Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-06-16
POLITICAL SNAPSHOTS.

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After travelling all over the State,
Mr. Swanson has come to the con-
clusion that he will get as many votes
as both of his opponents.
The anonymous card and circular
writer is showing up in Virginia
politics. Pity that kind of nuisance
can't be strangled.-Times- Dispatch.
Gov. Montague. Lieutenant COVER
nor Willard aud Congressman Swan
son are billed to speak at Heathsville,
Northumberland's court house, next
Monday.
The Times. Dispatch does not agree
with Mr.. Willard in his sweeping
statement against prohibition, but
discrimiuates between general probi-
bition and local option.
Why does Gov. Montague desire a
seat in the Senate when he insists
that it is body composed of grafters
and rascals Would a "Virginia
gentleman" delight to associate with
such a crowd? Surely not Orange
Observer.
A page Of the Times Dispach last
week was taken up with an open
letter, signed by 600 leading citiz ,us
of Richmond, calling upon Virgin
isns to return S-nator Martin to the
U 5. Senate aud not cripple the
States vital interests by choosing u
new man.
The manager Of Judge Mann's
candidacy from Blackstone states
that from best reports obtalnable
Swanson would get as many votes in
Roanoke as Mann and Willard COM
bined, but that this order would be
reversed in Lynchburg, aud that all
over Eastern Virginia Mann stock is
in the asceDdency.
IL Mr.. Swanson is as warmlv well
coined elsewhere as he was in Farm
vile on last Friday evening We do
not wonder that placid smile
spreads over his face. 1t is crafty
ing to know how ably he can presen t
his own claims and at the same time
deal courteously with his antagonists
No matter what happens the man
who masters himself is VICTOR
Farmville Herald.
The change of audience ought to
come to the rescue of the speaker,
and this would be true but for the
fact that people who make up the
audiences are reading people. The
Governors Spotsylvania speech will
not ''down at his bidding" aud Sena-
tor Martin rolls it as s'sweet morsel'
under his tongue. Anyhow the way
of the orator as of the "transgressor
is ard."-Farmville Herald.
lf Mr.. Martins political conduct
was whitewashed twelve years ago,
and if he accepted an election to the
United States Senate that was tainted
with corruption and fraud, then let
it be remembered that that white
washing was done and that office was
bestowed by the friends of General
Lee, who composed q majority of the
Committee which exonerated him
after full investigation of the
charges, and all of whom Joined the
majority in voting for. hlm.-Index-
Appeal.
That surprising changes in public
sentiment have taken place during
the past five weeks no one can deny.
When the campaign opened, and up
to several weeks ago. Governor Mon.
tague had the inside track here in
the senatorial race. Indeed, King
George was Montague stronghold.
Without single campaign speech or
political meeting of any kind, the
tide has turned; and, if the primary
election were held now or within the
next week, Senator Martin would
receive two-thirds of the votes of the
county; i. E., two thirds of the vote
polled. "Did Martin workers thus
revoluiionize things in so short a
time ?" is asked. No, indeed, they
didn't. They are not even in the
saddle as yet. Governor Moutague's
Norfolk speech, and other speeches,
too, did the work.-King George
Corr. Times Dispatch.
The audience which heard Gov.
Montague in Richmond last Satur-
day night was. in size and character,
worthy of the speaker. But in ali
sincerity, We submit it to the candid
judgment of any fair minded man
who has read the very full report
published in the Times-Dispatch to
decide whether the speech was
worthy of such an audience! Mr..
Montague discussed good roads at
considerable length. 1t is an old
and familiar theme of his. He dis
cussed it before the Democratic con.
vention which nominated him at
Norfolk, and he discussed it in that
campaign and on every other pos
sible occasion, as if it were a debata-
ble question about which the peo-
pie of Virginia were divided. But
what has he done as Governor of
Virginia to promote the success of
the movement for better roads !? Did
he ever exert the proper influence
which he might have exerted as the
Chief Magistrate of the Common
wealth to aid the passage of legis-
lation which he says is so necessary
to the welfare of the State /? If so,
when and where did he do it? All
the fine speeches in the world will
not produce good roads in Virginia.
l-Index-Appeal.
The position of Senator Martin in
relation to the Democratic primary
election system having been alluded
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