Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-05-04

Judge w. T. Bynum, a Republican
from convictions which are honest.
however mistaken, was one of the at
torneys in the recent Blackburn case
in North Carolina. In the course of
his agrument the Judge pronounced the
following severe Judgment upon the
leadership of the organization in North
Carolina: ''The rank and file of the
Republican party form horde of loyal
Spartans but the leaders are a band
of political cut-throats and pirates,
always at war. never at peace, and
forever standing with their hands in
the pockets of their countrymen. =
A piece of interesting news was
heralded far and wide throughout the
First Congressional District Thursday
last when it became an open secret
in fact formal announcement that
Ohio F. Mears, of Eastville. this county,
will be candidate for the democratic
nomination of congressman from this
district. The matter has been quietly
smouldering for week or more, and
what with the efforts of one or two of
the news papers to discredit the re-
ports, and Mr.. Mears' native modesty
and inbred aversion for obtr1lsiveness
in any form, the people were kept in
doubt as to what would happen. The
mists are now however cleared away,
and Jones will have opposition; opposi-
tion of the genuine and most aggressive
quality. That Mr.. M Tears will help
to make the coming campaign one of
the most strenuous that has been wit
messed in the district in many moons
no one acquainted with him has q
doubt, and that he will win, there, are
many who predict confidently. His
friends are certainly most jubilant in
deed at the determination he has
reached, and already have off their
coats for the fray; they say vote of the
Eastern Shore will practically unani-
nous for their candidate. Rotation is
as democratic as life tenure is mon
archical; hence it is both competent
and becoming for one good democrat to
challenge the claims of another to any
position, whenever the spirit may sc
move him so that relative ability, fit.
ness and the policy of a change are the
principal if not some questions meritine
discussion under circumstances such as
those with which we are now con
fronted. Mr.. Mears has practiced Law
in Northampton with signal ability anC
success some eighteen years; during
that period he has occupied the Office OF
Commonwealth Attorney three terms,
retiring voluntarily at the expirat ion Of
his last term, but whether IN Office OF
out, be it declared as his just due, he
has measured uniformly to every re.
quirement, however exacting, public o,
| private, that has ever, so for as we
know or have reason to believe beer
made upon him. Personally, there j:
not a more delightfully."- genial and com
panionable being, and certainly it is idle
among those who know him best tt
suggest that no man ever entertained
a loftier conception of duty in all rela,
tions of life. The Eastern Shore offers
therefore, in Otho F. Mears one who
possesses every qualification for the
Office Of ongressman-a ability, fidelity
and perfect fit in every detail; sor
of whom she feels she can safely b,
proud at home or abroad. son upor
whom, unless all signs fail, she will be.
stow vote that will leave no doubt il
any mind as to what she thinks of him
Northampton Times.