The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-04-26
POLITICAL.

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POLITICAL.
Northampton county favors the CON
stitutionsl convention.
Congressman DOll!ver. OF Iowa. de
clared his vice presidential boom oil.
Senator German is again spoken OF
rs the Democratic candidate for Pfesi'
dent
COMPTROLLER Bird s. Ooler will prob
ably be the Democratic candidate for
Governor OF New York.
Tammany Hall, New York, will send
a delegation of from $50 to 600 TO the
Kansas City Convention.
Senator Allison announces that he
will not be candidate for vice Presi'
dent on the Republican ticket.
1t is said that Senator Martin will be
opposed for delegate at-lsrge 10 the
Dem cratic National Convention.
Mr.. r. n Harper, Of LoudOun, who
is in business in Washington. Is can
didate for delegate TO Kansas City from
the Eighth District.
Senator W. p. Barksdsle, Of Halifax
will probably be made chairman OF the
State convention. Mr.. Barksdale Is
also a caDdiddte for elect or-stlarge
The President has nominated Frank
l. Campbell. OF the District Of Column
bia to be Assistant Secretary OF the
Interior in the place Of Webster Davis.
Wharton Barker, middle of.the-
road, " Populist candidate for the Presi-
dency says Bryan will not get the DEM
ooratic nomination for the Presidency.
The State Board OF Osnvassers will
meet in few days and issue Major
Lassiter's writ of election TO Congress.
The returns have not yet been received
There are thirteen men in the u. 5.
| Senate who will have served continu-
ously for twenty years or over when
their present terms shall have expired
1t is said that a friend Of Admiral
Dewey visited Hon. d. b. Hill and
tried to get him to support Dewey for
the Presidency, but the effort was fruit
less.
Congressman Serene E. Payne, OF
New York, leader of the Republican
forces on the floor Of the House, is In
favor with the party bosses as vice.
Presidential candidate.
It is stated that Secretary of the
Commonwealth j. I. Lawless will be o
candidate at the State Democratic Oon-
vention for chairman of the State Com
mittee. His friends claim that he will
be elected.
The membership of the Norfolk con-
vention will be about no Ii will take
1888 votes to carry the proposition TO
make a party issue Of the call for Con.
stitutional convention The number OF
delegates thus far instructed for the
convention is 1923.
Alta meeting Of the Democratic voters
of Culpeper Tuesday Mr.. Alden A. Bell L,
was nominated for mayor q. Ohapin
Lightfoot. for recorder and assessor
George W. Keerl, for treasurer For
councilmen r. +. Booton, David
Bailey, J. W. Swan, W. W. Ohelf, j.
s. Oovipgton and K. l.. Yancey.
Those spoken Of for delegates-at large
TO the National Democratic Convention
are Senators Daniel and Martin. Oon-
Qressmen Jones, Swanson. Hay and
Rhea. Judge W. II Mann of Nottoway ;
State Senator J. l.. Jeffries, Of Oul-
pepper Judge s. W. Williams, Of Wythe.
vile. and Hon b B. Munford. Of
Richmond.
The Democrats Of Westmoreland
county in mass-meeting Monday at
Montross elected the following delegates
to the State convention; Hon. g. j.
Gouldman, Hon. Thos. z. Murphy, O.
O. Baker and d. II Griffith. The
course of Hon. W. A. Jones in Congress
was unanimously endorsed; after Wig
orous opposition resolution instruct
ing delegates to vote for Oonstitu'
tional convention was adopted.
The convention people practically
swept hlC0mOuu III buc Wniu LhOobihko
| Tuesday night CLAY Ward,N with
twelve delegates, was the scene Of the
big fight. Resolutions were adopted
instructing for convention. and then q
ticket was elected, most, if not all, OF
whose members are opposed to the con-
vention. Monroe Ward instructed for
convention Madison and Marshall
Wards, though not instructing, adopted
resolutions indorsing the convention
movement Jefferson and Jackson
Wards did not adopt any resolutions
at all.
A Tennessee Congressman in asking
| for denomination has presented to his
constituents an itemized account
Of what he has accomplished
| in the Fifty.fourth, Fifty-ffth and
Fifty-sixth Congresses. He has put
through 1888 war claims. amounting TO
over 81 200, 600. and 65 special pension
bills; had Al men commissioned as
army officers by the President; had
| "a new post offices established had 20
men appointed as postmasters; made
about IL, 900 calls on the Pension Blu.
reau sent out 20 900 packages Of vege-
table seeds distributed 81. 900 pamph-
lets and books; mailed 1877 900 copies Of
his speeches. and wrote AZ 900 letters to
his constituents.