Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-03-30
POLITICAL.


The Republicans of King George
county have endorsed the administra-
ton amd tie course cf Hon. Park
Agnew, STATE Chairman, was ao-
proved.
TIE Senate Friday adopted the
conference report on the Puerto Rico
relief-35 to I5-praciically strict
party vote. No Democrat voted for
The bill.
Democrats met in mass-msetIng at
Stafford Court House last week
and reorganizsd by electiug w. J.
Jacobs chairman and new executive
committee.
The national Silver Republican
party will hold nominating con-
vention at Kansas City, Mo, on july
4th-the same time aud place as the
Democratic convention.
Captain Il. Q. Marshall, of Ports
mouth, when asked if he would be n
candidate for theguberuatorial nomi-
nation in 1901, replied in the affir-
NATIVE. He stated he had carefully
gone over the situation and had
determined to run.
District of Columbia Democrats
will support Bryan considering him
the only possibility" They an
nounce their love for German, and
say he is fit FOR any plaee-from
page to presideut-but know that
his nomination is not possible.
The Republicans of WestmoreIand
county met in mass-meeting Satur-
day and elected 5. b. Hardwick. w.
IL. Courtney, w. p. Taylor, ir. and
Il. ). Lord, delegates, and r. 3. Page
aud Il. z. Henderson, both colored,
as alternates to the Congressional
and State conventions TO be held at
Cape Charles and Norfolk respec-
lively.
A prominent Democrat of the
Fourth District recently stated that
he believed State-Senator w. b. Nc
llwaine, of Petersburg, would be
candidate for the gubernatorial nomi-
nation. He has not declared him
self, but great pressure will be
brought to bear to induce him to take
this step. This will make six can
didates in the field.
Republicans of Richmond county
met in mass-meeting at Warsaw Sat
urday and elected delegates to the
State aud District Conventions. To
the former, Il. j. Commodore and
ID. W. Gordon, both colored, and A.
Is. johnson were selected. To the
latter E. W. Garland, Frank Garland.
and r. G. Page (colored). The meet
ing is reported to have been a wrangle
from start to finish.
After a brief and spirited debate.
the House Saturday took Che last con-
gresslonal step in completing the
Puerto Rico appropriation bill, agree
ing to the conference rerort-I35 10
81. The bill turns over to the Presi-
dent, for the use of Puerto Rico.
about 100000 of custom receipts
collected on Puerto Rico goods up to
January 1st last, aud such amounts
as may hereafter accrue until other
wise provided by law.
After two hours aud a half of talk
the Republican Senators Monday
reached another decision on the
Porto Rican question. They decided
to begin again to-day at the very
point from which they started sew
eral weeks ago. They have marched
up the hill and marched down again
and now they propose to once more
commence the painful and tedious
ascent. In other words, instead of
separating the House tariff bill from
the civil government bill, they agreed
to again combine the measure and TO
secure their passage as soon rs pos
sible, with tariff provision which
incorporates the Presi dents idea.
As noted last week the Nebraska
platform, which Mr.. Bryan wants
nationalized, reaflirmed the Chicago
platform and denounced militarism
aud trusts. Here are more specifi-
cally the items: An income tax
urged; arbitration favored in settling
disputes between corporations aud !
employees; municiple ownership of
franchise epjoined; favor
ed pensions in deserving cases; the
of the Nicaragua canal;
condemned the Dingley tariff bill;
declared war on trusts; urged free
silver; condemned the Puerto Rico
tariff bill; favored Filipino indie
pendence and expressed sympathy
with the Beers.