Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-06-23
POLITICAL SNAPSHOTS.

1t is stated that the Republicans
will make fight for the Legislature
in every House district in the State
and in all the Senate districts in
which senator's are to be chosen.
If the life or death of the Mann
bill is involved in this campaign, or
even if the method of dealing with
the liquor question is an issue, the
candidates seem to be reasonably
clear. aud the people can pay their
money aud take their choice.-Free
Lance.
1t is a significant fact, and we'll
worth noting, that every charge
made against Senator Martin in the
present campaign, personal or politi-
Cal, has been promptly and frankly
met and completely refuted, while
not single charge against Governor
Montague has been disproved or even
denied, if, indeed, they can be dis
proved or denied.-Index-Appeal.
On the 10th Congressman Swan
son transferred mis- campaign from
Tidewater to Northern Virginia,
speaking at Upperville, Fauquier
county, on Friday. He took two
days breathing spell, until Mon
day, June 10Th, when spoke at
Amherst q. III. From Amherst he
made another long jump, going to
Brunswick county, where he spoke
June 20.
Possibly some of those in Alexan-
dria who were so rampant while
ago to have United States Senators
elected by the direct vote Of the peo-
pie, have changed their views since
Saturday night when they saw their
Governor OH the stump and heard
him resort to the tricks of the dema-
gogue to secure votes for himself. A
prominent Republican who attended
the Montague meeting said if Mar
tins friends could do no better than
that, then Colonel Slemp would take
the job himself. f.-Alexandr Gazette.
State Senator Mann, candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
Governor, addressed the voters of
Richmond last night at Corcoran
Hall. There were three other meet
ings in progress and these served to
detract from the attendance, which
was somewhat disappointing to the
candidates more enthusiastic friends.
The audience numbered fewer than
two hundred persons, but a large
proportion of those present were in
with the speaker, aud his
address was received with enthu-
siasm.-Times- Dispatch.
1t is only natural that Senator
Martins friends, and that the news
papers which have enlisted in his
should resent the unjust at
tacks upon their favorite by the can
didate opposed to him, and it is
claimed that the Governor is respon-
sible for this unfortunate condition
in the present Democratic campaign,
because of the fact that newspaper
attacks upon him did not begin until
he bad iriaugurated that method; and
further, it is pointed out that there
is a total absence of such attacks as
TO the candidates for every other i'm
portant office, because no other can
didates have INDUCED in such
methods.-Free Lance.
Judge Samuel w. Williams, can
didate for Attorney General, spoke
in the courthouse at Charlottesville
last week. At the outset of his
speech Judge Williams stated that he
was the only candidate from the
for any office on the State
ticket, and that he thought the
was entitled to some con-
sideration. "Msjor Anderson received
an honorable wound in the civil war,
for which ] honor him." said the
speaker. al was not wounded, but
had plenty of opportunity to be, in
fights following Fitz Lee from Hive
Forks to Apromattox, and If the
Confederate soldier is to be consid-
cred, then Major Anderson has at
ready been hohured, and il is rather
a grim consolation to an old Con-
federate to wait any longer"