The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-28
POLITICAL

1t is claimed that frauds have been dis
covered in Maryland by the census rolls
being padded to gain Legislative seats.
There are many Democrats who fear
that the Acknowledgement of the black
vote will build up white Republican
party in the South. This seems To be- the
principal cause of the opposition.
The most interesting feature of politics
in Richmond is the report that Mr..
Swanson will ask Mr.. Montague to meet
him in Joint debate in Danville on the oc-
casion of the meeting there OF the big
Montague Club The friends of the At
torney. General admit that this is true,
but do not claim To know the circum-
stances or the conditions Of the expect
ed challenge. II Mr.. Swanson asks for
this Joint discussion, Mr.. Montague may
make a condition that there shall be
similar meetings between them through
out the canvass.
Al largely attended Democratic mass
meeting held at Montross, WestmOrcland
county. the following delegates were
elected to nominate with delegates from
Northumberland n candidate Tor the
Constitutional Convention, namely: H.J.
Horne, X. h. Spillman, Cush wilkins, ID.
| H. Griffith. &. j. Gouldman. W. r.
Crabbe, j. n. Wright, John l.. Beale, f..
p. Barnes, X. 4. Claybrooke, J. W.
Harvey, J. l.. Haley, William NJ. Ed
wards and DR.. X. IL. Stuart. \ rcsoln-
ton declaring Hon. G. Harding Walker
of Northumberland, the choice OF the
citizens of WestmOreland wasadOpted.
Certain it il that Pittsylvania and
Danville and the entire Fifth dis
trict should stand solidly for him
(SwansOn.) He was born in thiscOunty.
spent bis boyhOOd IA a clerk in Danvillc,
until he could acquire the means with
which to educate himself. Ills manhood
has been devoted 10 the service Of our
people, and he stands now ~ our repre-
sentative citizen before the State and the
nation. lie is no exotic, but To the
manor born, and surely our pride in the
successful career of our most distinguish
| ed citizen should induce every man who
feels an interest in his county, city and
district To rally to the support of Claude
| A. Swanson.-Danvlle Register.
The Democratic Executive Committee
of Loudoun county has ordered n primary
| election To he held ON Saturday, April IL.
| At this primary all district officers To bc
chosen this spring. such a. supervisors.
road commissioners, magistrates aud
constables, are tObe nominated aud also
| delegates to the joint convention, which
| meets ut Middleburg on April 20, To nom
| mate candidate for the Constitutional
| Convention to represent the two cOun-
| ties of Fauquier and Loudoun, are To be
| selected. In case of these delegates they
| are to be voted for at each precinct in
| their district and those getting he highest
number of votes in the district are To be-
| the delegates from that district. They
are appOrtiOned upon the basis OF the
| Democratic vote east at the last Presi-
| Dental election.
Referring to the suffrage question Sen
ator Morgan, OF Alabama, says:
The apportionment bill, and the
| counting of the electoral vote without
| the question being raised AZ To the con
stitutionality Of the Presidential election
in Louisiana and Mississippi, are a dis
| tinct victory for white suffrage. Mary
land has seen her opportunity, and has
FASTENED to profit by il. When things
are coming our way. there isno necessity
| for clamorOus discussion until they are
settled. lest some one might interrupt.
| So think the least said is the best judg-
| ment lust now on the negro question.
| Those people will begin TO draw OF To
| the Philippines Mt an early day. They
are already going to Hawaii and we
| shall soon find room for white people IN
theiSOuth. Then we shall be free and
happy people The silent progress we
are making is very encouraging.
Il will live in Richmond for while, -
said Mr.. Swanson last night. "Of course.
| | will 90 out over the state, more or less,
but this will be headquarters. No.
| haven't any news. DO know who's go
| ing to be the next Governor Certainly;
picked the winner long ago. The
smile that Illuminated his face left no
| doubt az to the identity of the candidate
| Mr.. Swanson had in mind. The fact is
| commented upon that during the past
two or three weeks Mr.. Swanson has
greatly enlarged the circle of his friends
| in Richmond. He has met hundreds oil
people to whom he was personally I'M
| known. OF course, they have not all
been made Swanson men by the acquaint-
ance, but they have been made his friends.
| That something about him which men
| call magnetism for want OF n better
| term. will he worth lots Of votes if prop
erly applied. That it will be so used
| those who know the Virginia Congress
man do not doubt.-RichmOnd Times.
| CHAIRMAN AGNEw's VIEWS
The Washington Post says: at would
indeed be strange il the Democratic pro
gram of negro Acknowledgement in Nir-
| ginia should result, IA State Chairman
Agnew believes it will, in materially in
creasing the numbered Republican voters
| in that State. There is, Of course, some
plausibility in his view. He thinks that
with the negro eliminated from politics
many men who have affiliated with the
Democratic party because OF the race
question will vote the Republican ticket.
| MFR. Agnew believes that numbers OF
business men, ostensibly Democrats, are
in reality Republicans at heart, and II
convinced OF the impossibility of negro
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