The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-10-31
POLITICAL.

The general registration is reported az
being very light, neither party showing
much interest in the election.
Hon. Claude A. Swanson and State
Senator j. l.. Jeilries spoke at n big
Democratic rally at Suffolk Tuesday
Friends of Admiral Schley have organ
ICED Schley Club at Rock Hill, Mo, To
boom him for the Democratic nomina
ton for President
Congressman Swanson spoke to about
900 Democrats at Halifax { H., Mon
day. and received an ovation. Hon.
Joseph f. Willard also spoke
President Roosevelt is giving consider
able attention to the selection oil FED
eral Judge for the western district oil VIZ
ginia. No appointment will he made
probably Just at present, as Judge laui,
whose health is so poor that he II nara
" expected to live from day To day, IL
not likely to resign. The outlook seems
to be that an entirely new man VIII be
Amounted. and that the regular Virginia
Republican organization will be Ignored.
Sidney Miller, colOred chairman of the
Republican, party in Amelia county, said
last week in speech at Amelia I. H., re-
ferring to the Booker L. Washington IN
cident: Il thank God that the United
States now has for a President man
who recognizes no difference between a
white man and black man. God made
MS all equal, and when we get to heaven
the black man and the white man will
sit down together, and il the white man
is not satisfied he can leave.
At Clifton Forge and other railroad
ceneers in the State the Republicans are
making fight against MIR. Willard, the
Democratic candidate for Lieut.. Cover
nor. ON the employers liability bill. The
Republicans are sending out circulars
calling attention to the fact that Mr..
Willard while member Of the House,
voted against the employers liability
measure. The circular says that as
Lent Governor and President of the
Senate. Mr.. Willard will have the power
to appoint the committee 10 which this
important subject will be referred.
Cyclone Jim" Marshall and ii. d.
Flood who were billed 10 speak at a
political meeting mt Warrenton Monday,
Jailed To come and their places were tlled
by Eppa Hunton, Jr., X. Lindsay
Gordon and j. b. T. Thornton. The de
nunciation of President Roosevelt Tor
dining Booker Washington was severe.
This was literally applauded, showing
plainly that this one net Of the President
has done more than any one thing 10
solidify the ranks of the Democrats. W.
f. Gaines. of the Fourth district, address
ed a large Republican meeting in the
Courthouse.
The largest audience that has assem-
bed in RadiOrd recently gr eted Hon A.
]. Montague at the Opera House Tues
day night. He was introduced by GOV.
TYLER. who in brief address showed the
necessity of the Constitutional COnven-
ton and eulogized that body as the
ablest, purest, and most intellectual
which ever assembled in the world, and
". Montague as man who would
make one Of the purest and lbest Cover
nors the State had ever had Mr.. Mon
tayue was given a great ovation and his
address was received with great enthusi-
asm.
Chief of Police Vellines, of Norfolk, has
received a letter 'om Acting Marshal
Farran. OF Baltimore, suggesting that
there will be an attemptto import illegal
voters into Baltimore at the coming
election, aud requesting the Norfolk au-
thorites TO notify the Baltimore police
OF any suspicious characters leaving
there presumably at the instance Of
Baltimore political colOnizers. Chief
yeIliues wrote Farran that Norfolk also
has an election Nov. ), and as there is a
big political battle on hand there it is
most unlikely that any Norfolk voters
will be imported into Baltimore.
4 gentleman who has just returned
from a trip through Page and Kappa
hammock counties gives il as the impress
sion that Capt Il. S. Parks has close
fight ahead OF him r. A. Bickers, OF
Page county, lis running as an independent
Democrat and the Republican candidate,
Elkns, of Rappahannock county, is
making a notable canvass. The feeling
ofunrest over the Constitutional Onven-
ton is general he says, and fear OF dis
rauchisementisd surviving the mountaineers
TO vote against the Democrats or TO re-
main at home on election day. This
gentleman, who is one of the best posted
politicians in the State. predicts that the
Seventh Congressional district will not
give over 900 Democratic majority.