Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-06-21
POLITICAL.


county will 60 to the convention
pledged to no aspirant.
Mr.. Montague lacks few less
shsn 200 votes to put him on "easy
street., and he will probably get
these this week.
And despite criticism Hon. A. p.
German goes on making preparations
to take Senator Wellington's seat i'm
the United States Senate.
Cyclone Jim Marshall says the re-
turns from Norfolk seem to indicate
that the wrong gentleman of that
name stunning for the Gubernatorial
nomination. Most any Marshall
would make better run than Col.
Dick, of Portsmouth, has done.
1.-The Republicans in Virginia un.
doubtly have better chance to elect
Governor this year," says State
Chairman Agnew, ethan they have
had tor many years. We are, there
fore, going to make a fight against
the Democrats that will last until
the polls are closed next November"
The Republicans are said to be in
high feather over the broadsides MIR.
Montague is turning loose on the
Virginia Democracy. They say that
Hampton Hoge, who stands a good
chance of being the Republican
nominee, is filling his scrap-book
with Montague indictments of Vir-
glnla Democratic methods, and that
II Montague should be nominated
Hoge will have him on the defensive.
What a feeling of relief would
pervade the ranks of Democracy
should the Maryland disfranchise-
ment law result in the return of
Hon. Arthur Pue German to the
Senate. His presence is sadly needed
by the minority. On the other
hand, with what sincere relief would
Democrats witness the deposition
from Senate leadership OF man
utterly unfit to cope with shrewd
men like Aldrich and Allison. and
quay and Elkins, viz Senator James
K. Jones, of Arkansas.
OF course there is deal of hum
bug and ilapdoodle about the ma.
chine business. The evidence indi.
Gates that Mr.. Montague has fairly
compact, comfortable little machine
OF his own, but it has been kept well
out of sight and has been prevented
from being offensive. Mr.. Montague
has managed his campaign very well
and has utilized the temper of the
people and made what was thought
to be MIR. Swanson's chief source of
strength dead weight and weak
ness.-Richmond Netcs.
In aspeech few days ago Senator
Depew said, Lawyers made the
United States and lawyers govern the
United States" AS far as the present
national Legislature is concerned this
may IN measure be true since there
are SIXTY Senators, more than two
thirds, and 233 members of the
House, who are prac,icing LAWYERS
There are four farmer Senators and
seventeen representatives who till the |
SOIL. AS TO lawyers having made |
this country, history hardly iustifies |
the gifted Chauncey ia his Geclara-
Unconstitutional News.
The counties which have in
structed for Senator LeCato for Lien
tenant-Governor are occupyinp a
rather strange position. 1t has been
reported for some time that Mr..
Montague was TO throw his support
to Capt. Joseph L. Willard, of Fair
lax, who is an aspirant for the NOM
lnation Of Lieutenant Governor. and
In some or the counties Mr.. Mon
tague- has been endorsed along with
DIR. LeCato. The Governor will be
nominated first, aud it will be inter
estlng TO see how the vote which MIR.
montague expects to have will be
divided IT, case he should be placed
1t the head of the ticket.-Rich
nond Ne,cs.
Mr.. Willard, who has had the
inside. track" in King George all
along, has lost strength here in the (
asst ten days. Had the King George
delegates been named any time np
% ten days ago, Mr.. Willard would /,
have had the solid support of the
county, but if selected just at this !
line DC. LeCato would have a part
u the delegation, and no mean part. {
" the way. But it cannot be fore.
old now what the result will be
'hen the delegates are selected three /
weeks from this time, for when
hanges begin to take place here, ms
the Willard sentiment of late. no
nan can figure on the outcome. -
ing George Corr. Dispatch. b
Then Treasurer G. Il. Smith Il
rother of MIR. Saith, superinten. Z
ent of schools. assembled the plat Z
orm in front of the chairman: He 5,
MI: 81 have longed to see Baptist
GOVERNOR for tie State of Virgins. r
ut | want to see him elected by the |
eople and not 10y the willy tricks of
olitlcians. The action of the COM
.ittee today Is not in accordance
18th my ideas of fair play to all the -
lndidates. If you want to give W
'ch fair play, call precinct meetings |"
Id let the people of each precinct :;
y who is their choice and let them f"
ect their delegates, and there can
no claim of snap judgment, or !, !;
hort cuts. "-Caroline Court Notes. !"
in connection with the present 10
mpaign of Mr.. Montagu comes The IN
terestlng statement that he viii
KIT enter the race for the Senator Sc
up. During the term Of office of la