The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-06
STATE POLITICS
STIR THE PEOPLE
A Very Warm Contest in Amherst
County.
TROUBLE IS EXPECTED
The County Committee Condemns the
Use of Money and Liquor and he
fuses TO Allow Names OF U. >. Sem
atoriaI Candidates on Ticket

AMHERST. VA, August 5.-Speciai.-
IRON where the sleeping Giant hes
urone on the summit Of the Blue kioBe
mountains TO the uttermost borders u
the county Amherst Is stirred. Inc "a
element engendered by p0htlcaI cv'-
fest is great, and many are the pteoio-
Mons mat ere September zd-the emu Vl
the campaign--shall have passed, 'he'e
xyill he personal encounters ana eve"
possibly, bloodshed. o,o
And the issue IS entirely locdl "no'
Who shall be sent 10 the Jnlted Slaloa
senate-whether Martin or Tyler-has
given the good people Of this county Dut
little concern as yet. The whole confess
centers around the county Judgeshlp'
and in order for it 20 be understood
short DEPRESSION IS necessary.
CAUSE OF THE STIR.
At the last session Of the Legislature
the question Of who should on this posi-
ton was a vexed one, but II was finally
settled by the election of Mr.. Bentley Is
Campbell, q young lawyer, who was, II
appears. acceptable TO the people.
lie wore the ermne but a short time
however for one day he appeared before
Governor Tyler resigned his seat and IN
the shortest possible time. Mr.. Clarence
j. AHmUUtlI. n iNtilUff u lllt 4ItAfftN-
ture which selected Mr.. Bentley Camp
bell. was appointed his successor and
duly qualihed-the latter event being the
nrst notice that a majority Of the people
Of the county received that they had been
awarded a new Judge. The appointment
occasioned considerable surprise. for al
though Mr. Campbell was recognized as
@ sensible. practical man, yet his knowl-
edge Of law and experience therein was
and Is limited.
Then. again the people regarded with
disfavor an appointment in which they
had had no opportunity TO make known
their wishes.
Wherefore. It has come about that
there is a strong determination 10 turn
Judge Campbell who IS also editor and
owner Of the Amherst New Era. out OF
the scat. which he has filled such a short
tins.
ON this point the people have divided.
hut what is the relative strength OF
either party can oriy be conjectured this
early in the fight.
The anu-Campbell party has rs IT'S
candidate Mr. Thomas Whitehead Jr..
of Elon District. which is adjacent TO
Lynchburg.
CAMPBELL CANDIDATE.
The Campbell candidate is Dr. Robert
r. Ware Of Temperance District which
lies among the mountains. Dr. Ware
Is a physician and farmer. lie Is not
politician nor a speaker, however. and
FOR that reason Judge Campbell will
represent him on the stump.
The action Of the Democratic Executive
Committee having provided for Joint
discussions. Mr.. Whitehead and Judge
Campbell will meet for the first time
at Walkers Ford on August 10th. and
the wordy battle will continue almost
daily until the wind up at Pedlar Mills
on August 31st.
II IS feared that trouble will arise from
these debates. more especially from that
10 be held at Amherst Courthouse the
home Of Judge Campbell, on court day,
the 2lst OF this month. at which time
il is expected that representatives OF
Martin and Tyler viii also be present.
10 may be timely 10 note Just here that
Mr.. Whitehead Is an ardent Martin man.
whereas the position Of DR. Ware. the
Campbell candidate. is not well defined.
Judge Campbell was once n Martin ad-
herent but he Is now member Of Gov
ernor Tyer's staff and. 1t Seems likely.
his candidate will support Tyler.
OPPOSED 70 DEBATE.
The determination TO hold joint debates
IS not at all 10 the liking Of the Ware
following. and In the hone OF doing away
with It Judge Campbell addressed Mr..
Whitehead a letter I'm which he pro-
posed that none be held giving as rea-
sons that the Democratic party in Am
herst was IN bad shape; that he feared
injury would be done H. and that there
was also danger Of personal dimcIltles
Mr. whitehead replied briefly that he
saw no danger Of damaging the party
by a friendly discussion. and appre.
hended no personal difficulties
me discussions. therefore. VIII go on.
as stated. Mr.. Whitehead being assisted
by Mr. W. X, Allen.
Meantime the opponents Of judge
Campbell have been casting about for
an acceptable candidate for the Judge
ship. They at first fixed on Mr.. w.
Erenst Sandidge but he has come ont
in a card declining the honor. FOR which
determination the New Era heartily
commends him editorially.
IT IS now said that Mr. W X. Allen
mas been selected and will he endorsed
by a large number Of peoDle.
MONEY AND LIQUOR.
The Democratic Executive Committee.
which met July l7th AT Amherst adopt
cd resolutions arranging for the cam
paign and the primary Of September
"a. among which the following IS Of
note
Resolved. That the Democratic Execu-
tive Committee regulates and condemns
tho Use Of money or liquor In election"
AZ this same meeting resolution was
Offered PROVIDING that The names Of the
candidates for United states Senator he
printed unon The ballots cast a the
primary September Cd. It was defeated
by vote Of 10 g.