Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-10-28
POLITICAL.

of the honest men,"
Governor Montague, State Senator
w. L. Barksdale and Congressman
Swanson addressed q very large
gathering of the voters at Chatham.
the home of Mr.. Swanson, on Monday.
Democrats are sadly feeling the
lack of money in this campaign. AT
the North Chairman Oortelgou is
out Heroding Hanna in squeezing
money from the corporations aud
trusts to supply the Republican
barrel.
w. l.. Douglass, the Brockton
shoe man, has been nominated for
Governor Of Massachusetts, by the
Democrats. He is making a hust-
ling canvass. Mr.. Douglass, now
almost a millionaire, was q poor
boy who started at the cobbler's
bench.
VIM. j. Bryan is shaking Indiana
from centre to circumference. win
ming votes for Parker and making
the Democratic camp happy. At
the same time Grover Cleveland ia
speaking and writing in such a man
ner IN New York as to make that
State almost certain for Parker.
Judge Parker is hitting from the
shoulder. la his Latest speech in
New York he boldly charged that \
corrupt bargain existed between the
republicans and the trusts; that the
of1cers OF government are chosen by
q handful OF trust magnates, and
that we are republic in form but
no longer one in substance.
Hon. Malcolm A. Coles, of Nor
cumberland, was recently helping
the Republican candidate in the
North for two weeks. After sneak
ing in New York, New JERSEY and
West Virginia, Mr.. Coles will 90
back to the Southwest, but expects
to return to Northumberland to vote
on November 9Th.
President Roosevelt declines 10 act
in the case of Sergeant Smith, who
married negress, until after the
election. It is said the President
does not care so much for the colored
brother, in himself, but that the
votes of several doubtful states are
decided by negro voters. He does
not expect anything from the South
ern States, so the offense he gives
the whites there is a small item.
Acting upon the Presidents known
views Governor Chamberlain of Con-
necticut, while visiting North Caro-
lima, carried with him several negroes
in his party and tried 70 secure for
them privileges of understanding
and sleeping In company with whites
of his party.
Congressman Swanson met his op-
poneEt, Brack Stovall, in Joint de-
bate at Independence and gave him
q terrific drubbing. One of the
largest crowds ever seen was assem-
bled. Mr.. Stovall opened. He har-
the people for about an hour,
and then explained his reason for
leaving the Sixth District and COM
ing to the Fifth was because the
of the Fifth did not
have man who was willing to meet
Swanson in joint debate, and intima-
ted that he had been imported for
that purpose. Mr.. Swanson then
came forward amid great cheering
and commenced his speech. He dis
cussed the tariff, the trusts, impe-
rialism and Rooseveltism in an able
and patriotic manner. He then took
Mr.. StovalPs record in the Legislature
OF Virginia back in the seventies, and
utterly wore him into FRAGILE, max
ing it so hot for him that StovalI got
up and went out of the Academy.
The Washington Posts correspon-
lent says Senator Martin is receiving
ovation after ovation in the South
vest where he is greatly aiding
Mysor in bis hard fight with Slemp. |
The latest item says: "Senator Thos. |
). Martin concluded his tour of |
Southwest Virginia in Bristol to-
hight. He addressed an audisnc. of |
,early q thousand people in the Har. |
neling Opera House. There were
many ladies in the audience, and
Senator Martin took occasion TO com.
,liment woman as the ruling spirit |
II the land. The local committee
rave the Senator an ovation, and he |
vas evidently much gratified with so |
representative an audience. Senator |
Martin discussed President Roosevelt |
md his policy with greater earnest
less than in his former speeches. |
de declared that the acquisition of |
he canal right was by means of high |
landed robbery, perpetrated upon |
colombia by the administration, and |
lie likened the administration to
midnight burglar. Roosevelt, he de-
'iared with emphasis, was menace
o the peace Of this country"
The Democratic National Com |
nittee has made public its claims for
he coming election. The Southern |
md Rocky Mountain States are |
claimed for Judge Parker, as we'll as |
New York, New Jersey, Connecticut,
Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia |
md Indiana. Wisconsin and Illinois |
re placed in the doubtful column. |
There is Republican detection in both.
The claim in the Electoral College
3, therefore, 264 for Parker aud l72 |
or Roosevelt. Wisconsin has thirteen |
md illinois twenty-sevep electoral
otes, and should both of these States
'e carried for Roosevelt there would |
till be majority for Parker of fiftv-