The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-04-14
POLITICAL.
President Of the Supreme court Keith
favOrs IA constitutional convention

President Of the Supreme court Keith
favOrs constitutional convention
1.-THE National Democratic sub-Oon .
mittee has formally decided TO let Kan
sas City retain the convention.
Senator Clarke, Of Montana, will not
give up. but Will be candidate for re-
election If his seat is declared vacant.
Congressman Catchings, Of Missis-
sippi. states that he believes the Dem
ocratio ticket Will be Bryan and Dewey.
The North Carolina Democratic State
Convention indo.sed william j. Bryan
and denounced the gold standard and
imperialism
At the conclusion Of the Republican
State convention held at Norfolk o
handsome silh flag was given each Oon'
gressiOnal district.
1t is SAID that carefully prepared
letter has been sent ont by Sc ator
Hanna to trusts calling upon them TO
contribute So POO. 600 to help re-elect Mr..
Mckinley
Besides Hon. J. l. Jeffries. of Onl-
pepper Judge d. ~ BOlen. Of Carroll !;
Judge $. W. williams, Of Wythe. and
Judge w Ii Mann. Of the Southside,
are mentioned as candidates for Attor-
ney- General
The friends and followers Of Con-
gresham Richard A Wise are thor
oughly dissatisfied with the Virginia
Republican State Convention, and es-
pecially with the Committee on Ore
dentisls Of that body.
The election Of Senator Daniel as o
delegate TO the Norfolk convention
from Campbell county and the announce
ment that he is for constitutional
convention has greatly encouraged those
who favor such body.
A movement will soon be inauRurated
in Newport News. Hampton and Nor
folk 10 secure pledges to vote the Pro-
hibitiOn ticket for President this fall.
The headquarters Of the State and Ma
tional parties will be in Richmond 4.
Mlltkt u Atikt null ID w 10 OANNhN0
A member Of the Democratic com.
mittee Of LOudOun county. who is prom
inent in the Democratic conventions OF
his State. says he thinks Congressman
RIxey will be renomiuated and Will re-
celve the solid vote Of Loudoun also
that Mr.. Swanson has the best chance
for the next gubernatorial nomination.
Hon. Abe Fulkerson is seriously III at
his home in Bristol lie has been
conspicuous figure in politics. he was
one II the warmest friends OF the late
General Malone in 1879 but deserted
the Generals party soon thereafter. Mr.
Fulkerson served one term in Congress
In 1896 he was a very active member OF
the gold Democratic party.
The Democrats Of Rappahannsck
county met in mass-meeting at Wash.
ington and elected Messrs George W
Kinsey, Thomas @. Smith, Il Ii.
Ricketts,. S J. Johnson, and z. II
o Bannon delegates. and Me;srs. Ii
NJ. Miller. J j. Silvey, j. a. Brown
ing, J. h Sutphin and r. NJ. Minefee
alternates 70 the State convention.
The Republican congressional c)nven-
tion Of the Fourth District OF Virginia
at Petersburg Thursday elected a. "
Harris, colored. of Dinwiddie, and ex-
Congressman Il. T. Thorpe, Of Neck
lepberg, delegates 10 the National Con-
yention. and r. b. Wilcox, Of Prince
George county, Presidential elector
There was considerable wrangling.
Congressman Rixey received letter
from one Of his farmer constituents tell
ing him that while he used to pay 81 %
for a hundred feet of barbed iron wire,
he now has to pay 80 90. and that II he
will have law passed that will reduce
the cost of that material he will receive
the vote Of all the farmers in his dis
t.ict. Mr. Rixey Will at once introduce
a bill to admit barbed iron wire, free
Of duty.