a fight and
being convicted, and three others en-
tering pleas of guilty. The four men
toned are said to have been giving
trouble for long time. A motion to
rehear the cases is now pending. and
II refused they are certain to get Jail
terms. Those who pleaded guilty were
caught redhanded, and confessed, but
for whom they were working. The
three were given three months in Jail
and fine of 5000 each. The men who
employed them will pay the fines. but
the actuality of Jail terms may have
the effect of making them suddenly
for whom they were working.
Building In Active.
Richmond is today enjoying a build
ing boom such as has not been seen
here in several years. There are many
residences being built, and on every
job there is full complement of men
The carpenters have voluntarily re-
duced their own scale of wages. but
the night with the bricklayers still is
under way. The contractors are refus-
ing to entertain any proposition for
compromise. having been forced to ar
range for the bringing of other brick
layers to the city. Materials are much
laborers are willing to accept less, and
there are more of the latter class idle
than Is good for the city.
The Richmond Cedar Works, which
employs many hundreds of men, and
which has been closed down for four
months, is to resume with full force
the coming week. meaning that 500 OF
the former employees will be able TO
get back to work and to earn a living.
Richmond Blues to Celebrate.
May $40 are the dates on which the
Richmond Light Infantry Blues will
celebrate the 1920 anniversary of the
organization of the command, Its ex-
istence has been continuous since that
time. The celebration this year will
be more elaborate than for many
years, one of the reasons being that
this is the first real celebration since
the men returned from the war and
effected reorganization sufficiently to
make the event worth while The Gov
ernor's Foot Guard of Connecticua and
the Old Guard of New York as well
as the Ancient and Honorable Artil-
lery of Boston. have been invited to
attend. The friends of the Blues are
coming to the rescue in fine style and
the occasion will be worth attending
Dances. ball games, boxing bouts.
wrestling, dinners. golf and such
amusenents will furnish the enter
tainment for the visitors
"Guerillas- VIII Gather.
Survivors of the famous old organi-
sation known as Mosby's command
also known as Mosby's suerrillas. will
nave reunion this year, May :. at
Manassas. There are very few of these
men stiil alive, possibly a score. but
they are rated as the most intensely
Ioyai men to one another that ever
iifeo. This may be the last inn. tha,
TINS number will ever get together
out so long as there are three or four
they viii meet and talk about tn.
past The reunion Will last one dav
The property of the Furman steam
eT Hne. oerating between this city
ana points along the river, will h..
soio at auction. April % The line
operates boat from Richmond To
petersburg and along the James river
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