The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-08-23
POLITICAL.

Vice. Presidential candidate Hon. A.
E Stevenson spoke in Missouri Tues
day to 4, 600 people.
1t is now announced that Mr. Bryan |
will do nearly 90 much speaking in this |
campaign as he did in 1896
The name OF Gov. Roosevelt was hiss |
ed at the meeting Of tho NOn-partisan |
Colored Conference, held in Boston,
Mass.
Dol. j. Hampton Hogs, ex-oonsul 30
Annoy, has been Designated by the Re-
publican committee 30 stump she State
Of Delaware
State Senator and Elector at Large,
| Hon. John Il. Jehries. will open his
itiuerery' On Thursday next at Md
ison Oourt-houso.
Republican managers are alarmed
over the condition Of Governor Roose-
velt's throat. which may interfere with
his campaign work.
Mr. W. j. Bryan addressed an sadi-
once at WAho0, the seae Of Saunders
county. near lincoln. His subject was
an appeal to Republicans
The Republican leaders Of the Third
| District have about decided to'nominate
| o. L. Snead. the supervisor OF the census
as their candidate for Congress- He is q
prominent King William county farmer
and will accept
". J. Bryan will be In Chicago Labor
Day and speak at the picnic to be held
in connection with the Labor Day oele.
bration. This plan will result in Gov
Roosvelt and Col Bryan appearing on
the same platform.
Gov. Roosevelt has written O letter
to Gen. John M. Palmer who had taken
exception TO MIR. Roosevelts arraiRn-
meut Of tho Democratic party at St.
Paul. Mr.. Roosevelt says shat the re-
port Of his speech was fals!fied
". J. Beyan. In Topeka. Kan to.
day in responoe to the notification OF
the Populist nomination, will make a
speech Of 4. 900 words In length. IL deals
largely with the trust question, bust
ness combines and Imperialism.
Senator Hanna opened the campaign
Of the Republicans Of New Jersey Of
| Asbury Park, n. J., Monday night.
An immense crowd. more thsn could be
accommodated, gathered in and about
the Auditorium by the seashore. The
Senator was ronndly cheered when he
entered the building.
The arrangement for settling the diff.
| ferences between the Wise and the anti.
Wise factions IN the "a Virginia con.
| gfeaslonal district Is that each faction
shall appoint ten representatives, and
the national committee appoint an um.
plre But noting has yet bsen done TO
bring the matter TO close.
A Democratic club, known as the |
Young Mems Bryan. Stevenson, and |
| Rixey Democratic Club Of LeesbuTg has |
been organized. The ofiioers'are: Hon.
J B. McOabe, president; w. Z. Gar
rett, vice.presideut A. II. Throokmor- |
ton. secretary; Arthur SheetZ treasurer,
and H. II. Russell. sergeant-at-Arms.
It is said that Republican man.
ayers expect TO play United States
Minister OonRer as a splendid GARD on
the stump. They are talking Of the /
possibilities Of getting him here before
the close OF the Presidential campaign,
and Of having him glorify the foreign
policy Of President McKinley's ad-
ministration.
Texas Is just now wrestling with q
proposition TO correct two evils by
means Of constitutional amendments;
one Of the amendments proposes
TO make is felony 90 lobby
for any measure pending before the
State Legislature, and the other would
make it a crime to give railroad pass
10 q public official
Assistant Postmaster s. B. Carney,
representing the Wiseites, and Mr..
Floyd Hughes. representing the Bow.
denises. have fixed Tuesday, September
IL, instead Ct August "a as the date for
a conference between the two Republl-
can factions IN the Second Va. Con.
gressional district, when an effort will
be made TO settle past differences.
The Kentucky Prohibition State con.
vention nominated for governor John
d. White, formerly Republican CON-
gresham from the Eleventh District.
I
were also nominated. There were fifty
delegates in the convention, including
several women. The platform Endorses
the national Prohibition platform and
candidates for President and vice Presl.
dent, and declares for women suffrage.
The Republican National Committee
is sending out from the New York head
quarters copies Of the various speeches
delivered by President Mckinley since
ne left Canton in 1897 to assume the
Chief Msgistracy. The speeches are COM 7
piled and printed In attractive form,
and with the index comprise almost 400
pages. The frontispiece Ia a steel en-. '
craving Of the President, and said TO be I
the best likeness Of him ever printed. :
The reorganization Of the Democratic
party in Northampton county last week
resulted in the election Of the following n
Cspeville- Dr. G.. z Moore, W. ". p
Walter, Jessie s Williams, George T. +
Parrsmore, Lloyd Brookenbrough, Will a
ie wilkins. W. p Wise. Eastville- Il
P. E. Mabp, Berry Thomas, John H.
Roberts, Theron Bell, B. T. Scott, Jno. =.
T. wilkins, Jr.. r. L. Ailworth. ..
Ohas. Smith, Jas B. -
Bell, Arthur Dennis, l. Ennis. Alma :,
smith, Geo. Doughty, John e. Not a. :,
bingham, Jr. a.
At the Republican County Con-
7ention. at Fairfax o. H.. Monday p
he following were elected delegates :.
10 the Congressional Convention at =
Alexandria August 30th M. e. Church. r
3. L s. Bouton, E. L. Howard, Henry n,
NJ Brinkerhoff. J. L. =,
DIR. T. NJ. Brooks, T. s. "
Wright, and l.. A. Bush. Hon. ]. III.
Thorn was reelected County Chairman.
The following was adopted; Resolved,
That the Republicans Of Fairfax
u la