Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-08-09
POLITICAL.

ran.
The Republicans of Westmore-
iind will assemble in mass-meeting
at Chilton's, August 10th, az II
o'clock, to elect delegates to the
State Convention.
A writer in the 7rdowater Demo
crat figures the Both Senatorial fight
as follows: j. Boyd Sears, 1890;
Major Stubs, 979; Judge Blakey,
4OS. The vote necessary to secure
the nomination is 1850.
Freeshade precinct in Middlesex
county, which failed to name dele
gates to the Senatorial Convention
at a recent meeting, by order of
call from Chairman Ryland will
hold meeting and name delegates
August goth. The Senatorial Con-
vention will meet at Saluda.
The Maryland Democratic State
Convention has met aud nominated
minor state officers from the Court
of Appeals down. 1t will make it's
tight this fall on the elimination of
the negro. Should the Democrats
win, German will succeed Welliog-
ton as Senator.
The record of Senator LeCato as a
member of the Senate is equal, if not
better, than Of any other man in the
State for the last quarter century.
Will the delegates to the Norfolk
Convention overlook man who has
given HE entire time in the Senate
to the consideration of measures
promotive of great good to the whole
State, and tie themselves blindly to
the nomination of man whose
chief aud almost only claim to
the office of Leutenant-Gov
IS that he allied himself to Mr.. Mon
tigue, and who, it is said, has
loosened the hoops of his "harrel" in
order to secure election? We do not
believe the delegates are going
against true worth and merit for
any consideration - Accomac Ne,Us.
Congressman Claude A. Swanson
is spending few days at the subur-
ban home of his mother.in law, Mrs.
Lyons. lie was in Richmond re-
Gently and was IN fine spirits. al
shall! go to the Norfolk Convention"
said Mr.. Swanson, in answer to a
question. He was averse to talking
FOR publication and did not care to
say whether or not his name would
be presented to the Norfolk Conyen-
ton. 1.-Two things you may put
down as certain" he added. s'One
is that the Fifth Congressional Dis.
trict will give her usual majority for
the Democratic ticket this fall. and
the other, that favor primary
plan for the nomination of State
officers, and will fight for it at Nor.
folk" This would seem to insure
the adoption of Il primary plan, as
all elements of the party now appear
to favor it.-Richm0nd Times.
The Ei,yiniaa Pilot has no griev-
ance against any other section. no
quarrel with any aspirant for a place
on the State ticket; it is not organiz.
ing for DIR. LeCato because he is DIR.
LeCato, able, capable and upright
man that he is; but it does believe
that Tidewater Virginia, and the
Second District in particular, ous ht
to support DR.. LeCato's candidacy.
for sound and legitimate reasons of
lie is the only canli.
date from this section for a place on
the ticket, since the Guhernatorial
light is already settled, and there is
no sacrifice of the interests of any
involved in giving him
united support 1t is whether Tide
water Virginia shall have as Presi-
dent OF the Senate and the rroponent
OF It's committees man thoroughly
acquainted aud identified with its
when the next Legislature
begins to cut the statutes to pieces
and remodel them in accordance with
the requirements of the new con-
stltution. So far as practical results
will be concerned, the Lieutenant-
Governor will be in a position to ac-
as much for the section as
could any other officer of the State.
Norfolk Pilot.
The Norfolk Kyyinian- Pilot is
about the OILY ardent Montague.
'anti-machine" paper which We have |
'een that rises to the gravity of the
'ltuation and seeks to rebuke the
inho!y combination which the vic
orious faction-with or without Mr..
Montague's anction--is endeavoring
o thrust upon the people of the
State. We are told that, when asked
'ointedly about the statement that
he had furnished the campaign CAPT.
al for Montague, Mr.. Willard
urned away and refused to either
firm or deny the rumor. It is well
'nown that Mr.. Willard has the
of Mr.. Montague and the
Import of his influential friends in
lis aspiration to be Lieutenant Gov
rnor. 1t is also known that these
anne friends have trotted out Ander.
Oh and Robertson as dark horses
gainst Jeffries, Parks and Williams,
tho have made the fight and deserve
ecognition in preference to one who
id not at first think the game
forth the candle, but who now thinks
hat combination of victorious
orces will land him without much
xertion. The demeanor OF the Vir-
mia press--or, rather, that portion
f it which claimed to be the purists
pd anti-machineites-is hardly con-
lstent in thus ignoring what seems
us to be the most dangerous turn
ur politics have taken for some
ime.-Free Lance.
They Struck 10 Rich.