The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-10-09
POLITICAL.

Roosevelt voice is failing and he
may be given a week : rest
Twelve enoIm jus crowds heard Bryan
speak IN Indiana last week
Attorney General A J Montague
spoke st HeathsvIlle, Northumberland
county yesterday.
DR.. Geo. W LeOato is being urged
for the Lieutenant GOveTnOrsnip by the
| press of the Eastern Shore generally. &
The executive committee of the rem.
nant Of the Gold Democratic Committee
has Issued an address to voters sdvising
support Of Mckinley.
] Boyd Sears, Of Mathews county,
will speak In Lancaster county, at Lit
walton on the lSsh and at White Stone
on the 10Th Of this month
The Philadelphia Times. edited By
the venerable and able Dol a X Nc
Olure, has come out strongly for the cleo
tion of Bryan and Stevenson.
Z Messrs T. Boiling Robertson and J.
A. u Keith. Of Fsuqnier. and FL Oox.
Of Manassas. addressed the Democratic
Club at the latter place Saturday night.
Lula D. Hay sent to Chairman Jones
a sworn denial Of the story that she
knew Mr.. Bryan 90 have been paid
$3.50. 900 to have the silver plank IN
serted IN the Democratic platform
Because Theodore RoOsevelt's name
contains the unusual number Of II
letters 1t will be necessary this year 10
enlarge the official ballot more than
three .fourths Of an inch 10 width.
Norfolks Health Commissioner New.
bill-Eeports that an eruptive disease
prevailing In Essex county Is smallpox.
The disease which pozz ed the cal au-
thoTities Is believed 90 have been i'm
ported by Two West Virginians
General Edgar Allan formally opened
his campaign for Congress in she Rich
mond district by issuing az address
covering the separate issues of the Re
publican party and sending 1t wide.
spread IN pamphlet form among she
voters.
Senator Jones, chairman Of the DEM
oOratic National Committee, and W. J.
Stone. vice. chairman, have sent out an
appeal for funds to the members Of the
National Association Of Democratic
Clubs Each member is asked 10 con-
tribute so cents
Roosevelt used the word lie" three
times in one hot sentence In denying
the following statement attributed 20
him after the Pullman strike: ANY
man who eOgages in strik3 or any
man who goes where strike is on
should be shot. "
The ticket in Virginia this year will
be far the largest ever printed for an
election, and will contain about seven.
ty.five names. There will probably be
about five sets Of candidates for presi-
Dental electors, representing as many
parties, besides oil the candidates for
Congress. Theodore ROosevelt's meme
will also require that che ticket be
wider then usual.
The only visible sign that a cam.
pAign is In progress in Richmond lie q
pink carnation shat Destles daily on the
left lapel of the United States Marshall
Morgan Treat, who at spare times IL
the chairman Of the Republican Gam
paign COMMITTEES for this district. Mar
shall Treat was the man who designed
the letter. head with the pink carnation
and as tribute TO his own originality
be continues TO wesr a real one,
although the office-holders are shy OF
the emblem as IL was used on the famous
oarnation letter that called for their
contributions 20 the campaign fund.
Mr.. Treat said this morning that things
were pretty quiet ia politics. -Rioh.
mond News