The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-08-05
SENATOR gEE1ELL'S ESTIMATE
OF CAPTAIN WILLARD
Ne REGARDS Him As The Logical Candidate For
Governor.
The following correspondence. publish.
el in the Harrisonburg Free Press, rN.
plains itself

Gently that you are supporter ol Lieu
tenant Governor Jos. T.. Willard and
knowing that YOU have hern intimately
assucinted with Mr.. Willard iu tine State
senate Tor a number oi years. ! would
thank YOU very much ii You would give
YOUR views iur your earnest support oi
/ Mr.. Willard. knowing that You always
have good and common sruse reasons
Tor your actions.
hopeNou will not think mrlmpcrtmcut
nor ubtrusive il ask yuu to give inr
some of the REASONS why You regard tine
candidacy of Mr. Willard with favor
feel sure Your long acquaintance with
State affairs and OF public men of ihr
State. places You in "a position to KNOW
something of the respective claims "i tlr
different candidates for thrtioNcrnor~np
ni the grand old State oi Virginia.
Thanking YOU i'm advance for amy n-
formation about this matter am.
Yours very truly.
A.E. WNANT
krezletOwu. Va. Jult H.. 1909.
Mr.. 4. T.. Wyaut. Elkton. Va.
Dear Sir.-lt is true that my ballot
will be- east for Lieutenant Governor
Joseph /, Willard 100 the primary oi Au-
gust 32nd think there are many
REASONS why hc is the logical and proper
candidate 10 receive tine support oi our
voters in the primary and ut the polls.
Ifall thing else were equal. the section
of the state from which Lieutenant Gov
rrnur Willard comes is entitled to rrue-
milton rather than the section from
which Judge Mann and Mr. swanson
come.
The present Governor is % citizen oi
/ the same county with Mr. Swanson aud
of the almost immediate s,ctiouui Judge
Mann
Again our sections murhmone closely
allied in ala of It's material interests with
F Lieutenant Governor Willard = than with
+ the other section. His like our own. is
+ 20 tax contributing section. The other
4 does not contribute no all 10 the general
EXPENSES of the state hut is 20 tuN cun-
Stunning section
FAMILIAR WITH STATE AFFAIRS.
Lieutenant Governor Willard is "a man
of ability. "a thorough. conservative bust
/ hess man. who stands for progress and
/ business methods ln tine management OF
state affairs lie has hccn intimately
/ connected with the legislation of thr
STATE since lN93 having b~.n % valuable
member of the House OF Delegates since
/ that time until his selection a. licutcu-
amt Governor four years ago All OBJ do"
services De- has given have hrrn llsc those
of all other members of the Grurrll A.
-embly.-pructiully without nmuuer1-
Z tiun.
HIS RECORD ~ PRESIDING OFFICER
lie performed the duties of Lieutenant
, Governor With more difficult surround
ingS than has fallen 10 the lot of any pr,
siding officer 900 the last generation.
Changed conditions and rules. brought
about by the new constitutions left uO
precedent to I, followed in many ca-c-.
yet under all of these trying circum-
stances. his ruling upon parliamentary
point was never nrver~ed by thu senate.
Every member of the senate will agree
with me. am sure. that no presiding
officer ever presided with greater ina
partialty. dignity and ability. and that
none ever maintained better order or
gave more painstaking care and concern
/ 10 all of the details oi legislation
His experience a. presiding officer ui
+ the Senate and a. member of the HOUSE
of Delegates has made him thoroughly
iamiliarwith all thedetail~ of legiSlatIoL
"a knowledge OF the greatest value % the
chief executive Oi the state.
rs LINE or PROMOTION.
/ He is Immediately IN the line OF promo
tiou aud the State cannot afford Ia drop
d
cuce twelve years OF active service has
given him.
/ II Is charged against him that he j.
wealthy. II i true that be- is "a man of
/ large wealth ld1uOtt think this should De-
used for Oragainst him. Wewould scarce
/ ~ discard "a man as Ineligible % man
age our affairs because he had -ucc''~s-
/ fully managed his own. His wealth has
/ in no way effected him nor his democracy.
/ When many of the wealthy were leaving
/ Ms in 500. he lined mp with his party.
and he is a. approachable and unobtru-
sive a. the plainest citizen. llls wealth
, too. in quiet and unObtusiye way. is
used for noble charities and his mnpnh-
/ lished acts have made smoother the
rough places in many lives.
/ Mr. Willard does not claim to be- AN
orator-.yet his plain, business talks have
/ shown him the equal of either OF hiscom-
pettor- ON the husting.
FAyORs SINGLE LIST
He was the first OF the candidates to
come out fiat footed for single list and
uniform school books in all the counties.
This plan would save at least onc-third
in the cost Of every school book and not
make it necessary to discard the old and
buy new books when moving from one
county To another.
Again he has no cOncealments about
his position OH any question. He has
convictions and the courage Of them.and
he has them whether hc eaters To your
views or not. If he fails OF election the
State will lose his services
This is not true Of either OF the other
candidates. Judge Mann, like myself, is
Just in the middle Of his term ~ senator
and should he be- defeated will TIL out his
term, and aschairman of one of thcmost
important committees of the Senate
ought to be- in n position to be- very use-
ful to the State.
The people have not been unmindiu of
Mr. Swanson nor his ambitions They
have elected him TO the position Oi NELL
Der Of Congress with it's hOnors and
emoluments the seventh time, with sal
airy aggregating 10000, and he will
continue as Congressman from the Fifth
District during the next Congress, should
lac be defeated As yet he has never sat
a day in the Congress TO which he was
elected last fall and which will not con
yene in regular session until next Deem
Der. II what Mr.. Swanson's supporters
claim for him is. true-and do not dis
pute the caim-it would be little less
than public calamity for Mr. Swanson
to retire from Congress.
WHY MR.. SWANSON SHOULD REMAIN n
/ CONGRESS.
We are constantly reminded in the pub
lie press that the reason New England
and the North are so potential in ma
tional affairs is that they keep their
congressman in service. We are con-
stantly reminded that it is our duty to