The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-20
Will, / HELP
US TO. WIN.
popularity Of MIR. Davis to8bs an
sG Important Factor ii the
i Present Campaign.
MOST ATTRACTIVE MAN IA \

y. sIil 4
a y MOST ATTRACTIVE MAN
IRE Employs Thousands Of Met Men
I'll and All Are His Friends
81 True to Workingti1at,.
3 Special from a Staff correspondent
a - REBN BRIEF WHITE, SULPHUR
g RINGS. w. VA Aug 1.-THE per- per-.
;1s5,nality of Henry o. Davis Is going 70 /
lfave a great-a tremendous-effectfs In
ttfis campaign. Primarily. the ,sopularit..'@
lof Mr., Davis in + West Virginia viii be be-
/. e,e .ha ps the chief factor IN making that
iEtate Democratic, or reducing the Re.$
ipubllcan atority. But the sterling aal- 7
,Iities 81 the vice-presidential candidate
u ire going to have a. deep effect upon
;g W voters OF the country generally when
Ethey go to decide pom the ticket they
s s1.Ltsl vote in Noyem Der. Few better
ss have been said Of Mr.. Davis y than than
Is snid by James q, Blaine, who served e \,
9TH him In the Senate OF the United
q Ia les. IN his Twenty Years Of Con- I'Sl
q. less. Y nir. Blaine sage; >J;i
n EIIenry g. native q Mary Mary
ON Id. entered as the first Democratic
~ t',I 3 from West HIS per-
sbanal popularity vas a large factor factor In
e ae II. CONTEXT gainst the Republtcan Sot
s--.Ng State, and he was Instantly rewarded
ifroi his party as Its most influential
M, der. Mr. Davis had # honorablyS
com hi lit his wayt4to high station, and
3,,.,in been ali Ills life III active al fairs
! r.,r d farmer, a railroad man. a. umber x
Il. an operator In: coal and @ bank
Ven had been uniformly success ~. he
fact he to- the Senate witt The KIND Of
s w cticai knowledge which schooled nm
-, a. re and usefulness as IA
q ias steadily grew In the esteem and con-
I les ience Of both sides OF he Senate and
7Ishen his party obta1ne q the ma5ori he
Mas entrusted, with the responsb BILE duty
CHI he cha irmanshp of the Commit tee
Il u Appropriations No more pal "a king
al trustworthy ma II eyer held the pla cs.8
,thile firmly adherinE to his part he
ais \ at all times coy rteous. and TO the
llfteTcourse & he a never obtruded r zig N,
Ssfsews.. ss8l
sssS Mr.. Blaine's estimate of the man whom
4 the Democrats hope to elect IS Ice Presl-$
dent OF the United States appears TO all
u who q meet Mr.. Davis US correct Mr.
sSTsln les summuri.ailon q ( ITS charac-#
4 teristirs of Mr.. Davis was made ter
.Isvears3 OF daily intercours heir acc,i7
ri cS a ppeals TO the sarange r fter ne has
n talked an hour with the distinguished
!, Statesman and 4 business man. 9
II The simplicity OF character the direct
tI,nss OF speech, and the genial nature Of
B lAirs. Davis como evident a fter, H the
81 lsfsfests CONVERSE ton. When r. was pre-
4 ianda OF the hotel "A 81 lei a VAT & had
5Lrnet him before somewhere, proba bly, the
Il result Of amiliarIty& vi th his fea lures
" fIom the thousands Of 20 rt traits scattered
1, over. I he country since; his 8nonnnati onJl
tssE1A err ten minutes II wa certain i hsdZ
q Known him for year ID! ven nov, " X
II is hard to think 1t such Al short Zine
!; since he was n strange This Ia ~ ity
a81p put q man II his n aae .4S and lh,akc
Il him feel le Ia Ia king TO q Il friend Ii,
possessed by ~ Wis 5reat ter
4 degree han any man In publ fc Iifs WHOM
have me tslis,one:f ana cry Inn
factor i ths hs has g,
isorld. gff,S Ss " SSs
4 9 Mr.. Davis has ornelyI wa Of 8ex-3
y. pressing his ide,ss thai is as attractive
u as tf the IDEAS then,selvs4s.2 Expressions
IS HIGH are the verse fs1f the up-to-date,
~ IongsS Saxon, III ie1Aa,sE BILE to the active
4, n..snsi whom he has associated and
Y ms of raiiE oads s. and the operation OF
ii cpaI mtneyss 4 are used wi til effect to con-
"a Yey old Fashioned IDEAS of political econ.
a! n.y. and government IT,, One cannot con-
4 stfivteSsso he more perfect antlthess Of
ykT aodoTe Roosevelt. with his love OF the
ssslFec tactlar. Of the fanfare OF trumpets,
md ~ the pomp3 Of panoply OF mimic war
Y, WI e broncllo ~ buster. and the clear
b he AIDED pnan Of affairs, are as striking
g1 contrasts and as wort nys OF comparison,
~ visit could I'm press upon the
American people the need there is to
II keep careful watch upon the right of
lochl sci crnrnent is one OF the res
5$t sesh lng. old-fas hioncd ideas he press
en- In his speech OF acceptance he all
3fl ud ed 70 this subject. and read twice
q para graph referring to- II. 29 He re-
He'd s the changes tina t have been
wrought In the years that have passed
Il since he came upon the ST ge.s the trans
!, fer Of government from local hands TO
n the state 4 CAPT tai. 81 and to ashington.
81 There is no subject OF more vital gimpor-
~ ianca to the people. he kinks. and there
SAAis hardly any tina he Woul Id have brought
MHore prominently forward 4 Fl @ Is an OPP
Il Eonent Of the old-fas hioned kind Ito
( Everything that looks toward centrallza-
Hon of power In the han dis OF the Federal
government. recalled while he way
4 a king that y 81 had heard Democrats
K Npen was q boy denounce the Repu b.
Il Van party for 4 is advocacy Of a strong
a III tralizcd government, but the word has
been heard in active use In our
iiics for years. 4 is use by the Demo-
IN tic candidate 10 the vice presidency.
~ t,of itsel a. protest against the ten-s
ii. ley OF those Rooseveltian times, and!
lca fore return to the conservatism
a NJ ct marked the sentiments and tile
rss Of the fathers. S85 \ q IA 81 n
M Ii, Davis employs thous nds sot imen.H'i
ONT Eel Her. Of Romney.S the door
per Of he senat e on 4 the Democratic
t'and ] II wager there are not six
- WIN. ever. worked for him who are