The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-17

Our estinrable contemporary overlooks
the fact that the party plan contemplates
gubernatorial nomination not by con-
vention. but by primary election.
There will be no gubernatorial conven-
ton unless the party in State conven-
ton assembled changes the plan adopted
at Norfolk last year.
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Westmoreland county, of course, had
n right to claim Its portrait of Pitt which
had hung SO long and so prominently
in the hall of the House OF Delegates
here, but the House should have gotten
permission to have copy made. How
ever, 1t Is not yet too late to do this.
We suggest that that action be taken
when the Legislature next meets.
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A cablegram relates that King Peter L.,
of Servia, after he had been congratulated
upon being elected King. became excited.
'1Ie laughed Historically, marched vigo-
rousy up and down the room. and family
flung himself into chair trembling with
excitement"
No wonder. He Is entering upon dam
gerous duty. He may not have had any
thing to do with the murder of the royal
family. but he is profitng by that great
crime, and may we'll fear that the hand of
the ASA ssin will some time be laid upon
him. He will have to be guarded night
and day; he will dread poison In every
morsel that he eats. and probably VIII
not know moment of peace and security
for years to come. In other words, he is
going 10 assume a throne erected by
assassins!
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The President and the only living ex-
President are soon to meet again on the
orators platform. a new president Of the
college of tho city of New York is to he
inaugurated. and it takes both OF these
great men to do the speaking on the occa-
sion.
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The late King Alexander was thick
headed man, indubitably, and in q double
sense In the post-mortem made upon his
remains the doctors found that the bones
OF his skull were three times the thickness
of those of an ordinary person.
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The Newport News Tlmes-Herald rea-
sons reasonably that the Richmond street
car strike, being in the hands OF Rein
Orr, If he is good reasoner. he VIII
manage to avoid a strike.
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The Board of Visitors might have KID
manned President Roosevelt and made
him nresident of the University. whether
he can "consider such proposition" or
not
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The commencement orator and the es-
saw reader have not had 1t all their own
way. The preachers of the baccalaureate
sermons have been settling few prob
lens also.
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The showers in and about Boston ana
tho rest of New England were a little dis
appointing as to volume and searching
wetness.
A second crop of strawberries IN the
Norfolk region is said to be much better
than the first. That's good crop to raise
every year.
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There isn't half enough lightning IN VIZ
gint TO strike half the would-be county
officers and do them up good.
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The intimation that Mr., RooseVelt Wo''u!o
try to butt into the congressional repre-
sentation question Is no doubt premature
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The Kentucky market is in luck. MIL
lion~ gallons of whiskey were destroyed
by ire in Glasgow the other day.
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Judge White has been showing the peo-
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