The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-19

ats household, and seaoh ana evAry mem
der is.perfectly free sto decide for 'i,ine
self whicl, candidate or candidates ho Will
support, It must be confessed. too, that
our household Is much divided, some
being for one candidate and some for
ahothers5 But The Times .Dispatcl, itself
has /. no candidate and will have mono
until the Democratic prlr,arie " shall have
been held. But NJ 10 trying ~ airly
With all caididate us ttyltiT L, give
+ fair reports, Of the ,epeeciies tkat are made
and of the progress W Tho campaign ,Sa,,d
SO far as 1t 5ass possible $tos do 90, The
Times. Dispat ten rs determined that each
candidate shall have d square deal i y
IN: concluding its article. our y Char
slottesvllles cont riporarv proposes that
III as The TiHes1 Dispat ch sias sd Mr.
Montague has ma de d good q Governor and
Mr.. Martin q good senator. why not
make the one Governor again and retail,
the other In the Senator 81. Il
be sure It proceeds, the former
cannot Immediately succeed himself. as
I Governor, since tho State, Consutut
forbids this yet he.anay after.an inter-:
reglum Of four yeAre return 10 iShs gube ,r !:
Material mansion. And Alter the onerous
labors incident ss g .ol line
duties of three important and lucrative
Offices. following one .upon. the heels OF
tho other, tho good governor must need
q season OF rest and refrigeration. -Four,
years Is not too, long n time for COIN
plete restoration Il from what must have
been the telling strain, upon as young q
man, Of twelve years of continuous d,s-
charge OF responsible public service.
After this interval or rest and recuperra y a.
ton he may, IL the people wish it, again
fill the office OF Governor. We promise
now, this far In advance, to stir the
people up to make him Governor again.
This Will be a happy solution OF the
present competition between Mr.. Nom
tague ana Mr.. Martin Suppose we we
adopt 1T" II X KS sS
THAT Is S an interesting proposal. 4 but p
Mr.. Montague Will probably raise several ave r !
objections tosit.a He will probnbly argue .'
on the first count that he has as / been been IN
once no longer than Mr.. Martin, ana
that lie no more stands in need iced Of rest Z
than his Industrious opponent. Moreover ,e'' =,
Mr.. Montague will {proba bly, reply to the f
Progress that wrilei Its promise OF an
other term iii the Governors ch Sl 7 rs IS
very fair, IT Is not in position TO 9 denver e
the good 8. There is nothing more un GER
tain than the caprice of poll les. i II ~ y
too late to compromise. The fig mt ' is on
and 1t must be o. fight to the fms :: IS
intensely interesting. and It seems to US isI
that each manis giving q very good cd q 'lt e.
count OF himself. ~ 3t + N II
There Is a. half crayed mother N Phil 'l1l
adelphia. Il Recently she 4 carelessy lett
..rat biscuit in the house, and one ne OF
her children found the poison. ate IT and and.
died. III Is a sad ca.se-s SO sad that we
are reluctant to mention IT, But It M may
be the means Of; saving some other ch no
from a violent death. The story car ar
r,es It's own warning. IS To leave poison
about the house. where the children may
get hold Of 1t is carelessness that borders
on crime. y. ,3 y e Y ll
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we are greatly distressed to hear Of
the illness of Joseph ferson, the la tor
He is a national character and a man me-
universally beloved. lie is q great ar
list ana an ornament to his profession
He has always stood for the best IS 70 for
high art and for clean plays. N oman
has done more to make the stage q power
for good, and no man has given theatre
roers more genuine refrcshment.
I ~ Essa f ID yss5I siEs&
Several days ago a correspondent asked h5e
for the name Of some person, no would ltal
supply him with coon dogslt Polk Mil
Ter says he will do Ills best to q. fill the
order If the correspondent will apply 70 20
him. The Charlotte Observer instructss.
us to tell the correspondent to write TO
Red Burls, care Observer. Charlotte. NJ
C. II III s.ss.s x s5s
4 IT is peculiar that mono OF the funny
era piers has yet thought Of suggesting
that Admiral Rojestversky will have Togo.
Newport News Press. .5aS (, e 4. L
The Intelligent conpositor} with his lit
tie Typographical error" knocked that
joke out OF the water sometime ago. u
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What's in. a name? The Montgomery
(Ala.) Advertiser says:
congressman Slump. Of Virginia,
boasts that he will carry that State for
the Republican ticket next time. We
think we SEQ him at it,"
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A professor in the Chicago Theolostcal
Seminary has notified John D. Rookie
Teller that lie. would accept @ donation
for endowment purposes, and no no ques--s
tions asked.
3f4td3s OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 4,3gt
& The Norfolk Virgininn-Eilot has made
the discovery that the Barksdale 4 pure
election law is more unpopular in this