Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-06-29
POLITICAL

The first arrival of delegates at
Kansas City are unanimous against
committing the Democratic party TO
the lG to / silver clause.
: Illinois Democrats have nominated
5. Aschuler for Governor and de.
clared for the Chicago platform, al
though no aliusion is made to lG to /.
David b. Hill is believed TO be
the choice for Vice President bv a
majority of delegates from Kentucky
to the Democratic National Conven-
ton.
State Chairman Ellyson says
he has not yet selected his Exec
uhve Committe of ten, and will
not do so until after the Kansas
City convention.
lf the Democrats do not amend
the Chicago platform IN respect to
l6 to l the Gold Democrats will put
candidate In the field. Should
they do this they will be augmented
by new party just started in New
York called the Anti-Imperialist
party.
The Democrats of Westmoreland.
in mass meeting at Montross Mon
day, elected the following delegates
to the congressional convention.
which will meet in fredericksburg
on July Goth: G. j. Gouldman, vii,
liam Mayo, William Edwards, Thos.
Murphy, Q. 9. Baker, +. A. Horner
and &. Wilkerson. The course of
Hon. w. a. Jones was endorsed and
the delegates instructed to vote for
his denomination.
If Bryan carries the state Of New
York he is pretty certain to be cleo
ted. The New York World saws:
Much is said about the strengthen
ing of the ticket by "Teddy." 1t is
history however. that Mckinley car
ried New York by 26S,4O plurality
IN 1896, and that in 1898 Air. Roose.
welt, fresh from San Juan Hill. with
all his military laurels just won, only
carried 1T by plurality of I7,7S6.
The Rough Rider enthusiasm was.
OF course, much stronger then than
1t is now or will be next November.
Hon. w. j. BRYAN in discussing
the Republican platform saws:
''The Republican platform is the
best ever thus far given for decep-
ton by the Republican party
Taken with the speeches made at
the convention, it shows that the
republican party's platform of 1896
was deliberate fraud as far as the
promises ofinternational bimetallism
were concerned; that the partv's atti-
tude on the trust question is insin-
cere, and that the party is not will
ling to state It's attitude on the Phil
lppine question aud invite the iudg-
ment of the people. Nothing was
more manifest in the convention.
than the military spirit, and vet the
convention did not dare endorse the
demand of the President in 1898 for
a standing army of 100000 men.
George AIDES description Of
Teddy" Roosevelt during the Re-
publican convention is well caIculat-
ed to inspire the readers mind with \
proper idea of the misery undergone
by the coquettish slough Rider"
before he accepted the vice-presi-
Dental nomination. Said he: "He
wore a worried look, such as might
be expected of young man who had
been sitting up for several nights
with a girl who loved him and
wanted to marry him, and to whom
he was so deeply indebted that he
could not honorably refuse any offer
she made, and vet who couldn't con-
slstently take her in marriage.
knowing that he could never be
happy with her, to say nothing of the
horribly complicating fact that he
was already in love with another girl.
If 1t were girl instead of a nomina-
ton the young man might take 10
the woods, but Governor Roosevelt
must remain and meet his fate. For
four days the Republican party has
had its head on his shoulder. and
has been holding him by the hand |
and pleading with him. If he has
appeared to waver it is because he
has been tempted beyond the st. |
Anthony limit of twelve. Ever since |
Monday morning 1T has been a game
or 'He loves me; he loves me mott"