The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-06-08
KING GEORGE.
The Late Election Rev John mcNabb.
Pluck. Va. June Oh. Ieaa

The Late Election Rev John mcEabb.
Pluck, Va. June 9Th, lN"
70 The Free Lance
The election has come and gone with
all its attendant cares and costs. Tor,
. be il known Of all men. the candI-
dates cast their bread upon the waters -
with the patriotic" hope that 1T
would return to them after many days
BY the few elect the hope Will be-
realized, but by the great multitude Of
mon elect, whose bread has gone
floating, glimmering down the tide Of
the Nile, " great dissatisfaction Is felt
at the alleged infosmalities of election
as follows: In one instance some Of
the officials (more interested in the en-
liyening scene Of an encounter between
two prominent citizens. whose 'casus-
belli" was caused by language non
politicaD left the ballot box for few
moments Again, when the combat
tants were brought before the bar Of
Justice ITO give an account of the deeds
done to the body" some Of these pleas
ure and knowledge. seeking officials at
tended the trial. probably with the in
nocent intention of eliciting from the
learned justice how much corporeal
pleasure they might intlict on their fell
low-ma without being amenable to the
law for infringement on our latest "pu-
gilistic patents " Again, at the close
of the polls the "cheerman Of a great
party shoveled up the ballots in his
"head gear" and cried them yocifer-
ously while another prominent citizen
simply 10 "lend hand and let the
job 90 light kept tally Of the same
To these counts Of the Indictment W.
take no exceptions because they were
done with the consent and under the
immediate surveillance of the election
officers and the argus-eyed public. But
70 the last count. that the ballot-hox
was purged Of the ballot Of a very in
telligent and prominent citizen, wc
agree that while 1t does not now inyali-
date the precinct vote, II was radically
wrong Why it was thrown out We
cannot see, unless the gentlemen voted
for personifed too much Christianity
10 be consistent with the paraphernaiia
of the election am pretty sure that
the voter was actuated by an honest
desire to cast a pure ballot, and imIelled
thus to emphasize his objection to the
"Modus operandi" Of the political can.
vass, and its consistent "bagging the
game. " for which he should be com
mended, instead Of having his ballot
eliminated. Let us take cursory
view of the objections to this ticket.
He voted as follows "For Treasurer,
V o. Oaruthers. " an eminent ply
sician. who would make an excellent
treasurer and by the aid of the said
vote. would have reached score and
-. " For Clerk of Courts L. j Wray.
the popular Methodist Divine, and as
Daniel Webster, on being introduced
to the beautiful Miss Wray. remarked,
yes and a very brilliant Wray. Rev.
Mr.. Wray as an officer at the seat OF
our local government, would diifuse
the brilliant and evangelizing rays of
Christianity all along his pathway OF
duty. For Commonwealth 3 Attorney,
John McNabb; :" the eminent, intel
lectual. congenial, Episcopal Divine,
who by virture of his Christian an
tagonism to evil, is admirably equipped
for the position. The illustrious Henry
entered upon the practice of law with
only few weeks study, and Rev. Nc
Nabb would have over months pre-
paration. "For Sheriff, W. n Hefin,"
the present deputy sheriff, who by the
loss OF said vote loses one more ma
jority for sheriff, and one more testi-
monial to his past official conduct "
"ForOommissioner of the Revenue, VIM
Grigsby," who with the Monitor Pass.
apatanzy" rammed the Single Over
ated, "''Double Oumboberated' Triple
expansionsted" flagship "Excelsior" so
effectively that the official roll call next
morning found Admiral Joe " with
only 10 men for duty, but really with
only IS with Grigsby's eliminated man
restored For Supervisor
Ellyson," the beloved and venerable
Baptist divine, who, having endeared
himself to his people as spiritual sup
ervisOr, could, if he chose. make an
able civil supervisor. L" For Constable
W. W. Owens" a brother Baptist
divine, who by his Christian efforts is
constantly arresting evil-dOers, often
without the assistance of o "pOsse
comitatas," thereby saving expense to
the State. "For Justices of the Peace
R. Quesenberry, B. @. Grymes and
John N. Peed the first living near
the spot where evil. .doers frequent, and
justice is so long delayed the second
living on the Potomac river, where we
81 often make arrests, and where the
violators could be tried fined and go to
work without leaving the oyster rock
the third is an veteran Of justice and
OF the civil war, who would have gone
to Santiago" but for his opposition
to "expansion, "he having "expanded -
before. "For Overseer OF the Poor
Charles Sorrell, "and ex-Overseer of the
Poor. who has least bread upon the
waters" with no selfish desire for lis
return.
These eminent, Christian, expert
enced citizens, harmoniously blended
constitute the best ticket that was put