The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-05
For State Treasures:
AN. HARTMAN, JR.
For Commissioner Of Agrlculture,Ss
G. w. kOINER,
Republican Ticket.

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The Republican ticket IS headed by III
l$forper Supreme Court judge Hon. Luna-4
ford L. Lewis. of this city and hi rum
/ ming mates are picked from the best Of
4 his party In the State, The campaign
! has been remarkable for its lack Of gex5s
element and enthusiasm but the Defl-
ocratic managers app ear confid ent 81 y
! victory on the eve of & battle TX 5ysS
The polls will open at all the orecincts
in the State at sunrise (6:42 a.. - and
close at sunset (5:o6 P. No. and every K
I2effort Will be made by both parties to-
get out a full vote SSa9ss
The Importance OF the Issue mas been
t5emphasized throughout the struggle by
both sides, but especially by the Demo-s
Gratis, who claim the right to appeal for3s
q renewal of the PEG pies confidence oISS
the ground, that they have given the
State az clean and honest administ rationM
for the past twenty years. Not only Isl
State ticket and a Legislature to be-
chosen, but the latter. In turn, will be-
called upon to elect all the members of
the Supreme Court. United States
Senator, about one-third OF the II circuit
judges, First and Second Auditor and
various other officers. The campaign A
has been quiet and uninter,pt ting to&agi
degree, and there are several reasons ASS
signed for this apparent lack OF Interest
\ One is the fact that the voters we're kept
stirred up for 30 long over the Demo-
cratic primary last summer and another$i
that there are no striking Issues upon
which to arouse public interest Il
The Real Issue. liss
The question most discussed by both
sides has been the public free school sys-s8
TEN, ana In this there seems to be wtde-Bs
spread public interest. The Republicans
have clanored for free books and hava
sought to show that the Democra IS have
been unfriendly to public education. a Tho +
Democrats have answered that tho de- Z
mnnd for free books is sheer demagogue-%
ry, and have appealed to the record fol-
5yindlcatlon from the charge that they
have not been loyal to the free sohhool
system. Nor has this appeal been In vain,
for no one who has kept abreast Of public
affairs In Virginia In recent years can,
fall to know that the party mas fosterel
the system In every possible way, ana 4
that the public schools are In better con-
dltion to-day than at any period OF 55
the history of the State. II d
4 The campaign has been managed from, 81
this city by the Democrats and from
Roanoke by the Republicans. and both
the State chairmen are political mana gers
OF no mean ability Hon. J. Taylor Ely
son, the Democratic leader, is an old
wheel horse. and though he has been at y
inc nelUl SOItle tWclFS no Hu6 hVSSE4a-
lost battle. and does not stand to lose
this one. @
The Republican chairman is Mr.. G.
Rascom Slemp, son OF Congressman O. ~
slemp, of the Ninth District and he IL. Z
perhaps. the most slSiliful organizer In &
the Republican ranks In Virginia. Mr.,
Slemp has put up n stiff fight from hls 3
standpoint. and, like the old woman cross 8
ing the stream when the tide was against
her, he Is doing his durndest TO beat
the Democratic party In the State
Ably Managed. A
No battle, however, In recent years has III
been conducted with more foresight and
deXterity by the Democratic nlanagefJ, 81
and they stand now upon the Threshold 81
of the final arbitrament, with every rea ! 81
son to believe their efforts Will be-
wned with the fullest measure OF sur j
cess For the past month the State head
quarters at Murphys ftlye presented a}
lively scenes and Colonel, Joseph Button, 8
the "recording angel OF the Dsmocrati IA 4
party In Virginia as the late Colonel John "a
BELL Bigger used to call himself, has been III
In constant charge. ana heshas had tina Ss
active and valuable assistance OF Mr. u I, IA
N. Brennaman from start to finish, Tons ~
OF literature have been sent cut 70 tbs. &
voters. and within the past week az "a
many as forty girls and young men have
been engaged folding and preparing tba 81
matter for the mails,
senator Martin cancelled all his speak,
ing engagements and remained at bead-s
quarters during the final week q tAa