Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-05-24
News from Richmond

Richmond, Va, May 24.-Senator
Claude A. Swanson reached Rich
mond Sunday night and was quart
cred at Murphy's Hotel, where ne was
surrounded early yesterday morning
by people from all over the State who
had come to witness the pageant
and to see Senator Swanson He was
never in better physical condition,
never brighter or in better spirits. He
appeared to be concerned regarding
affairs of import before the Senate,
and if there is any worry regarding
his candidacy and his success before
the people it was not disclosed. He
has no idea of abandoning his duties,
for which he was elected by the peo-
ple of the State. to engage in cam
paign to succeed himself. He is per-
fecting his organization with the as
sistance of friends, and he is keeping
pretty well informed regarding the
trend of sentiment
He said that if the congress shall
adjourn along in July he will devote
all the time after that and prior to
the primary in appearing before the
people and making addresses. But he
takes the ground that he must dis
charge his sworn duty before appeal
ing to the people to send him back for
another term when he should be at
tending to his work in Washington.
And in the great crowd of people that
congregated around him there was
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reports were most encouraging.
w. H. Colhoun. of Montgomery
county. the Sixth district, says that
the Sixth will give Senator Swanson
an Overwhelming majority. and that
he believes the majority for him will
he larger than ever before when he
has been in the race. He predicts
that Swanson will sweep the district,
giving him possibly 5000 over his
competitor Mr.. Colhoun says that
Swanson will carry every county and
city in the district.
Howard c. Gilmer, of Pulaski, for
mer member Of the House of dele
gates, in the Eighth district, says
that when the returns come in from
that section it will be seen that Sena-
tor Swanson will have received very
much larger vote than was cast for
Governor Trinkle. He has had a
chance to talk with many of the men
from that district, and he says there
is not the least doubt that it will he
walk over for the United States
senator.
Harry r. Houston. of Hampton. and
!, Captain w r. Boutwell,, vi Norfolk,
from the First and Second districts,
say the same conditions obtain in those
sections. and that there appears to be
no difficulty in the retention of Sena-
tor Swanson in the place he has so
long filed.
REPORTS from the Fifth district are
that Senator Swanson will shatter all
records for majorities in this primary.
The people Of that section do not at
all relish the primary system, and
while there is an effort to get out the
anti-Swanson vote in the attempt to
elect another than Congressman
Hooker. the belief is that Senator
Swanson will be able to come out with
even larger vote than was east for
Congressman Hooker last year. Sen
ator Swanson will come out of the
Fifth district with 10000 majority.
the only two counties which NAV cast
even moderate vote against him
being Charlotte and Halifax
ACCORDING to those who are here
from the Sixth district, the chances
for the nomination of Congressman
Woods over Judge Woodrum are about
7 to with Congressman Woods the
favorite. Congressman Woods is very
strong in all parts of the district, with
fhe belief on the part Of men from
that section he will carry every county
and every city. Roanoke city being
rerhaps the ONLY uncertain part Of
this district and that will be close.
The only real fight in the State is in
l. the Second district, where Josiah D.
Hank is making the fight against Con-
gressman Deal with the situation at
this time much in the air and the cam
naipn not vet open. Friends of Mr..
/ Hank saw. however. that they intend
to nut him in congress this time.