The Washington times., 1922-11-05
z DISTRICTS STORM
POINTS IN VIRGINIA
Congressional Races in Ninth
and Seventh Have Been
Holly Contested.
by J. T.. MADISON.

RICHMOND. Va, Nov 4.-Chicf
interest in III" Virginia election at
taches 10 the contests for Congress
in the seventh and Ninth districts.
True. there are two candidates for
the United States senator
Claude 4. Swanson. Democrat. is OPP
posed by !. Williamson McGavo"k.
Confederate veteran and prominent
stock raiser of Max Mcadows--and
there are ton Congressman in all fo
be elected, but present indications
and past results would seem 10 Civ"
the Democratic entries easy victories
districts races.
The Ninth Congrcssional district
normally is Republican. Oui i'm tho
fighting" Ninth they say that IN,
race between George C. Pccrv. Demo.
crat. and John II. Hassingcr. Rcpub.
lican. is the closest in years. Many
big Democratic gums" have spoken
for Pcery. including Governor Trim
kle and James VI. Cox. of Ohio. for
mer Democratic candidate for Prcsi.
dent. The Republicans have likewise
been well represented on the stump.
Both sides are claiming victory, with
the Democrats apparently more san.
guinc since Henry &. Stuart, Demo
Crat, came within an ace of defeat.
ing G. Bascom Slcmp, Republican. in
r.
election this year, profcrring private
life after service i'm Congress extend.
ing over a period of sixteen years.
Hassinger is a wealthy lumber man
of Abingdon and a member of the
Virginia Senate.
Peery is one of the most promi.
ncnt lawyers in the State and re.
sides in Tazewell. lie long has
been active in the councils of his
party and is member of the State
Central Democratic committee.
According to Chairman Pollard of
the Lily Blacks" the negro voters
OF the Ninth District have been in.
structed to keep away from the
polls on election day. He estimates
there are fully loo qualified negro
voters in the district.
In the Seventh district John
Paul, Republican. Is opposing Thos
w Harrison. Democrat. In the
1920 vote Harrison was elected by
something ike 500 voters on the
face of the returns but the election
was contested on the ground of
technical violations OF the registra.
tions and the Congressional investi.
eating committee decided i'm favor
Of Paul, but too late to permit Paul
to serve. This is the big issue ~
the Seventh. Harrison has served
several terms In Congress, having
succeeded James Hay, sr.. who now
occupies a seat on the bench of the
Court Of Claims in Washington
Paul is n veteran Of the world wa.
having served as n captain Of IN
fantry overseas with the Eightieth
division. He also has served in tho
Senate OF Virginia from Rocking
ham. his home county.
Besides balloting for Senator
and ten congressman. voters OF Nir.
ginia will also decide next Tuesday
as TO whether there shall he con
vention to draft n new state con.
stitution, proposal TO that effect
having been submitted to them by
the last general assembly. Demo.
cratic leaders including Governor
Trinkle, Lieutenant Governor West
and former Attorney General WI.
liam A. Anderson have voiced oppo.
sition to the convention. contcnding
that this Ia not the time 10 bc draft.
ing a new oonstitution and the Re.
publican leaders have avoided the
issue In favor OF national questions.