The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-11-20
GOVERNOR DAVIS
MAY TAKE SENATE
FIGHT TO PEOPLE
Senator SwansOn's Stand
With Leaders May
Force Action.
SAUNDERS HAS BEE
Quoted AS Informal Candidate
For Virginia Governor
ship in 1925.
SAUNDERS HAS BEE
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how will Gov. westmoreland Davis
fare at the hands OF the Virginia
Organization" next year in his de-
sire to succeed Senator Swanson in
the United States Senate?
This is a question that Is being
heard in the State now, and one
which is being discussed by some of
the democratic political writer's OF
the State. VIII the same organiza-
ton which sent Lee Trinkle to the
executive mansion at Richmond by
very unusual majority. throw its
wei ght against Gov Davis? Senator
Swanson has all along been rated
as a strong Organization" man and
straight Democrats are wondering
if the prediction of Henry w. An
derson, while stumpinE the State as
G. o. P. gubernatorial candidate.
that Gov. Davis will be crushed by
the organization" will come true
or not.
1t is not believed that Gov. Davis
will look much to the old guard for
support but rather that he will
carry his campaign straight to the
people of the state. His friends look
for him to have a strong follow
ing among women voters when IT
becomes generally known that he
was one of the first governors to
appoint a woman his secretary. He
is known to be fearless campaign
| er and his speeches will be vastly
| different, after he lays down the
reins of the government than they
are now.
The governor has been seen on
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| throughout the State since he be-
came a candidate for the Senate and
/ that his name is a household word
/ in the state will not be questioned.
He was strong with the farm ele-
ment long before he became COVER
nor and this element aided him not
/ a little IN realizing his ambition to
go to Richmond. He used to be at
I the head of one of the strong State
| farmers organizations and he has
not lost touch with these during
/ his incumbency at Richmond.
/ Grooms for 1925.
While G. o. P. leaders are wait
ing for official returns to get an
inkling as to just how badly they
were whaled by the Trinkle organ
! ifiation the Democrats are getting
ready to set sail for the guberna-
torial fight in 1925, for Attorney
General John A. Saunders, who has
Just been reelected to that office
for another term of four years. has
informally told friends in Richmond
that he is to be a candidate for
gubernatorial honors four years
hence. He is quoted as saying that
he would have been in the race this
year along with Tucker and TrinkIe.
but for the announcement of his
friend. B. Frank Buchanan, OF
Smyth County, entering the fight
for Democratic nomination. After
Mr.. Buchanan, who is lieutenant
governor of the State. decided to
withdraw from the race. ii was then
too late for Mr. Saunders to an
nounce himself. as he had already
entered the primary as a candidate
10 succeed himself as attorney gen.
eral
/ 1t is pointed out that il has been
many years since the eastern part
of the State has had a governor and
/ that it is to be expected that Mr..
/ saunders, hailing as he does from
! MlddleseXl County. would command
a heavy vote east of Richmond. In
case Mr.. Saunders should decide to
go in the primary in 1925 for COVER
( nor II is believed ]. d. Hanks. jr..
/ now assistant attorney general.
| would oner for that nomination
/ Both are understood to be aligned
with the organization" element
Some Prospective Appointee..
a report is in circulation here
| that Thomas B. Morton a member
i OF the city council there. is slated
| for aDDointment as cop,p,iss;o,o = ,
/ labor shortly after the change in adj
/ ministration. Morton was attached
to the Trinkle headquarters in Rich
mond and worked hard for the sue
cess of the ticket headed by Senator
Trinkle. If appointed he will sue
coed John Hirschberg, also of Rich
mond. to the office.
Another Richmond rumor is 70
erect that Mcdonald Lee. of Lam
caster, is to be appointed commits
sloner of game and inland fisheries
oy the new administration. In this
event Mr.. Lee would succeed F.
Nash Billosloy, of Portsmouth.
Ihere seems to be no question
that Gen. William w. Sale. former
adtutant general of the State can
get his old office back II he desires
II, but there is a question as to
whether he wants the Office or nor
Gen. Sale managed Senator TrInIrle's
campaign and is as close to the
governor-elect as any other man IN
the State
Hiram NJ. Smith, Richmond at
torney, formerly Federal attorney
for the district of Virginia. will he
chief of the governors STAFF. Sena-
tor Trlnkle having made this state