Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-19
POLITICAL,

! POLITICAL.
Registration throughout this Sec
ton on Tuesday was light.
White Republicans in Virginia are
well organized and have paid their
poll tax.
A Swanson club, three hundred
strong, has been organized in Cape
vile district, Northampton county.
Inc canvsssers begin to look faded,
and this is the beginning of the race.
When September comes there will be
nothing more than shadow left of
them. And what about the defeated
heroes? But will they be heroes
even In the estimation of their own
stenosrapher ?-Farmyille Herald.
The town hall here was crowded
on Monday night to hear the Junior
senator from Virginia, Hon. Thomas
). Martin, speak in behalf of his re-.
turn to the United States Senate
dis address was a strong defense of
his record and was we'll received
Onancock Corr. Peninsula Enterprise.
National politics are in rather a
chaotic state. The leading Demo.
cratic organization of Chicago enter
tanned President Roosevelt, giving
him rousing welcome. Tn turn the
President was deeply touched by the
demonstration and said a whole lot
OF patriotic things. He certainly
won strong political foe.
The State Democratic committee
Is expected to meet in Richmond
during the first week in June to fix
all the details of the primary, to be
held to nominate candidates for II.
3. Senator, governor, attorney gem
erai, superintendent of public in.
Struction, etc. The primary alone
will cost each candidate from $500
TO $1,000, since the committee has
no appropriation for such purpose
Congressman Claude A. Swanson
was in Lee county, the extreme
Southwest. Monday in the.interest of
his candidacy for Governor. He
spent until Thursday in that county
ana Wise county, and then went to
Bristol, where he will make the con-
Guiding speech of his Southwest Vir.
ginia campaign. To reporter, Mr..
Swanson said: "I feel confident that
viii win out nicely in the coming
primary. The outlook is admirable
In Southwest Virginia"
The Republicans are plucking up
hope, for they see in the nomination
OF the author of the Mann bill an
opportunity for them to carry the
state. No man can tell what NAV
take place between now and the pri-
mary and there are many things that
might occur to affect the fortunes of
this or that candidate. It would be
no surprise, however, to many if the
result of the primary would be Mon
tague aud Mann, nor much of sur.
prise If the Republican candidate for
governor should be elected.-Freder.
icksburg Journal.
Language could hardly be framed
into higher tribute of praise than
the following extract from Hon John
w. Daniels remarks, introducing
Senator Martin to the audience in
Lynchburg, last Tuesday night: "Mr.
Martini" he declared, 'has been able
to achieve things that have made his
name lannon's, and ! make no com.
promise when / say Thomas S. Mar
tin has lived up to the highest stand. |
ard that becomes United States
Senator. Strong minded, clear headed, |
level headed, firm, cool, composed,
liked and unalterable in his purpose
his course has been crowned with
wisdom, and he is respected by his
colleagues in the Senate as well as
by all who appreciate his ability to
serve his country.
Speaking of the ovation given
Senator Martin recently upon his
trip to the Eastern Shore, and his
refutation of the groundless attacks
OF Governor Montague, the Acco.
mack News says in part: "He MAR
tin) said that if Senator sat in idle
dignity in his seat at Washington
with his cloak wrapped abont bin,
and did not attend to the business of
his people in the departments, he
would be of but little or no use to
them. He was in favor of Federal
aid for public roads, he said, and for
better schools, but that none of these
improvements could be brought about
oy 'belching out hot air. He was
~ favor of working the State CON-
sicts on our roads, and with their aid.
and help from the government. he
thought that in few years we could
nave good roads without much in
crease OF State taxes. He said thntl
II ne had been unfaithful or ineffi-
clent In his place as Senator, that he
wasn't again worthy of election, and
asked the people to vote for some one
else. During his speech several times
he challenged contradiction from
anyone in the audience as TO his
statements, and notwithstanding that
there were present those who had
repeatedly made charges which he
here denied, they sat absolutely
silent under his scathing denials
rhe applause that bnrst forth from
lime to time during the speech and |
.t the close, showed conclusively that
him." E