The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-13
.KE[zELL |S.F|0R
JOS I. WILLARD |. |. ]! !. |.
Gives His Reasons for Supper
ing Film for Gov
ernor.
FAMILIAR A L. WITH AFFAIRS !. IS
Was First for Single List School
Books-G Great Presiding
Officer.

ant. Of 1Slkton, to set out the reasons why
nc intended to support 1aeutenant-G Gov
ernor Joseph Il. Willard for Governor.
Senator Kcezell replied us follows:
kcczletown, Vao Julyi15, 1905.
Mr.. AZ u. Yyant, 1Tlkton. Va.:s
Bg Dear sir,-It is true that my ballot
will be cast for Lieutenant Governor Jo-
scph E. Willard IN the primary of Au-
gust 3d.. I think there are many reasons
why he Is the logical and proper candidate
to receive the support OF our voters in
the primary and at the polls. n,
84 II nil things else wcrS equal. the sec
tion Of the State from which Lieutenant
Governor Willard comes Is entitled to
recognition rather than tho section, from
which Judge Mann and Mr.. SWANSON
come. II
The present Governor Is a citizen OF
the same county with Mr.. Swanson and
OF the almost immediate section OF Judge
Mann. II III d. i$ s 4 n 8E IA
Again, our section is muchtmore closely
allied III all OF Its ma tcrial interests with
Lieutenant Governor Wizards than with
the other section. His. like our own. Is
a tax contributing section. The other
does not contribute at all to the general,
expenses OF the State, but Is a tax con
Stunning section. H, Il n s a
Familiar With State Affairs.
3 Lieutenant Governor Willard Is n man
Eof ability, a thorough conservative bus
mess man who stands for progress and
business methods IN the management OF
State affairs. He has been Intimately con-
#nected With the legislation of the State
since 1893, having been II valuable mem
her OF the House OF Delegates since that
time until his election ms Lieutenant-Gor-
ernor four years ago. All of the services
The has hslvnn3 have boon like those Of all
other members or tho General Assem-
ALPHABETICALLY without remuneration.
His Record AS Presiding Officer.
He performed the duties Of Licutcn-,
ant Governor with more difficult sur
roundlngs than has fallen to tho lot OF
any presiding officer in the last genera
lol1 = Changed conditions and rules,
brought about by the new constitution.
left no precedent to be followed In many
cases, yet under all these trying circun-
STANCES. his rulings upon a6parlinment-5
airy point was never reversed by the
Senate. Every member OF the Senate
Will agree with me, ] am sure that no
E,preatNng officer ever presided with
greater iinpartiallty, dignity and ability,
and that none ever maintained better or
der or gave more panstaking care and
concern to all the details Of legislation.
# His experience as presiding officer OF
the Senate and as member of the House
of Delegates has made him thoroughly
familiar with all the details Of legIslatlon.
X. a knowledge OF the greatest value to the
chief executive of the State.
In Line Of Promotion.
He is Immediately in the line OF promo
ton, and the state cannot afford to drop
him from It's service and lose the expert
cnce twelve years of active service has
given him.
1T Is charged against him that he is
wealthy. 1t is true that he is a man
OF large wealth. I do not think this
should be used for or against him. We
would scarcely discard Il man as inelll-
gibe to manage our affairs because he
had successfully managed his own. His
wealth has in no way affected him nor
his Democracy. When many Of the
wealthy were leaving us In 1886, he lined
up with his party, and he Is as APP
proachabe md unobtrusive as the plain
est citizen. His wealth. too. In a quiet
and unobtrusive way. Is used for noble
charities and his unpublished acts have
made smoother the rough places In man y
lives.91a&
ID Mr. willard does not claim to be an
gorator-yet his plain. business talks have
shown him the equal ce either of his
competitors on the busting.
Favors Single List.
IIc was the first Of the candidates to
come out flat-footed for single list and
uniform school hooks In all the counties.
This plan would save at least onc-third
In the cost Of every school book. and not
make 1t necessarySto discard the old and
buy new books when moving from orc
county to another.
Again, he has no. concenlments about
his position on any question. ie has con-
yctions and the courage Of them, and
no has them whether he caters to your
views or not. re he fails OF election the
state Will lose his services,
This is not true of either OF the other
candidates Judge Nann,f like myself, Is
Just In the middle 60 his term ms senator.
and should he be defeated Will ill out
his term, and MS chairmet of one Of the
most important committees of the Senate
ought to be In a position to be very
useful to the State.
The people have not been nnmndful OF
Mr.. Swanson nor his ambitions. They
have elected him to the position of mem
! Dor of Congress-. with Its honors nni
omoluments, the seventh time. with sal,
nry aggrgating 10000, and he will con,
| tinue as congressman from the Flftl
lDistrlct during tho next Congress-, should
he be defeated AS yet he has nevel
sat a dayain the Congress to which he
was elected last fall, and which will no.
convene In regular session until mex
December, If what Mr.. Swanson's sup
porters claim for him Is true-and I dc
not dispute the claim-it would be little
less than n public calamity for Mr., Swan.
son to retire from Congress,
WHY Mr.. Swanson Should Remain
In Congress,
We arc constantly reminded In the
public press that the reason New Eng
land and the North are so potential ir
national affairs. Is that they keep theil
congressman In service. We arc con-
stantly reminded that 1t is our duty tc
retain our own representatives that we
| too. may become influential
Mr.. Swanson is one among the con-
gressmen from Virginia OF the longes
service, He Is the ranking Democrat OF
| the Committee Of Ways and Means o.
| the House, II he has had the INFLUENCE
he claims for himself. and his support
| ers claim for him. hd ought to be In {
| position to be Very useful and Influential