Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-10-14

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Ayers leaves three candidates for
Governor next year-Swanson, Will
lard and Mann.
1t would be interesting to know to
what extent Virginia postmasters are
included in Chairman Cortelyou's
cough-up proclamation.-Times-Dis-
patch.
VIM. A. Anderson, Attorney. Gen
eral of the State, will be opposed in
the primary next year by Judge
SAM w. Williams, of the south
west. Major Anderson has not been
a:conspicuously strong official.
First Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral Robert j. Wynne has been ap-
pointed postmaster general by Presi-
dent Roosevelt to succeed the late
Henry @. Payne. In event Of Mr..
Roosevelt's election next month Mr..
Wynne will give way on January 1st
to Geo. b. Cortelyou, chairman of
the Republican National Committee,
who has long been promised the
Postoffiee portfolio.
The Washington Post presents a
gloomy side for the Democracy. 1t
says two things are troubling the
Democrats in their campaign. One
is the speeches Bryan made about
Parker prior to his nomination.
Bryan may plead on the stump for
the Democratic ticket, but as one
veteran Democrat of national reputa-
ton said to-day, it is easy enough to
start whirlwind, but far more diff.
cult to stop il. The other is the de.
lection of the Hebrew and Catholic
vote. There is little Democratic
buoyancy over the campaign outlook.
at the same time it is also true that
the Republicans are not hopeful.
General apathy has taken possession
of the country at large. The larger
papers, particularly In the North
are 'whooping it up" for one side or
the other for effect, but it was never
30 evident that the rural journals are
possessed of the unenthused spirit of
the populace at large.
There seems to be a disposition in
some quarters to insist that, meta
phoricallY speaking, the gore must
flow in the fight for the United States
Seuatorship between Governor Mon
tague and Senator Martin. The fight
does promise to be rather bitter, as a
matter of fact, but we see no good
that may be accomplished by incit-
ing sharper antsgonisms than exist
between the supporters of the respec-
tive candidates. When all is said,
the men will come before the people
on their records in the public service.
Senator Martin has attended to his
routine duties as Senator with pains
taking care. Governor Montague
has been a courageous and faithful
Chief Executive of the State, and is
very able man. Each man has a
right to aspire to the office, but GER
talnly their aspirations should not
and need not be made the cause of
permanent schism in the party. Let
the fact not be forgotten that the
light is between Democrats.-Nor-
folk Va.-Pilot.
Senator Martin and Hon. s. L.
Kelley, of Richmond, spoke to q
large and enthusiastic audience at
the courthouse in Coyington, Va.
Senator Martin, condemned imperial
ism. He showed by statistics that
the annual expenditure in the Phil
lipines by the United States govern
ment far exceeded the amount de-
rived from the extension of COM
merce to those Islands. He said he
favored the Panama Canal, but did
not approve of the way the United
States had dealt with Colombia. He
condemned the enormous government
expenditure and characterized high
tariff as an unjust tax upon the con-
sumner of imported and domestic
products. Both speakers were given
an enthusiastic reception by the
Democrats of Covington. These two
statesmen spoke at Staunton the
following night. The press say that
Mr.. Martin delivered a most able
speech in which he discussed the
tariff question at length and by his
witticisms kept the audience in a
continuous roar.
1t is not far from the probable that
two great aggregations Of capital will
decide whe is to be the next Presi-
dent of the United States. The
active and material support which
the Beef trust and the nnsylyanis
Railway Company are giving Mr..
Roosevelt is aiding his campaign in
the western States and at least one
doubtful State of the East. Gov. B.
b. Odell asserted at the Waldorf
Astoria hotel that he had been a.
sured. as Republican State chairman.
of 100000 for election expenses.
This sum was to be entirely expended
In the State of New York. It is
further asserted that the Governor.
as head of the State Campaign Com.
mittee, had demanded $3.50, 900 from
the Republican National Committee.
The Governor is said to have given
assurance that with this sum he
would be able to carry the State for
Roosevelt and Higgins. With the
Democrats there is lack of funds.
This has been realized for some time,
but the pressing need of money is
more keenly felt now than at any