The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-10
a Warming to Democrats.

r. Il not 10 be denied that the Repuo-
,,c.r convention In session in tho city OF
Roanoke was the ablest and most re-
epcctable body which that party has has ' ever
assembled In Virginia. It Is notable 700
that there were few negro delesates ana
those who were present took little part
In the proceedings. s l5Y E8s III II
& Tho negro Is no longer factor IN VIZ ~
glnta politics, ind the. Temporary ch mar
man made emphatic the statement thae
..no nan in Virginia needs longer to vote
lie Democratic ticket on account TINT OF an an
imaginary race question that no longer longer
exists" a b
TAI democrats reflect. The political
In Virginia has changed, ana ana
lie Democratic party must stand or t }a1l
NV. its merits. The Republicans VIII %
bolder and more aggressive in TINS cam
unlrn than ever before. They have NOM
i, I'D for Governor Judge L. u. Lewis,
man Of ability and character !'i VINO VINO -
dc sorvedly popular and who commands lf'''
the respect and confidence OF all Glasses
OF Virginia citizens.
~ ,icw OF all this, tho Democratic
rarty has a stiff fight on Its hands ana
should recognize and accept the 1ac.' ' ne
Marty must be on Its good oehaVlos' al'u
p .neoIallv must the managers be careful
,thnt the Forthcoming Democratic primary
Is conducted SO fairly that there VIII Dc
no suspicion even Of fraud or trlckery.
Wc mint elsewhere communication
from Senator "A. s. Thomas OF Lyncn
burg. in which he says that he ls going
into tho primary in good faith ASSUMING
that IL will be honestly and fairy con-
Quoted, and II this be done he VIII f te'e
in honor bound to vote for the nominees.
.but," he goes on, II serve notice now on
the politicul thieves that seem, to infest
The Democratic party in some parts OF the
state that fraud vitiates all contrac Gus, ana
that II they steal the nomination. or
ADOPT corrupt practices In the forthcoming
primary, that shall feel free to join
he nds with the decent people Of Virginia
10 break tho hold Of political knaves on
the affairs OF tho Commonwealth"
There are many other Democrats like
Mr.. Thomas, The political thieves will
wreck the party IL they are permitted
to manipulate the Ballots They must at
MI odds be kept out Of the polling places,
or as we served notice several days ago,
the Democrnt tic party will be In danger
OF getting tho worst thrashtng It ever
received The public will not tolerate IN
the general primary any such outrageous
frauds as were practiced In the Richmond
primary. This is a warning which the
party managers will ignore at their peril
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Rudyard Klpllng receives official sane
ton as a hymn writer by the inclusion
Of his well known 'Eccessional,'i in the
new church hynnal OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church. Another well known
poet of tho day who receives the same
tribute Is Richard Watson Glider, editor
Of the Century Magazine. Despite the
addition of this and other work BY living
verse makers, tho new hymnal contains
only TIT hymns, as against 1.ll7 IN the
previous one. Over 400 old hymns have
been omitted. f
Observation-Disclosures =
The press announces that President
Roosevelt is watching the fever sltua ton
Oyster Bay being. however, IKE Schiey
in the song, several miles away there
seems no ground for apprehension.
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Everybody knows that the Japanese
terms arc based upon a certain IRE
duciblc minimum" but the public wants wants
to SEQ tho figures down in roublos, yen
or plain old cartwheels.t
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A newspaper dispatch announces ina
the grand jury has found no evidence o.
municipal corruption in Richmond y
turns out, however, that the reference Is
to Richmond. Ind,
Tho great event at Rocky Mount yes
terday turned out to be y double rlne
! nffnir. We have no reference OF course
to ring politics. We are speaking OF thu
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| 1t is true that Portsmouth Is really no.
| large dS HcScIdl WILMA S'N'SS W ~ =
over here, but It is useless to remind
! her OF 1t Just now.
i Observation-Disclosures
Problem In Proportions: Russla's slae y
to Japan's as Whites to Komura, Ad'
dress Il. r. Portsmouth NJ ~ for tn the
i answer. i4
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The Lancet says that the door KNOB y
a menace to health, Probably the Lance
4 Is in favor OF the open door policy
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The possession Of little yellow peri
OF her own should give New Orleans
J fellow feeling for Russia,
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Let Or. Darlington ANNOUNCE how ma y
dollar bills 1t takes to kill q yellow 1eve
germ.
!, II you are troubled with