Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-08-04
% POLITICAL

Hon. Claude A. Swanson spoke Mt
King William Courthouse Tuesday
to large and enthusiastic crowd.
Mr.. Swanson made fine impres.
sion and will get good vote in the
county.
We will know In the next 30 DAYS
who is the machine. AS the prima-
ny takes the question shack to the
people" of course whoever loses will
be the machine, the ring.-Staunton
Dispatch.
Republicans throughout the State
are instructing delegates for Judge
Lewis for Governor. The Judges
unanimous nomination at the Roam
oke convention next week is a fore
gone conclusion.
MIR. Willard has gotten very much
tangled in his effort to explain his
"Jim Grow" vote. "Ool. Robert s.
Catiett' has muddled things; he
sud the Times-Dispatch - both
friends of Willard-do not accord.
10 our opinion, Senator Martin
has made Virginia a good represent
atlve, in spite of the fact that he is
not an orator.-Norfolk Landmark.
But if he can wallop so called
orator In debate isn't he better than
that kind of orator?-Index-Appeal.
Senator Martins friends rendered
him banquet Saturday night at La
Crosse, Mecklenburg county. He
went to that place from South Hill,
where he addressed the largest gath
erlng of voters seen there in many
years.
Senator Sears sent notice of his
candidacy to all of the counties, but
the one to King and Queen failed to
show up. 1t will not affect his can.
dldacy more than to leave his name
of the official ballot of that county.
1t is probable the committee will vet
allow it to go on the ballot.
A bet of 500 was made in Lynch
burg that Judge Mann will receive
la anger vote in the primary in that
city than Congressman Swanson. AS
TO the general result betting still ia
Vors Swanson, some betting that he
will poll as large a vote throughout
the State as Willard and Mann COM
bined.
AT the rate some of the newspa-
pers and many of the friends of the
candidates are going on, not one of
the gentlemen IN the field for guber-
Material or senatorial honors is good
enough for town constableship as
The opponent of each sees him. And
yet they are all splendid Virginia
gentlemen.
Anyhow, Governor Montague never
thought it worth while to INQUIRE
whether his cspitation tax had been
paid or not until the prepayment of
hat tax was made necessary to his
light to vote. Most taxpayers of |
ess Intelligence than the Governor,
always know whether their taxes
have been paid or not.-Index-Ap-
peal.
In introducing Governor Monta-
'ue the other day the speaker char.
'cterlzed him as ga high-minded,
lean and pure man as ever came
rom God" In acquiescing in this
amt, the Governor said it would be
lis aim to reach the high standard,
nd that our government would be
N higher plane if the people took
more interest in it.
Many of the leading Democrats of
he State take the view that Maun's
omination would drive large ele-
lent out of the party, and that in
tier years the temperance people, its
ew friends, would desert; the net
esult Of which would be Republican
npremacy in the end. 1t is the
emote and not so much the inmedi-
tie prospect that they fear.
Governor Montague struck an
Their frost recently when he ap-
cared at Warrenton and endeay- {
red to interest the people of that
lace in his candidacy for the !
nited States Senate. The news
aper accounts Of the affair add c
lese significant words: "The crowd t
as a disappointment to the Gov
nor,s friends" His speech was '
le old, old story-only this and n
'thlng more.-AlexaEdria Gazette. Y
The democrats of Virginia will Il
axe significant and satisfactory .
swer to "letter writer" on neSt cleo h
IN day. Senator Martin has been a
INNING" notfrom department" to n
apartment" butfrom appointment \
and instead of writing "
etters" to the "dear people" has been "
king to them face to face, and in 81
'nly, practical, sensible way n n
rmville Herald. " "
Governor Montague's recen a.
'eches show grievance, a sore t.
1t. de says the Martin conven- 10
n last year neglected to bring in a al
olutlon endorsing his administra- ~
n. 1t will be recalled that the st
vernor's friends begged that he \,
allowed to go to st. Louis as a NJ
egate. This was granted. Then M M
convention, composed overwhelm. n,
ly of the Senator's friends. as the "
vernon admits, made Congressman Ia
les chairman of the Committee on In
'olutions, and Mr.. Jones' own
Id wrote the report. Summing
p the lndex-Appeal says the Gov
or has to blame the negligence of
friends that the veneer of per-
Glory party approval was not APP
q to his executive record. :
his is Senator Martins vacation ba
20 Congressional service, and he OF