The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-27
HOW A FARMER
I0CKSAT THECASE
C,ops Are Of Hand and Politics Are
Being Taken Up.
the OUTS ARE FIGHTING The ms
SMITH and Bland Counties VIII
Nominmtc Tyler Man aud May
Elect Rcpublican-Inch Quos-
lions Bear on the Nomination.
the OUTS ARE FIGHTING THE ms

MARION. July 25 -spoclal-Tho Grand
Jury was In session here four days last
week. but 81 the morality Of smyth may
"a Judged by the number Of vioiaiors OF
the law brought 70 light as result OF
heir deliberations tho people would have
10 feel very well satisfied with Their
county
The farmers are getting their crops OH
hand. and may now get time 20 inform
themselves on the Tyler-Martn senatorial
nsht in which as a rule they have shown
ns yet no special interest.
As one very intelligent farmer living
some ten miles from town, expressed IT,
"thls Is the usual fight of the outs
against fhe gns. and Is really p2iH-
cians nght Tor position" ip which ne
scanned 10 think the voters would after a
time get up interest enough 90 follow
fhelr local leaders without having given
,he subject any great thought. expecting
a. 10 be lost sight o. before another c'ec-
ton Just as was the spasm OF economy
on which issue the last Legislature was
elected"
4 TYLER MAN.
The politicians are getting up quite nm
interest and are beginning 90 watch each
others expression Of opinion and place So
and 20 as for or against their man. just
now there Is a belief that this county
ana Bland Will nominate Tyler man and
elect a Republican. though there seems
no very solid basis on which 20 rest
these opinions
Tyler has a number Of very active ana
Influential workers. but Martin IS not
without friends. many Of whom he doubt
less owes 20 tho free advertising he had
through the May convention: these men
being unable To see how Il Is that al
though Martin has been large factor In
Virginia politics for so many years no
protest was made against his methods so
long as he was pulling chestnuts for the
others fellows. but when he went 80 cat
ing chestnuis himself at once he was
very bad man.
II Is thought that Hon. James Honaker
Of Bland will be the Republican nominee.
lie represented Smyth and Bland during
Readjustcr days and IS very well known
In both counties.
THE CANDIDATES.
BLAND IS entitled TO the Democratic
nomination n she claims H. and Mr.
Kegley. a young lawyer. is spoken OF as
an available man. though 81 Is not known
here that he is or VIII be a candidate.
Other names win doubtless De before tho
convention, but the division Of Democratic
sentiment into anti-silver and silver
water melon" and "anti-water melon
Martin and anti-Martin. and who you
voted for in the spring election. makes
Il hard 20 tell Just who is the best man
70 nominate. and makes the Republicans
feel very confident OF success.
The names Of Mr. James White Shefey.
Hon. John NJ. Gwyn. and Mr.. Frank San
ders are heard OF as possible candidates.
but they have so far as T. known neither
declared themselves candidates or eN-
pressed a decided preference between cam
didates for the senate q fact which goes
20 show the unsettled state OF public
sentiment
Court day a party Of twenty-five or
thirty got around one Of these gentlemen
and tried "to smoke him out" as 70 his
preference for senator when he delivered
himself about as follows. "Tyler has
made a good Governor and the people OF
Virginia have had no right 10 complain.
lie Is a gentleman. every inch Of him.
knows you whenever he sees you and he
vetoed lot of bills the other winter that
he ought 20 have vetoed. But. when il
comes to beating Tom Martin for the
senate. God you know. that Is another
thing. Tom Martin beat the May conven-
ton, and II Tyler can beat Martin he is
right smart Of a man. amt he"
NO CONVENTION CALLED.
No notice is out yet for meeting TO
name delegates 10 a convention nor is il
yet known what steps win be taken 20 get
an expression Of the opinion OF the peo-
pie as 10 senators.
1t has been usual here 20 have delegates
elected by a mass meeting held AT the
court house. each district Of the county
electing so many delegates. but this viii
be very poor way 90 set the sentiment
OF the voters on any important question
as was shown TWO years ago I'm the fight
against Steel for the senate when a mass
meeting passed resolutions favorable 10
the water melon" candidate. and IN six
weeks the county gave Thomas. the anti
water melon. o larger majority than any
one had gotten for years
Was 1t the lady or was Il the tiger?