The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-07-11
RED HEADED" YEAR.
Statesmen With Fiery Locks Win in
this State

Statesmen With Fiery Locks VIA in
this State.
The following from its Richmond
CORES pondent, was published in a
recent issue of the New York Sun:
Not since the memorable guberna-
torial fight away back in the sos,
when Gen. William Malone, the Re-
pdblican candidate, was overwhelm-
ingly defeated by Democratic tidal
wave, have Virginia politics been
worked up to such high tempera-
ture as this year. And now they are
saying that the red-haired politicians
are responsible for it all.
This is pre-cminently the red-haired
mans year in Virginia. A large
number of leaders in both the guber-
Material fights and the Constitutional
Convention have red hair. Indeed, it
is whispered that unless Virginia
politician has red hair he is not strict
ly in it.
Attorney-General Montague has
flaming red hair. He would almost
serve as a danger signal for a rail-
| road crossing. He is certain to be
the next Governor of Virginia, and
his aggressive and successful fight
| for the nomination is said to be in no
| small measure due to the color of his
hair. In every campaign a catch
word trumps up. In the last fight
for Governor the striking phrase was:
docs he speak the language Of the
tribe?" This time it is: ''The Red
Fox wins" Montague's nick name
all over the State is Red Fox. He is
frequently referred to as Virginia's
second red haired Governor, the other
have been Thomas Jefferson, who, by
the way, was inaugurated President
OF the United States just one hundred
years before Montague will be Cover
nor of Virginia. Some say there is a
| striking resem blance between the two
! men.
Many of the members of the Consti.
tutional Convention have red hair
Nearly every red haired man in the
State who announced himself as a
candidate won with ease. A. c.
Braxton, who wears locks of that
shade, jumped into the arena almost
as soon as the Convention met and
precipitated the first lively debate.
Then there is Carter Glass, of
Lynchburg, who has fiery red hair
and consequently speaks his mind. He
had walk-over in his fight for a seat
in the body and even carried Lynch
burg, Senator Daniels home for
Montague in the gubernatorial fight
and thereby defeated Senator Dan.
iel's chances for seat in the Norfolk
Convention.
Next comes "Cyclone Jim
Marshall, of Craig. He swept the
deck in his fight. N. B. Wsscott, OF
Accomac, is another red headed mem
Der. His victory for a seat was a
landslide. He is game fighter, an
able debater, and will probably make
the speech at the Norfolk Convention,
nominating the Red Fox for Cover
nor.
On the Uranium of j. Thompson
Brown, of Bedford, is shiny little
patch of red hair. 1t reminds one OF
rose on flesh-tinted sphere. Then
he has some red chin appendages.
The contrast is striking. Delegate
Brown had an easy thing in his race
to get in.
Mention should be made of DR..
Thomas H. Barnes, who has the
reddest hair of the whole convention.
1t is almost crimson. DR.. Barnes is
one OF the leaders. He had no oppo-
sition in his candidacy.
! Anotbor MAN, ho uo1Lo6 IN To
the Convention without opposition is
D. @. Eggleston, of Charlotte. His
constituents are said to be very proud
Of him because, while the very hairs
of his head are numbered in a tiny
patch on the back of his head, that
patch is suggestive OF the vermillion
hue and puts him in the list Of Vir'
ginia's elect this year.
From away out in the celebrated
J. G. Summers. He is Republican
from Washington county and is the
only read headed member of the Con.
vention with that party backing.
Judge d. Tucker Brooke, an able
speaker, slipped in from Norfolk
without struggle of any kind. He
had no opposition, for he wears read
hair and it becomes him.
When the Convention wanted 8
secretary it looked around for red
headed man. Colonel Joseph Button,
of Appomattax, clerk of the Senate
and secretary OF the Democratic Com
mittee, proved to have red hair and
got the job.
Last, but not least, comes Arthur
o. Sullivan, the one-legged Confed
crate veteran, door-keeper of the Con
vention, who when nominated by
former Acknowledgement Rufus A.
Ayers, was referred to as the Demo
cratic platform of Virginia ever since
the State was reorganized after
the Civil War. Sullivan was turned
out as door-keeper of the House OF
Delegates in 1881 by the Read usters
who put a negro in his place. This
was used as a campaign cry and thu
newspapers published pictures of thu
one-legged Confederate veteran OF
crutches. The Democrats got bacl
into power in 1888 and Sullivan was
reinstated and has held the job eve1
| since Thus he became known as