Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-08-03
POLITICAL.

POLITICAL.
One thing may be said to the
credit of both Bryan and Mckinley,
the personal character Of neither
provides much material for crimi-
mating OF vituperati,e campaign.
The unanimity which'characterized
the candidacy of Mr.. Jones aud the
action of ,he Democratic nominating
convention here this week will, no
doubt, warn Republican aspirartS to
reserve their tine and means iii
some future day 7& Free Lance.
Wm. A. Clark. of Montana, who
left New York for Europ. Saturday,
when asked Icy reporter IN refer
ence TO his contribution to the Demo
cratic campaign fund, said: Yes I
may have given II check for $780,
600 to the Democratic campaign
fund. 1t was for more than that
amount. | sent a contribution"
BY unanimous vote of the
National Committee of the Nation
al (gold-stahderd) Democracy the
scheme of fusion with the Anti-Im-
penalist movement, originating at
the recent mass-meetlng at the Plaza
Hotel, New York, was defeated. as
was also the plan to place a Gold
Standard Democratic ticket in the
field this year.
Free silver is not a menace TO this
country at this time, but impe.
rlailsms Capitalization, militarism,
class legislation, are dangers that
should be combatted. Let us tackle
the dangers that Immediately threaten
and leave to the future settlement of
other questions, which in the chang.
ing condition of affairs, may never
come up for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Neacs (GOld Democ1 at.)
Secretary Root now says that the
administration hopes to hand Cuba
over to the Cubaps within the next
eight or ten months, but there are
still men who believe that the island
will have u string to it when it is
turned over to the Cubans, and that
secret schemes for annexation are be-
ing worked and encouraged by the
administration for the purpose of
making it appear when the time is
ripe, that the demand for annexation
comes from the Cubaus.
"The Fredericksburg convention
was party love-feast," said Hon.
). Wilkins Mathews, af Accomac,
who with Senator George w. LeCato,
of that county, attended the conven-
ton. Mr.. Mathews said the delegates
and prominent leaders who attended
the convention were almost unit
for DIR. LeCato for Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor on the next Democratic ticket,
and that he felt very much encour-
aged at the Doctors prospects of Sc.
curing the nomination.
Rev. DIR. Silas Swallow, formerly
Prohibition candidate for President,
says: eff we must choose between
the candidates of the old parties, l
must say that should support the
man" (Bryan) "who clings to pri1-
ciple and adheres to what ne be-
lieves to be right, rather than the
man" (McKinley) "whom the people
never know where to find on any vital
issue, who was against the liquor
traffic at one time and for it now:
who was for free trade. with Porto
Rico and then for Porto Rican
tariff
a prominent Maryland politician
just from New York says he had
interviews with number of promi-
nent Democrats who, in 1896. voted
the straight ticket for Mr.. Mckinley,
and that, while these gentlemen are
still opposed to the 16-io-1 plank in
the Chicago platform which was
reafiirmed by the Kansas City Con-
ventlcn, they believe that the time
has come when every man who pro-
fesses Democratic principles must
support the ticket at the next cleo
ton, Notwithstanding l6 to l has
| been reaflirmed.
The Washington correspondent of
the Alexandria Gazette states that a
gentleman from the Northern Neck
says that the Republicans of the First
Congressional District will put up IA
candidate against Congressman Jones,
and that three of the white leaders
are ambitious for this honor, viz: II.
). Bristow, an Urbauna merchant; S.
+. Pitts, merchant of Caroline who
was Republican member of the last
House of Delegates, and James NJ.
Stubs, of Gloucester. Stubs, he
said, will probably stand the best
chance of getting the nomination, as
he has "barrel" which would be on
"tap" if he be nominated. Stubs was
a Mahonite convert and has served
a term in the legislature, is a promi-
inent member of the Methodist
Church and was Confederate SOL
der. Stubs is something of a
speaker, and has made money by buy
ing and selling railroad ties and other
lumber. If nominated, it is said, he
will seek joint discussion with Mr..
Jones.