Evening star., 1922-11-05
DEMOCRATS HOPE
|. TO SWEEP VIRGINIA
Predict Election of All Their
Candidates for
Congress.
CONTEST NINTH DISTRICT
Hot Fight for Turnover of Terri
tory Long Held by the
Republicans.

Special Dispatch to The Star
LYNCHBURG, Va, November A.
Leaders of Virginia democracy are
in high hopes OF electing a solid
delegation next Tuesday to the next
Congress. and there is no question
that the democrats have the best
chance Of winning in the ninth dis
trict that they have had since the
district turned into the republican
camp more than two decades ago.
nine districts, the fght OF John
Paul against Judge T. w. Harrison
Of Winchester. the incumbent. for
election in the seventh district, to
the contrary notwithstanding. Two
years ago the seventh district demo-
Gratis split over a hot hght in the
primary and Mr.. Paul came very
near defeating Judge Harrison. the
official count OF the vote being go
in Congress felt warranted In voting
in the elections committee. by strict
party vote. to recommend the un-
seating OF Judge Harrison in favor
Of Paul. The democratic party OF
the district Will indicate It's dis!avor OF
this report by giving Judge Harrison
normal majority next week, It Is De-
iieVed
Ex-GOv. Cox Boosts Peery.
Former Gov. Cox of Ohio turned
things over at Bristol this week
when he came there and addressed
1900 people in an open-a meeting
on behalf Of the candidacy of George
c. Peery. democrat. who is opposing
p. II. Hassinger. republican. The
democratic leaders saw to II last
March that the district convention
was held early. and that the nomi-
nation was made some two months
ahead Of the six-months grace for
the prepayment of poll taxes, so that
the democrats are believed to have
gotten the edge on the G. Q. P. in
the matter of qualified voters. SO
well did the democratic party get
its vote qualified before the limit
expired in May that Representative
Slemp called the attention of the
present Congress to II. averring that
the democratic party was doing moth
ing more than laying the foundation
for the buying of its way into Con-
gress from that former republican
the charge by the democrats that the
republicans have sent a big slush
fund into the district to buy the re-
suit next Tuesday.
Democrats Well Organized.
1t is apparent that the democratic
forces are better and more effectively
organized now than for many cam
paigns, whereas the G. 0. =. is fighting
with a new candidate. whose strength
be compared to the strength of Bas-
comb Siemp. who has elected TO re-
tire from the House with the termina-
ton of the present Congress.
But. outside the ninth and the
seventh. there is an apathy on the part
of the voters. and, despite the denial
OF some woman leaders that there is
no apathy among the new voters. 1t
seems certain that the polls Will prove
to be n very slim attraction to a ma
jority Of the people next Tuesday, un-
less something unexpected happens
The vote in the ninth will be rec
ord breaker. The seventh will see q
big vote. but in the eight other con-
gressional districts the vote will be
comparatively light as whole.
The negroes. who are known as the
lilly black" republicans. and who say
they are the real republican party.
have named candidates for most of
the offices, but little or no attention
is being paid to them, for their ticket
will cut no figure in the contest
List Of White Nominees.
The white candidates for Senate and
House are as follows:
For Senate-Claude A. Swanson,
democrat. of Chatham, and j. Will
hanson McGavock OF Max Meadows,
republican.
First Congressional district-S. o.
Bland. democrat. Of Newport News
and George N. Wise. republican. Of
Newport News.
Second district-J. T. Deal. demo-
crat. of Norfolk. and P. S. Stephenson,
republican. of Norfolk.
Third district-Andrew ]. Montague.
democrat, of Richmond and c. NJ.
Ward, republican. Of Richmond.
Fourth district-P H. Drewry.
democrat, of Petersburg and Herbert
Rogers Of Petersburg.
Fifth District. Murray Hooker.
democrat. of Patrick. and DIR. c. D.
Sixth district-Clifton A. Woodrum.
democrat, Of Roanoke. and Fred W.
McWane, republican, Of Lynchburg.
Seventh district-Judge Thomas W.
Harrison, democrat, of Winchester and
John Paul. republican, Of HarrisonburE.
Eighth district-R. Walton Moore,
democrat, Of Fairfax.
Ninth district-George c. Peery.
democrat, of Tazewell. and P. II.
Hassinger. republican. Of Abingdon.
Tenth district-Harry st. George
county and John Martin. republican,
Of Cumberland county.
Indications are that the voters will
Overwhelmingly defeat the PROPOSE
tion at the polls Tuesday to call a
constitutional convention.