Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-09-14
POLITICAL.

VI AanSaSter cOunIy Will De nei0 AT the
Courthouse on the 18th (next Monday
to send delegates to convention at
Hampton, Va, September Is, 1906.
SAML. P. GRESHAM,
County Chairman.
Senator La Toilette, who organized
the primary election system in Wis
consin and was beaten in the first pri-
mary, can realize the feelings of the
man who is kicked by his own pet hand
raised mule. News Leader.
William Jennings Bryan, in a speech
at Chicago, repudiated the recent in
dorsement of him by the Illinois DEM
ocrats as the next nominee for Presi-
dent. He also bitterly denounced the
political methods of National Commit
teeman Roger c. Sullivan, of that
State.
The result of the election in Maine
Monday showed a wonderful slump in
the Republican party. The plurality
for Governor was redced to about
5000, the lowest it has been since 1884.
while at the same time the total vote
was greatly increased over the figures
of four years ago.
At meeting of the Republicans of
Clifton Forge, at which delegates to the
Congressional convention were elected,
resolutions protesting against the domi-
nation of the so called virginia Office
Trust" were passed. The resolutions
attributed the lack of interest taken by
Republican voters to the methods of the
present organizations, and asks the con-
vention to put the organization in the
hands of the people.
The Richmond News Leader grows
pessimistic. Itsays: Every likely the
State will send an anti-Bryan delega-
ton to the Democratic national conven-
ton in 1908. 1t is entirely possible
that if Mr.. Bryan is the Democratic
nominee and the Republicans name a
strong candidate on a Roosevelt plat
form Virginia will go against Mr..
Bryan at the general election. The
grip of the NATIONAL Democratic party
of this State is slippery
Thoughtful Democrats are wondering
what would be the effect if the propa-
ganda which Mr.. Bryan says he will in
augurate in behalf of the principle of
government ownership of railroads
should have proven so successful by
the time the next Democratic National
Convention assemblies that plank en-
bodying this principle would be placed
in the platform. There is no doubt as
to the position occupied by Senator
Daniel on the proposition advanced by
Mr.. Bryan in his Madison Square Garden
speech, that the Federal government
should own the trunk lines of railway
and the States the State line. Sena-
tor Daniel, in conversation with the
Times-Dispatch correspondent, express
sed the most determined opposition to
this proposed solution of our troubles.
In the mail few days ago to the re-
publican congressional committee in
New York there was letter from
eiSShiS uiShSu ISpuohCsfi trust maSnaIe
enclosing check for 81. So far welland
good, his dollar is as good as any other
dollar. But there was, it is said, an
other check enclosed in the same letter
from the republican trust magnate for
$40, 600, which for obvious reasons the
chairman of the committee did not in
form the reporters as many other sub
scription letters have been reported.
Why did the trust magnate give the ad-
ditional $l0,0 900. when he had only been
invited to give 81? AS he is interested
in corporation that is fostered by the
tariff and is therefore in hearty SYM
pathy with the policy agreed upon, to
stand pat and still allow the tariff
fostered trusts to continue to plumber
the people. he evidently is willing to do |
his share towards corrupting the voters
to their own undoing. : Alexandria |