The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-08-10
POLITICAL


l.. l.. Lewis will be- the Republican nOmi
nee for the Guycrnorship
The Democratic State and Executive
committees ARE called tu meet at Norfolk
ON August 18th, the day before the con
vention meets
Hon. James VI shelton. member Of the |
House from Louisa county has declined
Ia become a candidate for rc-clcctionan |
will engage in the practice of law in Rich
mund.
The Republicans Of Greene county have
instructed their delegates to the Roanoke
convention uvote for Carter VI LOuthan,
of Charlottesville. IA cnndidateior Gov
ernor.
There il much interest among the po-
liticnl lenders concerning the outcome "l
the great struggle for Attorney General
To he settled at Norfolk II IL thought
that MIR Jciirics will win.
II IL stated thata resolution will be- Of
ered in the gube-nutoral convention at
Norfolk. Incorporating the doctrine
sought to be- established 10y the en-
ployer's liability bill in the platform ot
the party.
VIII the next Presidential candidates bc
Theodore Roosevelt for the Republicans
and David b. Hill for the Democrats?
This il the question which IL iust now
attracting the attention Of politicians OF
both parties.
The Democrats, Populists aud Free
Silver Republicans of Nebraska, have
agreed upon fusion. Hon. W j. Bryan
| addressed the Democratic aud Popul'st
committees and expressed himselisirong
| " in favor of fusion.
The six delegates in Manchester have
been named 10y Mr. Montague They
caucasscd and decided To vote ~ unit
at Norfolk They viii vote for Montague
and Willard, but efforts To unite on IN
| derson proved Intellectual
line Republican convention Of Fairfax
county will meet at the Court house
| Monday To nominate "a candidnte for the
| House OF Delegates The Democratic
convention will meet for n similar pur
pose on the following Monday
\ resolution was introduced in the
| Texas Legislature setting forth that inns
| much ~ the session of the Legislature
was being held during the hottest month
| Of the year. its members begged To have
the privileges 1.-THE llousein shirt sleeves
| Adopted.
William j. Deboe. one 81 Kentucky
| repre-entativcz in the e. : senate. ha-
| trinmphed IN long contest which he
| made To wrest $50 month pOstOihcc
from widow with 10 children in order
that one Of his supporters might get the
rich plum
Ii il an indubitable fact that the Re
| publcansu Virginia are mighty spry this
year They are taking hope. There are
| more candida es than usual for their gu
| bernato' al nomination. aud the ma
| terial" Offering or offered il better than
| il il ordinarily Richmond Dispatch.
| state Senator VIM. =. Barksdale will
| probably be- the temporary chairman,
| and either Sepator Carter Glass, OF
Lynchburg. or City Attorney ii. r. Pol
! lard. oi Richmond. permu 1ent cha man
| Of the Norfolk convene n. and Judge W.
:. Gooch. OF Louisa. permanent secre-
tary.
There is a general feeling that while
Hoge. Walker aud Rosser are all strong
and gifted men. Judge lewis could do
more than either OF them to unite the
| Republican party aud poll its tull
4 e.. l4s Z ha D
ment of 80 per cent. OF the Republicans
| of Virginia, who desire To see Republl-
can governor elected.
I'm the interest Of harmony and 10 aid
in the success Of the Constitutional re-
form. Messrs. Rawlings and Wood, can
didates for the State Senate from the
Seventeenth district, have withdrawn
from the contest and request all Of their
friends To suppoi J. II Lindsay an orig
ipal friend of the reform movement, and
| at present member OF the constitutional
| COnS ent'On
If the Eastern Shore X not given rec
ognition this time aud it X done through
or by any chcanery or combination,
there NAV come a time when those need
ing help. aud that badly. too, RON I le
Eastern Shore, may call in vain. We
hope TO be able 10 place at our mast
head the name of Hon Geo ". LeCato
for lieutenant Governor. and II the East
ern Shore gets her just dues that pleas
u-e will be- accorded us.-Capc Charles
Light.
One hears great deal Of talk now
adays about l.. l.. Lewis for the Fepubl-
can nomi1G on for Cove. Tor. He does
not desire The nominal on, says he has
not time to make the proper canvass ol
the State, and word have no hoIe Ol
winning = the general elect on. Ine
Democrats wOrld 'ea- Lew = mole than
any ma1 that m ght be put up. lie -
gentleman OF the very h., hest charac' or
and would poll more than his party \
strength. Rich Corr. lndex-Appeal.
The statement that Mr. Swanson will
stand before the convention and take his
medicine like man isnot only character
, istic Of the III IN District Congressman
but will be highly gratifying to the
friends that have Loyalty supported him
through n remarkable campaign Of I'M
( deserved Misrepresentation and traduc
! | ton. Mr.SwansOn, we are glad to know
4 il not gutter, and time, which sets al
D things right, will yet prove to the people
4 of Virginia that he has been much ma
! | ligned man. and that the charges OF boss
/ ism and ring-rule applied with more truth
D | to his accusers than to him.-Petersburl
b lndex-Appeal.
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