Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-08-10
POLITICAL

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18th, court day.
Tom Reed turns deaf ear TO th,
pleadings of the Republican cam
psign managers for promise oi
speeches.
The following letter has been re
ceived at Republican quarters: ~Deu
Hanna: The price of wheat is now
high enough. Please pay some atten
tiou TO corn"
While in New York former Sen,
dtor German said that he would
take part in the national Democratic
campaign, beginning about the 18th
OF September.
The Republicans of the Mint
Virginia district in convention al
Wise last week renominated Gen,
James A. Walker. of Wytheville, for
Congress by reclamation.
The Democrats of the Tenth Vir.
ginia Congressional district met in
convention at Buena Vista last week
and nominated Hon. Henry ID.
Flood, of Appomattox county, for
Congress.
"A general election for State and
county Offices and for members of
the General Assembly was held IN
Alabama Monday. The Democratic
State ticket was successful by large
majority.
At a meeting of the Third
District Democratic Convention
last week Hon. John Lamb. of
Henrlco, was renominated bv ac-
clamation to succeed himself. There
was no opposition.
AS was anticipated the District
Republican Convention held IN Nor
folk Wednesday by the Bowden
faction of the party in Norfolk
adjourned without naming a can
dldate for Congress.
The colored people who started
the movement looking to holding a
State convention in Charlottesville
on the 22d of next month to fight
the movement to disfranchise them
say they have assurances of a bio
attendance.
1t is learned upon pretty. good
authority that the National Repub-
llcan and the Republican CONGRESS
slonal Committees will concentrate
their Efforts in Virginia toward TIE
carrying of the Second, Ninth and
Tenth Congressional districts. No
money will be used in any other.
former'Congressman Jerry Simp-
son was routed at Fort Scott. Kan.
by a crowd of hoodlums. while at.
tempting to deliver a political address
IN the amphitheatrea at the race track.
a negro jumped upon the platform.
and when Mr.. Simpson attempted 70
put bin off they both fell to the
floor.
1t is said one Of the candidates for
Governor is claiming to have the
recognition of Bryan. Some of his
friends say that in the event of the
election of the Democratic nominee
FOR President one of the candidates
for Governor of this State will he
treated in a most liberal spirit in the
6estowal of the federal patronage in
Virginia,
We have heard many hard things
SAID about Democrats, but the
worse characterization of this con-
siderable portion of American citi
zens recently emanated from The Re-
publican Rough Rider candidate for
Vice President and is in these words:
"They (the Democratsl stand for law
lessness and disorder, for dishonesty
and dishonor, for license and disaster
at home, and cowardly shrinking
from duty abroad" Rough. sure
enough, isn't he? Now we want 70
see the Democrat who will swallow
such language as that.-SouthSide
Sentinel.
The Republican campaign COM
mlttee has placed two big safes in
Its offices to hold the campaign ma
terial raised by an assessment levied
on the trust barons and favored few.
but rs yet no wealth has flowed into
the Golfers of the Democratic COM
mlttee, and Chairman Jones can safe
ly use the old soap box which held
his funds last campaign. The Dem
ocratIc party is the party of the peo-
pie and for the people, and is fight |
ing the battles of the people, and re- |
lies upon the sovereign people of the
United States to aid in the great fight
uniniluenced by Republican gold Il
Fredericksburg Star.
w. j. Bryan has outlined what
will be his leading theme in the cam
paign in the following statement:
Several gold standard opponents of
imperialism have already announced |
their intention to support the Dem
ocratic ticket, although the anti
lmperialist League has not acted of
iicially. In such u matter each in
dlvidual is governed by his own
views as to the relative Importance
OF the Issue. The Democratic plat
form declares the question of impe
rlalism to be the paramount issue.
II any opponent of imperialism re-
fuses to support the Democratic tick
ct because of the silver plank it must
be because he considers the money
question more important than the
Philippe question; that is, he prefers
a gold-standard empire to blme-
talllc republic. When the test cnnnas