The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-07-13
POLITICAL.

The Republicans of BOtetOurt county
have instructed in favor OF Cot }. llamp-
ton HOge for Governor.
Ii is said the contest for the Republican
nomination for Governor is narrowing
down between Col lIoge and Gen Rosser
MIR. Jefiries. as the first in the field and
gentleman in every way worthy OF this
honor will very likely receive the sup
port of the delegation from this county.
Hampton Monitor.
Several of the leaders in the May con
ference movement talk about renewing
before the Norfolk convention in August
the general primary plan for the election
of Senators and other officials.
The next Democratic nominee for the
Presidency and the platform upon which
he will be nominated will depend very
largely upon the character of the delega-
tons sent To the convention from the
South.
Mr.. Swanson should not. and doubtless
does not regard his defeat n any con
demnatiOn of him personally. We believe
that Nirginians generally recognize Mr..
Swanson's ability and appreciate his ser
vices a. member of Congress Nirginian-
Pilot.
Dickinson county has two Baptist
preachers who are anxious To oppose
each other for legislative honors from
the district composed Of Wise, Dickinson
and Buchanan counties. One is Demo
crat and the other Republican.
Something bordering on bitter feelings
has developed in Richmond among GER
tain candidates for Attorney General.
The determination to beat State Senator
Jeffries for the nomination is very strong,
from the enthusiastic Willard
sympathizers, but the present trend is
surely working TO the advantage Of Mr..
Jeiiries.
With the delegates undecided" and
more OF them instructed for leCatO than
for Willard, the claim of the latter does
not seem as rosy as he would have it ap-
pear. NoTcan he hope TO get the nOmina-
ton he desires through the Influence OF
Mr. Montague The prospective Governor
of Virginia could not OfcOurse so early as
sumo the role of boss and presume TO
speak for them in the matter.-PeniDsula
Enterprise
Mr. Wizards most prominent OppO-
LeCatO-has no $4,000 for
campaign purposes. but he is a man of
intellect and of the higest character, and
he represents a section that has been 10y
ally Democratic ever since the civil war,
but has had no representation on the
Democratic ticket in thirty-seven years.
1t is for Mr. Willard to disavow this Of
fer, degrading alike to himself and his
party, or for the people to decide between
his $50 900 bid for the Lieutenant-Gov-
and the Justice Of the claims TO
recognition which the 1'idewater section
presents in the person of its favorite son,
DIR. Misunderstanding lndex-Appeal.
Senator LeCatO's friends, if they are
not blind, we suppose can see through
the Anderson combination. The Rich
mOnd press seemed determined to get
candidate ont to defeat Jeffries Jeffries
has made the fight and now the great
"anti-machine" people are going to dis
count anything Tom Martin was ever
guilty of, and wire in a kicker
We don't know Mr.. Anderson and
don't want to know him if he is
the type of Virginia gentleman
who will let the other iellOwdO the work
and then be party to a combination to
rob him of the spoils. The Eastern Shore
delegates are coming home from Norfolk
the most Disguised set you ever saw, and
some of the more astute politicians have
already seen the hand writing on the
wall.-Cape Charles Light
In speaking of his visit to Richmond
DIR. LeCatO said he was looking after his
candidacy for second place on the ticket.
81 believed am stronger" said he mod
estly than the press has generally given
me credit for" and as an instance of this
he cited a strong Montague delegation,
from a certain locality In the same
mail" added the doctor, that brought
to Accomac the newspapers declaring
that this delegation was sOlidly for Capt.
Willard, received letters from several OF
those identical delegates pledging me
their votes for Lieutenant-G in
the Norfolk convention. DR.. LeCato add
ed that he was sure of several scores of
delegates who would also vote for Mon
tague, and asserted his belief that he had
behind him already at least a third of
the total of the delegates entitled to sit
in the convention. He expects to remain
in Richmond for a time. Rich. Corr