The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-07
THE STATE IS
NOW in. DOUBT
West Virginia Says Democrats is
Will Suffersfor Rejecting White
Mans Plank.
.sWANsoN'sS MARROW ESCAPE.
.Eowdon, the Erratic Politician,
iii ST. Elizabetll's Asylum
iii Washington.
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WASHINGTON, =, Au g i Y, y - e
Democrat from West gina, VINO no. ~ !, ~
Washington to-day on his way TO ! y ,t y. ";
York, Is very pronouncedsin his criticism
az the Democrats for their rejection OF me
pIank Arclnring for the supremacy OF tue
rhita ma II. ~ I the Democrats. III state
convention ,,t I,arkersburg. had adopted
the plank offered by George Byrne, de-
clarIng that the white man should RUE.
though tho negroes should be given l. al al
tlcir rights said this gent letna J. mere
would not be the slightest dquo. 81. ~ NJ q.
Democrats carrying the State. AZ ~ ~.
B there lis doubt ofstte result. have heard
Republicnns or prominence from various
PARTS OF the State aay they would nave
voted the entire Democratic ticket y the
convention had adopted the Byrne II ESQ
luton. John u. McGraw is regarded !, AZ =
y chiefly Irresponsible for IS dcfeat = - 4
n ants to be elected 7 he u nitea . .ss
Senate 10 succeed Senator \ scott. ~ NV IL
probably will be In case the IS
Y IS Democratic. But he has undoun tediy
lost Il e,rea deal In the estimation o.! me
i peorleS 81 the State by his refusal 70
8 allow the white mans plank ~ 70 po5s
"a ftisis said that many teleg grams were ,e'
n recetved by m embers OF the 2Sco1Yentt..'on
f,orn ND .r,bers OF ne tional sCommitttee.
Y Hrging tha no such plank PC ,a 70
Senator Davis is said Ito nave bee I'D
posed to 1t. But Colonel
n tho ma ii, source fof opposlt ion. ana ~ =
very nearly iii control Sof tho state
Stole Swanson's Speech.
81 Representative Swanson Is IN s7trasouss
to. day. whittier HI went yes. eTa IS ..
liverte address a e q reunion r,,,
Z 70 be held under the auspices OF the III
y federa te camp OF vetcrar, ms at that pace.
II Az Ii Swanson delivered the add ress, p V
II he ca 4, q ncar mot doing so.;s y hena no
wer,t To- the Pennsy st siL sss
& fsraay-4 s 4 fternoon TO take the IN 1or "
s SRA sburg, SID ced his suit case, con
tanning tllGt ypewrtte ten copy ot n
on 4 sea Il the whiting roo m.@and ven VEN
togti1e ticket wind y and purctlhseut ls
II Il, III wv an NE returned the suit case
4, 8. pone i was almost time LOT ne
e fra rs nil .gout Mr. Swanson az once
renorte.d the loss to "a dctectiye on nuty
in.the waiting room. nd tn an 70 =
sec,nd-hand store on d Street w" No 5 2 $
4 hreo ~ thesc stores were VI 81 ted ana
al he At a negro was lust trying lo ser
tho SUI L case and
/ air. Swanson at once rccosri Is, & n -.
\ satchel. and he ne gro vas arresteu. =.
:. ~ 1,shed ID the station and siicr
ia II, getting on the * plh form AZ as
tI4usS
IN more senses thar one s.sy
Cowdon in Asylum.
y, :, Z. seldom Cowdon, who has been
! j canfiiiate for Congress from several era
a III riTts nj the State, and who va 3 once
" = q IIepeds ca te for the cove rnorsnip,
/. detained at the ST.: IN 9 5AsyAu =.
.fln this city, suspected Of penn
Tbe s,,spicion is an old q on " On Slas las
Sunday Cow don wa ar 60 Wits ~ e,
stcr r,ting TO make q speech = p pus.
nf9cartfi thrown up by NO rKneh snsa 1, 81
h street Improvements. tio Wuio . .e,a
stTG.Ie nicer touched him AZ WOULD pr .oN.s
Ia saea tnF ~ the minion OF the Law. =! BY.
"a Ia ofticer took him In charge and lo sl.
hin, m. An inyesti ion into Co%a On 3
sa,;tvswill be made as soon IS possible.
~. us Gowd 81, contested the tionSott
ns1ssr,iass "a b Congress two years ago.
tf,o,Ir h e he received only a ha halul !, =.
uotes, HIS contest was 80 rig. .lta
IA elections Committee q .!ie y.
Representa-! lives would not allow M, s,,o
/. exnanses Of con test II g had more pecu-
ia : IDEAS q han any man in the STATE
q Halls q socialist first OF al no mas las
3 n1any53 times denied himself the necessl.
/. ties 1ot liza In order to pay the pllis 1or
nrIntinr IA nphlets setting forth MS peeu
h Ia views. test was a scheme 70 dig 9
anal IA ralleling the n sslsslppl from s,s-5
a louis to New Orleans and throush ,l!iis
channel draw off the surplus wafer when ;
% often bprsts the leyees ~ ti''le
4 S,nod. Is IIeS claimed that this would alloW.s
p M entire abolition OF the lcvees COW
ylan ia a man OF excessive egotlsm. put
those who know him best while doubt 'liu:
IN, hig sanity, declare that he IS q man
y 81 grea 20 ness OF 81 heart. lie ls up
n,a IDS OF forty years of age. He Is q naive We
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