Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-08-17
POi.hTICAL.


Towae has withdrawn as vice
Presidential candidate with Bryan
from the Populist ticket and will
support BRYAN and Stevenson.
The Gold Democratic party is pre-
clseiy IN the position of poor boy
at frolic. IL has to go of and
dance by Itself The only PROPOSE
ton for partnership il has had
was from the anti-lmperiali5tS. who
are equally lonesome, and that has
been rejected RichDQRd NerS.
Record of the Mckinley Admin
is1atiou:-PlutOcracy, corruption,
money power, Drnpley Bill, benevo-
!ent assimilation, camp horrors, In
periaiiSm, expansion, war tax, trusts,
embalmed beef, duty destiny, Han
naism, Porto Rico job, more trusts,
standard oil trust, Cuban postal
steals.
The white people of Virginia are
not unfriendly to the negroes. The
desire to exclude illiterates from the
polls IS not prompted by unkindness.
1t is due to the conviction that our
politics Will be purer and our govern
ment better administered when this
dangerous and irresponsible element
is eliminated.-Lynehburg News.
Ina interview Republican Senator
Wellington, of Maryland, said that
be would support Mr.. Bryan, and
that he would be candidate for re-
election to the Senate. lie said: IL
ann unalterably opposed to the re-
election of President Mckinley
Bryan is a better man in every way
than Mckinley, aud | regard bis
election as essential to the preserva-
tion of the republic"
1t is said that the National Re-
publican Congressional Committee
Will concentrate their efforts i'm Vir-
glnla toward the carrying of three
Congressional districts-the Second.
Ninth and Tenth. No money will
be sent into Virginia for work else
where. The question of raising
campaign funds is being discussed
by the Democrats. They haven't
much money, while the Republicans
expect to get all they need for use in
doubtful States.
Hon. NJ. c. g. Church, of West
Virginia, who was one of the
founders of the Republican party
who establishedyand edited for many
years the State Journal and then
presented it to the Republican party
and who has been one of the most
liberal contributors to the campaign
funds of his party and a lifelong
Republican, has announced in an
open letter that be will support Mr..
Bryan and the Democratic ticket
this year.
Theodore Roosevelt will meet VIII
liam j. Bryan ;n'what will be vir
tually a joint debate in Chicago on
Labor Day, September 3. The LABOR
organizations have invited Governor
Roosevelt TO attend their picnic
there on that day, and it is said he
has accepted, Mr., BRYAN has also
accepted the labor unions request 10
speak at their annual gathering on
Labor Day. While the picnic will
be non-partlsan, the labor people will
expect to hear the political issues of
the day discussed.
The first days session of the Ma
tional Third Ticket party con vention
now IN session in indianapolis, Ind,
was devoted to addresses, no formal
action being taken. The sentiment
among the independents" was
strong against the candidacy of both
Mckinley and Bryan, and seemed to
Indicate that third ticket would be
the outcome of the convention. al
though there is also desire to COM
blne with the Anti-ImperialIsts
Later reports are to the effect that
on the second day Bryan's name was
loudly cheered.
REPUBLICAN DISTRICT CONVENTION.
The Republicans of the First Con-
gresslonal District will meet at Tap.
pahanrock September 4th, to uomi-
nate candidate for Congress and
elect District Committee and
Chairman. Basis of representation
vail be / delegate to every 200 votes
cast for Mckinley in 1896.
The Mckinley vote of the counties |
was as follows: Accomac, 1915:
Caroline, 1902: Essex, geo; Glou-
cester, $40; King 4 Queen, Cos; Ian.
caster, 500; Matthews, 444; Middle
sex, ESQ; Northampton, S02; Nor
cumberland 904; Richmond, 667;-
Spotsylvania, 903; Westmoreland, |
S27; Fredericksburg. 3SS.