The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-02
ESSEN
Great Interest ~ temperance Cause
PhiioS Writes Overwhelmingly on
Political Subjects


tappahsnnock. Va. April 3Oth. 1903
On Monday "a considerable number 81
inn rrsted PERSONS gathered in the court
house. & witness the contest over the
grSnuos oi liquor licenses. aud u hear
Judge Nare : final decision upon the
matter. Cat of the numerous posted no.
tees OF intention u apply for hcens-
upon the part of applicants oniv thr,e
appeared before His Honor. two ia the
town oi Iapp9hanuocS. and one about
! miles Ia tae country. near Henley :
FORK The temperance people were out
in torce backed. - 10 l. salt hv nine
tenths q! the best people of rappahan
mock al both white ami colorei The CON
test was waged or thu ground of made
luate police protection aud having
beard evidence for aud against the appli-
cations Judge Ware refused 10 Grant ANY
applicant = license. no appeal MAS Ia
Ken. and thc matter may To- considered
as settled. Ihe RESULT oi this decision
viii he 20 mANc isseN country. after the
l'th ~ May. dry irrm one end to the
other
There Is some tai, of masking an Effort
upon ihe psr1 ot -ome to furnish "Ade-
quate police protection" to the town.
and thus forced Ilirr Ware tn grant H.
course be- pursued it Will avail but little
Ihe people are thoroughly aroused. and
= local option election wpuli sweep the
bar rooms ou- ci the town. il they are
again licensed by tEe,ourt The questi. n
Tor King aud Queen county will come b.
sore iiis ilOaOr. Judge = " Fleet. oa the
irst inur-day in May; il l. doubtful
whether there Will be a single applicant.
lod Il there l. the friends az temprrau,...
anu good order claim that Judge Fleet
Nii. he periOrcr compelled 10 refuse every
application. In the opinion OF many no
legislation Ia fifty years has brought -
Wuch oi benefit aud b!rs-ing To the conn
Try a- the enactment of tie Mann h,ll
ine candidate Tor Guhernatorial hnuorS
nad better keep AN eye ON Judge Mann
lie may Yet prove ttt dark horse that
% Win the race Your correspondent
Knows mat hi- name has been most r..
va nty mentioned in connection with
the honor
The peop'e of Virginia are nothing If
not politicians. Already they sniff ~
battle from aiar. and are talking of IT,
ture contests in the political arena Con.
gresham W \. Jones would receive the
enthusiastic aud almost unanimous sup
port ot this whole section Of lidewater
irEiuiR % he should enter the contest
tor Z :. senator. not that the people
have ANYTHING special against senator
Martin. but they admire and love W A.
Jones. aud believe he would be a great
poNcr IN the nit,-i states Senate.
The position of state senator for the
3Hth Senatorial district il b.,ng discussed
ARD possible candidates are being men.
TONED IN considerable numbers. Ii is
not known whether Senator Sears will
~tsnd Tor reelection or whether he will
prefer 90 hold his position 81 Common.
wealth r. Attorney. which position he lille
with marked ability and perfect satisfac
ton 70 the people. Judge Thos +
blahey may toe iorced los admiriug friends
Co make a second t-hr for the position
That gallant ol1 Confederate soldier ami
cy-S engtor. James y Stuhbs. will be in
tdc lel 80 10 - said TO give the bow
shove Tor the nomination" Col. Jno
x. saunders quitefr, quently mentioned
no connection with the nomination All
"a the above mentioned gentlemen ar
lawyers. and there is a growing DISPOSE
ton upon the part % IN any TO nominate
farmer some feeling that farmer
would itel a livlisr interest in and thus
better represent she great aud growing
agricultural interest 81 the country
Among the active. wide-awake farmers
VITO have been mentioned in connection
with the place are Nessrs J II e. Rev
eriev and Il. b Brockenhrough of Essex
and Iao NJ Garnett. of King and Qnsea