The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-02-16
sATURDAY..FE 3RUARY l6. 1901,
Weather forecast for Fred
erickSburg and Vicinity.
Fair and continued cold.

We are very glad 80 see The Free
I,snce agrees with MS in the claim for
she Lieut. -Governorship. aud hopes
that the nomination Of Senator LeOato
will pan out as we predict, aud shas
"his candidacy should receive the IN.
qualified support Of the First District.
Again the Lance lays bare tne plain
truth when il says: III this Dlstrics Is
80 have recognition it should 60 as q
unit for the man Of Its choice Tor what
ever position he Is aspiring TO, ana we
hope to see this done in the case Oh
Or. LeCato " e . AS il appears here az
this time any head Of she coming state
tickes that accords TO the honest Dem
ocrsss Of the Eastern Shore o recogni-
ton, the same will be she stronger Tor
having done 90.
The Democrats of the Eastern Shore
have carried fair with every section OF
the State, and carried without COM
plant We are firmly Of the opinion
that other parts Of she First District.
and the level-headed men from other
sections OF the State will carry fAir
with Us, and hence we believe the nom
inasion for Lieut.. Governor should
come 20 the Eastern Shore -Aooomac
News
Ga this subject it is well Known
that THE FREE LANCE is in accord
with the Accomsc News and several
of the other First District papers.
While we would like to see Mr.. SWAP
SON the nominee for Governor be
cause we believe he deserves 1t and
because he will make 8 ruler equal
to if not superior to Col. Chss. T.
O'Ferrall or Gen. F,tz. Lse-Tho, by
the way, are the only Governors
worthy of the title from g standpoint
of ability that the Old Dominion has
had for many yesrs-we sre equally
as anxious to see Senator LeCato
Lieutenant. Governor. He has the
ability, is himself deserving of the
title and it is time the First District
received some recognition in the
State Government. How best to
achieve this browning contamination
is the question Of all questions which
should interest First District Demo
Gratis. If they make the Governor
ship fight the paramount issue they
may succeed with Dr.. LeCato's can
didaey, or they msy not. Should the
Montague forces be overwhelming IN
the which is hardly
probsble--they could give the First
District her desires. But it is said
the Montague forces have another In
view, upon whom, if they should con-
troll the Convention, they will confer
the honor. Mr.. Montague claims the
First District as his stronghold, be-
cause he WAS from Middlesex. This
being the case the convention, even
IL controlled by him, would not, as 8
matter Of policy, give the second
place on the ticket also to q First
District man. Practically the same
reasons hold good in the candidacy
of Col. Marshall, another Tidewater
man who is aspiring to the Governor
ship.
On the other hand IL Echols and
Swanson, coming from other sections
of the State, should win in the Con-
vsntion their friends would most
likely look to Tidewater for the sec
ond place on the ticket, and as DR..
LsCato is the only candidate from
this section for that honor he is logi'
cslly their man. 1t becomes apps-
rent to Us, then, that it is the part OF
good politics for First District Demo
Gratis, il they sincerely wish DR.. Le-
Cato nominated, to espouse either the
cause Of Swanson or Echols, and bet
ter politics If they are astute enough
10 pitch upon the winner between
these TWO.