Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-09-22
POLITICAL.

~ANNSAOns
Tuesday next, 26th, is Middlesex
court Both political parties will have
speakers on hand. IL rs not unlikely
that Mr.. Swanson or Governor Mon
tague will get there.
Capt. Dan Lee, Of Stafford, did
not offer AS an independent candidate
for the Legislature, as stated by some
papers. He was a candidate for the
Democratic nomination, but has lately
withdrawn for harmony'S sake.
Nor should it ever be forgotten by
any true Democrat that be who has
advocated the primary is more bound
than any other man in the party to
support the Democratic choice of
that primary, whether it be by
direct as for Swanson or by an in.
direct vote as for Thomas S. Martin.
The Bristol Courier suggests that
the Democrats nominate Bryan and
Montague for president and vice.
president In 1908. If the second
place on che ticket is to come South,
and there is no reason why it should
not, Governor Montague would be as
acceptable as any man we know of.
Clifton Forge Review.
There is a strong probability that
Senator Martin will become ranking
Democratic member of the Senate
Committee on Commerce when his
next term begins. This would make
him one of the conferees on all dis
puted legislation between the Senate
aud House relative to rivers and
harbors, and give him exceptional
opportunities to insist on appropria-
tons affecting his own State.
Judge Lewis said in his Harrison
burg speech: "You can't get three
OF the prominent business men in
Richmond to bind themselves now
to vote for the next Democratic nom-
inee for President" Judge Lewis
should have sounded them on their
vote for the next Governor Of Vir-
ginia, that election takes place first,
and that is the subject in hand
Staunton Spectator.
The Democratic campaign for
Senator and Governor in Virginia
which began last April ended yester-
day, when the voters declared at the
primaries their preference for Thomas
Staples Martin for Senator and
Claude A. Swanson for Governor.
An election is still to be held, but q
State which gave Alton B. Parker,
notoriously weak as a candidate. a
plurality of 80, res last November.
is not likely to elect Republican
Governor and Legislature next No
vember.-N. Y. Sun.
The outcome of the primary has,
beyond the shadow of a doubt. de-
monstrated that Mr.. Martin repre-
sents Virginia in the United States
Senate because a majority of Vir-
ginia Democrats want him to do so.
Senator Martin is Que of the few good
business men that are in politics. And
the fact that he is a good business
man of sound practical sense
was a powerful factor in the
recent contest. The people of Vir-
ginia now know Mr.. Martin as they
have never before known him.-Cui-
pepper Exponent.
A great deal has been said about
Judge Lewis being sine gentle
mana man of excellent character
and reputation. So he is, no doubt,
but so much noise about it is not
altogether complimentary to the Re-
publican party. 1t implies that
their timber of that sort is scarce,
and that it is e matter of surprise
that they have found such a man, or
chose to put up such a man for the
governorship. The Democratic party.
on the other hand, is in the habit of
nominating men of high character,
aud the fact that they have chosen
such a man for their nominee this
time naturally excites no remark.
Judge Lewis, nor any other public
man in this state, bears a higher
personal character and has more
stainless public and private record
than Claude A. Swanson. He is the
peer of Judge Lewis both in char
acter and ability and he represents in
addition the best interests of the peo-
pie of Virginia.-Henry Bulletin.
There are often peculiar results
arising out of elections, but the con-
test for the nomination for the
House in the district composed of
the counties of Greenesville aud Sus-
sex, seems to be leading all the rest
In this line at present. Hon. j. II
Person, of Sussex, the incumbent,
was a candidate for denomination in
the recent primary, and ne was OPP
posed by Mr.. j. @. Field, of Greenes-
vile. The face of the returns show
that Person carried Sussex by 67,
and that Field carried Greensville by
90 majority, giving the nomination
to Person by one vote. This, in itself,
is not especially remarkable, but Mr..
Field claims he had an agreement
with Mr.. Person by which the two
were to vote for each other.
Mr.. Person is understood to admit
that he voted for himself, and to say
that he does not recall any agreement
with his competitor. MIR. Field says
he voted for Mr.. Person, and had Mr..
Person, voted for Mr.. Field, it will
be seen that Mr.. Field would have
had the coveted majority of one.
The Greenesville man is considering
the ACCESSIBILITY of making a contest.
aud says he has other grounds than
that stated above, upon which to
base it.
Tall Oaks from little AcOrns grow.