Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-09-02
POLITICAL.


House Of Congress by the Democrats
Gov. Montague and Senator Martin
have accepted invitations to speak a.
the joint I4abor-Day celebration a
Pine Beach, near Newport News
September 9TH.
General Miles and Admirals Dewev
and Schley are supporting Parker
1t is limited that in event of Demo
cratic success both Miles and Schle,
will be offered cabinet positions.
David j. Hill announces that OF
January LIST next he will retire from
politics. He will not hereafter ac
cept office, but will devote his tim,
to private and legal affairs. He WA
81 years of age Sunday aud has beef
active in politics since his youth.
Virginia negroes are now being
sent North to register in the New
York navy yard, with a view t.
colonizing them In New York fol-
the purpose of helping to carry tina
State for the Republican nationa
ticket in November.
The Democratic State Commute,
announces that those who have con
sented to speak during the campaign
In Virginia are Senator Daniel, Sen
ator Martin, A. O. Brax ton, Joseph
f. Willard, Governor Montague
Congressman Swanson, State Senator
j. Boyd Sears, Congressman Ill. ID
Flood, Judge w. Ii. Mann and Con,
gresham Carter Glass.
Peck, New York's funny paper
thumps Rooseyelt's imperialistic ten.
denotes by declaring in its last issue
at the head of its editorial page, fol-
this ticket: For Emperor, Theodore
Roosevelt, of New York. For Prince
Imperial, Charles Warren Fairban ks
of Indiana. For President, Alton
Brooks Parker, of New York. Fol-
Vice-President, Henry Gassaway
Davis. of West Virginia.
Senator Thos. S. Martin was given
an ovation at Warrenton Wednesday
The crowd that assembled to witness
the horse show sought him out. AT
night Pistoria's Band, of Washing.
ton, headed by number of citizens
or Warrenton, went to Judge Whites
residence, where the Senator was
stopping, and serenaded him until a
late hour. Short speeches were made
by Senator Martin, Judge G. NJ.
White, M. NJ. Green and A. A. Lips
comb, of Alexandria county.-Free
Lance.
AS indicative of the opposition to
President Roosevelt on the part of
The solid, thinking portions of the
public, 1T is stated that fully twenty
per cent. of the Republican LAWYERS
OF the city of New York will vote
for Parker this year. Many of these
have Joined the Constitution Club of
that city, which is composed of the
chief lawyers of Greater New York.
who will vote for Parker and in other
ways endeavor to bring the country
back to government under the Con-
stltution.
State Chairman Ellyson says: "The
movement in New York for a re-
union of the Democratic editors there
early in September has. proved one of
the most interesting. as well as
useful features of the campaign.
The bringing together of SO many
able men in one company must prove
of inestimable value to the party.
There is no like mum Der of men who
can WELD as much influence as the
editors of the land, and / earnestly
hope that our Virginia newspapers
will be generally represented-and l
know 1T will be we'll representation
L believe that in no other way can
they in SO short time gather so
much information and inspiration
for the work of the campaign. This
reunion was happy conception and
Will be rich with good results to the
party"
The Second district Republican
committee met last
week in Norfolk and called con-
gressional nominating convention to
meet in that city September 2S.
Notwithstanding the favorable atti-
tude OF the national Republican con-
ventlon toward the negroes, it was
declared by committeeman that the
Republican party in Virginia is to
DE a white mans party only, and
that the negro must be eliminated.
La view of this the negro voters of
the Second district have issued an
ult'matum to the Bcwden-A gnew
wing OF the Republican party in the
State that If the negroes are denied
representation in the coming conven-
ton to nominate a candidate for
Congress, that they will bolt and
throw their strength at the next |
State convention to Col. Slemp. con. |
gresham from the Ninth district
who IS seeking to wrest from George
Z: Bowden and Park Agnew control
Of the State Committee. which car.
r,es with it the federal patronage in
he State.