Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-11-17


Office of Governor a month Longer
than any Of his predecessors except
Extra Billy" Smith, who served two
terms.
1t is thought that as soon as Con-
gress caryes out new judicial district
IN Virginia, which is on the program
early in the session, President Roose-
yelt will appoint ex-Judge l.. l..
Lewis judge of the district. The
salary is $4,000 year.
The first demonstration in honor
of Hon. Claude A. Swanson's cleo.
ton took place Friday when the
Chatham Episcopal Institute gave
holiday to lite more than one hundred
pretty girls, representing many States
of the Union. The forenoon was
devoted to numerous celebrations, and
later Mr.. Swanson addressed the
bunch of pretty misses.
Mr.. Swanson, the brilliant youpp
Congressman from the Fifth district.
who was elected by the vote of the
people last week to be the next Gov.
ernor of Virginia, has attained the
height of his lsudible ambition which
he has cherished for many years. lie
has made 80 excellent Congressman
and his friends predict that he will
make equally as good a Governor.
Senator Rsynor, of Maryland, now
knows what it 10 to turn against his
party. He opposed the Poe amend.
ment to the State constitution to
curry favor With the Republicans
and independents" These same
people turned against bis son, who
was a candidate on the Democratic
ticket for the House of Delegates,
and elected his Republican opponent.
Chickens come home to roost.
Swanson is planning to take rest,
and he deserves it.-Rich. Times
Dispatch.
Now note how great difference a
little change will make. For the
arslcle ga" in the foregoing substi
tute "the," and, then confess that he
also deserves that, even should it be
the Presidency, now high time to be
held by Southern man.-Peters-
burg lndex-Appeal.
Under the new constitution of Vir.
glnla Mr.. Swanson will not be inau.
gursted Governor until February /.
Mr.. Swanson is the ranking Demo
crat on the ways and means commit
tee IN Congress, and it 10 intimated
that before leaving the House he will
take parting shot at the Republic
cans for not doing something at once
TO relieve the treasury department of
It's burdens and provide against
threatened dangers during the fiscal
year.
The proper place to find out the
true standing of q man is at his home
and among his neighbors. The home
OF Mr.. Swanson, the democratic nomi.
nee for Governor, is in Pittsylvania
county. On Tuesday, in the election
IN Dsnvllle, the city in that county,
MIR. Swanson received over 500 votes.
while Judge Lewis received but IS.
and 10 the entire county Mr.. Swan
son received four votes for every one
cast for his opponent. Culpeper
county. Judge Lewis's home, gave
him bat $50 votes to MIR. Swanson's
1862.
Governor-elect Claude A. Swanson
stopped in Lynchburg on his way to
some quiet fishing grounds in Vir-
glnia to rest after the arduous tolls of
his two hard-fought campaigns.
which led him to the goal of his life's
ambition. A long distance talk with
Vlrglnla's next executive left the i'm
preston that he is in a very happy
frame of mind, and that he intends
to devote all the energies of his Wig
orous young life to the best interests
OF his people for the next four years.
MIR. Swanson did not care to talk for
publication further than to saw he
was very proud of the victory
achieved by his party, and tina. he
would never forget the people for
their kindness aud loyalty to his
aspirations.