The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-07

friends are legion in the district He is
finely educated, and is a man of con-
siderable force a public speaker.
His home is just beyond the city lin
its on beautiful Fulton Hill. where he de-
lights to be In the bosom of his family
and there he is always to be found. when
public duty does not call him elsewhere.
AS TO MIR. WALLACE.
Captain Lambs young opponent, Mr..
Jefferson Wallace, is thirty-eight years of
age. and is a. native of Richmond. H1r.
Wallace comes from fine old Virginia
stock on both sides, his father being of a
family of sturdy merchants and his moth
81 near relative Of the late John B.
Clopton. long one Of the most brilliant
men in Congress from Virginia. The
younger Wallace is a self-made man, hav-
ing been educated largely by his mother.
and having always had upon him the bur
den of caring for others. since he entered
upon the voyage of real life. When bare
ly twenty-one Mr.. Wallace entered poll
tics actively. but has never before offered
for public office. His work has been for
his friends and down in the trenches for
his party, and it is his reputation that he
has never been called upon by either in
vain.
FAITHFUL PARTY SERVICE.
For sixteen years. he was a striking
figure in the City Democratic Commit
tee and for more than half of that time
either its secretary or its chairman. hav-
ing served with distinction in both capa-
cities. Mr.. Wallace is a fearless and
skil!ful debator and for many years he
has travelled the Third District from end
to end in each campaign. speaking for
the nominees Of his party.
When others have sought desirable
appointments along the railroads and
at the county courthouses to be greeted
nv the f1attering plaudits of tremendous
throngs. Mr.. Wallace has rendered his
services to so among the tVways and
hedges and there to talk Democracy to
the plain people.
Mr.. Wallace is a man Of pleasing adj
dress and his neatly trimmed vandyke
beard. together with his industrious and
thorough manner of doing things, i'm
presses him upon the people at once.
as an up-to-date business man. He en-
joys an acquaintance with the people Of
the district, which is as widespread and
intimate perhaps as that of any man
therein. not excepting Captain Lamb.
THE PERSONAL SIDE.
The two rival candidates have each a
great deal in their makeup which ap-
peals to the people and which will bring
them thousands of votes in the primary
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gentlemen of the most chivalrous type.
and would not know how to do mean
thing If they tried. Behind them Goth
stands a political record which is with
out spot or blenish and into which no
suspicion of party disloyalty has ever
crept. Jeff. Wallace Is loyal to his,
friends to the last degree. while Captain
lambs heart is as big az his body. In
debate. they are pretty evenly matched
and in the stumps throughout the dis
trict each has found in the other "a foe
man worthy of his STEEL They are
both good mixers and are at home out
under the trees, shaking hands with the
people. Mr.. Wallace ranks as fine
political organizer. but is not of that or
der OF the everyday politician which IS
spoken of In contradistincion with
man Of the people. for it Is with the
masses that his great strength lies.
Captain Lamb. on the other hand.
could not be called a politician in o'nv
sense His public career has brought
him to deal with the masses and he
knows little of the art of political
manoeuvring whether it be in COMMITTEES
or on the floor of Congress He is pop
| ular with the rank and file and. like Mr..
|. Wallace, his great strength lies with the
| people
| BOTH APPEAR CONFIDENT
/ On the very eve Of battle both can
| didates are stoutly claiming the nomi-
| nation and the situation appears very
much cloud ed. Jyndouhtedlv the battle
ground is Richmond city. and the result