Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-07-28
POLITICAL SNAPSHOTS.

Virginia? Let us resolve that W,
VIII at any cost.-Hapover Herald
/ Ihe-newest button in the cam.
palgn is one of Judge l.. l.. Levi.
for Republican candidate for Cover.
nor.
The Fredericksburg Journal. tax.
ing respondent view that Judge
Mann will be nominated, has taken
time by the forelock and come out
HAT footed for Judge L. L. Lewis.
Republican, for Governor.
Anyhow, the Democratic party did
not think Mr.. Daniels opposition 10
Mr. Wm. A. Jones, primary scheme
at Roanoke sufficient ground for
not re-electing him to the United
States Sepate.-Index Appeal.
1t lie understood that movement
Is on foot ln Virginia the object of
which Is to deliver to Secretary of
the Treasury, Leslie NJ. Shaw, Vir.
glnia's delegates TO the National Re-
publican Convention in l9O8.-Rich.
mond Corr. Baltimore Sun.
Governor Montague and William
l.. Royall can never forgive Senator
Martin for defeating Gen. Lee in
1898. 81 am not voting for the man.
l am voting for my countryl" said
John Randolph when he voted for
nis oItterest enemy.-Index Appeal.
The old conven ton system had its
ugly features, but if "none but the
rich" can afford the primary luxury,
the sooner we return to the old WAYS
the better. We might, too, rub ont
Its wrinkles and make it reputable
In appearance and in practice more
decent.-Farmville Herald.
The law requires the Governor of
Virginia to remain at the seat of
government, and to keep in the Office
OF the Secretary Of State a daily
record of the transactions of his
office. Governor Montague was absent
from the seat of government 1862 days
In the year 1904 -Southside yir-
ginian.
Repu blican leaders in every portion
OF the State are claiming that the
next Governor of Virginia will be a
Republican. They announce that
District Attorney l.. l.. Lewis will be
nominated, and that Secretaries Taft
and Shaw, with other leading lights.
will come to Virginia to make ad.
dresses in his behalf.
Attorney General Anderson, who
is being opposed for denomination
by Judge Williams, of the South
west, will probably lose the support
OF the "plain people," the rank aud
tile, because of his vote for the mul-
tiple school-book list. Judge vii.
ilams is making a stirring canvass,
with the single-list as his slogan.
Mr.. Willard has discovered that
there is very large surplus in the
Virginia State treasury. Let US hone
that Mr.. Willard is correct, but, un.
fortunately, of late Mr.. Willard has
found out and promulgated some
things that were not correct, and pos
slbiy this large surplus is one of |
them.-Petersburg Index-Appeal.
1t is limited that in the campaign
this fall the Republican party will |
be a lily-white party. We doubt it. |
1t cannot be that and an Admins
tration party, too, and Republican
party in Virginia without the aid
and countenance of the national Re-
publican Administration would be a
very shabby affair, indeed.-Peters-
burg Index-Appeal.
There is little betting in this CITY
on the result. Even money is offer
ed as to the result in Richmond CITY.
but Martin supporters are Offering
odds as to the result in the State.
There is little betting being done
yet, however, and that is quiet. Some
small bets have been placed at even
money on Swanson against the field
for the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT d
Times-Dispatch.
Gov. Montague has made about a
thousand speeches on ali sorts of
subjects. He has created a political
machine, with the public school sys-
tenn as its motive power. He has
been away from Richmond more days
than any three other Governors. He
let more bills become a law without
his signature than all the Virginia
Governors since the war put together.
de draws his salary of five thousand
dollars year with great regularity.
When he happens to be in Richmond
he sleeps in the Governors mansion.
What more can you expect?-Win-
chester Evening Star.
Congressman James Hay replied 10
Congressman Jones's letter, and the
member from the Seventh district
made some statements which were not
palatable to the friends of Congress
man Jones. The letter of Mr.. Hay
was in line with the views expressed |
by Senator Daniel, in which Senator
Martin was given credit for a great
many things which Mr.. Jones says
was due others. The News Leader
undertook to get an expression to-
day from some one at Warsaw, the
home OF Mr.. Jones, regarding the
letter of Mr.. Hay, but no one was
authorized to speak for him.-Rich-
mond News Leader.
In the News-Leader of the 18th
there is cartoon. Montague and
Martin are depicted holding their
respective hats to catch the senatori-
al plum from tree. An examina-