The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-10

tebaters aud most popular stump orators
In the State. He Is in great demand in
every canvass and when .hts section can
spare him he always responds to the call
of his party. In joint discussion he is
the pier CT any man in the State.
The following extract from the Wash
ington Post, of August z, is a high
tribute to this gentleman; = "Judge
Mann is generally conceded to be the
ablest lawyer of all the aspirants for the
place, and his strength lies in this fact as
we'll as in the hope of his adherents, that
when the fight comes to deadlock,
which is not impossible, the delegates
will nominate n man of eminent ability,
without regard to other considerations"
w. r. ALEXANDER.
VIM. r. Alexander, of Winchester, ell
tered politics twenty-siX years ago, and
has worked in every State campaign but
one for his party. He has never held
political office and his only record as
public official is eight years as common
wealtE's attorney and one term as mayor
Of Winchester. His campaign has not
been conficed to any particular section
of the State. He has been constant
attendant Mt conventions for fourteen
years. He was ono of the first men in
the State to declare Tor the free coinage
of silver and took an active part in the
campaign for Bryan and the Chicago
platform, believing them to be the true
advocates and opponents of the princi-
pies of the Democracy.
LLOYD T. SMITH.
Lloyd T. Smith. of Northumberland
county, who is a candidate for the nom
ination of attorney general, entered the
war --at the age Of g. having distin-
MI bnd him, cQ1f ~ "a pnllunt col.
dier. He never was n candidate for any
political office either elective or appoin-
tive. He is lawyer of ability and has
been at the bar for twenty five years. He
is at the head of the profession in his
section of the State. He is a man of ele.
CANT presence and n fine public speaker.
He has been active in party work all his
life and has been one of the old time orig
nal free silver, IL to 1 Democrats. The
delegation from the First district is said
to be solid for him beside he will develop
considerab BILE scattering strength.
FRANCIS r. LASSITER
Francis r. Lassiter, of Petersburg,
candidate for attorney generalship nomi-
nation, was educated at the University of
Virginia and went TO Boston to live,
afterwards returning to Virginia and at
once took high rank as lawyer and
political leader He served three terms
as corporation consel for Petersburg and
resigned to accept the position as dis
trict attorney for the Eastern district of
Virginia and was turned out OF Office be-
cause he refused to resign as chairman
of the Democratic party of the Fourth
district. He was chairman IF his party
in his district for three terms and each
time carried the district. He is fine
speaker, able lawyer. and an uncompro-
missing Democrat.
HENRY.R. POLLARD.
Henry r. Pollard who recently came
into the race for attorney general, is
from the Third Congressional district
from which he will have n nearly solid
delegation, and who will probably receive
large scattering vote beside some solid
county delegations and who will carry the
vote OF the First district provided Lloyd
II. Smith does not remain in his way.
feels confident of success. He came within
1C0 votes of receiving the nomination for
the same office before the convention in
1883 when Maj. r. Taylor Scott was first
nominated. He has been on the stump in
every campaign for twenty years and
was permanent chairman of the conven-
tion which nominated .FitZhugh Lee for
governor. His speeches have been largely
printed and distributed by the State COM
mittee rs campaign documents The
friends of Mr.. Pollard are urging his
candidacy on the grounds that rs Rich
mond has not been represented on the
State ticket for sixty years that she is
entitled to name one candidate this
round
\. ]. MONTAGUE.
Hon. y. J. Montague, of Danyille, son
of K. l.. Montague, candidate for the
attorney generaship lis a young man of