The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-15


The Democratic State Committee mas
issued ii strong paper in answer 10 soiiis
OF Colonel ]. Hampton Hoge's recent
utterances on the stump in his campaign
for Governor. The paper is headed: ohaii
virginia he Traduced? The fepup-.
iican Candidate for Governor says that:
because of Democratic Fossilism, Wy
cinia is one Hundred Years Behind the
Tines and reproduces extracts
from the speeches of MesSrs. Joseph
Bryan and George w. Miles. delivered at
tho Pan-American Exposition at Buffalo.
on virsinia-Day. The former was on
the ..Industrial Resources of N!rgln'a.
and the latter on the SUBJECT OIL Eou-
cation in Virginia.
Just before the reproduction of these
extracts. which, show the splendid strides
she State has made in the lines Indicated,
the committee asks the following peru
nent question: In he light OF suca
racts is the man who goes over Nlr-
cin;a traducing her fair name prop
O., person to be her Governor! LIE
circular viii he widely distributed from
the Democratic State headquarters.
1t is a matter of regret in polltlcal CIR
c1es that Chairman Doherty will be I'M
ayoiGabiv absent from the city on thurs
day night, when the campaign Will DE
~,..,ned at the Academy of Music. lie IS
called TO Danviile on important business,
ana has designated Captain Cunningham
Hall to preside temporarily at the meet
ing: Captain Hall will speak for only
few moments and will then SURRENDER ,ie
Gayel to Chairman Ellyson.
The city Democratic Committee will
meet again at Murphy's on Friday night
and on each succeeding Friday night I'M
til the campaign is over. Perfect mar
monk is prevailing among the nnelnoers'
ano the Montague. Swanson ana Echois
followers are pulling together ior me sue
cess of the entire ticket.
Captain Joseph L. Willard. Democratic
nominee fer OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, IS IN
the CITY, and was in the convention nail
last n.y.at. Captain Willard is in good
shirts over the outlook for Democratic
success this fall
Next Monday will be big day in
ROCKINGHAM. 1t will be County oourt
day. and the Democrats and Republicans
will both have speakers on hand.
The former will be represented by AT
tornev-General Montague and JuGse
James w. Marshall, while air. H"sh
Gordon Miller, of Norfolk. Will speah
for the latter Mr.. Neezell is ANXIOUS
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shall and Miller. and expresses the nenel
that the cyclone would fairly DO" me E
Young Republican or,stor 'off the lace OF
the earth
Chairman Park Agnew, of the state
Republican Committee, who mas nee,l
here for several days conterrins "let
his lieutenants left for his homo iast
ni.ht. he says he feels encouIas geo a.
.13c outlook for the success OF his party.
If is the opinion of a great many we'll
posted politicians that tic big Republican
leaders do not desire a victory for their
state ticket this fall on the ground that
il would open np the way for too many
additional visitors at the s'rie-counter' IN
Washington.
::.The,- are satisfied with things as they
are, said a. prominent leader yesterday.
and that view seems to be shared by
:, great many others.
Judge A. X. Monteiro. of Gooch'and,
eod ex-Commonwealth's Attorney X. y.
yaucey. of Lynchburg. are among the
pro-rinent Democrats who are registered
at Murphy's.