Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-05
DEMOCRATS FEEL SAFE
BOTH PARTIES IN VIRGINIA
RESTING ON OARS.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

RICHMOND, Va, November 4.-Both par
ties have practically finished the state cam
paign and everything is in readiness for
the voting to begin Representative Swan
son makes his last speech Monday night
at Danville. the only city In his district.
Judge Lewis completed his speaking on
Wednesday night at Emporia and is at his
home in this city. Both sides express sat
isfaction al the outcome of the decision
of the voters. Strange as it may SEEM and
in the face of one of the bitterest cam
paignsfor long time. there is scarcely any
interest in the result. On all sides the
conviction is fixed that the democrats are
to win, and 1t is a case simply of what
the majority will be. One of the most
ardent republicans in the state-a man who
has always been republican--in converse
ton with newspaper men a few days ago
said that he did not think that the demo-
Gratis would have more than 10000 majority
in the state
Virginians regret exceedingly that the
campaign which is now virtually thing of
the past was not on the high plane
it was at one time believed to be the
intention of all the parties to make 1t.
The issues were clearly defined and
there were many men who have always
voted the democratic ticket who expressed
the hope that a substantial high and In
telligent white opposition party would pre-
sent itself to the consideration of the voters
be the cause of wedding out whatever there
might be that was unsatisfactory In the
democratic party by the presence OF re-
spectacle and clean opposition. But the
campaign had not been on more than
month before the appearance of paid mat
ter making serious charges against candf-
dates was noticed, and then there was a
revival of recollections of what occurred a
quarter of a century ago, and the use or
Incorporate language resulted. There Is no
denying that the people who had hoped for
the white opposition party have been shock
ed by the resort to these things. They
have done nothing except to make stronger
the intrenched party.
An additional motive for the white men
of the state to stand firm is to be found
in the fact that the eolored voters are
united and firm in support of the repub-
lican ticket nominated at Roanoke. The
efforts of the colored lawyer, Hayes, to
keep the colored voters out Of the election
in order to demonstrate the futility Of
trying to organize lily white party in the
state in opposition to the democrats, has
had no effect on the bulk Of the vote In
deed, some incline to the belief that Hayes
Is not very much in earnest in HIS eff
forts. On the contrary, the best-known
men of the negro race are busy organizing
clubs of colored voters and doing all they
can do to strengthen the republican party.
1t can be seen therefore, that the old lines
are clearly defined and the issue the same
as it was twenty-five years ago.
Both parts have had their strongest men
on the stump The republicans have been
fortunate in having had the benefit of
Secretary Shaw's presence and series of
splendid speeches from him. He made a
most favorable impression in the state. and
he was greeted by large audiences of demo-
Gratis. Then came President Roosevelt, and
while he made only one speech in the
state, and that was wholly removed from
fhn cr,he of g mn
to alter the feeling against the republican
party organization. The democrats
have had no foreign" speakers. Exclusive
home talent has been depended on TO stir
up the people. Both the United States
senators. the governor. the attorney gem
eral, superintendent of public instruction,
all the representatives, candidates for the
general assembly and candidates f IT county
officers have been making speeches.
State Chairman Ellyson. who has been
working assiduously during the campaign.
has issued a long appeal to the voters 20
stand by the democratic party. The appeal
is a review Of the records of the two par
ties in the state, their positions on I'M
portant matters, the free school Sys.cin and
the financial condition of the state. Chair
man Slemp, for the republicans. will also
issue an appeal and he will be forced to
depend upon the malls for the distribution
OF his appeal while the democrats VIII
have the benefit of practically the entire
daily press Of the state.
May Capture MINI U1Str1ct.
Lewis F. Cosby of Abingdon in tine EInth
congressional district was here few days
ago and in statement given to the press
he expressed the belief that many Of the
counties in the ninth district. whicn have
been represented by republicans In the gen
eral assembly, and which have been con-
coded by the democrats to the republicans
or regarded as extremely doubtful, viii be
found in the democratic column. There Is
good reason for the belief The democrats
have been centering their forces there and
the republicans have been centerlng else
where, believing that they were cartlir o.
that section of the state. There is another
reason for the belief that the democrats
will show up much stronger than was at
first believed The large Interests in that
sa:,on-coal mining, iron mining, sliInl or
interests and others-dread sucn Iii ls
as 4 board of equalization for taxation. and
1t is said that many CT the owners ani
manasers of such enterprises have made
known their intention to vote The demo-
cratic ticket with the hope that they will
not be molested and hat the legislat ure VIII
not again take up that subject. In ma
tional politics the nirth district would be
republicans. In this connection, = Is an
open secret that the white republicans al
that section, and nearly all the republicans
In that section white, are opposaf TO
the free-book scheme adopted by the re-
publican state convention. Practically al
the white republicans in the state a.a men
who are In position to buy all he books
they may need for thc:r children, and the
idea of adding 20 their school taxes for
T, ee books for Others is one that does not
appeal to them with sufficient force to cause
them to vote moaay out of their POCKETS
for the benefit of the colored vote IN
the eastern end of the state.
Have Socialists-No Prohibitionists.
For the first time in many years there is
no prohibition candidates for state officers
this year. They seem to have centered their
support on Judge Mann for the guberna-
torlal nomination, and when they los. II
was too late for them to try to make any
nominations. So they are In the position
OF having to vote for either the democratic
the republican candidates. They may,
however, unless they voted in the primary
exercise the right of free American citizens
and vote for the candidates named by tine
socialists or the socialist democrats Those
two parties have made nomna tons for
some of the state Offices 1t Is expected
between the two parties that at least 500
votes will be divided. The two parties4
socialist and socialist democrat-are as far
apart as the poles. They stand for differ
ent ideals. and the membership Is limited
For several years they have had tickets
In all elections in this state, AMI 1t has
happened more than once that they got
so few votes that they were returned as
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