The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-11-10
SATURDAY. ovEMBER 10. 1900
Weather forecast for Fred
ericksburg and Vicinity.
Freezing temperature Sat
day, acith brisk north aOiRdS.
PITH OF THE AFTERMATH.

Mr.. BRYAN will undoubtedly re-
tire now from the leadership of
the National Democratic psrty.
He will do this with the love of his
party and the respect of.his political
enemies. Few men who have as
PRED to the high Office of President
and been for eight yesrs before the
people have come out as unscathed
in the brilliant free silver meteor
which is sinking to its resting place
behind the western hills.
The National Democratic party
should make haste to ask the resig-
nation Of Chairman James K.
which it should have done
four years previous. The Arkansas
Senator has made q miserable failure
as q chairman Of 8 national party.
No one pretends to lay sll the blame
of defeat at his door, but his incapac-
ity has been one of the main causes
of such overwhelming defeat. He is
no match for his willy competitors.
Malcolm A. Coles and Thomas
Ball, Esquire, will probably do
some growing over carrying their
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Nc
Kinley. 1t is the home of Democrat
ic District Chairman Lloyd T. Smith
and State Senator C. Harding Walk
err. Hsathsville precinct, the home
of these two Democratic leaders,
gave Mckinley good m jority.
Hon. James Monroe Stubs will
prosecute his poplar wood business
and continue to scatter showers of
Mckinley prosperity" throughout
the Northern Neck and SOuthside,
while no doubt Congressman Jones
feels amply vindicated by the hand
some support of the majority of the
counties in his district
Congressman Rixey had IA to l
against him in the Eighth but he
came out with flying cOlors.
Northumberland county, where
Hon. w. A. Jones made close cam
vsss, went for Mckinley, but gave
the Congressman q small majority.
Richmond county, the home of Mr..
Jones, gave the Congressman a hand
some majority, but Mr.. Bryan did
not fare so we'll. The four counties
of the Northern Neck gave Jones
nearly nineteen hundred majority
and Bryan seven hundred majority.
TIE political status in North Caro-
lima, as reported in last Sundays pa
psrs, may cause the advocates of Sem
storial primaries to question whether
they are fighting on the right line or
not. The experience of North Caro-
lima has probably been that
of some Of the few other
states which have adopted this
popular" plan for the election OF
their United States Senators. The
fight was between Hon. F. NJ. Sim
mons and Gen. Julian s. Carr and
was decided in favor of the former
by 4O, 900 majority, by Democratic
primary, held in conjunction with
the national election, on Tuesday. 1t
reached "fever heat" and party
leaders in the Old North Safe are
reported as being disguised with the
.'senstorisl primary" idea. They
claim that it engenders too much
bitterness and dissensiou in the rank
and ale Of the party, and unless there
is q decided change Of sentiment it is
probable that this will be North
Cardinals last Senatorial primary.
All IL not lost We Riohmonders still
have the mule.drawn street'oar =
Richmond Dispatch.
Then You should have pulled Mr..
Bryan through.
Mr.. MoKINLEY's campaign reti-
cencs was, most probably. the fore
runner Of tip.top speech on the
fourth of next March.
MANILA is coming to the front
rank as an up.to.date city. 1t has
its share Of municipal problems.
TIE election has demonstrated thai
New York can supply the country