The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-08-01
POLITICAL

Assistant l. : District Attorney Hugh
4. Miller. of Norfolk has withdrawn from
the race for the Republican nomination
for Attorney General.
Ii is expected that the Democratsin the
|. :. Senate will pass on the Democracy
of Senator J. l.. McLaurin, oiSouth faro
lina. at the next session.
Mr.. William Kean. Democratic char
man of Louisa county, has withdrawn
his name a. a candidate for Leglsla-
tive honors on account Of private bnsi-
ness.
II the Democrats do not win in Mary
land this year it will not be for the lack
of compact organization and sustain
ed hard work, says the Baltimore
News. The present indications are that
the systematic plans Of campaign, which
are now being mapped ont aud put into
execution will for OvershadOw anything
of the kind heretofore attempted.
Interest is added to the fight Tor At
torney-General. by the presenre in the
city of Senator John l.. Jeffrie', OF Cul-
pepper. a leading candidate for the honor.
:" am absolutely confident of victory,
he said to reporter. when seen on the
floor Of the convention. Senator Jeiirles
will be placed in nomination by Con
gresham John + Rixey. of Culpeper, and
there will be many secondiug speeches
Rich Corr lndex-Appeal.
1t looks now very much like the
Democratic state ticket will be Monta-
tague for Governor. Willard for Lieuten-
ant-(iovernOr. and Major ". Anderson
for General. Well that would
be a good one. and one that Republicans
can't beat to save their lives, no matter
who they put up.-Salem Times Register.
Yes. we suppose this is the cOmbina-
ton. but it is no credit 10 Mr.. Montague,
and the Roanoke people better notcount
their chickens before they are Matched,
and il they are not careful MIR. Montague
will be a. cleverly cursed before long az
Tom Martin ever was.-Cape Charles
Light.
While Senator Thomas :. Martin has
been in Richmond, but little Of late. he is
said to be keeping in close touch with the
party leaders. Mr.. Martin has a lovely
country home in Albemarle and during
the summer has been visited there by a
number of prominent party leaders, with
whom he has talked over the political
conditions in the State and the future of
the party. The Senator recognizes, OF
course. that in the defeat of Mr.. Swan
son his wing of the party has lost, but
it is believed that he will pursue policy
calculated TO heal and not to widen the
breach He will attend the Norfolk con
vention and will undoubtedly have an
important voice in the councils Of the
party, az he has long had. Senator
Martin is a royal, a. well as astute Dem
ocrat. and may becounted upon to bow
gracefully to the will of the party.
Therei is much speculation as to the plat
form at Norfolk. It's likely that a primary
plan will be put in, which will provide
for primaries for all offices, except the
House of Representatives |. ). Senator's
will be embraced in the plan. The work
of the convention will hardly last beyond
the afternoon and evening of the first
day, unless the Committee on Credentials
should strike a snag or two in their de-
liberatiOns 1t has been suggested that
the convention express itself on the ques-
ton of submitting the Constitution to
the vote of the people now accepted as
voters, but there is no certainty thatany
such reference will be made. The con
vention last year pledged such sub
mission and under that pledge the votein
favor of.holding the Constitutional Con
ventiOn was given, and it is now held
that nothing the coming convention
would do could absolve the party from
the pledge given in advance of the cleo
ton which carried for the convention.