The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-08-17
GRANVILLE R. SWIFT
FOR THE LEGISLATURE
He is Both a County and Town
Man.
FREDERICKSBURG ENTITLED TO THE DELEGATE

fredericksburg. Va. Aug -, 1908.
To The Free Lance:
In the contest for the important posi-
ton of United States Senator Guyrrnur
and others. we should not forget that
we hnve "A member OF The House ui Dele
yates To elect While thu State officers
are important. the Drlrpatc is no less
important and care should be- taken in
his selection.
In this respect the people oi Fredcrick~
burg and the county of SpOtsN lNnnia
need not be- at IA loss lur a good and true
man To represent them Mt q. Il.
Swift. OF Frederic ksburg young man
OF education and energy, offers his scN
ices To the town and county, aud they
should gladly avail themselves OF the oi-
fer and send him To the Legislature. Mr..
Swift was born and raised M the county.
and Tor some years has made fndrrlchs-
burg his home: Therefore, hr is not "a
stranger to either constituency. bnt we'll
and lavorably known To both
Mr.. Swift has IA liberal education. lIr
attended the public schools olthc county
and in 1891 entered the Commercial toll
lege OF the Kentucky University, where
he received his diplomas IN the genera!
business course. On his return To (it-
ginia hc was chuscn principal ol thr
| Commercial Department of trdcrcAs-
burg College, where he taught and at
the same time pursued cOurtr 300 thr
academic department oi that institution.
graduating with the degrt oi \. Il. lie
afterwards entered the Law school al
Columbian University. graduating with
distinction. and passed successfully ihr
bar examinations of both Virginia ANA
the District oi Columbia. lie served ~
Assistant Pryate Secretary tu senator
! Martin for some time before returning 10
l Fredericksburg. where he learned much
/ Of State craft from that able statesman.
/ Mr. swift. besides the advantages
above mentioned, j. u clos student, APP
plN ing himself studiOusly to "A thorough
/ understanding of the questions that %,
feet his state and country. and, a. his
card shows, viii be- abb tO successful,
meet them in the halls OF legislation.
Another important thing IA favor oI
/ Mr.. Swift is that be- Is "A thougll'iu, con.
-rrvative man. and there need h' no lean
+ that he will go 10 seed ON any partIcu-
lar subjects ~ a thoughtful man he
+ will give all matters coming mp for hi-
action due consideration and VIII at Ion
the best interests of his constituents.
Another thing. while Mr. swift ha'
convictions Of his own. he il not dog
matte and will always be- glad to couirl
with his constituents on publlcWn"siion-
and give their views due consideration
~ have minated Mr. swift i~ both
n SlotSylyuuinu and FrrorrirA~hutgtr
having hru raised lu the county. Whrr'
h : father aud T. htlys-uoW lyr.1nd LOW
a citizen of Fnrdrlich~burg whrlc hr Is
prncticing law. This should give hlm a
strong claim ON the people oi thr town
aud county ~ hr is part and panel oil
both. hut possibly stronger tA3n that
IL this Mr.. Swift II "a citizen OF fnHiri
ick~hurg. and by "a rule that il~ hti
adopted hy the town ami county iul
years ia alternating iu selecting the i'"In
gate fredericksburg is clearly entitled
10 Delegate this time. the county having
had that honor for two successive terms
Therefore the county should join witt
the town in the selection and election o
Mr. Swift To the lIou~e of Delegates at
this election. viii not the county To-
spect this long standing rule OF al,erna
ton?
II is believed that Mr.. Swift j. SURF e
win in the primary. and this conclusion
il arrived at 10y shrewd politicians aiiel
"A careful canvass oi the field. but We
should give him q good majority an,
strengthen him for the final contest witt
any Independent or a regular Republican
nominee.
fredericksburg Democrat.