The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-07
PEPPERY
CULPEPER
Supports One Of the Warmest
Fractional Fights.
a PROSPEROUS COUNTY
Number Of Small Farms Greater than
In Neighboring Counties-Tillage
and Pasturage Make its Wealth.
Sturdy Middle Glass.
4 PROSPEROUS COUNTY
Especial from a staff correspondent

CULPEPER, VA. July 6.-Culpeper
might very appropriately be termed the
county OF fair women, fine horses, fat
cattle and political factions. The peo-
pie are proud Of the first three: some
times think they are secretly proud or
their ability to maintain for years the
warmest factional political contest In Nlr-
einia, with Shenandoah and Norfolk coun-
ties possibly excepted. Certain 1t is tina the
reople regard their factions as lesiti-
mate subject for jokes, and In the past
two or three days l have heard num-
her of good ones made at the expense
OF the contestants on each side impair
TALLY.
This article is not going into the de-
tails of the internecine war in Culpeper'
Prudence and one or two other consid-
erations forbid. The man who takes a
hand in a family row generally repents
in a hospital Some of these days some
really smooth Culpeper county politician
is going to rise UP and settle all politi-
cal differences. However much he may
do for the general cause of the peace OF
the world. he will have deprived me
Culpeper people of chief source OIL
enjoyment
There are more politicians in Culpeper
than in any county have visited IN the
past two months. BY politicians mean
men who love to talk politics. Horses
and cattle have to yield to public men
and measures in conversation.
One of the first men l met here was
Mr.. G. S. P. Trplett of this county,
member Of the Democratic state ooni-
mittee After a few minutes CONVERSE
ton he vouchsafcd the information that'
while this county was Overwhelmingly
for Mr. Montague for the nomination 10
the governorship two years ago. senator
Martin could carry 1t for the senatorial
nomination against Governor Montague;
or anybody else. I casually repeateo
This dictunl to the next man met. lie
accented 1t with the amendment that
there was not man in virginia VINO
could get as many votes in the senatorial
primary In Culpeper as could Governor
Montague And so 1t went found
the best and an absolutely sure, way 70
start a political discussion was TO quote
one opinion or the other. If quoted to
rroup | always had to slip away be-
fore the hot discussion had ended
without pretending to affirm either
npInion. think it generally admitted
that Senator Martin is much stronger
In this county than he ever was petore'
very prominent man venfured the
opinion that in contest with MT. MOI
tnrue Senator Martin would carry ma
iority of the counties of the Eighth Dis
frict After having visited quite re-
Gently every county OF the district am
inclined to think that the Governor would
carry the Eighth.
The Culpeper people are just now
warming up in one OF the prettiest local
fights seen in any county in long time,
II is the fight which Mcssrs. S. Russell
Smith and w. T. Bywaters are making
for the county treasurership. Mr. smith
mas held the Office for twenty-four years
There is probably not a more capable
official in the State. and he Is universally
I(,,f
has very wide circle Of friends, many
OF them influential men. who arc helping
him TO give Mr.. Smith very warm
race. Mr. Bywaters has for years been
the agent of the Adams Express Com
pany at Culpeper, and he has made MIN
self very popular with shippers. who
constitute a large class In Culpeper
county, He is a great fox hunter. and
his pack OF hounds is said to be among
the finest in this country, He is fear
less rider and at the Horse Show last
week. when he appeared in the ring orr
his hunter in the jumping contests. his
popularity was attested by tremendous
Each Each scapdIdste. HIS foeman worthy
of his steel, and the county is sure tc
have a capable official, no matter which
of the two succeeds.
There are no really warm contests FOL
other county offices. but the canvass fol
the nomination to the House of Dele
gates to succeed Colonel S. NJ. New
house who declines to run again. !!
progressing towards comfortable. o.
uncomfortable. temperature. Mr.. Alder
Bell the Mayor Of Culpeper Is n candi
date, and so is Mr.. D. A. Slaughter. Mr.
Bell is a son of John W. Bell. who wa
for twenty-four years the Judge OF tn
Culpeper County Court. He resided II
Texas for some years and was n Cleve
al Mt Ia In hnt raj
1892. He is a hustler, but ] observe,
that In his hustllng among the voter
at the Horse Show last week he wa
generally met al every turn by Mr.
Slaughter. The latter is a widely know
young man in Culpeper and commando
strong following.
could not learn that anybody Il
claiming Representative Rixey as be
longing To his faction. Mr.. Rixey
though Culpeper man, seems to hav
held aloof In the factional fights, AM
there is no doubt that the people of hi
county will continue to support him 70
4 Congress for an indefinite period
have been assured that there has abso
lutely no opposition to his renomina
( tion developed as yet. and none is ap
pretended,
II is not improbable that the name Z
Hon. John r. Ryan. OF Loudoun, Speak
er of the House Of Delegates, will SON
as that OF man suited for the pos
ton OF Governor OF Virginia, ! hear
something of this year ago or NOR
and since knocking about over Il
Eighth District during the past mont
have heard it a great deal, He was he
IN attendance on the Horse Show la
week and was always surrounded by
group OF friends He appears TO be
well known and as popular IN Culpep
as he is down on his native heath
I.ondoun. Nobody will deny that IT
hard TO find more genial. companion
able, and al the same time more col
servative and clear headed. man th5
this same John Ryan, who has for
many years welded the gaYel over Z
Virginia House of Delegates But he
not now a candidate for anything. sa
for denomination TO his seat in I
House-a foregone conclusion
have done more than talk Of polIti
since being in Cupeper, ] have talk
business with the people who are in
forefront here, and have learned sc
,tpl,. rat her ark "a la