The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-15


uter, ,Duncnn's majority being ~ Vadcn
contests the election Of Duncan, making
charges OF irregularities IN the, manner
* holding the primary and violations OF
Ethc Harksdaie pure election law, under
ire spirit Of which the primary was stil'-
posed to have been held. The Times-Dlls'-
/ patch vontured to comment onithe con-
test, dealing only With the latter phase OF
| t. that Is the charges OF violations OF the
p,,re ,eiectlo,, law. These charges we ,'t1'
|iaertook to show were frivolous and In
tended to bring the primary system 'sat into
ridicule and dlsreptite. Yves made made th's
statement after carefully reading Mr.
vadens bill ot'indlctmeht..
So far, as the, irreguiariti in tho man:
t,cr Of the holding otzthe primary IN
Pttsylvania are concerned we we're and
are q .the opinion that they we're only
| such Irregularities and mistakes US might
|shave been expected IN any. mans first
experience in the transactior1fof &. strictly strictly
new business. This was the first primary
ever held In the county, the instructions
T Of The committee Nv whose orders II was
held we're elaborate and complicated, ana
the wonder Is that there were not more
errors and Irregularities. For these rea-
sons We think the, charges under this
head wer frivolous also, and the con.
testant will doubtless find It difficult to to
prove that they were malicious, spartixan
or in violation OF the spirit OF any law
~ committee instruotions.R III 81 sa
The specifications that are expected TO
sustain the contestants dharge that tho
Barksdale law was violatd are, or were
In the document we read. two In number
and wore confined to one bottle or JUG
Of whlskey that was alleged to have oe ''t
found IN the s,iccessful candidates. buggy
and two buckets ct lemonade purchased
and drunk at or near the seat OF re-
lisious meeting. We have Mr.. Va s'sls fl 8
word for It that he laid much store Dy
the lemonade business and expected TO 70
prove that it was used. or at least forty
odd cents worth Of IT. to influence voters y =,
r. red ln,onade,T sweetened with brown brown
sugar win buy. the votes Of people IN at
tendance upon religious meeting s'n
p,ttsylyania county, It Is in order TO ask
for Pittsylvania's degraded electorate
the prayers Of the entire congregation TOT
FOR tho prayers OF the entire oongregnt'iaO
The simple fact Is that the success
fut candidate and friend nad rluuol'
in an open buggy on a hot July Gay . nun
miles. and reaching tho lemonade STAND
near the church the natural thing 20 az
was to buy and partake' OF the coo'ahs
beverage. A number OF friends ana ao-
quaintanoes Of the two gentlemen were
standing near, and old Virginia custom
ana common deoency naturally suggested
the hid time Invitation that the friends
| toin them, and that's oil there was IN the the
lemonade incident at the church. Inc
vhjHkey charge, which by the way, the
successful candidate denies, was IN ou'
opinion, equally as frivolous.
The Barksdale law Is. indeed, Just anc
I, ! rood law, and has the unqualified sup
port Of this paper. 1t was intended 70 oe
away with the buying Of votes and the
I. hiring. OF hoodlums to do the dirty wort
Of of11ce-seeking politicians who seek 20
4 ,itlon BY such methods rather than be-
cause Of merit and ability. but 1t wa!
never intended to make the politeness ant
the courtesy that have always prevailed
among Virginia gentlemen felonles ant
mtsdemeanors. Sg ~
we did think and think now that sucl
silly contests as that instituted IN tn
county OF Pittsylvania are we'll, calou
lated, If not intended to bring the Banks lS
dale law and the primary election system
into ridicule. The vigorous and oourteou
letter Of our Pittsylvania friend has no
convinced US Of error. #
sEaS an -=-==-=E=-== ltiatst
Ex-Judge Campbell made game figh
and fought like man who believed n
was right. His county people> have sal
8 that he was wrong, and whether he like
It or not he must accept the verdict
: would have boen better for him II h
: had accepted gracefully the verdict rer
), dered In the Legislature and retired
J the privacy to which that decision sougf
= IN relocate him. In that case the world
9 large would never have known what
n knows now, that he Is repudia ted by An
herst county where he was once SO poWe
full. .Ti t&2
y In ex-Judge Campbell's case there is
y lesson for young mon now coming on u
ID stage OF action, and pust at this TIN
n when pure elections and purer polite
N methods are being demanded and @
is peoted. 1t Is a lesson that will sure sure
le make an impression in old Virginia, ~
n warm contest In Amherst was not
Is vain. tI. 81! a As
. virginia did not do so very much WI
g wheat this year. but there ls no disoou
ls on her bunker corn Drop. The whe
ID raisers Of this State made enough
home consumption and Will not have
IT 20 on the market for flour. and 80 IN
" can congratulate their western brethr
IN on the bright outlook for dollar whe'