The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-20
POLITICAL.

n IL is stated that w. j. Bryan will not
be at Kansas Oity, July 18th during the
National convention.
Rhode Island Democrats. in State
convention, adopted platform against
imperialism and trusts.
Committeeman Stone. Of Missouri.
said in ST Louis that there was some
underhand movement among the East
ern gold Democrats to control the Ma
| tional Democratic Convention.
Mai. f. Il. Lassiter will resign the
Office OF census supervisor for the Fourth
| Congressional District, II elected to
Congress. lie has appointed number
If enumeTators throughout the district
Ex-Governor Stone, National Demo-
! cratic committeeman from Missouri .
SAYS he believes there is movement
among the eastern Democrats to elect
Tom l. Johnson, Of Ohio. chairman Of
the National convention aud eliminate
silver from the platform.
President McKinley's name was boot
ed at meeting Of Boer sympathizers
held in Cooper Union Institute, New
York. Friday night Montague White,
the Boer representative in this country,
made a speech in which he referred to
Bryan and was loudly cheered.
While it is generally believed that
! Mai L. Il Lassiter will be nominated
for Congress in the Fourth district, to
succeed Mr. Epes. he will have a fight
for it. Judge Robt. V. Turnbull. Of
Brunswick, aud Judge L. ID. Yarrell, Of
| Greenesville, are also candidates for the
| nomination The convention will be
held at Petersburg, March 29lh.
The Republican leaders are confident
that the State convention, TO be held in
Norfolk. Will indOrse President McKin.
| lev A little ripple on the otherwise placid
surface of Republican State politics is
expected, with Gen. Walker and Hon.
! Richard \ Wise as the disturbing ele-
ment, but the present administration
is fortified against any action that may
be expected from that quarter. aud the
denomination Of all the old officers Is
according to the statement Of promi-
nent Republican, o fOregOne conclusion
The Republican county convention
| of Prince William at Manassas Satur-
day elected double delegation. with
! one half vote each, to the district con-
vention at WarrentOn. March 2lst. and
instructed for II T. Dodge as delegate
TO the National convention Resolu-
tions were adopted indorsing Hon
Park Agnew for reelection as State
chairman. and the delegates to the
| State convention at Norfolk were 80 in
structed The delegates 10 the State
convention are II T. Dodge. q. A
Hulhsh, W A. Jennings. and Dan Lo-
max Alternates Eugene keyser and
James Beach.
At the convention Of Fauquier Re
| publicans at Warrenton Saturday, the
| following delegates to the Norfolk con-
vention were elected Il. r. Campbell
Ambrose Kane, W. b g. Shumate. W
X Skinker +. W. Maddox. L. A. JEFF
fries, II O Pearson, and +. D. Eus-
tace. The meeting unanimously en-
dorsed Hon. Park Agnew, and instruct
ed the delegates TO Norfolk to vote for
his re election to the State chairman
ship The administration was also en-
dorsed with the exception Of civil serv-
ice. The following delegates were also
elected to the district convention. TO
meet at WarrentOn. March 2lst r. r.
Campbell, Jas Strother, W. @. Holmes,
+. ID Howe, and X X. Hosner.
A county convention Of Republicans
met at Saluda Saturday. r. S. Bris.
tow, W L Robinson. and RObt Fields
were elected delegates 10 the First Dis
trict convention at Cape Charles. April
| 9th. The same delegates were elected
TO represent the county in the State con
vention at Norfolk, April 10th. ResU-
lutions were adopted endorsing the ad-
ministration Of President Mckinley,
opposing a constitutional convention
and "condemning the Virginia Legis-
lature for its reckless usurpation Of
power in turning loose horde Of new
officers to oversee the county officers,
harass our people, and deplete the State
| Treasury The resolutions declared
| that other means more friendly could
| have been devised than the Jim Crow
car law to uphold law and order be-
tween the races
At the Republican county convention
| Of Onlpeper county held at Oulpeper
Friday. a resolution indorsing Mr.. Nc.
Kinley for President and Hon Park
Agnew for State chairman. and con-
demniDg civil service was adopted. A
motion that the convention instruct DEL
egates for a representative to the ma
tional convention was lost. some Of the
delegates preferriDg to wait until they
meet in district convention at Warren
ton. These delegates were chosen to
the district convention. with a half
vote each Samuel Deiner. K. J. Egg
born. J ". Jones, W. E Terrill. Hen
~ B. Fields, George W. Curtis, Henry
II. Lacy. Geo W. Rixey, L. H. Tut,
b. f. Ellinger. G. b. Hughes, and
Thos. Hill Alternates r. II. Anna.
ger, A. l. Whitestone, Wade A Spicer,
Jno Dainger6eld Jesse Lightfoot, and
Edgar Waylsnd The delegates to the
State convention are: Hon. W II Egg
born, Samuel Deiner, Postmaster r. l..
Rosson, r. 2 Whitestone, W W. Lo
max, W. W. West, Jr. Alternates w.
f Terrill II B. Fields, W. G. New