Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-09-07

racy from the same stump in Cum
berland, Md.
Hon. Geo. II. White, of North
Carolina, the last negro Congressman,
announces his intention of removing
to New York from North Carolina
and carrying 5000 more of his race
with him.
Platt succeeded in having his man
Odell nominated Tuesday as Repub-
lican candidate for Governor of New
York. Lieutenant. Governor Wood
ruff was content TO take second place
again on the ticket.
Teddy Roosevelt and W. j. Bryan
spoke to the labor unions at Chicago
from the same platform on Monday.
Teddy obeyed Senator Hanna and
eSchewed blackguardism and denun-
Citations of Democrats.
A number Of influential news
papers that formerly supported Nc
kinley are now heartily supporting
Bryan, while it is estimated that
Bryan will get from sixty to eighty
pet cent. of the German vote.
Judge Samuel w. Williams, of
Wytheyille, has entered the race for
Attorney General. Judge Mann has
retired from the race in order &c run
for the Judgeship of the Supreme
Court. Great interest is being mani
Tested in the matter of Attorney
General.
The country knows what the
Democratic candidate will do if
elected. What Mckinley will do
nobody knows; we doubt whether
Mckinley knows himself. All the
Republicao spellbinders can do is ia
ask the people to "trust Mckinley
and take leap in the dark.-Port-
land argus.
The Republicans Of the 4th dis
trict in Maine have shown great fl.
deity by renominating for Congress
Hon. Charles A. Boutelle, notwith-
standing the fact he is in an insane
hospital with no prospect of cure,
and it is said he is sure to be elected.
He has served his constituents faith
fully for sixteen years.
On Monday Gen. Rosser, who has
recently turned Republican and is
running for Congress in the Char
lottesville District, and "Parson"
Massey met in joint debate in that
city. Reports are to the effect that
Mr.. Massey skinned" the General,
whose speech was chiefly devoted to
compliments 10 Mckinley and recit-
ing the sins of the South.
w. j. Bryan will lead the fight OF
the Democrats himself in the Cen
trail and Eastern States. He will
take command next week in Chicago,
and then will begin an invasion OF
Republican territory, for he has de-
cided TO stump Illinois, Indiana,
Ohio, Wisconsin, Michigan, Mime
sofa, New York. New Jersey, Mary
land and West Virginia.
Governor Roosevelt is still explain
ing why he called the Democrats
hard names at st. Paul. He has
now written to General Palmer to
say that he did not refer to him or
any other former Democrat who
proposes to support Mckinley. 1t
is just Democrats, $500, 900 of them,
at whom he hurls his epithets.-
Springfield Republican.
Hon. George Fred. Williams has
issued an appeal to the "Sons and
Daughters of Liberty" in which be
asks for campaign funds. He says:
at has been given to the Democratic
party to become the sole defender of
the constitutional liberty bequeathed
to us by the fathers. The Declara-
ton of independence is rudely denied
by the present Republican admins
tratlon, and it is boldly demanded
that this republic of free men and
women shall enter upon a careerSof
conquest and of colonial, despotic
and unconstitutional government.
A staff correspondent of the Balti-
more Sun, writing from Urbanna,
among other things has this to say:
"From oysters to politics is but a
step, as is illustrated in Captain
Nelson's case by the fact that the
oystermen, among whom he is very
popular, propose to run him as their
candidate for the Legislature. His
voice, which enables him to make
himself heard half way across the
Rappahannock, ought to be influ-
entail in the Capitol at Richmond.
To accept the nomination would
compel him 20 lose season in the
oyster business, but he thinks he
could obtain some legislation which
would be Of general benefit to oyster.
men,"
DEMOCRATIC SPEAKERS.
The following is list of dates
upon which various speakers will
address tie voters of this section.
w. A. JONES.
Heathsville, September 10Th;
Tappahannock, September, 17th;
Aontross, September cath;
Mathews, October Sth;
Lancaster, October 18th;
Warsaw, November 9Th.
HON. JNo. w. DANIEL.
Saluda, October cath;
JUDGE w. II. MANN.
Mathews, September 10th;
Lancaster, September 18th.
A. j. MONTAGUE.
Heathsyille, October sth.