The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-25
The Primary.

United States Senate by safe mujOrity
over Governor Montague, but the Cover
nor received Il very large vote The out
come indicates that the Democratic people
would have liked very much to send Mr..
Montague to the Senate, but did not see
a sufficient reason for removing from
Office a man who had served SO well as
Sena tor Martin. Again there Is unques-
tionubly sentiment In Virginia against
voting man directly from the governor
ship into another ofIice.-Norfolk Land
mark.
4 Citizens have been aroused to the fact
that they should have choice in de-
termning who should administer the af-
fairs OF the State rather han that the
State should be allowed to remain in the
hands of self constituted leaders. The
question before the Democratic party now
will be how can we hold our voters TO,
their pledge taken at the primary, and
how many Of those Democrats who re-
NAMED away from the primary will vote
for Lewis for or.-Fredericksburg
Evening Journal
AS far as possible let the dead past bury
It's dead, and let us join hands as DEM
ocrats and 60 forward In 'well-be-scem-
lnE ranks" to meet the common enemy.
That enemy. the Republican party, now
a "lily white" party, Is bucklng on Its
armor for the fray.--Charlottesv Pro-
gress.
Our friends. the enemy nominated a
ticket OF clean mon, and will mako a
strong fight But the Democrats have
nominated men who are their peers IN
every respect, and who will easily gain
the laurels Of vctory.-Bristol Herald
Mr.. Martin expresses pleasure IN tho
fact that the canvass has brought him
nearer to the people, The closer lle can
not but result In greater satisfaction TO
both. Mr., Martin owed his two previous
elections TO the Legislature We suppose
there will be no further ground for the
claim that his present selection Is not
due to the will OF tho people, the ma
chine" that Is superior TO al other ma
clines.-staunton Dispa tch.
While disappointed ut the result. we are
not ticket scratchers nor kiclers. We
done our best for the candidates wo
favored because we believed them the
hest fitted men for the positions they
nspircd TO- We have no complaints 10
make; no apologies to offer for our STAND
In tho fight. We exercised our rights as
Democrats ana American citizens; we
were loyal to our candidates. We VIII al
ways be loyal to our OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
NeWs-Item,
The result Of the election has been SO
decisive, that there can he little queslloh
concerning its beingfthe VIII OF ma
jority OF tho Democratic voters 81 tl'e
State. Those who Loyalty supported Gov
eInor Montague, Judge Mann and Lieu
tenant Governor Willard will accept the
verdict in good faltn, and VIII JOIN moss
whom they recently opposed In an enthu-
s!astlc effort to show tho Republicans
that their hopes OF Democratic dlsunlon
arc doomed 10 meet with crushing dlsap-
rolntmcnt.-- Newport News Press,
But while the principle Of nomination
by primary election Is correct ms an
original advocate Of the system We arc
forced to confess that we are not FAVOR
ably impressed with its practical opera I
ton as demonstrated IN the recent EXPERT
ment In the first place, the conritlolls
Of candidacy under II are so GENEROUSLY
expensive as to prescribe all but very
wealthy men from becoming canaldates
for nomination. Such exclusion IS con,
trary to the very spirit OF Democracy anu
unless 1t is remeded Will eyenluaily tup-
ture and destroy the Democratic parry
Petersburg Index-Appeal.
We have favored fair trial of the prl-
mary plan No man can deny that 1t
has been give ma fair trial, and now,
speaking for this section Of the state,
We do not hesitate to say that It ~ tho
duty of the party to kill the primary or
tho primary will kill thu party y VAL
be a@justflable and excusable killing
Fredericksburg Free Lance, 81.