Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-05-15
Political Situation in Clarke.

Dslist OF high rank, who is going
oyer the State looking over the polit-
icsl held III connection with the
guoernstoriai contest was IN
Berryviiie last Wednesday, and
the following are his views about the
situation IN this county:
Clarke county is not agitated over
politics, IN tact In talking with u
score or more ot people IN berryville,
found not u single expression of
anything like political prophecy.
"Our people are net talking poll
tics, they SIZE planting corn," salu the
don. Marshall McCormlck. per
sonslly, l sm In favor OF MIR. Swan
son, but l really have not heard the
Governorshlp discussed Ia any degree
We have just been through u rather
exciting contest over the delegate to
the constitutional convention and are
tuil content 10 wait awhile before go
lug into another tight"
This county would uudou btedly
have been IN lIue for Hon. j. Taylor
Ellyson had be remained In the con-
test, aud 1t will give hun solid vote
for the chalrmanship at the Norfolk
convention, but SO far as the present
outlook goes, the tight will be warm
between Messrs. Swanson and Mon
tague, with the chances on the for
mer.
Charles NJ. Broun, former Com
monwealth's Attorney; w. L. Lewis,
the present Commonw ealth's Attor-
ney, ex United States Marshall Geo.
W. Levi, Z. Mccormick, William +.
Randolph, Black burn Smith and n
number of others of influence are
with Mr.. Swanson In the contest.
10 this county also the contest for
school perintendent will cut an im-
portant figure in the result, and no
delegates are likely to be chosen as
long rs the appointment is held up.
e. @. Massey, the incumbent, is u
candidate for re election, and opposed
to him is Conrad Kownslar, a lawyer
here of standing aud ability. Mr.
kownslar has entered the fight for
school uperintendent, and is also the
recognized leader of the Montague
forces.
1--WE are about to organize here a
Montague Club" he said. (which
will not only take in members from
Berryville, but will embrace the en-
tire country, and l think the senti-
ment here is in favor of Mr.. Monta-
que"
DR.. Cyrus Mccormick, physician,
and one of the most genial and tai
ented men IN the county, Is also re-
ported as being for Mr.. Montague,
although he will hardly take an &C
tive part In the campaign. Mr..
Kownslar is related by marriage to
A. Moore, Jr., who is recognized as
one of the ablest lawyers in this sec
ton, and naturally the inference is
that he will personally be for Mr..
Montague, although Mr.. Moore has
made no announcement of his posi-
ton IN the campaign.
State Senator Thomas Gold is
chairman of the party here. He
was an Ellyson man and since the
withdrawal of Mr.. Ellyson he has
not pledged allegiance TO either of
the leading candidates.
This county has twelve delegates
IN the Norfolk convention. There
are four magisterial districts, and
the delegates are chosen direct TO the
convention by mass meetings IN the
districts. The districts aud their
delegates are Battletown, which IN
cludes BerryyIlle, 4; Long Marsh, Z;
Chapel, 4, and Greenway, 2.
There is a feeling here that the
selection of school superintenden Is
is In some way being utilized as II
political adjunct, and this is not
doing Mr.. Montague any good, as he
has been held up AS being above any
of the ordinary methods of the aver
age politician, therefore, il is dou bt-
full If any action is taken until the
question is settled for Clarke county.
Being 10 the same State Senatorial
and Congressional District, the voters
here are disposed to be for Captain
r. 5. Parks, of Page county, for At
torney General, aud they will also
support Mr.. Willard for the office of
Lieutenant Governor, but should
Captain Parks be out of the race
they would go to John l.. Jeffries, of
Culpeper.
Should there be divided delega
ton here it would be in the ratio of
three to one for Mr.. Swanson, and
there is strong probability of his
getting a solid delegation.
DR.. Thomas NJ. Lippitt, the sur
geon who was shot at Pekin, lives
here, and this morning was walking
about the streets. He is handsome
young man of about thirty years,
and was a general favorite before he
assumed something of the proper
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