Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-08-18
REPUBLICANS CONFIDENT
Judge Lewis Resigns $1,000 Job.
Odds that he Would Beat Mann;
even that ne Would Beat willard.
Swanson Feared Most OF All.

Swanson Feared Most or All.
Instantly be was nominated, and
before heaccepted, Judge l.. l.. Lewis,
the Republican nominee for Cover.
nor, last week wired President Roose.
welt resigning his $5,00O-a-year lob
as U. s. District Attorney. This
act has caused rise In Republican
stock, aud already Republican poll.
ticians are picking flaws in the Demo-
cratic armour, citing that Mr.. Mou-
tague never gave up Job unit he
got hold of another, aud once held
the U. s. Assistant-Distri At.
torneyship and the Attorney. Gener.
alship of Virginia at the same time.
Also that Judge Mann was attorney
for the Norfolk & Western and has
served only half his term in the State
Senate.
They undoubtedly expect to defeat
Judge Mann, if the nominee. Thew
do not think Willard or Swanson so
easy to defeat-in fact, il Swanson ia
the nominee they entertain little or
no hope OF defeating him. Repub-
llcans everywhere are quietly urging
Democratic friends to vote for Mann
and Lewis button on one lspel and
Mann button on the other is no
rare sight.
The Republicans were never so
united. They have carefully attended
to registration and poll taxes. The
party will roll up big vote in the
great Southwest the Valley and
Southside Virginia. They recall that
Parker carried Virginia by only a
few thousand, and now after the
Kilkenny primary cats are through.
the victor will not be so hard TO
defeat They fear Swanson most.
because there will be no great disaf.
lection from his nomination, either
oy temperance people or liquor peo-
pie. They also recall that it was
Swanson who four years ago. upon
returning from Europe, Jumped into
the campaign in behalf of Mon tague
and twice walloped the invincible J.
Hampton Hoge after the latter had
larruped Mr.. Montague.
Among, resolutions adopted by the
Richmond Republican onven ton was
one demanding "the repeal of all
local option and dispensary laws in the
State, aud the placing of ali revenue
derived from the liquor business in
the hands of the State onlv and tax
ing it from the cities and counties"
The State Convention declared for
local option and against prohibition. |
Judge Lewis will go before the State
with the popular local option theme.
which is favored by both Swanson
and Mann, and probably Willard. |
but they have laid stress upon the |
prohibition feature in order to put
Judge Mann on the defensive in case |
ne should be the nominee. In other
words, the Republicans are cunning
for Judge Mann as an easy victim.
WARMING TO DEMOCRATS
uaichmond Times Dispatch.)
IL is not to be denied that the Re-
publican convention in session in the
city OF Roanoke was the ablest aud
most respectable body which that
party has ever assembled in Virginia.
Let Democrats reflect. The politi-
cal situation in Virginia has changed,
and the Democratic party must stand
or fall by its merits. The Republi.
cans will be holder and more agpres-
sIve in this campaign than ever
before. They have nominated for
Governor Judge l. L Lewis, a man
OF ability and character, who is de-
servedly popular and who commands
the respect and confidence of all
classes of Virginia citizens.
In view of all this, the Democratic
party has stiff fight on it's hands
and should recognise aud accept the
TACT The party must be on it's good
behavior, and especially must the
managers be careful that the forth.
coming Democratic primary ia con.
Quoted 90 fairly that there will be no
suspicion even of fraud or trickerv.