The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-24

they did then still bearing some fruit
among the rank and fie.
So that. while Senator Martin Will
carry his home county, Governor Mon
taguc will receive more votes here than
some OF the more ardent OF the senator's
friends suppose. / s5
The Orange county prophets say Sena-E
tor Martin will carry that county. Col.
George S. Shackelford. the best INFORMED
man in the county concerning political
conditions therein, says the senator VIII
carry Orange by considerable majority.
Tho same lack OF organization among
the Montague supporters in Culpeper ana an,
#Albemarle is evident in Orange. IN al.
three the Martin men are working anu
working together. In Prince WiiiaIl,
county, the conditions are reversed anu anu
Il Is the Martin men who are ih ls
IN organization. The Montague men are
Z aIart and nj work The Same Is true
in Alexandria city anu S" '@1''..'' ~. 81
Fairfax county. o,,oa
5 The swanson men are claiming Orange
,o,nty. 40 are the supporters OF Mr.. " ~
lard 1T looks now as though the result
wo,,ld be very close with chances sllshelS
(, in favor OF Lieutenant-Gove Nf'iialu.
Judge Mann is notlat present very ~
4 In Orange The Mann law mas he e u
facted ANYTHING in Orange In the way Oh
olosinr saloons yVhiskey has not becn
aold outside tho town Of Orange TOT
years and in the town. where there IS
nolicn protection, the, law, OF course, can
not be made to operate.
PEOPLE FOR TEMPERANCE. tx
The MAS Of three out OF four OF the
Democrats of Virginia in favor OF tenn
perance and the wishsof possibly as great
= proportion for legislation. restricting Inc
traffic in liquor, are going 10 prove
powerful factors In. increasing 1uase
Mnnn's vote. One Of the shrewdest poll
tIc,ans In Virginia said to me Monday:
or the people thought Judge Mann STOOD
chance to win they would nominate MN
as sure as the world.
It is presumed the judge IS bending
every energy to convince them he STANDS
that chance. 1t should be easier to do that
now than it was three months ago.
Iynchburg claims to be hotter, politl-4
cally right now than any other section
Of Virginia. though the claim was wen
founded after visit there the otner
day, but since having spent day In
charlottesville I am in doubt whether this
place is not entitled to the distinction.
Every man in the town Is seeking some
body to whom no can talk politics. and he
never has to go far. The devotion Of the
Charlottesville people. that Is. the de-
cided majority. to the interest OF Cover
nor Montague, Is remarkable The women
are taking a hand. BY the way. one Of
tho strongest advocates Of Governor
5Montague's election that have met any
where was a lady with whom | talked
last night. She believes her candidate
will be nominated. That is the trouble en-
countered by the impartial observer who
tries to get an idea MS to the drift or
sentiment--the man whose opinion Is ASA
ed generally speaks his wishes rather
than his judgment. This is more decidedly
the case this year. than have ever known
1t before. Many OF the Charlottesville peo-
pie believe honestly that the fight will
not be close one and that Senator Martin
will be returned to the Senate by n great
majority. have observed, however, that
several of them, men who are supporting
Senator Martin. expect the result to DO
close, and some of them refuse to mako
prediction as to the outcome.
Speaking Of Lynchburg. have talked
to five men from that city within tho
past few days. Two of them were for
Senator Martin; two were for Governor
Montague and one said he was In doubt
as to how he should vote, but leant to-
wards Senator Martin. The two Martin
men said they thought Senator Martin
would carry the city; the two who are
supporting Governor Montague thought
tho Governor would probably receive a
majority of the IIill City vote, and the
fifth, who Is on the fence, said the result
was involved In great doubt. And there
you are. #Gy
WALTER EDWARD HARRIS, q