Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-08-18
SWANSON WILL BE THE WINNER
Analysis OF the GubernatOrial Stu
alton In the State.
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From Danville RegisterJ
The statement "Swanson has got
the coon" was vouchsafed in these
columns several weeks ago. Since
then there has been no apparent rea-
sou to alter that prediction. In fact,
the ground for such claim is more
potent today than then.
In the Fifth Congressional dis
trict Swanson will get perhaps dou-
BILE as many votes as Judge Mann and
Mr.. Willard combined. In the
county of Pittsylvania the Willard
support will come almost entirely
from few disappointed applicant is
for rural mail carriers and post-of-
dce appointments. They are not nu-
merlcally sttong. Notwithstanding
these kickers, Mr.. Swanson has done
more for the people Of his district in
these matters than any Congress
man from the South. He has Sc
cured more mail routes, and conse-
quently bestowed more places on
carriers among his constituents than
any representative in the State or in
the South. In the other counties of
the district Mr.. Swanson has vary
little opposition aud he will carry
his district by a very large vote over
Messrs. Mann aud Willard.
Outside of his district, it is con-
ceded he will carry many counties.
In Mr.. Willard's own district Mr..
Swanson will carry more than one
county and run him close second
in the remainder, with Judge Mann
greatly In the rear as third.
ID the other counties the contest
will be between Mann and Swanson
with Swanson first or second and
Willard poor third, or the contest
will be between Swanson and Will
lard with Mann away behind. In
other words, Swanson will run first
or second in nearly every county
and city In the State, while some
times bis closest opponent will be
Judge Mann and again Mr.. Willard,
which. with Swsnson's decided lead
in the Fifth district, will make him
sure winner.
Mr.. Willard's strength is not gen.
eral, it is in pockets, here and there.
Judge Mann is not very strong any
where outside of some parts of the
First district and few counties in
his own. On the other hand, Mr..
Swanson is very strong in many Sec
tions and has strong following in
all% In Richmond where the cool,
calculating sports have the hest OPP
portunities to forecast the result.
even money is placed on Swanson
against the field, while big odds are
offered on him against either of his
opponents taken singly.
Again, much is now heing heard
OF Judge Mann's canvass, that he is
looming up as formidable opponent
of the young Congressman. 1t is
true that Judge Mann is making a
brilliant and catchy campaign, but
he hesitated and delayed too long to
take the stump. Mr.. Swanson was
about sixty days or thirty leaps ahead
when Judge Mann started, and that
distance, it seens likely, he will hold
to the end.
There is always much comment on
the horse that gets of last aud
makes brilliant dash, but he rarely
wins with 4 good horse in front.
That Mr.. Swanson will be the nom-
lnee there seems scarcely reasona-
BILE doubt. AS gentleman who
travelled much over the State re-
marked. "There is but one serious
proposition between Mr.. Swrnson
and the governorshipand that is not
Mr.; Willard or Judge Mann, but
Judge Lewis"
However, that is another story,
aud Judge Lewis case will come mp
for treatment later.