Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-07-12
POLITICAL.

The sixteen delegates just elected
from Wythe county stand 81 for
Swanson and ~ for Montague.
The Washington Post says: "The
new political machine down in Vir-
ginia is disposed to be even more
arbitrary than the one it succeeds. -
The Republicans of Richmond
county will meet at Warsaw July
goth at 2 p. IN. to select delegates to
the Republican Gubernatorial Con-
vention, which meets in Charlottes-
VILE next month.
There is one commendable thing
to be said of the Hon. Claude Swan
son. He is not going up and down
the land exhibiting his political
sores. Would his political contem-
poraries have proved to be such game
losers?- Washington Post.
Mr.. Montague has made the issue
that The people ought TO select their
candidates. 1t is apparent that the
sentiment of the people is in favor of
Dir. geffries end no questionable tao
tics should be resorted TO in order to
defeat their choice.-Free Lance.
Evidently the Republicans are pre-
pairing to put up big fight in Vir-
gina this fall. They are watching
every point, both in connection with
the work of the Constitutional Con-
vention and In the campaign of the
Democrats, hoping to turn them to
their own advantage.
The next three weeks will see the
election of the bulk of delegates to
the Republican Gubernalorial Con-
vention which will meet in Char.
iottesviiie next month, it is a note
worthy fact that an effort is being
made TO keep the negro representa-
ton to the lowest minimum,
The members of the Socialist
Trade and Labor Alliance have held
a Gubernatorial Convention and
placed the following ticket In the
field: Governor, Hugh ID. MacTier,
of Manchester; Lieutenant-G Governor,
Hugh Boltan, of Hampton; Attorney
General, b. Dorsey Downey, of
Roanoke.
Now We are told that Mr.. Willard
is to be lieutenant governor because
ne spent money to nominate Mr..
Montague for governor and that the
three announced and known candi-
dates for attorney general are to be
thrust aside to make place for some
new man who is more agreeable to
Mr.. Montague's friends. If these
plans are completed we will have a
complete and symmetrical Montague
government and will simply have
exchanged the old ring and machine
for new one.-Richmond NewS,
King George Democrats recently
instructed for Montague, Willard and
Jeffries, demonstrating by their action
that while they are first, last and all
the time for Capt. Willard, they at
the same time do not endorse the
effort on the part of Mr.. Montague
and his friends to substitute w. A.
Anderson for State Senator Jeffries. |
the leading candidate for Attorney |
General. The tried and true Demo- |
Gratis of King George see in that
move the outline of new machine. |
hence their action in the premises
Fredericksburg Star.
The friends of Dir, Malcolm A.
Coles, a prominent young Republican
leader, who. though holding Federal
office In this city, still has his legal |
in Northumberland county,
are pressing his claims for the nomi- |
nation for Attorney-G General this fall. |
Essex was the first county to declare
for him, and it is said that be will |
get the bulk, if not all, of the First
congressional District. Mr.. Coles
Is very popular among the younger
element Of the party and once repre-
'ented the district of Norihumber-
and and Westmoreland in the House
# Delegates Richmond Times.