Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-06-16
JUDGE WILLIAMS FOR ATTORNEY
GENERAL.

he Is meeting with success in the east
ern part Of the State. No more worthy
man or better Democrat lives within
the borders Of the Commonwealth.
The Democratic party never calls on
him for work that he does not respond.
He never takes into consideration the
inaccessible places. or the inconvenience
to his personal comfort. No mountains
TOO high, distance too great, nights too
dark or waters too deep for him 70 90
and advocate the cause Of Democracy.
That the Southwest will support him
almost unanimously there can be no
doubt. But he will need support from
other sections Of the State to insure his
nomination. VIII those sections be
generous ami conceGe US che man out
Of seven on the state ticket? The rea-
sons are potent why they should DO it.
In the first place. the Southwest is
Slemp's battle ground and about the
only section he hopes TO carry. Then
this section should hove representation
on the ticket for this reason if no other.
His opponent comes from Rockbndge
county, which now has Mr.. Hartman,
the state treasurer. who has held that
position for the last twenty years. and
has no opposition for the nomination
hence he will be one ~ the nominees
on the state ticket Should General
Anderson be re-nominated. We will
have two candidates from the same
county, which is neither just. or fair.
Since Mr.. Anderson has no opposition
the only way to prevent two candidates
coming from the same county is to de-
feat General Anderson in the primary
VIII the Democrats Of the east be wise
and prevent this monopoly of State
Offices coming from Rockbridge?
Again, General Anderson voted on
the Board OF Education for the multi
pie school book list, which is a very
live issue just now, and on which every
candidate for Governor and Superin-
tendant of public instruction. has de-
clared against, and we hear OF no con-
version on this subject from General
Anderson. Jude Williams is an nvow-
ed advocate of the single book list. IL
is necessary to have all these offices
filed by men who advocate this doc.
trine if the single book list is put in
vogue three years hence A candidate
who has been advocating this system
Is more desirable than one who has 10
be converted. The east has called on
the Democrats of the Southwest for
help in times gone by, which was cheer
fully given, and this is the first oppor-
tunity to reciprocate, and we think ifI
they will take in the situation carefully
they will not be unmindful of their duty
but will be content with six candidates
and give the Southwest the only can
didate it has in the person of Judge
Williams. 1t is reasonable to ask il
Will they be Indifferent to give?
Last year, though we lost the ninth
district, yet it is a fact, that this dis
trict polled more Democratic votes than
any Of the other nine districts in the
State. The ninth cast !, 1874 more Dem
ocratic votes than the first district; 9S4
more than the second district; 1889
more than the third district: ). 679 more
than the fourth district; 2,SI7 more
tnan the Nth; 1912 more than the
sixth; 1853 more than the seventh:
3,726 more than the eighth, and 2.527
more than the tenth. With large dem
ocratic majorities in all the other nine
districts, the Democratic vote Of the
ninth exceeds the vote Of the other dis
tricts by handsome majorities, and this
demands some consideration at the
hands OF our friends in the other dis
tricts.
With all these things before us. we
think Judge Williams, deserving as he
is, should undoubtedly be the nominee
for Attorney-General in the coming
primary. The Democratic press and