Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-22
SMITH STOCK GETS
BOOST IN VIRGINIA
Democratic Caucus Hits at
Clerical Faction in Verdict
on Judgeship.
1ca11l D,aqa'ra 70 The s..-

N'ACAA'f'CsfiI I'd. HfINHTF Ei--fJo+.
Alfred z srttn's prc-:hen'!sI s,gcE al
ranccd .overa! points this week a. far
as virginia D-mocrat!c sen:imer. Il
concerned. While thc growth of Smith
sentiment does not vet indicate Ar IN
structed delegation FOR tn Eew Tor.
executive. the prediction is being made
that Il vii! have the effect Of p-eYen.-
ing the State Democratic convention
from adopting TIE anti-Sni,h instruc-
Ion, which rs ocen advocated ny
several church organiza .iOrs. This
prediction wculd not haze been made
last week
IN Republican RAMS. the sentir1s7.
fcr HNo.c- con-inuea II taa a5ceudarcv.
bit considerable DAVE talk * beng
heard in various Sec..0ns
Result Of a Icint eaIcu7 .: Demo-
Gratis Of the General Assembly nsld
Tuesday on a lOca, tudc-s f-h- <
The Smith candidacy in Virginia This
contest became Of A Statewide na''I-s
and resulted in tho overthrow ~
clerical group which affiliated with he
Rnti-Saloon League Of Virginia. CON-
pletely domino ted Virginia politics from
1914 until three years ago, when II
showed weakness.
Ingram Is Candidate.
John L. Ingram. police justice Of
Richmond was a candidate bes0-e he
caucus against judge ". Kirk Matthews.
:rcunben.. for the fl. e,ght-year term
O.! Judge o. the Hastings Court OF Rich
ynond. Two years ago Ingram ard
~ -
expired term OF D. c. Richardson. VINO
resigned as nudge OF the Hastings
Court. and before the caucus. Mathews
won OF. by a majority Of Il votes
Tuesdays caucus was preceded o. ere
OF the tjttereSt fights virginia mas
known in recent years While th9
Richmond bar supported Ingram. ne
Methodist Ministerial Union composed
of the .IejhodiSt ministers O. R.cll-
ror+. met and unanimously :ndoESsd
Mathews Tfe Bap;-st ministers Of The
city held a meeting. b. decided 1ot
IN lake action as an organization al
though t!lev stated thai trey :a~o-ed
Mathews. The entire safe T2s drawn
into the contest Minister'S descended
m thu legislative halls ard carried -
az active loooy o.. beha.t ~ NarasTs.
On ne PEA ot retaining a Iu1-e Who
they said had ben mos. ac'ys IT en-
forcing tie prohibition laws ne wrote
20 eycry S-ct.c- o. TIC STAT 235 a.
A result. dsiGcs =. letters. nearly A.,
co0!rs OF eac. o:hsr. flowed into ne
legislative halls
AZ the io.n, caucus J ,. Jones. DELE
gate from Richmond, Who : treasurer
o. the AnJ;-Sa,ocl Lregue O. virginia.
made an address. u-grg -lie s.ccSi1U n;
Mathews Senator CTeo-ca II L2yTls1
- - =
which Is the Sts.e p-oh!6.t:ou taw @.
Virginia. yc:sG agsicS: Ingram.
Ingram Returned Victor.
Thu sf.ua,scu WIS S2cn tina: r.
so-risr wears II would Rare oecu pre-
dicte9 hat Mathews would VIZ, cas
w!Ic:l he smoke If Satsls G.ed axsv Il
vas found that t,ls caucus rae voted.
- 10 B., n t7yor of I-S-7T Action
0; tts cagsCIlS = equivalent 20 e,scticC
As ttlc lsg>S.s'r-S poured ou. ~ the
:TlcNt q - V0ts C.@g,v 81 t!Sez. we're
heard ~ ,x2.csS ne oc:rlo., t<,ae ,rr
pol,llca! TIE had tuVnS5 II Virginia
5u5 .,,at clerical ccnt-ct ~ IRE Gen
c-a' Assembly had been e-oSea az AS
W63F 49, action 81 III caucus Ms
<syrysb's - .ilcSs Who agc sl.SrsG v:.h
Sc,.,A, tire rp:S should ~, - tSNsd
IS 81 N@,.l- p-eN2ytC.s-~s',~N 9: S'llt--.sCt,
vh:~,: SNSs.e n.lSs, think :; G1S,>a;eS.
Cr0tne,y 'he Determining .actocs n
IRE Co.,-NS. weTN - N5-,usl,T ls.s-i-
moss y,.cN .. tl1s Ei>Sr.oG3 bar sr5
III tsct fl'st 4 ma 'GT!ty .: - Eicn-
r,o3S legislative cs,sSa..1c .sro-si In
gram
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l,s,s'lSS~ tSar has ASSEMBLED - IRIS
SAFE .Or mary wears. ~. tss.s wsS -
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