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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-08

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pitches-Gilpatrick. 2; Kagey. Iiine OF
game two hours and fifteen minutes. I'm
piro. Kline.

pitcses-Gilpatrick, 2: Kagey. Time OF
game two hours and fifteen minutes. Cm-
pirc. Kline.
Diamond Dust.
The battery for Richmond to-day Will
probably be Malarkey and Raflert, ana
for Portsmouth. Brandt and Rollins.
In the FIRST inning Hargrove caught
a line fly from Boland's bat. and threw
the ball from centre home. thus prevent
ing Pender from scoring. IL was a
beautiful throw.
one of Kains errors was made on a
wild throw after a beautiful pickup.
Barley was in the game.
Wells might have trusted Gilpatrick
to finish the game.
Berte was in old-time form yesterday.
and besides, he made three hits.
Tannehill had the misfortune to mis-
Judge three flies that he otherwise would
have gotten.
Ii the rest of the team would folio"
Wells example the Champions would be
a strong aggregation OF batters
In the h:th Wood tried 10 score on
Berte's single to left. He would have
been thrown out had not Boiand have
caught him and forced him back to
third.
Wells expects Third Basoman Iimner-
man here in time for to-day's game.
Ex-Umpire Wood has signed 10 play
left field with Norfolk. He has been
succeeded on the staff of umpires by
Corners. who halls from Philadelphia.
Flynn made n mistake when he went
into the big league lie may come down
a grade: Just think It over.
Kline was a shade of yesterday on
balls and strikes. Even the best OIL
them have Off days.
Wells threw Reiman out yesterday
when he tried 10 steal second
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-08
tyrrRrrRED uIIn rHE oFrIcEF.
Oficer Forced 10 Uss His Club on ME-
Charles -. Hut1lcr.

officer Foster went 80 She saloon Oh
Charles D. Hutzler. Oh north sixth stree
lasf nieht aboua 1880 o'clock 10 arrest
"a coIored cmploye OF Hutziers named
,yWiam Austin. Mr. Foster had war
rsnf with him, charging AUSTIN with as
saur1ng and beating Charles Jones anu
as he entered the place he said TO me
NEGRO. 81 want you stll Keeping tAe
warrant n his hand.
Mr.. Hutzer told ne officer 70 go on
Rack 70 the station. and he would efing
The negro down himself later on THIS MT
Foster refused 10 do. saying - was always
his custom to take IFS prisoners along
with him After some further discussion
of the matter, Mr.. Hutzier declared ne
would not let the negro 60 unless the
OMcor exhibited his warrant. one WORD
brought on another. and she matter final
" eliminated BY the officers using MS
club on Mr.. Hutzler and then putting him
under arrest on the charge OF in'erfeflng
with him while IN the discharge OF his
duty. At the Second station Mr.. Hut
Ter end ne negro were balled Tor their
appearance az tho Police Court TINS morn
Ing.
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Kildee, ana Olymplc,

SUFFOLK. VA, May Special The
Kildees. OF Franklin met tho Oiympics. Of
Norfolk IN a game Of ball on the grounds
OF the Suffolk Fair and Agricultural
Association this afternoon. The kildees
won by score of 20 1. The battery
work OF the Klldees was excellent, and
while Hearn one OF Sunoik's former Ia
yortes. pitched a magnificent game. his
support was very poor. Battery for Kill
dees. Mills and Kimbail. for Olympics,
Hearn and Bishop.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-08

Doubts Among the silverites of the Ell
cncN of Ih.Ir ItInn-

cacy Of Their Plan.
H1ILENDALE. VA, May Special. co.
Monday was Charlotte county court-day.
The attendance was not as large as usual
Horse traders and guanO agents
Were less plentiful. The chief topic on
the court green among the honest tiuors
OF the soil. was the great ana al-imp0r-
tant question of the times-fnanccs. The
Democratic county convention. as pre-
viousy reported. passed unanimous reso-
luuons instructing the delegates TO the
state convention .or free silver and the
unit rule.
A resolution was also passed endorsing
the actions of Senator Daniel and Con-
gresham Otey In the Federal Congress.
In conversing with a number OF the
leading citizens OF The county. your COR
respondent Is inclined 10 th'ak that there
exists In tho minds O. nlne-tcaths Of
The people advocates Of silver a grave
doubt as 20 whether free silver Will in
reality bring better times or no.
IL Is aerecd by many that the adoption
OF the wite rule is bad precedent. vet
II las adopted as the best course 10 OBJ
tain the end desired under existing cir
cumstances.
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: Probable wyanoke NictiIn--The Cai-
.ard'- Trial Trip.

NEWPORT NEWS. Va, May 7.-Spe-
cial.-Cty Coroner B. X. Gary viewed
the BODY OF a cOlored woman which was
found last night shortly after midnight
a. the head of pier No. 8, by tho crew of
the Chesapeake and Ohio barge. He
deemed an inquest unnecessary and turn
ed the body over to the city for burial.
10 is thought that the woman was
drowned when the Wyanoke went down.
The body was badly decomposed when
found.
The steamer Howard Cassard went out
FOR her trial trip to-day in charge Of
employees Of the Newport News Ship
building and Dy-DOck Company. She
will probably develop an average speed
OF thirty miles an hour.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-08

A Delegation Elected and Instructed for
Tree Silver

KING GEORGE. VA. May 7.-spe-
ojal.-At King George County Democratic
Convention. held here to-day. the following
delegates were elected 10 the Stanton
Convention:
Alex. Pratt Richard Stuart DR. T. ..
Arnold. S. W. Corbin. II. H. Garnoit, W.
H. King, John L. Mason. delegate at
large.
The delegates were instructed for free
silver
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-08
A VETLRiN JOCHNdLlST GONE.
Major X. II. Glass Passes Away at the Age
of seventy THREE.

LYNCHBURG. VA. May Especial. -
Major K. Il. Glass, the veteran editor,
who was connected with the editorial de-
partment Of the News, died at his home,
in this city. at $40 this afternoon, aged
seventy-three years.
Major Glass wa for many years BEFORE
and during the war postmaster OF Lynch-
burg, editor ana owner Of the Oh lie
publican OF this city. edited newspapers
IN Petersburg Danville ana other places
He had been an editorial writer Tor near
~ a hall century. lie Is survived by his
second wife. who was a Miss Sanford, Of
North Carolina. and eleven children,
among them Carter Glass, owner and edi-
tor OF the News. 4. Fl. Glass Jr., bust
ness manager r. and r. c. Glass, Superin-
toDdent Of Schools.
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More Than riny Convention. ut the II

More Than Finy Conventions Ut the Tent
M"e'irEs-i,ev Jack i'o~s~r.
CREWE VA. May 7.-speciai.- Inter
est IL stin Increasing In the revival con-
Quoted by Rev. j. William Lee at the
tent. Tbs congregation last night was
larger than al any previous meeting.
Crowds are fiocking IN from neishooring
towns and villages and the surround
Ing country. People who never attend
church are attending these meetings. and
much GOOD is being done.
Rev. Jack Rosser. tho Methods, evan
eelsst who aided Rev. Mr. Gayle in the
reytva meeting at the Methodist church.
No 9Rsse VT SUNDAY. ana who has
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UNION SEMINARY coMmEScEMENr
DR.. Stricken. of Atlanta. Succeeds DR..
Vaughan.

HANPDEN-SIDNEY. VA, May 7.-Spe-
cial.-The Union Theological Seminary
closed the session OF 80 and '95 Yesterday.
Dr. Peytou Hoge. of Wilmington, y. c.,
delivered the baccalaureate sermon and
Dr. Charles. ID. Hemphill Of the Louis
willie theological Seminary, delivered the
annual address to the Missionary Society
and also the address TO the graduating
class sixteen iu number
After the diplomas were awarded Mr.
W. l.. Lingle. a member of the senior
class. on behalf o. the students. presented
DR.. G. r. Vaughan, the retiring profess
sor of systematic theology beautiful
gold -headed cane IN a very neat and APP
propriatc address.
Dr. Stricken, of Atlanta Ga, has ac-
cepted the chair of systematic theology
made vacant by the resignation Of Dr..
Vaughan.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-08
NfcAnAGUA cANAL coMPAYr.
4 Richmond Man Reelected as pi-
rector Other Officers Elected

rector ONnfF OUffi- i@i''''"'
NEW YORK. Nay AT the annual
meeting Of the Maritime Canal Company
of Nicaragua the present company, char
tered by act of Congress. hello to-dek AZ
it4 offices. - ana - Broad street. there
were represented l52.O9s shares out OF
total issue of -. l85 shares. Directors
elected OF the class Of 1879 70 s9cG I.s.
themselves were Joseph Bryan, Of VIZ
ginia. James Roosevelt. Hiram Hitch-
Cock Thomas +. Atkins, OF New YORK.
of the cass OF 1897. to MI the vacancy
left By the resignation OF Hon: Il. ,, ~,
shannon. A g.. MenOcal was eiec'eu' liz
hoard ~ directors afterwards met and re-
elected Hiram Hitchcock president {. l.
Dsiv. vice-president. !; 4. Atkins, se -cr,
iarv and treasurer The executive com com
mittee consists Of james RooseyeD. ll'l'''
hitchcock. II. r. Rowland. J.. i. Thomp-
inr y Howland and q. +. Thompson,
and A. q. Mcnocal in place OF r. &
Shannon, resigned.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-08
THOMAS 1H0NPsOA's MURDERERs.
Damaging Evidence Against Colored
PreUchor-A Farmer Killed.

CHARL.OTTEsVILLE. VA, May T.
Special Tho trial OF Parson Nelson (col-
ored). charged with the murder of Thomas
Thompson. Is still IN progress Ia the Abe
marie County Court.
The evidence against Nelson is very
damaging, and the parson VIII likely
share the same fate OF Taylor Harmon.
Mr.. Ned. Gilbert. a well-known farmer
Of this county. was killed by a freight
train on the Southern road. near mis- home
yesterday evening.
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Totals
LYNCHBURG

summary; Earned runS-NOrfO!k, g.,
Lynchburg. 3. TVyo~base hits-Armstrong
and BowerInan. Three-base hits-Leany.
Home runs-Armstrong. Bases on balls
of Mcfarland 2. Struck out-by PAN
miller !; by Mcfarland. 6. LETT on
bases-Norfolk, !; Lynchburg. 7. Hit BY
pitched ball-Pickering and Fear. Stslen
bases-McFarland Turner ca, Bowerman.
Dolan Mccain, Schabel Smith. Time OF
game two hours and five minutes. I'M
pire Belts.
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4. T.. NM CAuP
Want to Keep Open House During the
Cnnfehcrntr Itrunlon.

Confederate Reunion.
PETERSBURG. VA, May Special -
At a meeting OF A. +. Hin Camp OF
Confederate Veterans tonight "A COM
mittee was appointed 20 consider tho ad-
visibility Of the camp Joining tho United
Camp OF Confederate Veterans.
Another committee was appointed 10
provide some plan by which the hail Of
the camp can be kept open during the
reunion of Confederate Veterans IA Rioh-
mOnd. So that those veterans who may
visit Petersburg may make The hall their
headquarters and Doe furnished With light
refreshments by the camp
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NORFOLK IND LFNCHBURG.
The HIN Climbers Walk Away With the
Oyster shuckers.

NORFOLK, VA. May 7.-Speclal.-Not-
outstanding the fact that Bowerman,
from Baltimore. played with the locals
to-day. he could not. make them win
from Lynchburg. because of their very
ragged feld-work.
The visitors were outbatted by the home
team. but, b. taking advantage OF every
mispiay Of the latter. won.
The score.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-08
PETERsBURG md ROANOKE.
A Ragged Game in which the Noun
taineers Defent the Farmers.

taineers Deient the sdr"ei''
ROANOKE. VA, May 7-special.-Ihe
game to-day between Petersburg anu
Roanoke was easily won by the NOUN
taineers, ard was ragged exhibition OF
fielding on each side The features OF
the game were the batting of Harry Tate
who made a triple and d home run, the
latter d long ball TO the centre-heid renee
when the bases were null and brilliant
running catch on the right foul line 10y
GOchuaur.
Whitehill and Kelley also shared the
batting hOnors. and Wrigley played a
snappy game at short.
Tho score:
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-08
SOML BIG SCORES.
Orioles Defeat the Reds Besn-Eaters
Make IL Runs to the Colonies One.

orioles Defeat The Reds -Bean-Iaters
Make IL Runs to the Colonels' One.
CINCINNATI. May The Reds lost
todays game with the champions
through loose fielding aud Dryers wild
ness Fisher who relieved him In the
fourth, pitched good bal. Millers two
errors were responsible Tor two Of Baltl-
more's runs. Attendance. $500.
Score: r. H. T.
Cincinnati .....OO1O OOO0O-I 4
Baltimore Ill o . 90 ! ks 10 v
Batteries: Fisher Dwyer and Pietz,
McMahon and Robinson.
PHILADELPHIA, Il: CHICAGO. ..
CHICAGO. May THE home team was
the Phliadolphlas today. Friend was put
IN the box, and was hit hard At all times
after the second inning. Orth was IN
fine form. and held the localy safe all
the way through. There were few feldlng
features, and the game was slow on ac-
count OF its one gidedness. Attendance,
$500.
Score: Il. II. l..
Chicago ......OOO2 IIl0
Philadelphia % o = O6 / 8 Ola 10
Batteries: Friend and Kittridge; orth
and Clements.
PITrSBURG. y. WASHINGTON, =
PITTSBuRG. PA, May 7.-Pittsburg
won from Washington to-day win ease.
Kilen pitched good enough ball 10 defeat
any team IA the league. iiN only allowed
three hits, and cC tacf- Two were
scratches. DcnoyaAs eating and base
running were superb. At1endance' ,l,Sggg.
Score. y q 4,
V % Q % 2o602 8 s
Bsttesiss: Kiilen and susdsni NeJamss
and NACAsley. ...-----------
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Resolutions Also Declare UnequivocaIl,
for Sound Money.

TOT 1ouhd Money.
INDIANAPOLIS. IND. May AT
1915 Chairman Gowdy Of the State Com
mittee, called the Republican Convention
TO order.
Following the speech of Chairman
Thompson, A. A. Marshall, Of Randolph.
Iowa, presented and read the platform.
irom which the following extracts are
made:
favor Of protection.
I'VE favor the use Of silver as cur
rency, but to the extent only and under
.uch regulations that its parity with gold
can be maintained. and in consequence
arc opposed to the Free unlimited, and IN
dependent coinage Of silver at a ratio OF
lG 10 l."
The concluding paragraph. long one.
embodies an eulogistic biography Of Nc
Kinlcy. and directs the delegates TO cast
their votes FOR him as frequently and
continuously as there is any hope of his
nomination.
General Harrison wat not present.
Michigan Tor Mckinley.
DETROIT, MICH. May THE floor
and galleries of the auditorium were well
SLED with delegates and spectators when
committee Of the State Central Committee
called the Republican State Convention 10
order at 80 this afternoon.
The platform endorses Mckinley. asks
the restoration OF protective tariff. with
reciprocity as a necessary supplement, and
says.
we are unyielding and uncompromislng
in our demand for sound money We are
IN favor OF the use OF gold, silver aud
paper dollars In our currency. all main
tained al a parity as 10 Durchas NJ ana
deht-oayinG power.
I'VE are opposed 10 any proposition that
involves the depreciation OF any portion
OF our currency. and. therefore, are OPP
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ROANOKE.

Summary: Earned runs-Roanoke, !;
Petersburg l. Two-base hits-Brodie,
Kelly. Throe-base hits-H. Tate. Home
runs-H. Tate. Stolen bases-Kelley o.,
Stanhope, Dundon, Breen, Chesbro CD,
Williams Whitehiu II. Tate. Double
piays-Keefer, unasEisted: Brodie 10 Keer-
ct: Wrigley 10 Tate TO Gochnaur; Wrig-
ley 70 GochnaHr 10 Tate. Passed balls
Williams g. Bases on balls-of Chesbro
g. OF Kane. 2. Struck out-by Kane, I.
Time OF game one hour and forty-dye
minutes. Umpire, Connor.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-08

The hill intensity
Of living Is reached
only by the perfectly
healthy. Sickness
discounts the cspac-
ity for enjoyment
When a piano Is
badly ont of tune,
the noises that come
from il arc certainly
not musical. They
are not beautiful. IF
it Is only a little bit
out of tune, you can
play some few things
on il. You can create
q Sc m blance Of
music hut Won Cau-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-08
Mcrnr Enncks ONT nnlY.

NEW YORK. Nay kid Mccoy prac-
tcally knocked out Jim DAILY, Of Ruff
falo. at the new Manhattan Athletic Club
tonight. The referee stopped the bout,
as Daily was clearly over-matchca after
fifteen seconds Of the third round.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-08

of silver by this country alone. rndcr
present conditions. believing that such
coinage would destroy the parity ana ue-
preclaLe and contract the cuIrency.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-08

ilamc, Nrhedulcd Tor l0-lly

Brooklyn at Cleveland.
Baltimore az Cincinnati
Philadelphia at Chicago.
Washington at Plttsburg.
Boston at Louisville.
New York al 81. Louis.
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........ % II II
PORTSMOUTH

Summary: Earned runs-Richmond. 8;
Portsmouth, I. Two-base hits-We!ls,
Wood. Mari 90. Reiman Heilman. stolen
bases-Kain C9. Wells, Mari. Niece, Ha--
grove C2). Hall %. Mcnamara %. Bases
on balls-Gilpatrick. 6; Mcnamara. G; Ka-
gey /: Malarkey. /. Hit by pitched balls
-Tannehill. Wells. Struck out-by Gil
patrick. 3; by Malarkey. Il by MeNamara,
z. Passed hallS-Boland. II Wells /. Wild
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-08
PORTSMOUTH DEFEATED.
THE CHAMPIONS Won 4 GAME
AGAINST MANY DIsADvASTAGES.
Mcnamara and fitzpatrick Wero Both
Wild Boland Was Seized With Con-
WILSON'S Improved in Their Batting.
Games Yesterday.
Standing of the clubs

Richmond. Il; Portsmouth, 10.
Lynchburg, 10; Norfolk, q.
Roanoke II; Petersburg, 4.
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been attending the tent meetings since,
left Yesterday afternoon for Norfolk.
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Littell Bayiey Andrew, about twenty-one
years old, who lived with his molher'
Mrs. Alice A. Andrew. widow OF MT
Henry G. Andrew. al 2leo Druid Hin ave
nue.. Baltimore. was instantly killed April
"a last. 10y being run over by a York
road electric car.
Youns Andrew was going down the
road on bicycle. a short distance anead
~ the ear. Teams belonging TO WI
liam Parks. OF Texas. and Joshua Mat
thews. of Bosley's. were being driven UP
the pike.
The horses In Mr.. Parks team became
frightened. and veered OF TO the west
side OF the road Mr.. Andrew tried 10
keep out OF the way OF the frightened
horses. and IN doing so his bicycle ran
into rut. Losing control Of the wheel.
he was thrown directly in front OF the
car
After being caught up By the car and
dragged seventy or eighty feet one OF The
wheels passed over Mr.. Andrews breast
and both his arms. crushinG them.
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OBITUARY.
Patrick Mccarthy.

Mr. patrick Mccarthy died at his
residence. No. go east Cary street. yes
terday evening at $40 O'Clock. He was
born IN County Wexford. ireland. The
f,;iferaI notice VIII appear later
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lanes A. Norfleet anu Mrs. H. X. Allen.

SUFFOLK. VA. May Special. Mr..
James A. Norneet, d leading builder Of
Suffolk and one OF its Oldest citizens
having reached eighty years OF age died
this afternoon. and the funeral services
will be conducted from the Christian
church tomorrow afternoon al O'Clock
bv the pastor. Rev. W W. Staley, d. D.
Mrs. r. X. Allen nee Cosby OF Dan
Vile. Va. and wife OF one OF our lead
ing hardware merchants. died THIS after
noon al O'Clock. and the funeral services
will be conducted tomorrow afternoon
from the Main-Street Methodist church
by the pastor. Rev. II. G. Cheatham.
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Eohcrt O'fIrlcn fitzrOY
Litiel Bayley Andrew.

LONDON. May 7.-Vice-Admiral 81
Robert O'Brien Fitzroy X. c. b. dice
fo-64N
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-02
For Congress, W. W. Brannon,

To the Editor Of the Register.
Whom shall the Democrats Of the
First Congressional District bring out
as their standard bearer is now a ques-
ton not of a hopeless Democracy, Dut
of a confident and an abiding 6ellet
that whoever he is, he will black Dow
eners eye and blast all his possi0ll-
titles Of having another opportunity OF
drawing his salary as member or
Congress. for ii would be certainly
drawing on ones Imagination to say
he has done more.
This district is Democratic, albeit
Can't. Dovener will soon have drawn
two years salary as a Republican men,
Der.
He simply slid in with the slump"
Their els no richer spot, industirally and
commercially, within the States lin
its. than the territory comprising the
First Congressional District-stretch-
ing from the Ohio river TO the beautiful
Elk. and encompasSing the States Me
tropolis. with its teeming industries,
the Hospital for the Insane, the State
Penitentiary, the rich oil fields OF Tyler
and Doddridge and blue grass region
second only to that of Kentucky. And
this grand. this wealthy Democratic
district. with its blue grass valleys
and hills. with its thousands Of short
horns and ten times as many sheep,
these Valleys of the Elk, the Ohio and
the Upper Mon0ngahela. with factories
ablaze by night and by day, all these
represented by Republican Congress
man,
To whom, then, shall we look as the
political ransomer of the First District?
He must be brainy, clean and consist
emily and unequivocally for free COIN
age of silver, at the ratio of 16 to l.
With such man we will succeed. with
no other can we hope to escape de-
feat
The Democracy Of the First District
has just such a man and him it should
call to lead to victory the hosts at the
November election. His name is w.
w. Brannon and his home is in Wes-
ton. West, Virginia.
He is an athlete in physical man.
hood, and carries a corresponding
amount of brains.
He is intuitively lawyer, and has
gorwn step by step in his profession,
spurred by an ambition that never
tagged or wavered. until it can be said
that he has put few peers in our proud
and young Commonwealth.
He is ready in debate and would, if
nominated, make a brilliant and signal
canvass. His fidelity to principle and
to friends is a marked characteristic of
his makeup. His pubic and private
life is irreproachably clean. The Dis
trict has no man more available and
no ore more deserving. He ought to
be nominated and if he is he will res
cue the district.
70 no