Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-13
A WARM POLITICAL YEAR.

oes 10 the history OF Virginia from a
poll % point of view. The approach
Of the State convention in Norfolk on
May I'd, which will deal with several
mc st importsn; measures, has quicken
ed political interest, and set waggiDg
the tongues of the men who watch most
closely the procession OF political events s
in Virginia.
The convention will not be so large
as many which have sat in Virginia. l.
will ne one of surprising interest in re-.
suits. II will pass upon the question OF
.evs.ou OF the constitution. 1t will
almost certainly endorse IL. II will
lhus become certain that constitu-
tioual convention will be held.
There will be some interesting con-
tes S in the convention over the adop-
ton Of platform. The parry in the
State is united On nearly all main quts-
lions. The platform will declare for
the free coinage of silver, against trusts
and against Imperialism or expansion.
The first ,wo planks will be adopted
with no opposition ofiTportance. of The
last will be adopted, but there will be
fight. Senator Daniel has declared
ior expansion. There are thousands Of
democrats in Virginia ready to fight
for any proposition laid down by the
Senator. Some OF them will be in
the convention.
Gov. Tyler, Lieut.. Gov. Echols and
Attorney General Montague will attend
ne convention. It is thought Senators
Daaiei and Martin, and all the Virginia
coHgressmen will be in attendance. All
these officials will be extended the priv.
iliges of the floor.
The convention will choose twenty
four delegates TO represent Virginia in
the national convention at Kansas City
July 1.-TWO from each congressional
district and four at large. - The Cover
no., lieutenant governor and the United
States Senators will probable be chosen
delegates at large.
The State convention will be but the
begioniug of q year OF unusual political
interest. County aud municipal officers
will be CHOSEN on the Fourth Thursday
IN May. There will be heated contests
10 many counties and cities. But the
ope stiou OF holding constitutional con-
v,uton, upon which the people will
vote when they elect local officers this
wear, is one of far more interest, 1t Il
noz the deliberate opinion of the best
Il formed democratic of the State that
the convention proposition will carry,
nrrsupposing that it will be made q
party issue by the Norfolk convention,
An extra session OF the General Assem-
bly for the purpose OF arranging for the
election of mem bers of the convention
10 revise the constitution is thought by
many to be practical certainty. 1t ap-
pears to be the general belief that II an
extra session be held it will he in June.
[c will fix date for the election of DEL
epntes to the convention which ia TO re =
wise the constitution. 1t may do more
notably, attempt the repeal OF the
law providing for the appointment OF
commissioners OF valuation.
Tnen will come the general election
of next fall. But it will be preceded
by campaign of unusual warmth. In
deed. speaking generally, it is probable
that the heat at the beginning will be
,reater than at the close. The State will
uuouestiouably give the democratic
Electoral ticket an overs helmiDg ma
iority. ard elect ten democratic ClD-
FRESHMEN. The warm times will come
early in the fall when nominations for
Congress are made. In nearly every
district in the State there promises 10
be a contest of unusual warmth. 10
| avery district the present Congressman
ia a caudi late for re election.
Although the guoernatoriai contest is
more than a year distant, it is already
| The subject of prophecy and partisanry'
Democrats are beginning to line up as
| Echols men, Ellyson men, Swanson
men, Montague men. Indeed, the
question of successor to Gov. Tyler is
5ropably today as much discussed in
Virginia as any other topic of a political
nature.-[Richmond Dispatch.