The Washington times., 1905-11-12
PARK AGNEWNON
HAS HIS REVENGE
Slemps ere ct Fills Failed
10 make Good.
DEMOCRATS IN D0MlNlON
They Upset the Calculations OF Repub-
licans, Who Looked for
Better Results.
DEMOCRATS IN DOMINION

Park Agnew is avenged and the SleIiip
dictatorship over Republican AFFAIRS IN
Virginia politics is discredited. accoro-
ing TO many who have carefully summed
mn the results OF the election in Viz
giaia last Tuesday.
There are some who go step 1ufIheI
and say il is more IMAM likely that l--~
siemps viii not hold the reins OF power
or the list OF patronage-in the Ola
Dominion much longer.
Rainbow Promises.
In lg1, when Agnew was the Repub-
uean boss in Virginia, and when the
colored vote was q great factor. the
Republicans made a better showing than
last Tuesday. with the Siemps ia pow
er and the rainbow promise OF a white
mans RepubIicanism over the land
This say the wise ones, foretells woe
for Slemp Congressman from the Ninth
district IN Virginia ard the only Repub-
ican Representative from that state.
II is now recalled by the powers III
Washington that Slemp and his son.
who IS his henchman. made gittering
and unqualified promises that ~ nat tifvy
would do IL the matter OF votes would
make Park Agnew look like lost lamb.
Here IN Washington the promises We're
believed. Shaw, Secretary OF the Treas
ury. made speeches IN the Old Dominion
merely 10 make the Slemp promises
good, and it was said that some of the
money Of the Republican campaign
committees filtered down through the
Old Dominion.
Things looked rosy for the Republi-
cans. and. while no one seriously thought
Virginia would go Republican, there
were many who boasted that II would
not have the Democratic majority il had
put out in former years. Election
night Secretary Shaw kept pretty clos,
TO the election returns, and they were
at first Of a character 10 make hin
think his speeches had done great good
and put the Republican party IN Vim
ginia on the road &c future victories.
The Last Blow.
Now -4t the full returns have com,
- II. and IL is shown that tn
nocr- carried things with a highe
aa tAaa syer, neither Mr. Shaw no
aav cther Sig Republican here has takei
the trou5e 20 hand out large pieces o
congratulatiOn to the Slemps. Even Il
the Slemp district the Democrats mad
gains. and this was the last blow.
Park Agnew used 10 carry things on
better when the "sinews Of war wer
not so plentiful About d year ago b.
was told he would have 70 resign tn
leadership in Virginia Republicanism o
give up the cOllectorship. He gave "a
the leadership. and a short time there
after ne was deprived Of the collector
ship. This put him completely out o
the councils Of the Republicans IN tn
Ola Dominion.
II Is sufficient evidence Of the failur
OF the SlemDs to give universal satisfac
ton that there are many Republican
IN Virginia now who are secretly re
Joiciag over the fall-down Of the slemps
and whc are saying the outcome {
ample vengeance 10 satisfy Park Agnew
II is not yet known whether IN
Slemps VIII be given another try on III
bOss-ship. This VII be decided by tn
powers and the high Republicans II
Washington. At any rate. Representa-
tive Slemp's feelings are reported 10 b
far from those of a man on Easy street