The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-03
POLITICAL.

POLITICAL.
The Republicans have now another
man for the vice. Presidency. Senator
Cullom. Of Illinois.
Ex-Governor Pattison, Of Pennsyl
vania, says he Will accept the Demo
cratic nomination for vice Presidency
If rendered him.
Andrew x Venable. of Farmviile. has
been named as supervisor Of the census
for the Fourth District of Virginia, vice
f. Il Lassiter, resigned.
There was not single Virginia DEM
ocratic Congressman at the Capitol
Tuesday or Wednesday, all having gone
to Norfolk TO attend the State conven.
ti0n.
TX Postmaster. General Wilson, now
president Of Washington and Lee Uni.
versity, predicts the nomination OF
Bryan and the triumph OF Democracy
this year, the Democratic party going
into the fight solid
There are five candidates for Guber-
Material hon0rs, and Messrs. Swanson.
E,hOls, Ellyson. Montague and Marshall
were probably kept busy exercising the
power Of personal magnetism upon the
delegates at the State convention in
Norfolk
The following municipal ticket was
nominated by the citizens of Cape
Charles Tuesday: For Mayor, Nj II.
Stevenson Oouncilmen. j. w. Oar
roll L. Steinhilber, J. + N. Ster-
ling. j b Jones, G., b Tilghman and
q W Russell.
The Brooklyn Eagle says "A sig
nifcant utterance by one Of the most
prominent Democrats In the State TO.
day indicates that there is movement
on foot to nominate Grover Cleveland
FOR the fourth time TO the Presidency
Of the United States.
Before leaving Washington for Obi
cago Admiral Dewey said Il really
don't know why | should want to be
President | think | shall be happier
on July to hear that Bryan has been
nominated. l am not in my dotage
and / am not crazy.
Mr. ViIginius Newton. Of the Rich
mOnd district, says he will not under
any circumstances be candidate for
the Congressional nomination next fall.
Mr.. Newton also denies that he is a
Republican, says he never has. nor does
he ever expect TO vote the Republican
ticket
City Comptroller Ooler, who has been
fighting Tammany Hall ever since he
went into office. will probably be the
Democratic candidate selected 10 oppose
Governor Roosevelt in the race for the
Governorship. Tammany Hall will be
compelled TO endorse him. although it
will be bitter pill tor that organiza-
tiOn.
Tammany has information from
Washington. according to the New
York Herald, that the nomination Of
Bryan for the Presidency by the Kansas
City convention is apparently inevi-
table, but with modification Of the
Chicago platform the modification be-
ing the omission OF the "l6 to /" plank
Bryan men in Congress cease TO scott
at the Eastern Democrats when the lat
ter talk Of suppressiug silver and take
the suggestion as reasonable.
The Democrats Of Accomac did not
elect delegates to the State convention
until Monday. Resolutions were adopt
ed favoring the calling Of a Oonstitu-
tiOnal convention, bat not iustructiDR
the delegates The delegates were as
follows: W. T. Fletcher. II + Byrd,
S. w. Mathews, W. H. Warren. DR. j.
W BOwdoiD. J Il Rev, DR. Fletcher
Drummond. b T. Gunter, S. NAPLES,
f + Miss Senator G. W. LeOato, II.
A. Wescott. ], II Johnson, j. ID.
Jacob; delegate st.large, Judge W.
o. Blackstone.
Senator Tillman in recent speech in
the Senate. said: after awhile we
will have another Governor sent 10 the
Philippines and he Will be OF so much
greater Importance than the Governor
of the little Island Of Porto Rico that
suppose he must have the navy escort
him across the Pacific and must have
umbrellas held over him. like the Bey
of Algiers and the Sultan Of Morocco.
We will have him attended by our sub.
ject princess in the Sulu archipelago
with Nohammedan body.Ruards. and
all that sort Of thing IL that is the
purpose Of keeping these officers in
Porto Rico will interpose no obstacle
to the passage Of the resolution. "