Evening star., 1905-10-01
VIRGINIA POLITICS
SECRETARY SHAW TO BE GIvE-I
OVATION.
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ss va, september 0V,
Secretary Shaw is to be given great
ovation when he comes to this city Monday
He will arrive here Monday afternoon at
2:15 o'clock and will speak at the Academy
the same night in the interest OF the state
republican ticket. He will be met by
number of distinguished business men and
Will be accorded the privileges and courte-
sizes usually extended to high public Off
cials-invitatfons to the clubs, calls from
prominent men and other courtesies. The
meeting at the Academy, as at present ar
ranged will introduce to the voters of the
city Secretary Shaw. former Representative
Jacob Yost, Judge Lewis and possibly other
gentlemen who are prominent In republican
ranks
The coming of Secretary Shaw means
much to the republicans. They are laying
great stress on the fact that at last Official
circles at Washington are recognizing that
there is such thing as republican party
In Virginia, and they are delighted that
some OF the big men of the party are to
make speeches in the state. Secretary Shaw
will be greeted by a large audience, for the
people of this city are liberal in according
hoEors to men of prominence. His speech
Is expected to be one infinitely superior to
that to which the people of the state have
been receiving from local talent. Judge
Lewis is to introduce the speakers. and 1t is
believed that the speeches of Messrs. Shaw
anu IOSt Will mean the beginning Oh dn
aggressive fight In this city.
Discussing Public Schools.
The republicans are laying emphasis on
the public school question at this time. In
their platform they have declared for free
books for the public schools. They are
taunting the democrats with having ticket
and with having no declaration of princi-
Piles of any kind. The republicans are max
ing an appeal to the people Of the state on
that one issue, and 1t is said to be having
Its effect. They propose to buy the books
used in the public schools and to give them
to the pupils while they are in school, to be
returned when the session ends or the pu-
pills retire from studies. The state has at
this time what is known as the multiple
list, and there Is no Disgusting the fact that
the people are sore to the quick over the
way In which they have been made to con-
tribute to the book concerns The changes
come frequently, and the cost is something
of consideration to the man who has
several children to educate and who gets
small salary
The democratic papers of the state are
making a review of the record of Judge
Lewis, and they have managed to find that
In 1876 the judge wrote to President Grant,
urging that troops be sent to Petersburg to
insure the exercise of suffrage in that city
the day Of the election. charging that the
democrats were preparing to intimidate the
republicans at the polls. The judge an
swers the charge by saying that the letter
was written by him and that he acted on
information furnished him. saying he has
no apology to make for his action. Judge
Lewis says the resort to old matters of the
kind noted above shows that the demo-
Gratis in the state are in sore straits and
are resorting to forgotten issues with a
view to diverting the attention of the
voters from the live issues of the day.
Have Joint Debate.
A feature of the campaign has been
joint debate between Representative Carter
Glass and Maj. Francis r. Lassiter, repre-
senting the democrats, and Patrick Henry
McCaull and John c. Bair, representing the
republicans. The speeches were made at
Houston, Halifax county, and were parti-
but friendly. So far, however, there
has been no attempt made to have a joint
meeting between Judge Lewis and Mr..
Swanson, and there is no reason to believe
that either would go ten feet out of his
chosen route to avoid a discussion.
The republicans have already made more
nominations of candidates for the general
assembly than for any two elections pre-
ceding. Nominations are being made in
counties which have heretofore been
republican. The idea seems to be to put
forward candidates for the legislature (both
branches) in practically every district the
hope being that local interest will be
aroused and that the vote will be brought
out In that way. tits belieyed that the re-
publicans will have between thirty and
forty members in the next legislature, and
it is also regarded certain that the bulk
of those members will come from the ninth
congressional district. where the conditions
are more favorable to that party than else
where in the state. The democrats will
have a majority of about sixty on joint bal
lot, and will, as they have for years, easily
control and regulate legislation.
Distinguished Speakers.
Both parties have distinguished speakers
on the stump. The republicans have Secre-
tary Shaw, Judge Lewis, Thomas Lee
Moore. Robert w. Blair, William P. Kent.
George A. Revercomb, ]. N. Harman and
Representative Slemp touring the state,
and in addition to these there are lesser
lights of local fame who are eulogizing
and lauding the republican party. For the
democrats there are Senator Thomas 3.