Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-07-17
A Political Revolution
That Makes New Leaders

People" cannot fail to note the ac-
curacy with which she portrayed
coming events in this State; nor will
they be slow to suspect that in choos-
ing the youthful. red haired 'Nicho-
las Burr for her hero she had i'm
mind the present distinguished young
Attorney General of the State, who is
now practically the nominee of his
party for Governor
Miss Glasgow draws graphic
picture of young man of clean life,
wonderful popularity and matchless
eloquence who, with superb, moral
and physical courage, went before the
people and under the most adverse
circumstances swept aside old land
marks and wended his way to power
aud prestige over the PROSTATE forms
OF men who far more than che life
time of generation had operated the
political machinery of the State. She
paints hin not only as a popular idol,
but one who really believed in 1.-THE
voice of the people" and who listened
to 1t in the discharge af all his pub
lie duties.
She follows the campaign, how
ever, in delinesting the striking
characteristics of her hero, great
deal further than the present one has
progressed. Nicholas Burr" is chos-
en- Governor, and his friends are pres
sing his claims for seat in the
United States Senate, to succeed an
old antagonist. But there are COM
pllcations IN the Legislature which is
to choose Senator. Burr" has not
majority of members of the demo-
cratic caucus. Some Of his erstwhile
enemies propose a deal" which would
land him IN the Senate. \ pending
bill, chartering some gigantic corpo-
rate scheme, which would materially
abridge certain popular rights, is
taken to him, and he is told that if
he will aiiix his signature, in order
that 1t may become law, he will that
night be triumphantly named for
Senator. He scOrns the proposition
and drives those who make it indig-
nantly from the executive office. He
is made to say, Cd the Senator
ship; | am the representative of the
people"
Andrew jackson Montague is in
deed the Nicholas Burr" of the Vir-
ginia democracy. Against the hest
| Judgment of his friends "who could
see nothing in the effort but hopeless
defeat" he took the platform of the
"May Conference" for his campaign
shibboleth; went before the people,
appealed to them for their support,
and created tidal wave which en-
abled him to unhorse old leaders, and
become himself, by all odds, the most
conspicuous figure in Virginia poll
ties. His campaign-the most brill
liant since the days of Henry a.
Wise-not only insured his own NOM
nation for Governor, but has become
infinitely more far reaching in it's eff
feet. Indeed, it partakeS much Of
the nature of political revolution,
such as now and then in all ages have
been known - jar the very founda-
tons of human institutions.
1t begins to look as if the people
of the State were IN mood 10 carry
it to its logical conclusion, aud name
at Norfolk, as representatives one on
the entire ticket, men who have been
prominent in the movement led so
brilliantly and SO successfully by
Mr.. Montague. There appears hard
" reasonable doubt about the nom
lnation of Captain Joseph f. Will
lard, of Fairfax, for Lieutenant
Governor, though he has strong
opponent in State Senator George W
LeCato, of Accomac. Capt. Willard
was u prominent figure in the MAY
Conference. lie ran the risk OF
his very political existence by at
taching his signature to the call, anC
never backed All inch from any OF
the principles.
The nomination of Major William
A. Anderson, the lame Lion from
Lexington" is predicted by hi
friends, though he has several s:ron!
competitors for the honor, chic
among them being State Senate