The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-10-20
KING GE0RE.
The Recent Democratic Primary
The Plan Not Popular With The
People Damsas by the storm
Personals, Etc.

Comorn, Va, Oct. 10th, bob
The Democratic primary election OF
last Saturday WAS the frat ever held IN
King George, and has, therefore, been a
subject of very general comment not
only since il was held, but since the day
it wae agreed upon 10y the several candl.
datea The comment and the drlit oi
public opinion for some days past indi'
cate quite clearly that the primary syS
TEN OF selecting candidates To he Voteh
for at a regular election il not popular
with the masses in this county. mere
il no expression or indication OF dis-aIi--
faction however. with the several candl-
dates nominated 10y last Saturdays pri'
mary. TO the contrary, the hoih'hs
tions meet with hearty public approval
AZ far IA we have been able 10 arcet 'alh'
with the exception. of course, that the
friends of Mr.. James II. Boggs regret
that ne WAS defeated Tor the nomination
az candidate for the office OF Commits
sioner of the Revenue. Bot the primary
system itself il what many OF the people
find fault with, n large number holnlhg 10
the opinion that the modus operanul IL y.
M imnrovement on the old convention
system. A., tao. II
II il understood that MIR. James II.
Bogps has given notice oil his intention
of contesting the vote at ShiIoh preelhc'
ON the ground Of alleged irreguiar'.l'es'
II anneara from the information ~ TINS
writing that MIR Boggs received ma
;ority over his opponent MT d. A.
Pnllen,. AT every precinct in the county
av.a,t shiloh This was certainly a
snIendid showing for Mr. Boggs' espe-
ciallv chen il il considered that tins was
bis frat venture in politics, and that MT
pullen. his opponent, IA one oil thes'lone
est and most popular men IN the COUNTY ..
TO what extent the alleged irreguiAt'. .ss
wonld affect the general result oil tue
nrirnarv-even should the charge OF II
regularities be sustained -w we 90 NOT
know IL. To-
Mr. ! r. Minor. .lr., the nominee 'or
the office OF treasurer, WAS INTERVIEW"
nv your correspondent YESTERDAY, anu ne
az nreased himself A. satisfied with the re-
snIt of the urinary. and declared thAt lie
had M tbought Of contrasting the Noica'
any precinct in the county re eep' 'I,'.
ed HE gratitude 10 the hihe pc"lN'
voters for their loyal support ~ tne pr
mary. and said that 1t was MS purpo,s,
TO work diligently from now on L" ''HNe
his calling and election sure.
MIR Ted" +. sullivan. oil Chlcago' VI
national fame ~ a professional base
ballist who has been visiting MIR. Oharlle
Raksr at shiloh. aud other friends m
10 -. cao-gs lei, Monday Tor Washing
ron where he will spend some time, ne
il the author of the popular niue nooA
entitled Humorous stories OF the b77'
ball Field. H. In.
been carving the mails on heron'e run
fredericksburg 60 Rappahannock A'au
emy for three years past, Il now cAI,S
inc the mails from Fredericksburg ~
his Mace 10 King George {. ~. u Il
boned that Mr.. sale will give us hettef
service in bad weather than some ol h'-
predecessors have done.
Mr.. II. T.. Baker. OF this nelghborh"o.u'
il visiting his mother aud brother ID
Washington. t,,,,
Mr. e " Rogers and Mrs j. VI MASON
are spending some days IN ashliig uu
Capt. William T. Baker oil Shiion' .ne
veteran insurance mao. made a hylng
trim 10 Comorn and vicinity on l u'rlay
and was cordially greeted by his friends.
who were delighted to see him once
more AT the Metropolis oi King "eorgr
Miss Georgia Green. Of Washington i
the guest of relatives ic this county
Mrs. q Jenkins. Of this place If on a
visit 10 kinsiolk in Washington
Attorneys ". y. Carter and 1. D. : os-
ter. Of fredericksburg. visited hing
George on Tuesday looking alter ,egAl
hnsiness for some Of their clients here
abOuts -. 3D.,
IL il claimed 10y many here that the
storm Of last Friday. Saturday ana Snn-
day was the most disastrous ana terrinc
ever known in this section at this sea7o : D
Of the year 4 great deal Of the top-iod.
der and shocked.up corn was bio" . ana
scattered by Friday = hurricane anu SUD,
merged by the torrents OF Saturday "no
Sunday.