The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-27

Our candidate had been nominated, our
pet plank adopted In the platform anu
the whole organization III the o!o C Ina,
monwealth was as chesty as peacuIA
in spring. One morning in June the faith-
ful in the State were thrown into MS
by an interview from our member OF the
National Committee. The war horse OF
the party frothed at the mouth and paved
the air rs they read the words OF tle
Little Doc. H.
"0ur State IS the storm center Of the
national campaign, and we are right now
in the Democratic column. II the eiectlon
were tomorrow we would De beaten "
the finish"
Committee and the general pilot Of the
campaign. AS that interview percolated
ont through the State tidal roar set
towards the city and lncreased IN vol
umc with every passing hour. IelegriHls
began to pour In from the politicians IN
every part OF the State. and good many
Of them were actually paid messages.
The fellows who were either big enough
or little enough to speak out III meeting
freed their minds, called him all KINDS
Of TRAITOR and fool" and demanded
his resignation from both National anu
State Committees.
Inside of three days there was bushel
OF letters and kilograms from all over
the State, all of the writer's frothing at
the mouth and reaching for the scalp
of the fool committeeman, who had
"disgraccd the party with his blatent ana
deal to say about little Docs suggestion
that our State was the storm center" Of
| the national campaign. That struck in
| the crops of the whole outfit. but 1t esDe-
| cinlly rlled the members OF the state ana
| County Central Committees Somehow
| they seemed to consider It as q personal
| slap at them, aud they laid 1t down hard
and fast that their rows IN the party
vineyard had been tended to In way
| that put short crop out of the question,
regardless Of weather.
Speaking moderately, tho national COM
mitteeman found himself In the position
| OF an official forecastcr" who would on
] the balmest day in June. hang out every
| black flag and alarm sign In the outfit
! and hotily the pubic that inside OF TWEEN
! y-four hours there would be hail. sleet
! and snow TO beat Medicine Hat. and a
I Kansas, Missouri or the South Seas.
/ But all through this hubbub the Little
| DOC kept right on smilins--cool and hap.
| ny as the cane and ring fakir at tho
| county fair. All he did was to call a
meeting OF the State Central Committee
and 10 declare that he had been correctly
! quoted In tho interview.
/ up to that time Il meeting OF tho State
Central Committee had resemblcd n re.
union of the Glad Hand Brigade. at which
tho national committeeman figured as tho
guest OF honor. But this time when tho
4 wheel horses came In from the four cor.
ners of the Commonwealth, they didn't
pound the Little Doc on the back quite
as hard as usual. Flo was Just as bright
and clipper as II he didn't know that
they were going to ask his head on q
1 salver In tho course OF the immediate pre-,
ceedings. He represented the first district
and when tho ball opened, remarked:
las seem to have said too much al
ready, you may pass right on with other
brethren, and hear their reports on til,
condition of the work, Perhaps, some OF
them may wish to ask some questions
Then might like to make some inquiries
of them Wen all feel freer to speal
right out and unburden our souls"
- Nick snively, banker from count,